willard 0 #26 March 16, 2007 I always say: If you have to go out, go out spectacular! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RBM 1 #27 March 17, 2007 Quote Have you ever been to NYC? I have a number of times and each trip was in a big rig, nothing like taking your first trip to NYC and crossing the BQE to find every overpass marked 12-6 when it is really 13-6, so those signs are not always correct. Jezzz, when i use to truck into NYC going across the BQE, that was back in the late 80's and early 90's they had those those 12'6 signs on the bridges,, you gotta be kidding me??? they still have those signs there....LOL.. i bet with all the new drivers the companys have nowadays, i bet they just freak out and stop,,, LOL,, or hit the off ramps,, oh,, even more joy,,,LOL.. on a serious note,, driving into and outta NYC is tough enough,, do it in a big truck and its a different story... btw,, to the OP.,,. where is that at?? i live in Illinois,, that up there in Chicago somewhere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #28 March 17, 2007 Not sure these days I haven't been across the BQE in many years (early 90's) but I bet thery are. The last few times I was up there it was over to JFK area. And yes the first time I did come to a big ass stop and rolled down the window to check, but it was 4 am. if no one tells ya it sure will wake you up in a hurry. After making many trips up there and bean town most every where else is a cake walk.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #29 April 17, 2007 one more trucker lost his way last night. same underpass! Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #30 April 17, 2007 Quoteone more trucker lost his way last night. same underpass! Was that Stitch? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #31 April 19, 2007 That picture is self explanitory. He's not stuck, he's delivering a bridge! We in the trucking industy do know what the real problem (read: cause of said accident) is. It's a Swift truck. That means a Swift driver. That should be enough, but just to enlighten you, I'll explain. Swift is the name of the company, sure, but it certainly does not mean they are speedy. In all actualiy it is an acronyn. What it means is so truthfully funny, it hurts. Sure Wish I Finished Training Sometimes the truth hurts. Real drivers do not go to companies such as Schneider, Swift, or JB Hunt. Really. That guy was a moron and a dick giving real drivers a bad name.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #32 April 19, 2007 QuoteThat guy was a moron and a dick giving real drivers a bad name. Yea just like this cop was doing too.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #33 April 19, 2007 QuoteQuoteThat guy was a moron and a dick giving real drivers a bad name. Yea just like this cop was doing too. Thats awsome! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #34 April 19, 2007 See here for the orginal posting http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2739339;#2739339you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #35 April 19, 2007 Ahhhh the memories.... Used to work at a place that was serviced by railroad tracks and they crossed the main road on steep hump. There were signs...."No Trucks". About once a month some trucker would get stuck on the hump across the tracks. All well and good except that the crossing was just past a curve in the tracks and trains couldn't stop in time when they came around the curve. We saw applicances scattered all over the place...furniture, chickens, beer, you name it. The radio station once announced on the air... "Make your way to Ponce De Leon and Mountain Industrial! There's hot dogs all over the highway!"My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #36 April 19, 2007 Hi Star!!, A big 10-4 to you!! Been there, drove Big Glass for Schneider for almost 2 yrs. Yer' right about the signs!! 4-wheelers (especially in those pregnant rollerskates) have no clue!!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #37 April 19, 2007 I drove trucks for 25-yrs. Hauled swingin' meat, propane, diesel & gasoline and freight. Like the lady mentioned, who drove a big RV. I always carried one of those books that listed low bridges and over-passes. Saved my butt on many occasions. Seems like, the Chicago area, over the years, has had a history of trucks peeling the lids off their trailers. Those little books aren't all that expensive. In most cases, those kinds of wrecks were 'new' drivers. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #38 April 19, 2007 They get stuck on the railroad tracks close to my house all the time. It is very obvious that you should not take a truck across the tracks. Signs and scrape marks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #39 April 19, 2007 So these two Newfies are driving a truck and come to a bridge. The sign says 11'6" Newfie asks the other Newfie "How high is this truck? The other Newfie says "12 feet" Newfie thinks for a minute, looks around and says "Well, I don't see any cops around - I say we go for it." TK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #40 April 19, 2007 QuoteLike the lady mentioned, who drove a big RV. Uhhhh, Chuck. You need to check your eyesight if you think I'm a lady. Either that or you got some really ugly women in Texas if I pass that easily.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #41 April 19, 2007 QuoteQuoteLike the lady mentioned, who drove a big RV. Uhhhh, Chuck. You need to check your eyesight if you think I'm a lady. Either that or you got some really ugly women in Texas if I pass that easily. ___________________________________ No, no! I guess, I wrote that wrong. I was referring to the lady who drove the RV... not you. It's quite obvious you are not a lady. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
