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zz4guy
Joined: 10 Jul 2006
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Location: Marion, IA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject: What is the highest speed you've got your rig up to? |
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I was doing 100 in my camaro yesterday and it got me thinking - what would it be like to have an 80,000 lbs rig going that fast?? :shock:
Post your stories and locations of where you hit the speed. |
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Rev.Vassago
Joined: 04 Apr 2006
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Location: The other side of the coin
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: What is the highest speed you've got your rig up to? |
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zz4guy wrote: I was doing 100 in my camaro yesterday and it got me thinking - what would it be like to have an 80,000 lbs rig going that fast?? :shock:
Post your stories and locations of where you hit the speed.
If you have a CDL, turn it in. Now. |
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classicxl
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: Rosemount MN
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| exactly turn that CDL in |
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ironeagle2006
Joined: 29 Sep 2006
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| They can not do anything to me now since I no longer have my CDL so in 1997 I had my 1988 International 9300 upto around 115 across SD on I-90 late at night not a car on the road just letting her fly. |
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Rev.Vassago
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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ironeagle2006 wrote: They can not do anything to me now since I no longer have my CDL
Thank goodness. |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| The only person I put in risk that time was ME no one else was in the area I was the kind of driver who always ran LEGAL. You do not get to be a finish trainer without being a legal driver. |
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Rev.Vassago
Joined: 04 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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ironeagle2006 wrote: I was the kind of driver who always ran LEGAL.
Except when you didn't.
Quote: You do not get to be a finish trainer without being a legal driver.
Look for some posts here by a driver named Keeso - 6 months experience, was made a driver/trainer by Swift. He loved to brag about how he bent the rules, and drove endless hours. |
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shyykatt
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Location: MN
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| The fact yes I did do in excess of 110 mph in a semi at one time was stupid. However I did it not do it again. I never claimed to be a Billy Big Rigger or Super Trucker I was out there making a living and a good one. I was a legal and safe driver at Henderson Trucking to the point I was a finsher I got the trainees that were close to flunking out of the program and was told see if I could salvage them. 80% of the trainees I got flunked out or flat out quit on me I ran them harder than they were going to ever run in real world trucking. Of the 20% that did make it out I would have put those guys against anyone of some of the so called professinals out there at the time. |
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yoopr
Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: |
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| How long were you a actual Driver before getting this "Finishing Trainer"? |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| 39 months total time OTR driving I was not a 6 month wonder. Also I did not get my CDL from a driver mill I got mine the old fashion way MY FATHER sitting in the jump seat training me when I screwed up he let me know. |
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zz4guy
Joined: 10 Jul 2006
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Location: Marion, IA
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: |
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ironeagle2006 wrote: They can not do anything to me now since I no longer have my CDL so in 1997 I had my 1988 International 9300 upto around 115 across SD on I-90 late at night not a car on the road just letting her fly.
Sweet :D What was that like? Things starting to rattle apart? Was the trailer fishtailing? I bet you about redlined your engine. Even in top gear it's hard to imagine the engine would have enough rpm to move that fast. |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| The load in the back kept it pretty straight but I would not recomend EVER doing it in a truck. Things happen way to fast at that speed for you to react and the slightest mistake can have severe penalties. I was lucky you may not be if you ever do that. The only reason that truck rand that fast was do to the engine and tranny and gearing combo. She was set up with a 444 Cummions turned up by Bruce at Diesel Injection of Pittsburgh to around 700HP 13 double OD trans and 3.55 gears on 24.5 big rubber. |
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Rev.Vassago
Joined: 04 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: |
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ironeagle2006 wrote: 39 months total time OTR driving I was not a 6 month wonder. Also I did not get my CDL from a driver mill I got mine the old fashion way MY FATHER sitting in the jump seat training me when I screwed up he let me know.
Something stinks here, and it ain't me.
ironeagle2006 wrote: Forced off OTR driver with 1 million miles accident free name the commidity I pulled it.
1,000,000 miles / 39 months = 25,641 miles per month. Care to explain how you managed that? :roll:
I smell B.S. |
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ironeagle2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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| It was39 months before I made trainer not before I hit the million mile mark Rev. Also the reason I was forced off the road was due to Epilepsy a medical condition so unless you can walk a mile in my shoes do not go there. Try having a condition where you do not know when where or if you will lose all control of your body tear your shoulder to pieces maybe put your arm threw a plate glass window and for fun bite your tounge off. You also have to remember I was running as a trainer and I recieved credit for those miles in my calculations since I got paid solo rate on those miles made my life nice on the paycheck. |
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