Good Information for New (and old) Drivers
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10-07-2009, 02:44 AM
Good Information for New (and old) Drivers
For all you new drivers, and for some of us that have been at this game for quite a while, there is a wealth of good information for your use at
Ol'Blue, USA - Ask The Law ™ There are a lot of audio clips where drivers are asking questions of law enforcement people and there are a number of good streaming videos.... one I highly recommend is the video on steer tire blowouts. A lot of questions that you may have regarding finer points of driver logs and other Federal Motor Carrier regs are answered in the various clips. If you are serious about doing this occupation, you need to look over this information.
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10-07-2009, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Can we all say together, "North Flo-ri-da".
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The closest I've ever come to getting killed in a tractor-trailer was having a front-steer blowout on I-10 East bound doing about 75-80 mph in the early 1980's..............lucky no traffic around Kerrville, TX at 3:30 AM that morning.
Remember it like it was yesterday, absolutely no control at all......period.............shaking like a leaf after I realized we were OK. Thanks for the heads-up.......
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10-07-2009, 12:49 PM
Look whos back in town
:thumbsup: How you been AFF??
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#5
10-07-2009, 01:03 PM
How about you Mackie dude?? What you been up to??
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#6
10-07-2009, 01:08 PM
Well i put an app. in with FedEx. My uncle is selling his 2006 pete tri axle dump. My oldman is trying to talk me into buying it. Not sure yet?? Other then that just still hauling dirt and equipment. How you been??
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#7
10-07-2009, 02:05 PM
Tired. :badmood:
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10-07-2009, 02:13 PM
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Truck Driving an occupation consisting of hours of boredom interrupted by sheer terror!! "All the coolie carriers suck. Log 70, work 80-100, paid for 50." - the Great ColdFrostyMug
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10-07-2009, 06:48 PM
The closest I've ever come to getting killed in a tractor-trailer was having a front-steer blowout on I-10 East bound doing about 75-80 mph in the early 1980's..............lucky no traffic around Kerrville, TX at 3:30 AM that morning.
Remember it like it was yesterday, absolutely no control at all......period.............shaking like a leaf after I realized we were OK. Thanks for the heads-up.......  Dang, I thought maybe you were worm food or something. :lol:Where have you been hiding all this time? Come on.... give us ( me ) an up-date. Still driving? Still in Fl.? I swear Josh, I feel like I just ran into an old friend that I haven't seen in a few years. Lots of new faces and changes here now but some of us "old timers" are still around. Jeff
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#10
10-07-2009, 10:47 PM
Ole Josh, (AFF)
Got tired of the other site as just like everything else in the world, it to changed formats and pissed off the old timers.... Just a guess.... Welcome back Josh.... Timberwolf
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