March 22, 20205 yr I wondered about the truck stop part. I’d read they were talking about closing them. Glad to see they haven’t. Keep us updated on the dipshittery.
March 22, 20205 yr Posting this one for the drivers. An older cut but still good. https://youtu.be/NaR3Muj2S_s
March 23, 20205 yr Shutting truck stops down would be a drastic measure. You need trucks to transport everything from food to paper towels.
March 23, 20205 yr Author Got a load of forklifts picking up in the morning going to Corpus. Im going to keep running as long as I can. Unfortunately open deck doesn’t get much essential freight. Unless it all goes to shit and the military starts mobilizing. I will try to stay within a tank of fuel from the house in case I have to get there in a hurry.
March 23, 20205 yr Got a load of forklifts picking up in the morning going to Corpus. Im going to keep running as long as I can. Unfortunately open deck doesn’t get much essential freight. Unless it all goes to shit and the military starts mobilizing. I will try to stay within a tank of fuel from the house in case I have to get there in a hurry. Hit me up if you run out of stuff to haul.
March 23, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, drifter379 said: Got a load of forklifts picking up in the morning going to Corpus. Im going to keep running as long as I can. Unfortunately open deck doesn’t get much essential freight. Unless it all goes to shit and the military starts mobilizing. I will try to stay within a tank of fuel from the house in case I have to get there in a hurry. How much fuel does your rig hold? And what kind of mpg does it get?
March 23, 20205 yr Most guys carry 200-300 gallons and get a little north of 6 MPG. I think OP said upthread that he's getting about that. They can do better if they keep their foot off the floor.
March 23, 20205 yr Author I have 150 and 120. I can do 1200-1400 miles on a fill up but I’m usually looking for fuel around 800 miles just because I don’t trust a fuel gauge.
March 24, 20205 yr Must have been Fitzgerald’s. I’m bummed to hear that there were so many the same color as mine. Iv actually only seen 3 others on the road since I got mine last year. Just brought the kid home, today, from college in NC. All of them are still on the lot 3.5 months after that pix. Reading you have enough fuel to drive 12+ hours , and Brisket’s saga, will get me off the self pity wagon after the 8-9 hundred mile round trip in two days to bring my daughter( no pix) home.
March 24, 20205 yr If skateboard freight slows up, does Mercer have a van/reefer div? Gotta strike when the iron's hot. I'd think they would be swamped with freight right now. Downside is it's probably dirt cheap.
March 24, 20205 yr If skateboard freight slows up, does Mercer have a van/reefer div? Gotta strike when the iron's hot. I'd think they would be swamped with freight right now. Downside is it's probably dirt cheap.Man, from what I’ve been seeing, freights going sky high now.
March 26, 20205 yr Author Mercer does have dry vans. Freight hasn’t changed much in the lanes I’ve been running but the fuel surcharge has gone away for the most part which makes most guys think the rates are dropping. I paid $1.46 gal in MS today.
March 26, 20205 yr Author 8-9 hundred mile round trip in two days Bless your heart. I was doing a little trailer trucking today. LolI reset the trip meter after I filled up in Meridian MS. So that mpg and speed is for the 508.5 to Baytown TXThat includes crossing the Bridge in Red Stick at 15:30 this afternoon. There is practically no traffic out here anywhere. That’s I-10 bridge west bound in Baton Rouge at 3:30 in the afternoon.
March 26, 20205 yr Author If these vids are boring let me know and I’ll stop. Trying to figure out a good way to use the camera. And if there is something y’all would like to know or see let me know and I’ll try to figure something out. Leaving the TA in Meridian MS on my way to Baytown TX [/url] Almost to Baytown and this guy almost ate the trailer in the right lane. The prospective of the camera doesn’t do justice to how close this actually was. You can see the break lights and the swerve at the last second.
March 26, 20205 yr Get out of the left lane! I kid, but y'all fuckers are hauling ass down 35, I know that.
March 26, 20205 yr Mercer does have dry vans. Freight hasn’t changed much in the lanes I’ve been running but the fuel surcharge has gone away for the most part which makes most guys think the rates are dropping. I paid $1.46 gal in MS today. Holy hell, it’s about $2.10 up here. We still pay a fuel surcharge on our loads, but it’s dropping steadily weekly.
March 26, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, Jkwellborn said: Holy hell, it’s about $2.10 up here. The cheapest I've seen is $2.12 in DFW area. Man I wish they had dashcams back in the day. I could make your hair curl. Edited March 26, 20205 yr by RPM
March 26, 20205 yr Author With 2500+ trucks we get a hell of a discount. We have an app for our fuel card that shows us the fuel price with the discount. The green is the lowest in the search area. I’ve turned it into a game of chasing the green dots..
May 3, 20205 yr Nice. I pulled an end dump that was a dedicated trailer. All the lines (air/hydraulic) hooked at the 5th wheel and gave me an extra couple feet to play with. How's the Corona affecting you? Freight still moving? Truck Stops closed down? Haven't seen fuel this cheap in 20 years. Also, have you considered adding trailer skirts for aero? Edited May 3, 20205 yr by RPM
May 3, 20205 yr Author I paid $1.05 gal in Waco Thursday. Load was paying $2.15/mile. It’s kind of hit and miss with freight. I’ve had to sit a couple of times because I don’t haul cheap. But I’m only down $.06 a mile from the three months prior to this shit.
May 3, 20205 yr What about adding aero skirts? Seems like a cheap way to cheat another mpg here and there. I come from a different generation where aero wasn't considered (see: cabovers) and my end dump was a aerodynamic nightmare. My trailer was like this one, but 38" with a side swing tail gate so I could load palletized. I could see where running skirts up the arms from the 5th wheel to the pivot then down the frame would have cut massive drag. Edited May 3, 20205 yr by RPM
May 7, 20205 yr You may (likely) be surprised. The frontal area of trucks doesn't vary that much, the rest of it is what you do to control the air over and exiting the trailer and load.
May 14, 20205 yr I wish they had dashcams back in the day. I loved running in the mountains out West. Probably the thing I miss the most.
May 27, 20205 yr Had a fucking Peterbilt up my ass during rush hour today. These fucking fucksticks don’t give a fuck about the No goddamn trucks in the left lane rule. Slow ass bitches tying up traffic. Stupid fucking assholes. The goddamn rock haulers downtown at the Capitol are fucking psychos. I’ve already called in at least 2. I’ve got cameras, you stupid fucks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 28, 20205 yr Author Had a fucking Peterbilt up my ass during rush hour today. These fucking fucksticks don’t give a fuck about the No goddamn trucks in the left lane rule. Slow ass bitches tying up traffic. Stupid fucking assholes. The goddamn rock haulers downtown at the Capitol are fucking psychos. I’ve already called in at least 2. I’ve got cameras, you stupid fucks. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkSo which is it? They are in the way or up your ass?
June 1, 20205 yr Fuck you, Cletus. Goddamn truck driver just about drove a gas tanker through a crowd of people today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 1, 20205 yr Fuck you, Cletus. Goddamn truck driver just about drove a gas tanker through a crowd of people today. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkIf they were blocking the road, then they fucking deserved it.
June 2, 20205 yr If they were blocking the road, then they fucking deserved it. The bridge was closed, fuckwad piece of shit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 2, 20205 yr Author I CanDriVIng! Fucking goddamn fucksticks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Fuck you and your sign.
June 2, 20205 yr Not to CR this, but watched video of the tanker driver that pushed through protesters after they started climbing on the truck. Fuck. That. I had to run picket lines a few times when I pulled a reefer (somebody was always on strike). You do not slow down, lay on the horn and blow thru. They scatter because they know the game. These fuckers are fanatics. If you're boarded/hijacked you are authorized to take full defensive measures (up to and including making road pizza). I got the fears for muh life. *I am not a legal scholar but I've slept in a '66 Diamond T.
June 2, 20205 yr 23 hours ago, Jkwellborn said: If they were blocking the road, then they fucking deserved it. I think Snow Dog might be posting under the influence in this thread.
June 3, 20205 yr Fuck you and your sign. Hey, Tiny! Overcompensating somewhat? Thx for letting me know what you’re driving, fuckface. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 3, 20205 yr I think Snow Dog might be posting under the influence in this thread. Not my post, not sure what your point is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 3, 20205 yr Damn snowdog, show us on the doll where the trucker touched you. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk
June 3, 20205 yr Hey, Tiny! Overcompensating somewhat? Thx for letting me know what you’re driving, fuckface. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkSeriously, you just proved my point. The no left lane allows commuter traffic to accelerate past your dumb ass, because you’re driving a slow piece of shit. Look up most of the problems on Waze on IH 35, what do you see? Stalled 18 wheeler. Take the toll road, you fucking idiot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 3, 20205 yr Dude, get the fuck off this thread, drifter is cool with everyone else. We don’t go fucking up your precious disc golf threads with incoherent alcoholic ramblings.
June 3, 20205 yr Fuck you and your sign. And you’re texting while driving a multi ton piece of shit in the fast lane.Hope your Johnson doesn’t fall off from the Lot Lizards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
June 3, 20205 yr God damnit you sorry son of a bitch. One thread where I don't have to read a bunch of pussy ass bitching, and here you come. Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but that pic is likely from his cab camera setup.
June 3, 20205 yr Dude, get the fuck off this thread, drifter is cool with everyone else. We don’t go fucking up your precious disc golf threads with incoherent alcoholic ramblings. Go fuck yourself. Your buddy already proved he’s an asshole by slowing everything down in the fast lane . He posted fucking proof. I drive IH 35 every goddamn weekday, and every day it’s a goddamn idiot in a truck doing stupid shit. Every.Fucking. Day. If you wanna wank off Truck drivers, go to Loves in Lubbock, I’m sure they’ll love you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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