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Also, look at those rearmost tires and see where THEY are going....because the rest of the rig is going that way too :-)
Your updates are great. Even after being in trucking for 15 years I'm still curious how they run these training programs, especially a bulk tanker program. So I know people who are considering a career in trucking must be loving the updates!
backing (even straight backing) is a lot harder in a tanker than a dry van! No nice big box in my mirrors to judge distance and angle lol.
If you adjust your mirrors so that you can see the same amount of trailer in the mirror on both sides when the truck is straight, it shouldn't be any different than a dry van. Once you see more trailer in one mirror than the other, you know you're not straight anymore. I realize in training you may not have the time (or it may not be practical) to adjust the mirrors all the time if you're switching trucks and trailers all the time, but once you get your own truck it will be easier.
Also, here's a tip about something that can throw you off. Not all trailers track straight. The alignment can be off and the trailer will be skewed to one side or the other instead of being straight behind you. That can drive you nuts if you have your mirrors adjusted properly and suddenly you're pulling a trailer that doesn't ride straight behind you. You go to do a setup for a straight back and you think the trailer should be straight behind you, but it isn't. It's skewed a bit so when you begin backing it's going to push off to one side right away.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Heading off to Coraopolis, PA in a week to start Bulk Training. This has been such a useful thread, thank you.
Good luck to you. When you’re all done with training, passed SQT, and they’re outfitting your truck with all of the necessary hose adapters, spare lights kit, etc., make sure you are issued a ‘drumming nozzle’ and the intermodal fitting. I’ve learned of several deliveries recently that were delayed because the drivers didn’t have these items.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
, make sure you are issued a ‘drumming nozzle’ and the intermodal fitting. I’ve learned of several deliveries recently that were delayed because the drivers didn’t have these items.
Okay Pete, what the heck is a drumming nozzle and intermodal fitting?
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
The intermodal tanks have a different fitting than a standard 407 spec road trailer. Drumming nozzel goes on the end of the hose to fill drums or totes. I don’t do any of the above. Too much of a pain.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
, make sure you are issued a ‘drumming nozzle’ and the intermodal fitting. I’ve learned of several deliveries recently that were delayed because the drivers didn’t have these items.
Okay Pete, what the heck is a drumming nozzle and intermodal fitting?
They should be standard issue for all new Schneider tanker drivers, but either that’s not the case or some drivers are just becoming careless and not keeping up with them.
PJ is right about the drumming nozzle; the external valves on the back of the intermodal trailers are the same as on our stainless steel trailers, but the valve is recessed inside a box and within the framework of the trailer. You can’t get the hose attached to the valve without the intermodal fitting, which extends out about 18 inches, allowing you to hook up with a hose. Think of it as an external valve extender. It also has its own bleeder valve, which has been useful when I’ve gotten a trailer where the handle on the bleeder valve was missing. You just stick the intermodal fiitting on there, and use its bleeder valve to bleed the pressure from the hoses before disconnecting.
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Pete are your intermodal’s iso’s on a chassis or are they something else? The iso’s I have seen require a special fitting. I don’t mess with them, just see them at the wash’s
Intermodal:
Transporting freight using two or more transportation modes. An example would be freight that is moved by truck from the shipper's dock to the rail yard, then placed on a train to the next rail yard, and finally returned to a truck for delivery to the receiving customer.
In trucking when you hear someone refer to an intermodal job they're normally talking about hauling shipping containers to and from the shipyards and railyards.
They are on a chassis, but they’re not the short fat ISOs you’re probably seeing. They are similar to our stainless steel trailers in size and dimensions. The openings are the same as well. Same external valves, dome lid, wash out caps…
PJ, here’s a picture:
Whoops, sorry! That’s a pic of the cutest dog in the world! Let me try again…
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The guy who did the test where i was gave instructions and reminded me not to hold my breath (it makes your bp go up). But yeah, if you get no exercise at all normally, you may be surprised how much you can improve in just a few weeks of just doing something like brisk walking. Of course you should consult your physician before beginning any exercise program. ;)