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NotSteve
Joined: 20 Mar 2007
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Location: Bar in Mexico
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 2:59 am Post subject: A few pics |
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The first picture is from Beal AFB. The plane was right over my head but I zoomed out by mistake instead of zooming in.
The other pictures are me heading over into Durango CO. Some of the corners were so sharp I had to look out my drivers and passenger side windows to see.
Some corners I had to wait for a car to pass so I could go into the other lane or my trailer tires would have gone over the edge.
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sidman82
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:09 am Post subject: |
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| Steve, I have decided you need a hood ornament. |
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Rev.Vassago
Joined: 04 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:56 am Post subject: |
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I've been on that road before. Lots of fun, but beautiful scenery.
sidman82 wrote: Steve, I have decided you need a hood ornament.
I agree. For your consideration:
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9200IH
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
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Location: Mid Michigan
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Nice Pictures Steve
Thanks
Mike |
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NotSteve
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| I think I like the second one although I'm not sure what to pull on. :shock: |
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dobry4u
Joined: 08 Apr 2008
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Location: Midwest
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| Fantastic pictures! Thanks for posting them :D |
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scooter823
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:37 am Post subject: |
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| Wicked looking road, as far as what to pull on, pull on.........oh never mind :lol: |
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Orangetxguy
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: |
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Why in the world did you choose to go over the muntain through Ouray and Silverton??
It looks just like it did in 83...except they put in the slide shed.
I like the first ornament better...gives you a clear field of vision..and less of a distraction...get a real girl to ride jump-seat !! |
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NotSteve
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: |
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If you look on the map going from Grand Junction,CO to Durango, CO you don't have much of a choice.
That one picture of the curvy part is NOTHING. I was too scared to reach for my camera on the really bad stuff and I would have liked to video tape it. I mean, trucks should NOT be allowed on this road. There are no barriers and it's like a 2,000 foot drop to your death.
I was loaded real light going to pick up another LTL load. I've started doing that more and more and in fact doing yet another one right now heading back to Vermont. Good money in it for sure and if I stopped picking up stuff right now I would end up at around $2.25 per mile for the whole trip including dead head to home.
I'm going to do more and should end up from Salt Lake to Vermont to home around $3.50 per mile.
Oh, and by the way. I met Pepe in Salt Lake when he knocked on my door. |
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geomon
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Quote: I was loaded real light going to pick up another LTL load.
If your "route" was from SLC to Vermont that would normally been on I80. So how far "out of route" are you willing to go to look for and pick up LTL's as you make your way?
Quote: Oh, and by the way. I met Pepe in Salt Lake when he knocked on my door.
What's he doing these days? Haven't heard from him lately... |
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NotSteve
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="geomon"][quote]
If your "route" was from SLC to Vermont that would normally been on I80. So how far "out of route" are you willing to go to look for and pick up LTL's as you make your way?[quote]
I'll go as far out of my route as the customer is willing to pay. I got $1.00 per mile for one piece of equipment that takes up 5' of my deck going to Vermont from Durango. The $1.00 per mile including my 228 mile trip to pick it up.
I've already picked up a few LTL's and dropped some off. I'm in Oak Grove Missouri at the moment with 2 peices headed to different sections of Vermont and I have 30' of deck open right now that I'll fill in the morning. I'm taking 70,71 and 90 up to Vermont and all good freight along the way. Like I said above, I'm already at $2.25 if I drop off in Vermont and head home with only what I have.
I really like this LTL stuff and it's easy to do. The stuff you pick up is never the size that they say. One load was suppose to be 20' and it was 27' but the next load was suppose to be 9' and it was 2'.
I've also been talking to a broker friend of mine who I'm going to start using to find me loads for a 5% commision. She will post my truck, negotiate the price and that's that. She is a freelance broker working from home and will do this on the side. I'll probably start using her after I head out on my next run from home.
I'm not sure how Pepe is doing. I really didn't ask. Actually, I couldn't get a word in edge wise. He's a talker for sure. He did show me how to walk like a Kung Foo master when someone is in your face!!! lol...private joke that only Pepe will understand if he reads this. |
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BanditsCousin
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve, you must be tail-grabbing my butt because I wa on the same road going to Cortez the other day and have been in SLC for the past 2 days 8) |
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NotSteve
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lol....I left Durango and took a left for Pagosa Springs and over the mountain.
I left around 2am and ran into a blizzard going up and over. Made it to the top by the skin of my teeth. The snow was getting worse and worse heading up and my drives were spinning so I was on the peddle like egg shells maintaining 30mph with a fine line between traction and nothing.
There was a 90 degree turn coming up and I didn't see any lights coming down so I cut the corner to keep my speed up. It was a 6% grade going up and all of a sudden there was 5 trucks spun out ahead of me.
They must have slowed for the corner and lost it.
They were spread apart and I kept on it and weaved my way through them and just made it to the top.
I pulled over at the top, thanked God 5 times and got into bed and didn't continue on for 8 hours. |
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rank
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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That one pic looks like Silverthorn...am I right?
Also, when you went through Wolf Creek Pass & Pagosa Springs, were you hauling chickens? |
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NotSteve
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: |
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rank wrote: That one pic looks like Silverthorn...am I right?
Also, when you went through Wolf Creek Pass & Pagosa Springs, were you hauling chickens?
No, just one chicken in the drivers seat, 6 hot tubs, 3 transformers and 1 hydraulic hammer.
I did go through Silverton. I took Rt 50 and 550 the whole way. I picked up then headed left on 160 after Pagosa Springs. That's where I hit that blizzard heading over the mountain. |
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