Racer X 69 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 We Fix Trucks HDR by Racer, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 So cold. Icy Day by Racer, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 This is what happens when a late snow closes the entire state of Wyoming for a week, and then they finally let everyone back on I80 at the same time. Lincoln Pass by Racer, on Flickr Oh, and even though the pavement is showing, it is under about an inch of ice. Get 80,000lbs rolling, and then try and stop it. Slick. Of course I had this load: Spring Snowbound In Rawlins by Racer, on Flickr Jet engine inlet cowling tooling (reuseable pallets) headed back to Wichita. Fourteen feet wide. Only about 50,000lbs. 5 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Dogs Love Trucks Beagle by Racer, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Reflections somewhere on I80 in Pennsyltucky. Dana by Racer, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 For those outside the trucking industry that wonder why the interstate gets shut down in Wyoming during big storms... 1 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 For those outside the trucking industry that wonder why the interstate gets shut down in Wyoming during big storms... At about 6:45 the two bozos in the CRST rig crack me up. There is a reason why that carrier has a bad safety record. They hire idiots. They pay them twenty cents a mile (split between the two drivers), and run them ragged. Most of the drivers today have less than 6 months experience when they get turned loose with a big truck and a large number of those rookies have never driven a car in the snow, let alone a truck. I ran 5 years and logged around 800,000 miles, often in conditions worse than this. Always kept a level head and drove according to conditions. If chains were required I parked the truck and jumped in the back, cozy and warm, turned on the TV and fixed a hot meal. The load needed to get delivered in one piece. Running hard all day across Montana, just about to cross into the corner of Wyoming on US-212 I stopped to kick the tires and make some yellow snow. Check out the ice buildup on my truck. Ice Road Trucker by Racer, on Flickr There must have been nearly 1/2" of ice on my load chains and binders, ladder and headache rack. Ice Road Trucker by Racer, on Flickr Over those 5 years I saw a lot of fucked up shit. Like this: I-94 in Eastern Montana. I always thought the oilfield guys had better skills than this. Bad Route Choice by Racer, on Flickr On I-24 in Kentucky, March of 2014. I didn't get all the spinoouts and jacknifed rigs. Sure, the road surface was covered in about 4" of compact snow and ice, and since Kentucky doesn't get snow much they don't have removal equipment so it was like driving on a poorly maintained dirt road. Just putt along in the low side of the box truckdriver, you'll get there soon enough. Sheesh! Frozen In Kentucky by Racer, on Flickr Yep. There are a lot of idiots out there with their heads up their ass. I tell everyone that when you are driving on the road, give big trucks a lot of room. They'll crush your little Datsun like a bug, and the skill level of the majority of truck drivers guarantees there will be an accident. 4 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 For those outside the trucking industry that wonder why the interstate gets shut down in Wyoming during big storms... why does this sound like diego? where is he anyways? i think that's diego doing the talking at the end 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 They're wadding them up good out there 1 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Early '50's Chevy Pickup by Racer, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I had an 18 wheeler pass me at over 90,in the pouring rain, when we were going through Wyoming.I can't imagine getting caught up in this mess. You'd think that they'd use their CB radios to alert the truckers behind them.Of course,you'd think that they'd slow down in those conditions. 2 Quote Link to comment
Racer X 69 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I had an 18 wheeler pass me at over 90,in the pouring rain, when we were going through Wyoming.I can't imagine getting caught up in this mess. You'd think that they'd use their CB radios to alert the truckers behind them.Of course,you'd think that they'd slow down in those conditions. Most truck drivers don't even have CB radios anymore. Too busy texting and watching porn on a 7" portable DVD player duct taped to the dash. 2 Quote Link to comment
125 CSL Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 To funny not to share here 4 Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 To funny not to share here Man they had shitty phones back then 6 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 All re Sanded and buffed. 3 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Handicap spot tanker? 2 Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 At a motorcycle shop yesterday,saw a motorcycle- (Honda Gold Wing?)with a handicapped plate on it. Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 At a motorcycle shop yesterday,saw a motorcycle- (Honda Gold Wing?)with a handicapped plate on it. Unless it's very cleverly modified one cannot ride a Gold Wing easily cause they weigh a metric fucking ton and are like riding a two wheel small car. 2 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Handicap spot tanker? It's my buddy's paint shop and that's were they parked it. It was after hours. Quote Link to comment
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