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Here's one from today. I'm at a pallet mill in Lagrange, GA and spotted this 1970s Peterbilt "yard truck". It has an FMCSA inspection sticker from 2007 on the door frame.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
I parked next to this truck at the Gateway Pilot truck stop in East St. Louis, IL this morning. Nothing really special about this Freightliner, until you look closer at the graphics. 3 Million Safe Miles is an amazing accomplishment!
3,000,000 miles? That can't be true. Everyone knows that nobody would stay with a "starter" company that long. Dont you know they take advantage of their drivers?
I couldn't help myself.
Annie wrote:
It's just SO incredible how you know your stuff, G~! ;) (Wasn't the ole' Petey pretty, though?) << I learned how to drive in that gal..that is our driveway. Legalities nonewithstanding, haha!!!And here, I thought it was a FL/White... what do 'I' know?!? Just an aspiring (starving) artist, LoL~!
Thank you Annie, that is so thoughtful of you to say.
My love of trucks and trucking began a very long time ago, having the innate ability to differentiate a Mack B-61 from a White 9000 before I could add and subtract. I was an odd kid. I had every book written on the subject, and also had the benefit of my Dad who was a printer working for a company that did advertising high-quality brochures for numerous heavy truck manufacturers of the 60's and 70's. He always brought home the proofs for me to look at and study. My most memorable event as a kid was a trip to one of his customers, the Autocar assembly plant in Exton PA. I wish I could find the photos he took of me that captured the sheer delight on my face.
No idea why, but I could not get enough of it then,...and still can't. I totally enjoy sharing my knowledge with others of like-mind, similar interest, and curiosity. I do not consider it exceptional or even incredible, just a part of my DNA with no explanation of how it happened.
"Yes" Annie, your Petey was one cool ride and seriously "purdie". It's great you had an opportunity to drive an iconic part of trucking history. Although I appreciate all of the Pete models, for me the "small window" 359 conventional of the late 60's and early 70's epitomizes the hey-day of the long-nose, large grill conventional. When I have more time I'll post some of my favorite Petey Pictures; with restored examples from the 50s through the 80s.
Be safe everyone. Peace.
Saw this beauty at a TA just West of Phoenix. It is parked in a special area just outside the store. I think it is there to advertise a new Western Star model.
That up above is not new. It's a 2018. Saw this around the other side of it.
I'm buddy's with the driver, Doc Osbourne.
The TA in Boise, ID has his name on it for being named a Citizen Driver Award by TA/Petro a few years ago.
My favorite “small window” Pete Conventional trucks.
Early 70’s 359
1960-62 351
1963 351 needle-nose day cab
1967-68 big grill 359.
1972 359 Dump truck
Late 1930s - early1940s 334. This is when they were built by T.A. Peterman, a Washington lumberman who In the late 20s began rebuilding surplus military equipment to haul his building products to market. Thus “Peterbilt”
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.
Hi Annie! You did write "get the driver out"..... is that why the National Guard - to extract a person, not just dig out the rig ?!?!?!
When I first saw that picture I wondered if the driver left at some point or got avalanched in!
Holy Cow that's a lot of snow!
Did they get it out of the snow before July?
Haha, yep~! National Guard finally came through. The rig was just up the road from Mansfield/Lahm Airport (Guard reserves station) yet it took them SIX days (or five, depending on who you ask) to get the driver out.
They first retrieved the starving driver, and eventually the rig. Boy he was a happy camper; they even gave him a cigarette. He was saving his last 1/2 of one for his hopefully upcoming rescue. (Good note to self, R.Doyenne, for sure~!)
G'Town and PackRat.. and all you contributors; I've got to say this is my favorite thread on here~!! ( I 'do' miss the musings on Flatbed Variety; thinking Old School needs to share more photos, haha!)
^^ Many more photos on this link ^^ for your perusal, R.Doyenne, et al. :)
Agreed, Annie, this is a fabulous thread! Thanks for the link. I'm recalling some of those "wow" blizzard years way back, like that one.... these pics really make a tangible, sobering reality to connect to in a new way, awareness of extreme weather hazards OTR.....
Hi Annie! You did write "get the driver out"..... is that why the National Guard - to extract a person, not just dig out the rig ?!?!?!
When I first saw that picture I wondered if the driver left at some point or got avalanched in!
Holy Cow that's a lot of snow!
Did they get it out of the snow before July?
Haha, yep~! National Guard finally came through. The rig was just up the road from Mansfield/Lahm Airport (Guard reserves station) yet it took them SIX days (or five, depending on who you ask) to get the driver out.
They first retrieved the starving driver, and eventually the rig. Boy he was a happy camper; they even gave him a cigarette. He was saving his last 1/2 of one for his hopefully upcoming rescue. (Good note to self, R.Doyenne, for sure~!)
G'Town and PackRat.. and all you contributors; I've got to say this is my favorite thread on here~!! ( I 'do' miss the musings on Flatbed Variety; thinking Old School needs to share more photos, haha!)
^^ Many more photos on this link ^^ for your perusal, R.Doyenne, et al. :)
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
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Actually, I guess in a blizzard, where else would a driver go? Duuuuhhh, kinda answered my own question...... what a picture, tho.
Note to self: 5-6 days rations/water during winter season.....