Comments By Daniel

Unsure about Knight, but CRST does.

This 2016 Cascadia has < 10k miles. It down/up shift jumps 2-3 gears at a time, utilizes jakes for normal brake application as well.

Nothing against them, just not a fan.. Especially in the rain.

There always has to be one coo-coo-head on the forum it seems.

I'm naturally coo-coo for coa-coa puffs. In CA right now. :)

I am just trying to point out to the super truckers that Illegal is Illegal,

Andy, that is all fine and good, but you might have better success on a site where "super truckers" hang out. We don't have em in here.

My friend calls me that because I drive in snow through South Dakota. Lol

Normally I try to keep my drives and tandems evenly balanced. While driving in Wyoming during high winds I put extra weight on the tandems. What about on ice? Extra weight on the drives? Anybody adjust your weight distribution according to conditions?

If the road is iced over for a dozen miles: I tend to drive 45MPH-, and 30MPH- in mountains (when chains are not required).

Nearly jack-knifed 3+ times last week on I-90 in Montana/Idaho/Washington!

Be a cynic if you like. It's not about saving the company money. The truth is you will not make any money out here if you are going to refuse a trailer for any defects, or not drive and demand to be towed if the truck is having any issues. You will sit and sit, and when everything's been fixed the next load you get the trailer will have something else wrong with it, and the cycle will start again. Eventually your DM will get tired of it, and even when you've decided that you want to run and start making some money, your miles will suffer because you will be on THE LIST.

Ignorable defects are too innumerable to list, but here are a few as an example: ABS light on trailer malfunctioning, rust that doesn't affect roadworthiness of trailer, reflective tape peeling off, trailer skirt damaged, no way to secure landing gear handle (I use bungee cords), sandpads bent/cracked, tandem release worn/rusted/bent, etc. ad infinitum. Of course, there are many things that can be fixed by the driver before setting out. But some can't, and aren't worth bothering with. You'll learn as you encounter them.

I second this. Pretty obvious.

ABS light on this trailer likes to flicker (loose pigtail). I used some cardboard in the last one as a wedge to cure it.

This is how I did it and I love driving these big orange trailers around.

I hate it when I see one on the two-laned roads.... I know I'm going to fly by, but must patiently wait for a slot so I can change lanes to pass. :p

How can you stand being governed so low at speed?! Can't make any money....... OR get anywhere!

I don't think that you have ever worked for Schneider, or you wouldn't say that. My friend makes a really nice pay check, driving for the "Big Orange." His truck is white, though. I have seen his paychecks. It seems to me, that if you can maximize your drive time, you can maximize your miles. He is the one who helped to get me pointed in the direction of driving.

And my friend has worked for Schneider for 8+ years... I'll just leave it at that.

This is how I did it and I love driving these big orange trailers around.

I hate it when I see one on the two-laned roads.... I know I'm going to fly by, but must patiently wait for a slot so I can change lanes to pass. :p

How can you stand being governed so low at speed?! Can't make any money....... OR get anywhere!

That equates to approximately 653 miles per day each day for 6 days. Therefore you must essentially average 65 mph.

He's probably not going to be governed at a God-awful 65mph. So it sounds easy as pie to me.

Primarily dry-van here so.... 14hr clock doesn't really bother me. Even if I were solo.

Most trucks have a little hand break that can help for trailer only breaks. Basically if the trailer takes over your in trouble so one way or another you need to find a way to get it straightened out is what everyone to me. Unfortunately my company doesn't have the hand breaks for their trailers.

Nor does mine (the trailer hand brake). Brake pedal works fine though. Luckily, our tractors brakes are almost gone (205k miles)! Lol!