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Admiral Alucard (2IC)
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Joined: April 30, 2004
Posts: 279
From: St. Helens, England
|  Posted: 2009-05-27 13:40
Thats some sweet view ya got there.
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Eledore Massis [R33]
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Joined: May 26, 2002
Posts: 2694
From: tsohlacoLocalhost
| Posted: 2009-05-27 13:42
I am in a happy place.
So where are those Pie cannons and Cheese guns?
Next time, add a little story if ya can SOF, i know a picture tells a thousand words but, without words we don't know what the picture should represent.
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.spaivxx.
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Joined: November 10, 2002
Posts: 381
| Posted: 2009-05-27 23:27
Wow Ship that is cool. Right now I play guitar for a living but I am too old to keep doing it forever, and a down economy hits the entertainment sector very hard. We have ahd several places that normally book us close, and many more have stopped booking live bands. Last year we were turning down gigs and I played enough to live at least a swell as anyone with a typical day job, this year I am broke from gig to gig and barely treading water.
So.....
I am about to start my resident training at National Training. I just completed the PC part 33 lessons on the legal stuff and inspections, etc... In June or July at the latest I will be spending 3 weeks in Green Cove Springs Florida (which is basically a long bicycle or short car ride from my home in Fleming Island) Driving rigs, then they say they can place me in a job.
I really don't know if I want to go over the road like you are doing. I have some friends here that drive local routes and others that just drive dump trucks or concrete trucks. Not sure if I can leave my kid for that long or quit playing music professionally. I am hoping that I can find some sort of route that leaves me home every night, or at least on weekends, so that I can at least play part time. If I absolutely must, I will take an OTR job, as a last resort, but I was only doing this to get some real world job security. At 38 I have very little actual job experience, having spent most of my life as a musician and of course that other illegal business I had, which I can't really put on a resume.
Anyhow congratz on getting in and being successful at it in such a short time. You never know the OTR money or the chance to become an owner operator may entice me to let my music fall into the realm of being a hobby or part time job and I may just jump into a cab full time.
One thing, how much time do you spend doing things other than sleep or drive? I know you can't drive more than 11 hours without a 10 hour break, so how does a typical OTR day break down for you?
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From: close by
| Posted: 2009-05-29 21:00
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Ship-Of-Fools
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Joined: June 10, 2004
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From: USA
| Posted: 2009-06-05 22:51
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One thing, how much time do you spend doing things other than sleep or drive? I know you can't drive more than 11 hours without a 10 hour break, so how does a typical OTR day break down for you?
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its a slight misconception, that we can only drive 11 hours a day...and in saying that i mean ,that we think of a day in the conventional way
my day can go many ways, so i will give a recentl example
wake up in Rhode island, at 1130pm,
drive to amsterdam new york,
make delivery at 9am,
and get load assignment to pick up, in Avon new york
, drive for 2 hours, stop, and take 10 hour break, (sleep/food)
drive the rest of the way to Avon,
and make pickup at 1045pm, and
drive out of new york state, thru PA, ohio,
and shut down in bowling green Kentucky
, wake up and leave 10 hrs later
and drive to hurricane mills TN,
and switch loads with another driver
, drive an aditional 390 miles, and
shut down in max meadows VA (on I81 )
get up and roll around 5pm and roll all nite to brooklyn NY
, and deliver my chicken boobs
then roll to nearest place to legally park, and sign onto darkspace and fancast
u will have personal time, but the way it ussually breaks down is
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
repeat untill u have used the 70 hours u can legally use
34 hour restart to gain another 70
this time is used to do laundry/minor housekeeping stuff etc.
if u are thinking about becoming a driver, i wish u luck, it is the hardest thing i have ever done in my life...but also the most rewarding
as the man would say " i Seen some stuff that would turn your crap white!"
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Joined: May 31, 2002
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From: Clean room lab
| Posted: 2009-06-06 03:01
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On 2009-06-05 22:51, Ship-Of-Fools wrote:
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One thing, how much time do you spend doing things other than sleep or drive? I know you can't drive more than 11 hours without a 10 hour break, so how does a typical OTR day break down for you?
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its a slight misconception, that we can only drive 11 hours a day...and in saying that i mean ,that we think of a day in the conventional way
my day can go many ways, so i will give a recentl example
wake up in Rhode island, at 1130pm,
drive to amsterdam new york,
make delivery at 9am,
and get load assignment to pick up, in Avon new york
, drive for 2 hours, stop, and take 10 hour break, (sleep/food)
drive the rest of the way to Avon,
and make pickup at 1045pm, and
drive out of new york state, thru PA, ohio,
and shut down in bowling green Kentucky
, wake up and leave 10 hrs later
and drive to hurricane mills TN,
and switch loads with another driver
, drive an aditional 390 miles, and
shut down in max meadows VA (on I81 )
get up and roll around 5pm and roll all nite to brooklyn NY
, and deliver my chicken boobs
then roll to nearest place to legally park, and sign onto darkspace and fancast
u will have personal time, but the way it ussually breaks down is
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
drive 11
10 to sleep shower eat
repeat untill u have used the 70 hours u can legally use
34 hour restart to gain another 70
this time is used to do laundry/minor housekeeping stuff etc.
if u are thinking about becoming a driver, i wish u luck, it is the hardest thing i have ever done in my life...but also the most rewarding
as the man would say " i Seen some stuff that would turn your crap white!"
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So, no time to poop ha?
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Ship-Of-Fools
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Angry Mob
Joined: June 10, 2004
Posts: 415
From: USA
| Posted: 2009-06-06 09:51
NO, no time to poop....now u know why i talk about it so often...
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Ship-Of-Fools
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From: USA
| Posted: 2009-06-06 10:47
well, i got my new load assignment,
will be picking up in new jersey, and going to waco texas fun fun
on a side note i really have to poo....this sux
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Ship-Of-Fools
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Posts: 415
From: USA
| Posted: 2009-06-08 22:00
well, i had a rite of passage yesterday
had my first steer tire blowout, while going 65mph on I81 in virginia
was able to maintain control of the truck, and get across 2 lanes that just happen to be merging from the right at the time of the blowout, and safely onto the shoulder
only thing that suffered was my small clothes
and i suspect the small clothes of the car that just happen to be right next to the tire when it blew also had problems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwENxG6qxLU
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Eledore Massis [R33]
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Joined: May 26, 2002
Posts: 2694
From: tsohlacoLocalhost
| Posted: 2009-06-09 08:16
Oooo. that must have been annoying.
So after a undie change did you jacked a new tire on there yer self or called to have it done for ya.
p.s. to bad about the truck in the youpuke video isn't yours.
Would have been nice to see yer self drive like that......
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Ship-Of-Fools
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Joined: June 10, 2004
Posts: 415
From: USA
| Posted: 2009-07-05 19:56
i all
fraid nothing interesting has happened
same old same old
been hualing dry van, to denver and meat to the east coast with a multi drop in new jersey
after that i picked up chocolate and brought it to my home town, for the 4th
and am taking some much needed time off, ps fire works in Knetucky suck really bad
its nice to get a shower everyday, and all is well,
holler later
PS truckers have been telling some really sick Mike jackson jokes....we are a great lot
Ship Of Fools
Lexington, KY
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Ship-Of-Fools
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Posts: 415
From: USA
| Posted: 2010-02-18 19:11
hi all, its been a long time
alot has happened, i am uncertain if i have posted it, but i am now a "certified driver trainer" meaning i get students on my truck for up to 5 weeks, while i teach them how to operate a OTR truck
but thats neither here nor there, GOOD NEWS
I am about to be an OWNER OPERATOR
meaning i am about to buy my own truck
not really much changes as i have been a lease driver for 2 years, but now i can brag and stuff and install stuff in my truck that i couldnt before
(they get all pissy if u install a toilet in a campnay owned truck)
and i can get the truck painted how ever i want....well i own it, i can pee on the dash board if i want to...not that i would.
been doing the same thing for a while now, have had a few students, some better than others, i wont tell which was which, as they all know about darkspace, and i dont want them figuring out who i am talking about
lots of amusing things happened, non of which i can talk about here for obvious reasons..."Do i smell baby powder??" lol
normal conversation with student on mountain
Me: your using to much brake pressure (looking at brake pressure gauge)
student: (looks at gauge) no im not
Me: yes, you are (looking in rear view mirror)
student: i have to use this much, the RPMs are getting to high(looking at rpm gauge)
Me: use less brake pressure (looking in rear view mirror)
student: i cant Use less brake pressure the rpms are way up!! and why are u staring into the rear view mirror!!!
Me: yes u can use less, your rpms are only 1500 and i am watching the trailer , as any min its going to burst into flame as u are using to much brake pressure
student: why would u say something like that, i am nervous enough as it is, and i dont need u giving me a hard time like that...
Me: pull over and put on your hazard lights, your brakes are on fire
arent trainees fun!!!!
anyway someone of my former students are doing really well, while others went home during their next stage of training, mostly because of family concerns, not everyone is able to stay away from home for 6 -8 weeks at a time
I on the other hand am buying a kenworth, cause i am NUMBER ONE and i like poverty, which is the end result in this economy for an owner operator
the freight i have been hualing hasnt changed, meat, produce, etc, not much else, although i did haul some electronics this winter that needed climate controll in route, i learned you should always check for an adams apple, and New mexico, SUX cause they closed all their rest areas this winter, although i dont know why
anyway, will update as soon as i can,
PS am buying the truck in march
Ship-of-Fools
kingdom city ,MO
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From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2010-02-18 20:39
Gratz on getting your own truck. 
It's like getting your own Dread ain't it? 
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Ship-Of-Fools
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Posts: 415
From: USA
| Posted: 2010-02-21 08:22
i normally dont comment on such things, but i have recently found a new non profit organization that i donate to, and need to share it with the community
its called Encyclopedia Dramatica
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Ship-Of-Fools
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From: USA
| Posted: 2010-03-29 14:03
well, i got a new student for for 3 weeks, and now i am on thee yard in dallas, getting my truck ready (the one i bought) woot woot, just doing paper work and such, then i am going home for 2 weeks to celebrate
holler later
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