LNS's Ride

[Ronin]

Reason number 5,135 why an American carrier should not go into Canada: Wheelbase restrictions.

[wildkat]

Reason number 5,135 why an American carrier should not go into Canada: Wheelbase restrictions.

That's cause of our roads Ronin...we don't have a huge pile of 4 lane highways here...esp in the far north where Lady & I run & also I would imagine with our multitudes of different trailer configurations we have that are different from yours.

Besides you come here, you abide by OUR rules...just like we do when we go down there!

AND...Lady lookin good...I certainly WISH I had the time to get mine all spiffed up again...geez I think I am still lokkin through bugs that are 3 weeks old! LOL No rest for the weary.

With luck I should be heading up there either tonight or tomorrow...the suits are still trying to decide if I gotta hang out till tomorrow...my PDIC is expired & they're starting to freak about it! LOL the trials of having LCV certification!

My baby...when she's clean:

[LadyNorthStar]

Reason number 5,135 why an American carrier should not go into Canada: Wheelbase restrictions.

Yeah, and what is it you guys are allowed to drive down there? 11 hours a day? pffff....



I saw someone waiting for a switch on Wednesday Kat and tried to ask him if you were coming but no answer on the radio.

[wildkat]

He likely doesn't have a big radio in his truck yet, cause he asked me once why nobody would talk to him on the CB (he's new) & I told him "we don't use those much up here, & to get a big radio, most everybody runs LADD1 & the scales LADD2, so he said he was looking into it last I saw him, but that was last week, I think. I've been back running Yellowknife the last 10 days or so cause our o/o who usually does that has been sick. But should be back to my usually Nelson & Whitehorse next week.Was it a new Pete? White aeorodyne thing...388 or somesuch? That would be Peter...he's my usual switch if it was. There's another guy...can't recall his name at the moment he's a company guy, then the other guys are Holmes, but I hear they aren't being used so much anymore, Buyers is really trying to get away from the outside carriers...costs them too much & insurance issues are driving them crazy...too many accidents

[wildkat]

Reason number 5,135 why an American carrier should not go into Canada: Wheelbase restrictions.

Yeah, and what is it you guys are allowed to drive down there? 11 hours a day? pffff....

buncha whooses(sp?) eh? Let 'em try to do the 13's everyday or the 15's like I do...

Lady , can you in the Yukon use the North of 60 rules too like the NWT?

[LadyNorthStar]

Yeah you betcha, 15 driving, 3? on duty is it? and 20 hours to complete it all.


Yeah it was a new Pete. CB? Whats that? lol

[wildkat]

Canada= 244" max WB. My dad had thios truck spec'd with a 244 when he was on United's US/Canada fleet.

only if pulling a 53' trailer

Sorry BC...here in Alberta & BC too I believe (I'd have to look it up) it's 244" MAX. I think it has alot to do with the mountains & getting around curves..oh but the IS an exception for the oilfield...go figure eh?

[wildkat]

Yeah you betcha, 15 driving, 3? on duty is it? and 20 hours to complete it all.


Yeah it was a new Pete. CB? Whats that? lol

I thought so..you ARE afterall NORTH of 60!

But I thought you would know for sure.... yeah that 20 hour thing gets em everytime...you have the adverse conditions exemption like we do too don't you? Where you can add the extra 2 hours of drive time if the roads are bad? I know you can in the NWT & Alberta, not sure about BC tho, what about the Yukon?

[LadyNorthStar]

Yep Yukon has all the bells and whistles regarding extra hours and what not.
BC does not, they are turds.

[wildkat]

Yup, Yup :dung: :dung: :dung: :dung:

BC....Beyond Canada, Bring Cash.... take your pick LMAO!!!

[Ronin]

Reason number 5,135 why an American carrier should not go into Canada: Wheelbase restrictions.

That's cause of our roads Ronin...we don't have a huge pile of 4 lane highways here...esp in the far north where Lady & I run & also I would imagine with our multitudes of different trailer configurations we have that are different from yours.

Which I could understand in the north of 60, and other remote areas.

Besides you come here, you abide by OUR rules...just like we do when we go down there!

Don't worry, it won't happen. Even though My father's side of the family is from Ontario It's too much hassle to go there anymore, but both governments are to blame for that. That and I'm not fond of paying money to get back into my own country, that's supposedly why I pay taxes.

[COLT]

The two hour deferral is good in B.C. make it good the next day...

How many times a schedule, I don't remember...

No mention of an engine L.N.

Too overcast to see the shine of your new truck, the shine won't last long... :?
Baked on bugs.... :evil:

[LadyNorthStar]

Its called a truck wash Colt. lol Actually if you spray on some Bug and Tar remover the bugs and their residue come off quite nice.

ISX.. no one seems to be buying anything else up here anymore.

[wildkat]

The two hour deferral is good in B.C. make it good the next day...

How many times a schedule, I don't remember...

No mention of an engine L.N.

Too overcast to see the shine of your new truck, the shine won't last long... :?
Baked on bugs.... :evil:

No, no COLT, I'm talking about a rule about adverse road conditions, like if you get stuck in a snow storm or whatever, you can drive up to 2 extra hours to make your destination...PROVIDED you can normally do it in the normal 13/15 hour HOS rules.

The deferal thing you are talking about can be done every other day...that is where you can defer 2 hours of your 10 required off-duty time to the next day, but then you MUST make up those 2 hours within the next off-duty shift...hense 12 hours off instead of 10.

Lady, I won't be up tonight...gotta go sit in class tomorrow, then going to Yellowknife, so likely will be up there on Monday night, so if that happens will be in Nelson Tuesday afternoon & if it's not too hot there then will likely stay till 9/10 pm something like that. If it's too hot then I usually go back to where it's higher...like Sikanni or Pink Mountain...cooler up there.

Will send you a bleep on Monday & let you know.

[wildkat]

Reason number 5,135 why an American carrier should not go into Canada: Wheelbase restrictions.

That's cause of our roads Ronin...we don't have a huge pile of 4 lane highways here...esp in the far north where Lady & I run & also I would imagine with our multitudes of different trailer configurations we have that are different from yours.

Which I could understand in the north of 60, and other remote areas.

Besides you come here, you abide by OUR rules...just like we do when we go down there!

Don't worry, it won't happen. Even though My father's side of the family is from Ontario It's too much hassle to go there anymore, but both governments are to blame for that. That and I'm not fond of paying money to get back into my own country, that's supposedly why I pay taxes.

OHHHHH now I get the attitude...I don't like going to Ontario either!

Come to the West where the REAL canucks live...

[LadyNorthStar]

I thought I'd be goin up tonight but ended up with the weekend off. Kinda worried, someones back from holidays, but they said they'd keep me busy no problem. Time will tell, if not, I got another call so I guess a change would be happening again.

[LadyNorthStar]

Hey Kat, new truck number to look for. The guy came back from holidays and apperantly he wanted his truck back. The nerve!

Anyway they gave me my own now that the other guys is out of the shop. So I'm in 439 now, its identical :P but has a set of light force and a set of jetco lights on the front.

I'm off till Saturday, gotta fly to Edmonton for a couple days, but I'll be out on the weekend.

LN

[wildkat]

LNS, off to Nelson tonight, should be there be bout 1-2 tomorrow afternoon. Crap, too bad I had to work last weekend, we could have gotten together in Edmonton when you came down, I'm only 1/2 hour from the city!

[LadyNorthStar]

Havent been yet, I'm leaving tomorrow. =P Just a quick trip tho.

[wildkat]

That's too bad, am off this weekend...well workin at home. Got to go pick up son-in-law early tomorrow morning then kidlets (grandkids) on Sunday, cause I'm watching them so's daughter can do her photoshoot, so they can come help us on Sunday night & Monday. Tearing down the old garage so's we can build our shop next month. OMG! What alot to do! Garage to tear down this weekend, cat coming in 2 weeks to level up & make site ready for our 50 X 50 shop, they're coming to build that sometime next month...then put all the crap back in place...well that's hubby's job...thank god!

Geezz, just thinking about this is making my back hurt!