[Collard Greens]

Whewwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoeyB]

Originally Posted by Rookie McRookerson

Sounds like the best advice I have gotten so far is to "stay west of the Mississippi."

Nonsense. Get in there and do it. Do you want to be a rookie for your whole career? A driver tells me "I don't do New York', I think to myself "Then your no driver". Doing the "hard stuff" (and I call it that for your benefit because it really isn't all that hard) is how you earn the respect of your peers, your managers, and YOURSELF.

Forget the NYC stories. They have no relevance to the tens of thousands of rigs that cross the Hudson every day, deliver their freight, and emerge complete and unscathed. You can go anywhere you want to.

[Cueball]

I drive for a small private fleet out of IA. I run NE every other week, (run WI and IL on opposite weeks). I leave with 12-22 drops on truck First stop is usually Erie PA or Buffalo, NY then work my way into VT, NH, RI, CT, MA, NJ, and ME, and usually finish in Long Island. Some places are interesting buut once you get used to them its not to bad. I look at every trip out there as a test of abilities. :? Its usually not to bad though, traffic does suck on some days but, what do you do??? I just sit back and "enjoy" the ride!! 8)

[choperbob]

indoor docks on skinney streets with heavy traffic, road construction, it is all part of the job. i usually figuer that if another driver got it in, well so can i. i ofter ask the guys around the dock how other drivers got it in, sometimes i let another driver go first and watch him. some times you got to back down 1 way street then do 90 degree back then do a blind side to get around a corner in the alley. Get Out And Look. it is possible if you take your time. but still i hate the east coast. give me big lots, well lit docks, no other drivers around, and well greased rails to slide against, better yet give me pull thru docks, shucks i am going over to flatbedding anyway.

[VitoCorleone99]

My directions this morning said to turn right on 143rd street in Seattle so, amid the dense fog, I turned right on 143rd place, one block too early. As soon as I made the turn I had the good old "Oh shit" reaction. I drove a block or so and reached a dead end. I checked my map and figured out what I had done, so then I got to back it out between cars on both sides and then jacknife it back down an alley to my blindside in order to get back to the main road. Big fun way west of the Mississippi.

[street_95]

washington st. trenton NJ................not cool

[Useless]

Originally Posted by street_95

washington st. trenton NJ................not cool

Aw, Come on, now!!

It's so easy, even a Cave Man could do it!! :P :P

[street_95]

Originally Posted by Useless

Aw, Come on, now!!

It's so easy, even a Cave Man could do it!! :P :P

oh i got it there alright....business establishments are not ment to be in resdidential areas where your dragging your 53ft arse, and also NJ folks drivways are the street to complicate some more.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by street_95

oh i got it there alright....business establishments are not ment to be in resdidential areas where your dragging your 53ft arse, and also NJ folks drivways are the street.

I'm sure you did, and I'm equally sure that it wasn't easy!!!

I was just cuttin' up a bit!!

When a lot of those places were built, who would have ever imagined that someday, we would have T/T's 80ft. in length??

[street_95]

Originally Posted by Useless

I'm sure you did, and I'm equally sure that it wasn't easy!!!

I was just cuttin' up a bit!!

When a lot of those places were built, who would have ever imagined that someday, we would have T/T's 80ft. in length??

streets were made to fit horse and buggy......lol, yea i know your having a lil fun....i tend to get quite a few laughs outta this site.....WHEN IM NOT BANNED..haha