These trucks rarely bob tail Sean and that isn't really considered an otr rig cause a lot of local guys use sleepers as well if they run an over night trip which isn't otr. Like in the case of a container hauler, most of them only do short hauls but need a sleeper incase they need to lay over and run out of hours.
sparky
Active Member
And regional food/supply delivery companies. Not every company has a DC that is less than 5 hr drive from delivery points.
Sean McQuaid
Whiny baby
Okay whatever - some run sleepers locally - fine - I know that. So what are you telling me? Just because a company does a certain type of operation, they don't have to follow the same regulations as any one else? Not even on the highways at normal highway speeds?!?! I can't believe what I read here at times. So let me get this straight, I guess that just because these trucks you mention RARELY run bobtail, they don't have to have safety items others have to have. I guess if this type truck were on the highway bobtailing, and someone who runs O.T.R. were bobtailing without mud flaps along with the other; a D.O.T. officer can distinguish between the two and cite the person who is O.T.R., and not the local or any other whatevers he is, who you say is exempt from having to have any whatevers to keep people safe on the roads. It really seems companies make up their own rules, because some of the things I have read here go contrary to what is supposed to apply to EVERYONE. For the most REGULATED industry, it sure has a lot to be disered where regulation goes.
NO MUD FLAPS IS A SAFTY HAZARD WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE WHEEL WELLS OR OTHER FEATURE TO PREVENT OBJECTS FROM BEING THROWN UP IN THE AIR. What's so hard about that concept to understand?!?!?! GEEEZUS!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone running the PUBLIC highways should have to adhere to the same safety regulations as any one else. Not that I buy into what you say here, but If you don't have to have mud flaps because you RARELY bobtail, don't bobtail at all. I guess if someone in a 4 wheeler gets a windshield broken (or worse), they have no case against an operator of a rig running bobtail without mud flaps who is local this or that because they are exempt. Yet if you are driving O.T.R. and you run bobtail without mud flaps and cause damage to something because of the lack of mud flaps, you could get sued, and get a ticket from a D.O.T. officer who is waiting for something like that at a weigh station.
What a joke. Different rules for this type of operation as opposed to that type of operation. I think the motoring public should be made aware of what rigs to really stay away from.
It's not some fly by night carrier, it's a pretty big company out of East St. Louis. Beelman Truck Co. They run all over the Midwest. The only time these trucks even bobtail is if they are at the yard and need a service done. Other than that they stay connected to their dump or bulk tanker at all times.
Sean McQuaid
Whiny baby
Cool. I just would not drive/bobtail the truck anywhere (no matter how short the distance) without mud flaps. It'd be my luck to have a D.O.T. officer, State Trooper, or county/local cop behind me with a burr in his craw who goes by the book.
Anyway, the pic was funny. And I just wanted to throw in the joke that the poor driver was gonna have a worse day for not having mud flaps. That's as far as I intended it to go.
I have a qualcom to get directions from and if they arent clear....I call the customer. I agree you shouldnt rely totally on the GPS. I have an older model Garmin and use it mainly for knowing the distance between turns and the names of the streets coming up. Its really handy when you can go in and park the nite before where you will deliver the next morning. I dont know about the rest of you but I dont have night vision...... Having three sources of information should be a no brainer.......smile its another day!
Saw a lot of good comments, but it all boils down to the driver is ultimately responsible for using the right route. I prefer using paper maps one can get at the welcome centers in most states and the ones you can pick up at many weigh stations that give the state approved truck routes and a load of other information useful to the driver. 'corse I carry a truckers Atlas and will use Streets and Trips or google maps occasionally. The thing about using GPS to guide you into a place once you are close sounds like something I might consider in the future. Aside from the dark and rain several have mentioned there is often a problem with missing or poorly placed street sighns.
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CamelTrucker
Well-Known Member
I do a thorough trip plan with my STAA map and do a google map view of where I'm going to check for tight roads and stuff like that near my destinations. After that, I compare directions with my Q-Comm directions or the customer and put way points (if needed) on my Copilot or Microsoft S&T and keep my eyes open. Its simple really..
raylandstartrucker
New Member
Lol, Bullwinkle. I read a quote yesterday similar to what you said here a while back. In response to Guns and Gps killing people. This post said, "Saying that Guns kill people is like saying pencils mispell words" LOL
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