Motor Carrier EC's Going For It

[Uncle Birchy]

Prime and UPS and some others put reinforced dry vans on flat rail cars too.

If you gotta go really far and time don't matter, that's the way to run it. Saves you a ton of money.

ELD making people run legit probably boosts rail even higher since they can't get as far as fast as they used to.

I don't understand why Ships didn't adopt to the 53 Footer containers..

Back at the Grain Elevators Loaded 40s and 20 cubes for "Export"..

Hadda drive em down to the Railyards in Chicago go on a train to the West Coast and bring back an Empty to reload for next morning

More bang for the buck on a 53 footer

 

[Johndeere4020]

I don't understand why Ships didn't adopt to the 53 Footer containers..

Back at the Grain Elevators Loaded 40s and 20 cubes for "Export"..

Hadda drive em down to the Railyards in Chicago go on a train to the West Coast and bring back an Empty to reload for next morning

More bang for the buck on a 53 footer

Because 20 and 40 are easier to deal with when loading ave shipping around other countries. 53’s are odd

 

[Rigjockey]

I don't understand why Ships didn't adopt to the 53 Footer containers..

Back at the Grain Elevators Loaded 40s and 20 cubes for "Export"..

Hadda drive em down to the Railyards in Chicago go on a train to the West Coast and bring back an Empty to reload for next morning

More bang for the buck on a 53 footer

Because, Europe is very old and built a long time ago before trucks.
Their streets are very narrow, hence the need to still have COE trucks and shorter trailers. A 53ft trailer would not end well over there in most places. Like knocking over the tower of Pisa.

 

[Humble pie]

I don't understand why Ships didn't adopt to the 53 Footer containers..

Back at the Grain Elevators Loaded 40s and 20 cubes for "Export"..

Hadda drive em down to the Railyards in Chicago go on a train to the West Coast and bring back an Empty to reload for next morning

More bang for the buck on a 53 footer

You won’t get any more grain on a 53 than you can a 40. Likely you’ll get less.

 

[Uncle Birchy]

Because, Europe is very old and built a long time ago before trucks.
Their streets are very narrow, hence the need to still have COE trucks and shorter trailers. A 53ft trailer would not end well over there in most places.

You won’t get any more grain on a 53 than you can a 20. Likely you’ll get less.

I don't see how..

We scaled out..

If ya were heavy ya took the Tollway down and it was Your "Fault" if ya ever crossed a Weigh Station because they had a Map with each one "Marked" ..

You paid the ticket if you were that stupid

 

[Electric Chicken]

You won’t get any more grain on a 53 than you can a 40. Likely you’ll get less.

I seriously need you to explain that to me.

Are you talking about the 80k gross limit and the extra weight of the longer trailer?

 

[Uncle Birchy]

I don't see how..

We scaled out..

If ya were heavy ya took the Tollway down and it was Your "Fault" if ya ever crossed a Weigh Station because they had a Map with each one "Marked" ..

You paid the ticket if you were that stupid

Vice Versa if ADM Milling rejected our wheat ya got off at Grand Ave 132 and US 45 back up because you were still LOADED

 

[Electric Chicken]

Dispatcher asked me about my truck because apparently he keeps getting asked.

So I texted him a couple pics.

 

[Humble pie]

I don't see how..

We scaled out..

If ya were heavy ya took the Tollway down and it was Your "Fault" if ya ever crossed a Weigh Station because they had a Map with each one "Marked" ..

You paid the ticket if you were that stupid

I seriously need you to explain that to me.

Are you talking about the 80k gross limit and the extra weight of the longer trailer?

Grain will max out weight long before it cubes out. A 53 weighs more than a 40 therefore it will take less grain to max a 53 out than it would a 40. 53’s are about cubic feet. That actually hurts you on heavy products.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Grain will max out weight long before it cubes out. A 53 weighs more than a 40 therefore it will take less grain to max a 53 out than it would a 40. 53’s are about cubic feet. That actually hurts you on heavy products.

I got you. I never saw a grain trailer loaded to see how much space it takes.

 

[Humble pie]

I got you. I never saw a grain trailer loaded to see how much space it takes.

I used to haul flour out of the mill. 18 pallets was 45,000 pounds. That would be 36’ of space.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I used to haul flour out of the mill. 18 pallets was 45,000 pounds. That would be 36’ of space.

Good point. I hauled baking soda and that stuff never filled a 53 either.

Anything dense like that is hella heavy in a small space.

Kinda like lead and flatbedders' heads.

 

[Rigjockey]

Dispatcher asked me about my truck because apparently he keeps getting asked.

So I texted him a couple pics.

I think that is a good thing!

Like when a guy pulls into the yard with a Cab-over and there are like 4-5 drivers full of questions about the truck.

Ya, I am one of those guys. What year is it?
What kind of engine?


If I saw a Ford. L9000. I would have to talk to the driver about it.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I think that is a good thing!

Like when a guy pulls into the yard with a Cab-over and there are like 4-5 drivers full of questions about the truck.

Ya, I am one of those guys. What year is it?
What kind of engine?


If I saw a Ford. L9000. I would have to talk to the driver about it.

Random guy at the rail was all "is that yours? Damn what's in it?"

I'm all "my hopes and dreams, bro. My hopes and dreams. JK it's an 8 speed."

I think I'll mix it up and be like "well...an impact gun, sockets, my lunch, and a change of underwear."

 

[Rigjockey]

Random guy at the rail was all "is that yours? Damn what's in it?"

I'm all "my hopes and dreams, bro. My hopes and dreams. JK it's an 8 speed."

Just wait until you run into a rando that used to drive a Ford L9000.
I hope you have some free time

 

[Electric Chicken]

Just wait until you run into a rando that used to drive a Ford L9000.
I hope you have some free time

If I didn't have anything important to do, I'd be listening and asking questions. Screw that day's revenue.

 

[Rigjockey]

Pretty sure they're all dead by now.

I am still alive. Loved the L9000.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I am still alive. Loved the L9000.

You're dead to me though.

 

[Electric Chicken]

I am still alive. Loved the L9000.

I'm not gonna listen to you because you keep calling it an L9000.

 

[Duck]

I'm not gonna listen to you because you keep calling it an L9000.

It's an LTL truck.

Ya know,... Like Old Dominion and ABF.