Feel bad for all the guys that just go through company school and get slapped in a small truck with another guy for months
#irl-trucking
paper bear
job is school
visual sand
^^^Nice pic.
thick cedar
I'm the product of spending two weeks in a school and one month with a trainer.
I'm still alive and haven't killed anyone. :3
And I'm out earning a good living instead of sitting at school for... What is it... 12 week courses?
Literally
Was the star pupil in backing class
Because I was the only person who could back the trucks
That made me fear for my safety
brittle shale
Good for you! π
thick cedar
C.R England is a joke
ATS taught me more about driving the rigs than they did. >~>
That's saying something about their courses.
queen brook
Not knowing how to reverse an semi lulw
visual sand
One thing I imagine most people can't handle is the trailer
stable lynx
I start a 4 and a half week course today. Then when I get to my company, it's 175 hours with a trainer, before I get my own truck
visual sand
Sounds fun. Will they teach you with a trailer today or move you with just a truck to train with.
stable lynx
I believe it will be mostly classroom time today and tomorrow, then mostly truck time for the rest of the week
zenith bough
Lol, my point Limeryn. These companies are pushing people through with their license that have no business behind the wheel. Some students are exceptions, but definitely not a majority
Fortunately once I graduate, no time required with another driver. Also, my school walked me through getting endorsements for doubles/triples, tanker, and hazmat.
In other news, how about that c*nt driving >135kmh on I-70 fully loaded who ended up killing 4 people and injuring dozens? Honestly, really lucky it wasn't more
queen brook
I was in school for 3 years, just to graduate as an trucker
Feelsbadmak
Could have chosen better
This job isnt as fun as many believe
zenith bough
It can be a good living, or it can be a nightmare if you have no clue what you're doing
I would like to see at least a year of schooling for commercial drivers. 3 or 4 weeks is asinine with the amount of safety risk involved with CMVs
It also depends on what you haul, where you haul it, and it depends on the person. It's a perfect job for some people.
queen brook
Hot weather
upper bolt
That pretty damn hot.
thick cedar
I find it fun...
And yeah. Seems as I live in Denver I know how badly that rocked the city. Killed four people. 28 vehicles involved in the crash in total. I run that stretch of highway often enough to know if you lose your brakes you better hit the runaway ramp.
queen brook
Yea well americans arent real truckers 
thick cedar
The traffic jam was caused by an earlier accident involving a school bus and another tractor trailer. 23yr old kid swerved into the parked traffic instead of going into the back of a disabled semi on the shoulder.
I myself am 22 but I personally wouldn't be able to live with myself if I killed anyone, and I like to think I would've gone off the highway or into the back of the stalled tractor trailer.
What really set things off was the load of lumber the truck was carrying. It got set ablaze and that made the situation so much worse.
We're very lucky to have only lost four souls. But at the same time, it's still a tragedy that was felt city wide. And everyone at Navajo had their own little moment of silence for those lost, it seems.
queen brook
You arent a real trucker if you have anything else than this
thick cedar
Companies are switching to automatic fleets to save fuel costs.
It isn't really our choice until we buy our own truck.
Most drivers I know prefer manual. It's usually the older, experienced and tired truckers who prefer automatic to make life a little easier after 20+ years of shifting gears.
Hell, one of our guys here turned 80 in February. Still healthy as a horse.
iirc he's been driving for 50 years
queen brook
Best transmission out there
thick cedar
My transmission is an Eaton Fuller.
But it's an automatic ten-speed with manual sequential. The ability to select gears but with an auto clutch.
Entire system was designed for fuel economy and the only reason it has a manual mode is for going down hills.
queen brook
You need that manual non synchromesh to join the big boy club π
thick cedar
I've driven them.
I'm just not driving one.
I'll take the 50 cents a mile in an automatic over the 34 cents a mile in a manual.
Pay me enough and I'll drive whatever you want me to if it isn't falling apart.
queen brook
How much do american truckers get paid by hour even
thick cedar
Not hourly
It's by the mile
500 mile trip is about $250 for me
But you see
When I get my own truck and trailer
I can charge $3.00 per mile. And make a 2,000 mile run.
The economy in ATS is so screwed π I still want to mod in an accurate one
queen brook
That seems a bit low payment
thick cedar
Thank the megafleets for underbidding everyone else and driving prices down but costs up
Swift, C.R England, Werner, Schneider, Knight, they're all part of a problem called Monopoly.
Especially Knight. Knight now owns Swift making them the biggest transportation company in the world.
queen brook
And they like to stomp the prices low?
I wonder do they even pay their drivers that much that they can even live
thick cedar
I was making 17 cents per mile at C.R England.
You can't live on a megafleet.
queen brook
Oh darnh
thick cedar
You have to find a smaller company.
Now I make about $3,500 a month.
queen brook
Thats actually low
Im on a hourly wage and my monthly pay really depends how much work there is
thick cedar
At England I was barely making $800 a month
My pay depends on how much these wheels turn, so I understand that.
thick cedar
S a m e
I didn't get 2x pay though.
Just blizzards and black ice. π
queen brook
Today my days going to be 11,5 hours, so overwork bonuses too π
thick cedar
My work days are regularly 12 hours long π
No overtime laws exist for motor carriers here. So I don't get extra pay for working a 70 hour week
I do get safety, fuel and on-time bonus pay which can add up to an extra $580 at the end of the month
queen brook
But then theres taxation that leeches all of wage
thick cedar
I don't get taxed terribly. Only 10%-ish
So if I make $1,000 they take $100
And I still have to drive through potholes
thick cedar
Sounds like California here in the states
So many drivers refuse to go to Cali.
Too many idiots writing stupid laws for trucks who've never seen a truck much less driven one
queen brook
Fucking liter of 95e costs 1,70β¬
thick cedar
JESUS
And I complain when I pay $17 for 8 gallons
It costs about $450 to fill up my 150 gallon rig
As a proud American
I will always claim
Taxation is theft after a certain point
And that's why we told the British empire to pound sand c:
queen brook
Man like, we pay huge taxes just for owning a car, insurance companies scam us of huge amounts of money, then petrol is expensive as hell
I would use a bus but busses dont go to where i work
Id get rid of my car as fast i could
thick cedar
Dang, man... I hate hearing that.
Everyone should be able to enjoy the freedom of a car.
I wonder what your employers pay for registration on their rigs... Good god
zenith bough
Holy shit, 17c a mile? That's unbelievable
Local drivers get paid hourly here in the states. Most local routes in my town are paying 20 to 30 an hour.
Public transportation is viable in Europe though. There isn't a good alternative to owning a vehicle in the states unless you live in a handful of the major metro cities
queen brook
The reason why we cant enjoy is the climate hysteria
zenith bough
Always a fun topic
queen brook
Watching the news is like saying Finland is the reason for climate change, but no more politics
zenith bough
Eh, just not as much. DPF/DEF works great but it's not zero emissions
The real issue is with industrial pollution, not trucks.
So many companies illegally dump and skirt emissions laws
But back to trucking
thick cedar
DEF is a piss poor excuse for environmental control.
Far as I can tell all it does is crystalize the exhaust emissions and make them fall back to the ground. It doesn't just disappear.
Diesel emissions are heavy enough to fall back down anyway, I've heard. So it's a pointless way of fleecing more money from drivers.
zenith bough
It breaks down and neutralizes a good bit of the particulates
Emissions are very much still there, though
thick cedar
I got it on my hand once
I forever use thick leather gloves now
thick cedar
That stuff is absolutely disgusting and gets everywhere
And I'm told you can piss in the DEF tank and it'll still work fine since it's mostly bull urine
thick cedar
If I buy a rig I'm putting a pre-1994 engine in it to make myself exempt from the emissions BS
zenith bough
Still have to install a DPF
thick cedar
DEF systems add about $30,000 to the cost of a truck.
It's insane
Also, I love the 5700EX.
But I want a 4900EX Lowmax π
zenith bough
I'd definitely take one of those too
thick cedar
My dream truck right there. With a rocky mountain double set of tankers behind it.
zenith bough
I don't really need a sleeper though, going to be working local for a good while
thick cedar
Good choice.
Hourly pay is nice.
zenith bough
Duty cabs are great for visibility. Don't have one at school though
thick cedar
Navajo offers $20/hr for local guys in Denver, Salt Lake and Phoenix iirc
zenith bough
I'm in Tulsa. Lots of 20+ an hour jobs here. 30+ for class 3
thick cedar
New T-680 daycabs with lift axles in Salt Lake. Older T-800's in Denver and I think T-660's in Phoenix.
Nice!
zenith bough
Aye, pretty stoked to get out of school
thick cedar
I thought about going back to Louisiana and working in the oil Fields but they pay peanuts I'm told
Crooked companies
zenith bough
Probably won't get a class 3 job off the bat, but I've got my hazmat nonetheless
Get a year or two in
I've heard hauling sand for the oil fields pays great
thick cedar
It does if you're with the right company
thick cedar
5k a week for owner operator is rookie numbers
zenith bough
Well yeah, I was talking base numbers for new guys
thick cedar
Got guys out here making 8-12k a week running flatbeds and car haulers
zenith bough
Good god
thick cedar
Yeah.
The Weastern Star 4900 is actually a really popular choice for car haulers
zenith bough
Aye
Good trucks. Not a lot of room in there compared to Volvo or FL though
Enough for a solo driver though
thick cedar
True that, but man... They are sexy.
zenith bough
Soooooo good looking
thick cedar
My second favorite truck is probably the Freightliner Classic XL
zenith bough
If I had my way, I'd probably drive a new Pete 3 series
Fuel mileage sucks, but damn they look good
thick cedar
Hoo boi, a 389 with a 700HP CAT and an 18 speed
I'm getting all excited
zenith bough
I just popped a woody
thick cedar
π
Have you seen the absolute units the loggers drive up in the Northwest?
Massive 6x6 Ural looking trucks with log carts in tow.
Maaan those must cost a fortune.
zenith bough
Whaaaaat
thick cedar
Navajo has the T-680 version of that
zenith bough
I like that
thick cedar
A lot of Love's trucks pull rocky sets out here so it's not uncommon for them to have more axles. It was also a tridem tanker iirc
zenith bough
I was going to say, seems like a bit much if he isn't yanking double or triple
Man, I would love to get on class 3 triples. $$$$
zenith bough
#outlaw
thick cedar
π π
FedEx, YRC, Yellow, Old Dominion, XPO and UPS are the only companies I ever see running them and they're always boxes.
I've never paid too much attention but I suppose YRC and Old Dominion would haul HAZMAT
thick cedar
Nah I'm talking stuff you'd put inside the box. Like explosives or oxygen tanks.
zenith bough
Oh well yeah
thick cedar
Don't know the HM classes all that well, honestly.
Don't have my endorsement for those yet. Not gonna need it working for Navajo.
When I go back to Louisiana I'm getting my doubles.
zenith bough
Doubles are blast
thick cedar
Wanna haul rocky sets to Montana
zenith bough
Pulled some for school a couple of times
zenith bough
I've thought about moving north but the local routes pay better here
Right smack dab in the middle of major truck routes
169, 44, 75
thick cedar
I dunno... One guy is making $2,100 a week as a company driver on the doubles route
Which is why I'm getting my endorsement lmao
zenith bough
Damn, as a company driver? That's killer money
But of course the cost of living where you're at is about twice mine
Haha
If not closer to 3x
thick cedar
Yeah. They run him up into Montana, so he averages 500 miles a day.
If he runs off recaps and keeps on rolling all week long, he makes some jack
Sometimes he'll do 600 miles
There and back that's up to 1,200 miles in two days.
That's what I want to be running.
Coming back empty through Idaho... That's its own animal.
zenith bough
Hahah
thick cedar
And it can be terrifying if you only have one trailer
Trust me
I know π
zenith bough
Gotta stay on top of your game for sure
thick cedar
Be ready to hit the brakes and steer away from the wind to get that trailer back down. Always have to leave space between you and the stupid four wheelers on all sides just in case.
thick cedar
I have not! I wanna try it one day though.
Hell, haven't pulled tanker at all yet. I'd rather drive a tanker out here though, the wind just goes around you instead of hitting your trailer like a sail
zenith bough
The load just slaps you around. Gotta relearn how to shift as the load shifts
Fuel isn't as bad because they separate the tank into usually 5+ compartments
thick cedar
I've heard water tankers are a pain
zenith bough
But food grade stuff, hot oil, crude, water, etc is nuts. One straight tank and, due to the weight of a lot of liquids, they can't fill it all the way up. You end up like 60-80% full and it just sloshes while you drive
Gotta be super careful around corners
thick cedar
That sounds like
f u n
zenith bough
F U U U N N N N N
thick cedar
π
zenith bough
It's fine once you get going but damn, it takes getting used to
zenith bough
Yep, and interchanges and ramps
It sloshes back and forth but also side to side
Flip your ass in a heartbeat
thick cedar
Yeah. Not enough money for me in food grade stuff anyway π
zenith bough
Water is what we keep in our school tankers
thick cedar
Best idea
zenith bough
Some of the food grade stuff pays decent here. Mostly dairy
thick cedar
I have heard that dairy pays well depending on where you are
Driver demand and so on
zenith bough
Can't help but laugh when I see a septic truck. You couldn't pay me enough
Aye, definitely
thick cedar
Hell to the no
Actually... $4.00 per mile might get me into one
zenith bough
Hahah
thick cedar
I'm such a money whore π
zenith bough
I think I saw some of the companies advertising around here 25+ an hour
Still wouldn't do it
thick cedar
Niiice!
Yeah, not enough for such a crappy position
thick cedar
Yessir
I'm making good money running dryvan as is. Easy money, I'd say. So I'm just going to hang out here for a while. :3
thick cedar
Sometimes I get live loads.
Hate those but I'll admit it's still easy!
zenith bough
I would feel much safer with a full tank lol
thick cedar
And the weight is why Love's uses triple axle tankers and quad axle trucks
Sinclair does the same
thick cedar
I saw one tanker owner operator in Michigan with like eight axles on the trailer alone π
zenith bough
Smart guy
thick cedar
Michigan is its own world, I swear
zenith bough
I have a buddy that drives for Bess in Canada, out of Alberta
He hates Michigan lol
thick cedar
I do enjoy the fact that people in Michigan are more partial to B-Double setups
zenith bough
Love B-Double
zenith bough
You see Rocky mountains a lot here in Tulsa
thick cedar
Tulsa? Really? O.o
zenith bough
Yeah, but only passing through on the highways or off one of the industrial ramps to a receiver
Every once in a while you'll see some poor bastard that took the wrong exit with a set
thick cedar
Ahh oooof
Turnpike doubles interest me...
That's an interesting line of work though because you have to bring the trailers to the turnpike
Hook them up
Then when you get to your exit you have to stop, split them up, and deliver them separately
thick cedar
Two full size 53ft trailers won't fit anywhere in any sort of populated area
zenith bough
Nope
thick cedar
But three 20ft trailers will work c:
zenith bough
Articulation points ftw
zenith bough
I thought I wanted to get into flatbed until I thought about tarping loads in winter
Quickly decided tankers were my game
thick cedar
Yeah, same.
Screw that.
brittle shale
Sounds to me like there's always a catch to making as much money per week as that one guy does. For the amount of mileage he does, he makes great money, but then as someone said, his cost of living is also about double what any of us might pay
zenith bough
I'd like to get into final fuel delivery to service stations. Great money and local work
thick cedar
Depends on where you live.
He lives in a rural town in Idaho.
Makes more than enough to comfortably sustain his family.
zenith bough
I did a ton of research on cost of living and as much as I hate this state's government and roads and drivers, it's just not worth it for me to leave
Some of the lowest cost of living in the states period, and some of the best wages in the industry
thick cedar
Yeah, I'm keeping my main address as Louisiana.
Screw Utah and Colorado state income tax
zenith bough
Louisiana is a good one, but you can keep that hurricane weather
thick cedar
Over 10% easily if you live in Denver or Salt Lake
zenith bough
CA is unbelievable what they tax truckers
thick cedar
Yeah I stay out of CA
zenith bough
It makes my head hurt
thick cedar
They're trying to tax rain water there
zenith bough
My Canadian buddy is always bitching about the new carbon tax
thick cedar
oh god
That needs to DIE
brittle shale
Gee, I wonder what Canada's situation would be like for truckers π€
I work with a guy right now who used to do it for years, and he said he loved it, but he never talked about the issues of cost of living pricing
thick cedar
The E.U got away with it
Now look at France
zenith bough
He started driving 60mph everywhere he goes to save fuel but all of his savings got taken straight back in carbox tax
brittle shale
Yep, our carbon tax sucks
thick cedar
God... That sounds awful
zenith bough
So uh... When are they going to quit being stupid about Cannabis. I can drive a beer 4 hours before I hop in the truck, but I can't smoke a joint on my 34 hour reset
Drink*
Suck a fuck, US government
zenith bough
Nah probably not, DOT and FMCSA is a bunch of turds
brittle shale
I have never touched weed nor do I intend to, so I can't help you there
thick cedar
zenith bough
More of just a rhetorical bitching from me, lol. I feel better now.
thick cedar
I am a big chonk.
6ft tall at 270lbs.
This truck is smol for me and my stuff.
thick cedar
A lot of it I won't need soon enough. It's winter prep. Sleeping bag, massive coats, way too much clothes, things I can store in one of my cars.
2018 Kenworth T-680 coffin cab.
thick cedar
zenith bough
What motor?
thick cedar
Some PACCAR trash
brittle shale
Nice truck, but it's white hehe
zenith bough
Ew, MX13?
thick cedar
Probably.
zenith bough
Shitty
thick cedar
Doesn't go uphill to save my life when it's loaded.
zenith bough
Oh my God, I can't stand the one front mirror. It drives my OCD up the wall
thick cedar
btw that trailer is 48ft long and 14ft high
Part of our super sets
brittle shale
So it's underpowered for the weight it needs to transport?
thick cedar
It gets up a 6% grade... At 25mph...
thick cedar
The ten speed definitely doesn't help.
brittle shale
I feel bad for you
thick cedar
I had a 12spd Cummins T-680 when I was working for C.R England.
That was a full-size truck and it pulled better than this crate does under load.
zenith bough
The N14 sounds amazing. Brutal jake
zenith bough
thick cedar
π π
The Volvo VNL I did my road test for Knight Transportation in is still the nicest thing I have ever driven, car or truck.
thick cedar
They're amazing trucks.
zenith bough
We can get 5 students in the truck easy
thick cedar
The bottom bunk turns into a booth with a table in some of them c:
zenith bough
Yup
thick cedar
We managed to fit eight people in a Cascadia at England π
thick cedar
Now THAT was a sardine can
zenith bough
I believe it
thick cedar
I should probably head off and have me a nap before I get my next load.
brittle shale
Silly question: If you could choose between the current Kenworths you're working with now, and some of the older W900s from the 70s, which would you choose and why in regards to overall performance and quality of vehicle?
zenith bough
Right on buddy. I'm about to nap soon myself.
The KWs are great, but a lot of fleets like to stick the cheap underpowered motors in them
thick cedar
I'd choose what we have now. Simply because they're arguably more efficient and better equipped for driver comfort.
zenith bough
Aye
For sheer badass factor, obviously the old trucks
But that's about all they're worth now
brittle shale
Yeah I guess that's true haha
thick cedar
Better engines and transmissions would be nice, but as often as these trucks get wrecked, I understand why they make the decision not to go with a 500HP C15
zenith bough
Exactly the type of guy that gets one
thick cedar
This was his reward.
thick cedar
Brand spanking new Kenworth W990
zenith bough
That's fucking gorgeous
thick cedar
I think it's the only one in our fleet as well
I thought there were five but I don't believe that's the case.
zenith bough
I guessing he's probably an older fella with that many miles
thick cedar
Yeah, he's been driving for well over 30 years, and I believe he's in his 60's
zenith bough
Damn that's a pretty truck, I can't look away
thick cedar
He's also, if I remember correctly, a truck rodeo champion named Charlie.
zenith bough
Neat
brittle shale
Wow
thick cedar
The rodeo is actually coming up soon ish. I plan to watch him.
brittle shale
Sorry, I shouldn't keep you guys from your rest hehe
zenith bough
I'm surprised he doesn't have a "3mil safe driver" decal on the truck
thick cedar
The truck is the decal lmfao
zenith bough
Bahaha, good point
Meh, I always get to rambling. I'm not in school today so not too worried about it
thick cedar
zenith bough
Ahhhh, lady drivet
thick cedar
After a few years you can pick a color if you're good enough.
She chose pink
zenith bough
Driver*
thick cedar
I want a blue or black one
zenith bough
I like white or black myself
White is just a nightmare to keep clean, but I think it looks nice
thick cedar
Only reason I would have white is because our trailers are white
They do look pretty after a warsh c:
brittle shale
Something like a blue, light or dark, or even something like a deep and rich red would look very nice on a truck
I have a deep green car, but it's a nightmare to keep clean, you see every bit of dust and dirt on her hehe
zenith bough
I also like the deep reds, like Western Star's
thick cedar
We've got red trucks, copper trucks, black trucks, blue trucks, grey trucks... I guess a ton of drivers made their five year anniversary in 2018
zenith bough
My Tundra is forest green mica, agreed on the cleaning
Pollen collects on it and it turns yellow lol
zenith bough
So do my sinuses. I have terrible allergies
thick cedar
Mine have gotten better thankfully
zenith bough
Mine have definitely improved since I was younger but still an annoyance
thick cedar
I feel that. The wrong kind of cat still makes me go nuts
zenith bough
Haha, for sure. My allergies are mostly just the crap outside. Pollen, ragweed, dust, etc
I always just say I'm allergic to Oklahoma
thick cedar
π π π
Might be true! I'm allergic to Washington.
Got sick three times there. In two weeks!
zenith bough
Yikes
thick cedar
My head hates whatever those trees are.
Oregon too
zenith bough
I love Oregon. Wanted to move out there, but the cost of living is insane
thick cedar
It really is batshit crazy.
Hoo, boy... I really oughta go! Haha.
Y'all keep it in the paint, I'm 10-7.
zenith bough
Anywhere major, anyway. Even Bend is like 300% to national average
thick cedar
WOW
Didn't know that
zenith bough
Have a good one buddy. Motor easy
thick cedar
You as well π
brittle shale
If the design is good, why change it?
sick cypress
Quack
queen brook
its not good
it's an block built on a block
Not aerodynamical
Not comfortable
Just overall bad
paper bear
turns like a yacht
queen brook
I wonder if american trucks even have turning front tires π€
paper bear
pretty sure they just use the wind and the magnetic pull of the earth
zenith bough
False. All American truck tires are square boulders.
I'm not sure big rectangles are very aerodynamic either, though. Just saying.
zenith bough
Aren't personal preferences fun? :D
We actually have roads we can turn around on, though. Europe city streets are tiny. Working as intended π
brittle shale
They're very beautiful indeed
But hey, to each their own. Some folks love the newer Kenworth/Mack/Peterbilt designs, others have fonder memories and fascinations with the older ones
I imagine this is a similar case for European truck designs, yes?
brittle shale
Sorry, what does "ride over" mean?
merry shoal
the eu trucks
brittle shale
Oh ok
stable lynx
No pics from today, but I had my first day of school, and it went well
zenith bough
Ouch on those gas prices haha
thick cedar
Because some of us are Swift and England rejects I suppose
thick cedar
I told England to pound sand because they mistreated me
Came here
Wrecked a truck on ice
Am now better at driving because of it
zenith bough
Ice is oof
thick cedar
Sucks that I wrote off a truck but we live and we learn
zenith bough
Indeed. Now you know and can work on that 1mil safety record :)
thick cedar
Yeeee
zenith bough
Hit black ice once this winter, had to change my britches
thick cedar
Yeah I almost jackknifed in Montana
zenith bough
Eep
thick cedar
Was a steep downhill that curved and turned into an uphill
I wasn't expecting the black ice
No snow on the ground or anything
zenith bough
Well, like you said, you lived to learn from it
thick cedar
And got to drift a truck in the process!
zenith bough
Fortunately I hit it on flat interstate and was able to kick the trailer back around
thick cedar
Phew
zenith bough
Crazy shit
thick cedar
I gotta go, need to get to Colorado Springs by 5:30 AM. it's a ten hour drive
thick cedar
paper bear
Haha those diesel prices
Here it's 1.30 for 1 litre. Nvm a gallon.
I could put in Β£500 in a tank if I'm empty.
4.5 litres to a gallon. So that's like $6.5 to a gallon
rugged cape
We pay $7 per gallon or like $1.85 per litre
For diesel
$2 per litre for gasoline or $7.65 for a gallon
paper bear
Yeah America get it soooo cheap
queen brook
Got my pay raised by 20 cents π
thick cedar
I-80 is shut down due to a blizzard.
Wasn't sure I'd make it through, but my truck is graced with snow tires on the drives. π
thick cedar
Well considering this is Wyoming
About six to ten inches
visual sand
How icy is it over there?
thick cedar
Enough to make me WhoAoAoA!
zenith bough
Saw that forecast @thick cedar . I was like well, shit
zenith bough
Yikes
thick cedar
I think they reopened some of the highway because trucks are migrating to the East
zenith bough
Looks like a hard layer of ice ya got there
thick cedar
It's actually a slush box now
zenith bough
Yummy
thick cedar
Plows came through
zenith bough
Snowcones anyone?
thick cedar
Updated picture
Had to put my reefer on start/stop because it's super low on fuel :/
zenith bough
Ye ole sentry cycle
zenith bough
Lol your truck stop neighbors appreciate it
thick cedar
That's for sure
zenith bough
Reefers are so loud RIP
thick cedar
Hell, I can't even sleep with my own reefer running. Too used to pulling dry loads.
zenith bough
Hahah
zenith bough
Did you end up making it to the Springs?
thick cedar
Got out and walked around. Tried to help a driver get unstuck with rock salt... Didn't work
zenith bough
Womp womp
thick cedar
T800 wrecker showed up to save the day
zenith bough
Beastin
thick cedar
Aw yis
Quad axle rotator
$200,000 truck easy
So while we waited for the wrecker he bought me a sandwich and a drink π
zenith bough
That was nice of him
Gotta love when you run across other drivers that aren't complete self centered turds
thick cedar
Yeah, dude was cool as hell.
I went inside and got him his coffee, cigs and food for he and his dog. In exchange he let me use some of the money he gave me for foods c:
zenith bough
Trying to find what local companies will let me bring my dog
Not as easy of a feat in a day cab π
thick cedar
That's gonna be a hard one
thick cedar
I feel that
zenith bough
So glad I quit smoking recently. I would have smoked 3 packs a day in this line of work
I mean, I still vape because I'm a slave to nicotine. But better than smoking I suppose
thick cedar
oh god
Yeah, it's better for you and the smell of your truck
I hate being given a truck that someone has Vaped/smoked in
It's disgusting
zenith bough
Lol yeah. Cigarettes are nasty
I keep my window down so the residue doesn't build up, so there's that at least. Not sure if you've seen how much film builds up on the glass from vaping
It's crazy
zenith bough
Lol yeah it'll do that
zenith bough
I smoke a black and mild maybe twice a week but I'd never smoke one in the truck. Such a pungent smell
queen brook
nah, it won't smell if you know how the side window works
thick cedar
People who think things don't leave a smell because you roll the window down have clearly never passed over a skunk
thick cedar
That stays with you for a while
thick cedar
If you have the A/C running it can take a few miles...
zenith bough
Was it a skunk? Or was it a Colorado driver?
thick cedar
Aw hell
Don't even get me started on the Salt Lake π
zenith bough
Lol
thick cedar
Colorado rivers are a'ight actually
zenith bough
I was just making a weed joke lol
queen brook
idk, it's +16C rn
But we are expected 30cm of snow friday
Turning from spring to winter again
zenith bough
All the stoners in Colorado haha
zenith bough
Everyone doing 25
thick cedar
Then again... Almost everyone in Denver is from California.
I'm not really surprised that they drive like they're lobotomized.
zenith bough
Bahahah
I was born in Cali but moved away young. 5yo
Been all over the South and midwest
thick cedar
I've driven truck through there. And my girlfriend lives there. That's about it.
zenith bough
Dallas-FW was probably my favorite area
thick cedar
Because the on ramps dump cars doing 40 into traffic that's doing 80 with no runway
zenith bough
Gas it or get off the ramp buddy
thick cedar
I've almost killed many a idiot because they just don't know where the gas is
zenith bough
Ain't nobody got time for that in DFW
queen brook
Do you americans have people overtaking a truck and exiting the ramp right next to you
zenith bough
LOVE IT
queen brook
Thats Oulu in a nutshell
zenith bough
So many people do that, it's infuriating
queen brook
They pass you like 20cm away
zenith bough
If that
queen brook
making you brake for the lols
thick cedar
It's great when they overtake you on the left
Then blast in front of you with about a foot between your bumper and theirs to get to their exit on your right
zenith bough
Cut in front so close you can't even see their rear bumper
zenith bough
It's like... Dude, you know what happens if my ~80k lbs runs over you?
I promise it won't be a fender bender
zenith bough
Love the dash ornament
thick cedar
Thanks!
zenith bough
Oh well. That's what dash cams are for. If I roll over you when you cut me off, not my problem
thick cedar
zenith bough
I'm still trying to wrap my head around that driver not ditching his truck on the runaway ramp on 70
He went RIGHT BY IT
thick cedar
Old picture of I-70 I took like a month ago
zenith bough
Beautiful blue skies
thick cedar
Dude I've seen people send it through the grass up onto their exit
thick cedar
Absolute mad lads π
zenith bough
Hell, most don't even deserve a license to ride a bike
zenith bough
I fear these new level 2 automated trucks are just going to make shit worse
Turn on adaptive cruise and lane keep, pass out
zenith bough
Lane keep assist and blind spot assist is level 2
zenith bough
Just released a Cascadia with it
thick cedar
aids
zenith bough
Pure AIDS
thick cedar
I can barely deal with traction control being a thing
zenith bough
thick cedar
Just give me a diff I can lock and I'll decide when I need that, thanks
I'll admit... That's a beautiful rig
zenith bough
I mean, I'll take the auto wipes and adaptive high beams
but
Take that autopilot shit and shove it
thick cedar
This
zenith bough
Nah, 3+ rigs following each other in a line. The first truck has a driver but the other trucks behind it are 100% automated, no driver
thick cedar
Oh Jesus tits
zenith bough
All of the companies trying to pioneer automation went with the idea at first
But it's just not feasible and ended up actually losing money on fuel instead of saving
thick cedar
It's all fun and games until an automated truck thinks it isn't pulling a trailer when it is
Swift 2: Electric Boogaloo
zenith bough
hahah
There were just too many traffic events that caused the platoons to split apart
so in the effort of trying to regroup constantly, it wasted a ton of fuel compared to human drivers
thick cedar
That's hilarious
Because they're flooring it to catch up π
zenith bough
Supposedly they are starting road testing on Level 4 automation this year
Automated driving with no driver input, just there to monitor
thick cedar
Can we just
Not?
zenith bough
Terrifying idea, but could be beneficial for long long long stretches
But I just don't see how it's safe. If you have a huge stretch of highway and the driver gets distracted reading, being on their phone, etc.... they won't be monitoring the truck sufficiently if something happens
thick cedar
To be fair
They are trying to see if the system works properly on its own
zenith bough
but... but..
thick cedar
What's a few casualties towards progress, EH?
zenith bough
I'm sure it'll be fine in most cases. But who gets the blame when the computer screws up and runs over a family?
The driver? The company? The manufacturer?
thick cedar
God only knows
zenith bough
My money is on the driver lol
thick cedar
Yee
thick cedar
I really should sleep... Still haven't yrt
zenith bough
Nighty night
sonic hinge
Looks like phone while driving
thick cedar
Traffic was gridlocked
Ranger and a few others were inching forward but I kept my distance
zenith bough
How dare you wield a phone while inching through traffic
eyeroll
@thick cedar I-5?
thick cedar
I-25 through Denver
thick cedar
π
zenith bough
Damn, I kinda miss west side
Lived in Arvada for ~3 years
The only thing I don't miss is that shitty traffic
76 isn't too bad but 70 sucks
thick cedar
Yeah
thick cedar
zenith bough
Sun is trying to peek through the clouds lol
thick cedar
It's a Peterbilt 579.
lean wave
Alberto that's not nice...
thick cedar
Literally stock apart from the flow below kit, bull bar and livery.
lean wave
I'd even avoid replying to be honest, guy just been causing issues today
paper bear
just curious as to what he drives...
ahh, so youre a full time passenger, nice
hell yeah brother, sink the clog and let jesus take the wheel
not even religious but...
sounded cool
π im joking bro @lime silo
@lime silo man relax i dont want to argue
queen brook
"i dont want to argue" comes here out of nowhere to call a truck shit
And tells another homie to shut up
@paper bear lets teach this guy an lesson π
paper bear
bro its just a train driver
when driving is too difficult, get behind something thats on rails.
cosmic condor
Lmao, this kid salty
thick cedar
I thought of being a train engineer. It's all unionized and you need to know someone here in the states though. Would like to ride a train through the mountains though, if nothing else.
lean wave
I'd rather be a truck driver in real life, a friend let me try train sim on his laptop, wasn't my cup of tea
paper bear
what an ugly pos
ive seen bigger trams
and train driving would be waaaaay too boring
sorry, train riding
thick cedar
Train Sim honestly turned me off it as well. Couldn't do that every single day. Way too easy.
Discovered a dead headlight last night. Upsetti spaghetti
I'd imagine you don't
Kenworth T-680.
The engine is trash.
The transmission is worth more as scrap.
And it's like riding in a rock shaker.
But she's my girl and I love her c:
brittle shale
Does the bull bar help you out much?
thick cedar
Only if someone brake checks me in a midsize car or I hit a deer.
sonic hinge
It can save your front bumper
thick cedar
It already saved the radiator from an Elk strike by pushing it up and to the side.
brittle shale
It looks rusted from the photo but it's probably not
thick cedar
Hood took a beating, drivers mirror got destroyed, and the antlers dented the door and cab
Nah that's just our orange paint
brittle shale
That's a neat choice for orange haha
thick cedar
Nah, an animal strike is considered a non-preventable accident.
If the Elk runs in front of you at 65, you're better off hitting the poor bastard.
paper bear
stupid bastard*
paper bear
yep
thick cedar
It was the guy who had the rig before me who had the accident. Truck was in the shop for a couple weeks before I got it.
I might be getting a new truck... This one is leaking oil and coolant.
But they aren't leaking onto the ground.
paper bear
rip
thick cedar
Yeah.
Worst case scenario, that's a head gasket.
paper bear
it could just be leaking then evaporating, if it isnt in the oil
thick cedar
True, I haven't seen any traces of it in the oil yet. But the truck is also burning oil so that's another issue π
Only 225,000 miles on her as well... Should not be doing this
I guess when you change the oil only every 60,000 miles, bad things happen.
paper bear
eeeeh, trucks are designed to go a while without changing oil
queen brook
@thick cedar since your american
Tell me do the new cummins engine sound anything like the old ones
From 90's to 2000's
thick cedar
My 2016 T-680 had a pretty good sounding Cummins, and I knew it was a Cummins from the sound of it before I even opened the hood, but it sounded nothing like an old N14. It was a newer ISX engine.
thick cedar
For sure.
I hate this PACCAR @~@
thick cedar
Doesn't pull uphill to save its life though
I'd bet I've got the lowest end one, whatever that might be
thick cedar
Mmm... The Cummins sounded a bit like that
queen brook
https://youtu.be/lyUlq92jqOg its an mack but still sounds like an big cam ;) @thick cedar
thick cedar
π
queen brook
That doesnt sound anything like the good old ones
https://youtu.be/o7xSCkCY_6U im breaking the rules here, but this is what i want in my ride
stable lynx
So my training truck is a Freightliner Columbia from 2006. It has been beat up, but it runs
Pics coming when the weather won't ruin my camera
zenith bough
Welcome to the club, Fallen :D
zenith bough
@queen brook that Cummins sounds wicked. Such a loud turbo
zenith bough
Oh, jokes on me
I was so confused
But, that's my knowledge of euro trucks for you
Why would a Sisu have a Renault logo on the wheel?
cosmic condor
mint furnace
JΓΆlli, is your truck equipped with Robson Drive?
queen brook
Yes
high zephyr
formal minnow
π
high zephyr
high zephyr
zenith bough
Slick truck you got there, Bernhard
Amanda driving that new new volvo
@thick cedar time to wash that truck haha
also, I don't understand why anyone has their brights on off the highway
/rage
thick cedar
Yeee haha
wild pelican
thick cedar
^
That's pretty
zenith bough
The black bull bar is π
queen brook
Ouchies, if you can't find it grind it is the way to go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJH5IVmkYNQ
zenith bough
Jesus, use your clutch brake man
Also, why select 4 different gears while rolling to a stop at such a low speed lmao
zenith bough
He was stopped
queen brook
Not at all times
zenith bough
0:24 he's completely stopped grinding it
What I was referring to
That poor tranny, oh lawwwwd
And this is one of the reasons fleets are moving to all automatics xD
upper bolt
I hearing like fork and knife sketching on plate.
candid solstice
"Are you a real life trucker? Cool! Share your truck pics and experiences here! For random truck pics, use #photos"
patent bolt
paper bear
Wait bernard. Do you drive that? Or sit passenger?
paper bear
@high zephyr
lean wave
@queen brook just watched that video, oh lord the grinding is real xD
versed cave
https://scontent.fskp2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15697675_1303755009681977_1889246671058475635_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ht=scontent.fskp2-1.fna&oh=1d85a3713c697a43848582c10971f613&oe=5D2B24BA My uncle's one of 10 trucks ;P
queen brook
Ugh...
queen brook
Winter strikes back
zenith bough
Whew that windshield
That's a big fine and points on your license where I'm at
What are you guys doing out there? Forestry?
brittle shale
The last semi I rode in was on my aunt and uncle's farm roughly 15 years ago. It was a Kenworth, I would assume a W900, but I can't say for sure. It was amazing getting to climb into this loud behemoth as a kid, and sit in the passenger seat and cruise around a field that was soon to be harvested
sweet aspen
queen brook
We got rush hour
queen brook
Spintires!
thick cedar
How we know which trucks have been detailed
thick cedar
Literally everyone has said that at least twice it seems like
quaint kayak
And here I am liking the nudge bar.
queen brook
Well hes stuck, this is getting interesting
queen brook
He had to reverse all the way back
Took a while
Snow really isnt fun
Yesterday vs today
big diffrence
brittle shale
I love snow
I just don't love it when it sticks around when we're well into Spring
zenith bough
Snow is fine, ice can pound sand
sage spindle
paper bear
Good bye youuu
lean wave
so much chrome and red light shining on it
queen brook
queen brook
π
humble grail
paper bear
paper bear
yeah, in my dreams. cos renaults are better than sisu
queen brook
Still better than scania π
paper bear
at what? scrap materials?
queen brook
Basically scanias are useless when it comes to off road
hexed fulcrum
still worse than mercedes
queen brook
they can't even manage at highway without breaking lmao
paper bear
this is when the big v8 roars past you up the hills
youre left helpless
struggling up the hills π
and let me guess, here you come with the powered tag excuse?
queen brook
nah scania will blow the drive axle before halfway π€£
Because they are made of foil
paper bear
riiight, your hightech renault wont even know how much its got
queen brook
You know, when your drive axle can take 41 tonnes thats when you are allowed to talk to me
peasant
paper bear
listen, when you dont have to drop below 35mph on any incline, thats when you can talk to me
peasant
queen brook
oh nvm, im sorry for being wrong, it lasted 62 tonnes for 15 seconds
withotu breaking tho
so fuck you and your 20 tonnes lmaio
paper bear
then it inmploded, and the chassis snapped in half when it hit the ground
paper bear
we'll see whos lorry is still running in 20 years time π your thing will be long blown up
whilst the ol v8 will still be roaring
queen brook
Not really, we have a 998 model
still lasting
no problem
thats 21 years of hard work a scania couldnt take
oops
paper bear
scania could take it easy, you just couldnt afford the upkeep on it
so it got ran into the ground
queen brook
And since you aren't even allowed to carry 76 tonnes idk why i would talk to you about something lasting more mass
π€£
paper bear
ive carried over 80 tonnes in a scania π
queen brook
for a meter
paper bear
a long way,
queen brook
2 miles isn't really a long wa yimo
queen brook
you wish
paper bear
paper bear
youll understand one day 
stable lynx
lean wave
Oh lord that chat 
stiff sand
^^
zenith bough
Lol these guys arguing about 80k. Chump weight
zenith bough
Meanwhile, Macks Petes and KWs dragging 200k+ daily around here
zenith bough
Stock truck?
paper bear
stock from manufacturer
zenith bough
π