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Truck driver trainin

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by cardboard, Aug 25, 2011.

  1. cardboard

    cardboard Well-Known Member

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    cardboard, Aug 25, 2011
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    That's easy in a cab over , try it with a hood , I had my 84 KW long hood on roads like that it's a pain in the asz but can be done :D
    cowboy, Aug 25, 2011
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    Mighty impressive . . .
    joshbob, Aug 26, 2011
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    The driver is good no question there knows his stuff & he's safe as well
    cowboy, Aug 26, 2011
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    Wait a minute Cowboy, didn't Chucktx tell me you used to drive a Good Will Box truck....:D:rant:
    cardboard, Aug 26, 2011
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    :roflmao: well it had a trailer, anywhere from 40ft in the ole days to a 57 foot right before I sold the truck & retired :D
    cowboy, Aug 26, 2011
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    Never drove truck except for my 20 foot Mac Tools, tool truck but that road does not look like a road that trucks should even be trying negotiate on.
    FLHTbiker, Aug 26, 2011
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    There's some roads like that in arkanas , colo , Nm have to haul loads over / up or down them it's a trip for sure
    cowboy, Aug 26, 2011
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    Stressful :(
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    That is impressive. But how about the poor SOB's who have to run the 18 wheelers into NYC dailey, drive down a one way street with cages lining it then throw it in reverse and back the box into a loading dock that is 4 inches wider than the box! I've seen it done in one motion! Let alone negotiating the unbelievably crowded streets and Distressways around the Big Apple! That's mighty impressive also. I'd be shooting people left and right if that were my job!
    Fatboy128, Aug 26, 2011
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    Wonder how long they live with that kind of stress, :rolleyes: Sounds like a great way to die early of a heart attack.:(
    FLHTbiker, Aug 26, 2011
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    I'am second gen & one of my sons is a third gen , I hit just out side of NYC once back in the early 70's to there produce row almost got in the pokey , that was my last trip as well , I looked at my atlas & made two lines no coast runs at all right or left after one to cal & one to ny
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