Subsim Truckers - Page 31

Onkel Neal · 09-27-14, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DragonRider

I'm not really a "Trucker" just a class C1+ truck driver but the upside is the firm I drive for .... Krispy Kreme

That's a trucker in my book!

A few more pics from the Road

First day of CDL class back in Feb.
The Subsim Office on the Road.
What you do not want to see....

nikimcbee · 09-27-14, 04:48 PM

Looks like Portland traffic.

Schroeder · 09-27-14, 05:14 PM

You definitely have a bit more space there than your European colleagues.

Jimbuna · 09-28-14, 07:34 AM

Looks like your well stocked up with munchies

Onkel Neal · 10-01-14, 01:17 AM

Argh, had a 600 mile day planned, made it 10 minutes out of the truck stop, all the lights on the trailer quit. Frustrated!!

Checked fuses, bulbs, plugs...Waiting for the mechanic.

Schroeder · 10-01-14, 05:03 AM

600 miles in a semi?

Don't you have rules for mandatory periods of driving and resting?
Over here a driver isn't allowed to be behind the wheel for more than 9h a day and only twice a week he can go for 10h. No way one can go 600 miles in that time.

Rockstar · 10-01-14, 08:20 AM

I'm assuming these days most reputable trucking companies have fuel/speed regulators installed in their trucks. And I'm sure not all trucks are calibrated using the same equipment either but they are all for the most I think pretty close. Especially when I find myself stuck behind them.

Why in blue blazes does one trucker having maybe a .5 to 2 MPH advantage over another trucker even consider passing the other truck? Only to jam up faster traffic behind him while it lumbers along with a 1 MPH advantage. Its like watching two battling hippos.

Schroeder · 10-01-14, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

Its like watching two battling hippos.

Over here we call that an Elephant Race.

Wolferz · 10-01-14, 08:35 AM

Schroeder is correct. The USDOT figures the average speed for a semi to be 40 miles per hour. Anything logged over that speed and they'll think they're within their rights to write you up for speeding or whatever other infraction they deem fit to use in stealing your moolah.

When I was running team, I could put more than 320 miles behind me when running all interstate from start to end of an 8 hour shift but, if I logged more than that, the safety department would flag me for it and bitch a little. I'm certain that repeated infractions would have given them grounds for termination.

Add in pre- trip inspection, breaks and the odd fuel stop here and there and your mileage decreases even more.
The DOT is still lagging behind in regard to the capabilities of modern equipment. Their regs are still languishing in the days of the Rolls-Canhardlies.

Jimbuna · 10-01-14, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Over here we call that an Elephant Race.

I used to call it 'Time to write someone a ticket for causing a temporary obstruction' and 'driving without due care and attention toward other road users'

Rockstar · 10-01-14, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I used to call it 'Time to write someone a ticket for causing a temporary obstruction' and 'driving without due care and attention toward other road users'

You should write a manual and develope a certification program for officers called Jimbuna's guide to better traffic managment. You could make a ton of money like that CALEA program.

Jimbuna · 10-02-14, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockstar

You should write a manual and develope a certification program for officers called Jimbuna's guide to better traffic managment. You could make a ton of money like that CALEA program.

Too many inconsiderate drivers on the roads these days to make any change but could be a way of making a quick buck/pound or two.

nikimcbee · 10-02-14, 10:29 AM

Neal?

Wolferz · 10-02-14, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Neal?

He wishes I'm sure.

Especially when he gets stuck behind a SWIFT truck.

swamprat69er · 10-05-14, 09:55 PM

I know of a mobile mechanic that has a reinforced moose bumper on his service truck (A converted class 8 tractor converted into a box truck) that would do the deed and still look good.

http://crazydaveroadsideservice.com/

Check it out.

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Looks like Portland traffic. __________________

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	You definitely have a bit more space there than your European colleagues. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,168 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Looks like your well stocked up with munchies __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Argh, had a 600 mile day planned, made it 10 minutes out of the truck stop, all the lights on the trailer quit. Frustrated!! Checked fuses, bulbs, plugs...Waiting for the mechanic. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

10-01-14, 05:03 AM	#456
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	600 miles in a semi? Don't you have rules for mandatory periods of driving and resting? Over here a driver isn't allowed to be behind the wheel for more than 9h a day and only twice a week he can go for 10h. No way one can go 600 miles in that time. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

10-01-14, 08:20 AM	#457
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I'm assuming these days most reputable trucking companies have fuel/speed regulators installed in their trucks. And I'm sure not all trucks are calibrated using the same equipment either but they are all for the most I think pretty close. Especially when I find myself stuck behind them. Why in blue blazes does one trucker having maybe a .5 to 2 MPH advantage over another trucker even consider passing the other truck? Only to jam up faster traffic behind him while it lumbers along with a 1 MPH advantage. Its like watching two battling hippos. Last edited by Rockstar; 10-01-14 at 08:32 AM.

10-01-14, 08:35 AM	#459
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Schroeder is correct. The USDOT figures the average speed for a semi to be 40 miles per hour. Anything logged over that speed and they'll think they're within their rights to write you up for speeding or whatever other infraction they deem fit to use in stealing your moolah. When I was running team, I could put more than 320 miles behind me when running all interstate from start to end of an 8 hour shift but, if I logged more than that, the safety department would flag me for it and bitch a little. I'm certain that repeated infractions would have given them grounds for termination. Add in pre- trip inspection, breaks and the odd fuel stop here and there and your mileage decreases even more. The DOT is still lagging behind in regard to the capabilities of modern equipment. Their regs are still languishing in the days of the Rolls-Canhardlies. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

10-02-14, 10:29 AM	#463
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Neal? __________________

10-05-14, 09:55 PM	#465
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I know of a mobile mechanic that has a reinforced moose bumper on his service truck (A converted class 8 tractor converted into a box truck) that would do the deed and still look good. http://crazydaveroadsideservice.com/ Check it out. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.