Profile For Pelican

Pelican's Info

  • Location:
    Shreveport , LA

  • Driving Status:
    Rookie Solo Driver

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  • Joined Us:
    2 years, 3 months ago

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Posted:  1 week ago

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Strong Chemical Smell After Regen in Cab

Yeah, that's probably it. Thanks.

I'm guessing it's the smell of the def burning. "I love the smell of Urea in morning"

Stinks to high hell. In more ways than one. I generally try to park next a Toyota prius or Tesla with tons of liberal bumper stickers plastered on them as my way of saying thanks for the environmental bull fertilizer we now have to live with.

Posted:  1 week, 1 day ago

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Looking fo good starting company. (Have criminal record)

Magnum Ltd (Fargo)

Posted:  1 week, 1 day ago

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Thoughts on what might have caused this?

Right in that exact same area I had a large bird hit the top of my windshield dead on.

Didn't shatter my windshield but it about gave me a heart attack.

Lots of wildlife in that region, that's the only area of the country that I routinely see dead bears on the side of the road. Hell, I saw a car with cops around it with a bear on the hood.

My guess? Bird. But who knows.

Posted:  1 week, 1 day ago

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Made a embarrassing rookie mistake

Did the same thing many months ago. I was distracted and pulled out from the trailer and felt a bang. I stopped.

I guess I got lucky because the trailer ended up on my drives and somehow, by dropping my air bags, I found a way to get back under it.

Lesson learned

Posted:  1 week, 2 days ago

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Strong Chemical Smell After Regen in Cab

Hi all,

With it being winter I'm having to idle my truck a lot more which means it does more regens.

One thing I've noticed after the regen is sort of a chemical/rubbery type smell inside and outside the truck.

Is this normal after a regen? It's very noticeable from the inside, I want to make sure I'm not inhaling bad stuff.

Posted:  2 months, 1 week ago

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RSO

I am a driver for Magnum in Fargo. It's a trucking company. 😀

It looks like Magnum in Fargo ND is a broker, now a trucking company.

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Posted:  2 months, 1 week ago

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Can a single/no kids/minimal bills OTR company driver avoid renting an apartment?

I know many truckers without homes. My trainer doesn't have a house. My good friend doesn't.

It's actually rather common to just live out of your truck. Just got to be somewhat creative but it's completely feasible.

Posted:  2 months, 1 week ago

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What is a better company for a beginner

PAM is another one to consider.

Posted:  2 months, 1 week ago

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Truck or cargo Hijacking???

Agreed. I can find a new job. Can't find a new life this side of heaven.

How to protect yourself should your truck + cargo be hijacked: get out of the truck and run.

Ask anyone at your company who thinks they're important, they will tell you your life & health is more valuable than any cargo. Your job description is to hold the steering wheel and deliver said cargo, not to protect it, beyond setting a padlock on the trailer doors and to act like a prudent person.

Posted:  2 months, 1 week ago

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Lodging School that accept felons

What state are you in? What was the conviction for? If it was driving related (DUI, Hit and Run, etc) going to be difficult.

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