[wildkat]

Thanks Roses! I just kept hoping I wouldn't meet another truck, cause I barely managed to stay in my lane, those roads were never made for the off-track of a 53ft trailer!

[LadyNorthStar]

Thats MY road. =P

Muncho has one bad corner. We run that stretch at 80 kmh. Don't be slowin down the locals! lol There is only one spot on that whole highway where 2 53's cant meet, and thats that 1 on Muncho.

Are you still pulling for Grimshaw? I've never seen that name up here before?

[LadyNorthStar]

Oddly enough, in 3 years this is the only accident I ever saw, or ever heard of on that corner. A Trimac tanker hauling emulsion oil took it at about 60 k and went over. (This is just the pup thats left)

[Walking Eagle]

Lady Northstar and Kat, keep posting your pictures !!!! I ran the Alcan for 35 years out of Fairbanks, till I decided I wanted to be warm in the winter :? :?
Told my boss one time "This is the last time I am going to do it !" He said "Why" I said "The Canadians are taking all the fun outa it, straighten it all out" Muncho is about all they have left of the Old Road. Never would have belived they could have "fixed" Steamboat.

[LadyNorthStar]

Yea the straight sucks. I could run from the Hot Springs to Steamboat every day forever and never get bored. A good investment in lights for the front of the truck, and you're good to go.

[wildkat]

WE...we had to straighten it out! Those damned :lol: :lol: American tourists don't know how to negotiate 15 mph curves... Geez nearly got me a motorhome this trip! Had to actually STOP so he could get his rig around the curve, but at least he had the courtesy to wave ...by the riding stable there LNS, can't recall the name of it right now...too damned tired

Actually LNS A Direct truck flopped a couple of weeks back right by Toad River, God only knows how he did it, there was no skid marks, nuthin... tractor was right upside down & the trailer was layin on it's side...worst of it was the guy was fueling right beside me in Nelson earlier that day... :cry: :cry: :cry:

I'll have some more pictures later, am too tired for it right now... 8800 kms in 8 days...

Fast becoming MY highway too Lady...sounds like they're wantin me to do 3 Whitehorse rounders in 12 days...sometimes it just doesn't pay to be good at what you do... Baby's gonna roll over 1/2 million kms tomorrow & I've only had her 18 months, and she only had 10 kms on her when I picked her up back then...no bloody wonder I'm tired all the time!

[LadyNorthStar]

Originally Posted by wildkat

Actually LNS A Direct truck flopped a couple of weeks back right by Toad River, God only knows how he did it, there was no skid marks, nuthin... tractor was right upside down & the trailer was layin on it's side...worst of it was the guy was fueling right beside me in Nelson earlier that day... :cry: :cry: :cry:

That was Allan. Thats what happens when a rookie makes it through his first winter unscathed and gets a little cocky come spring. He almost quit 50 times through the winter, scared shitless, but made it.

How'd he do it? Well the pick up in front of him said he was doing 110 and the truck was catching him. That 60km corner has been the demise of a couple trucks.
The boss called me a couple days ago and I forgot to ask him about it, but I heard last night he was canned. Also had a girl with him? She got pretty banged up. Direct has a no passenger policy. :roll:

[LadyNorthStar]

Going to PM you my number WK, just getting home tomorrow from being on the Island at my moms for a few weeks.
Call me of you want to have coffee!

[LadyNorthStar]

WK, this should look familiar, although its right side up now. :P







(Not the driver)

[Windwalker]

Very bad way to treat a KENWORTH... Or any other truck either, for that matter. :shock: