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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Meh, it's a job, pays decently for the area. I Just keep on top of not becoming complacent and getting hurt. And keeping safety man away from making my job more inefficient and more dangerous. And just doing safety stuff for the sake of safety in a pissing match- malibu795
- Post #94
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Also...found out we hired another driver.. has some 20 years of OTR experience.... When asked what type of flatbed experience he had, said he was/is a farmer.......no steel hauling experience 🤦🏻♂️ And I get to train him.. seeing I take care of 90% of the permitted loads, I can put a week's...- malibu795
- Post #91
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
He was a white guy based out of central Nebraska.. Ideally yes flat bed based trailer...regular dry van would be better as the floor is wood or a wood variation vs aluminum rails for a deck, which gives more friction to reduce sliding Pending number of skids and weight of the skids, they're...- malibu795
- Post #90
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Om today's episode of unsafe legal stupidity... Customer sent a refer unit to get some 40k of skidded steel 🤦🏻♂️- malibu795
- Post #80
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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Seventy2fast
I know several of the dodge trucks are 5.3-5.5 1/8th maybe little faster in their normal setup.- malibu795
- Post #28
- Forum: Drag Racing
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Glad I could help you vent 😂 I knew this was coming when the Teamsters forced wage increases at 1.5-2x national market rate That same BS is what helped finish off Yellow. Avg CDL-A driver around me, W/O HM is 75-100k a year, With HM endorsement one can avg around 100-150k but usually need 5-7...- malibu795
- Post #76
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
At least UPS didn't close it's doors like Yellow did..🤷🏻♂️ https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ups-challenges-teamster-suit-over-150000-driver-buyouts- malibu795
- Post #74
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
🤔 is it a hardware or software issue 🤔- malibu795
- Post #71
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
95% of the snow is melted here, but the frost line hasn't melted yet, so water can't drain and everything is quick-sandish mushy🤦🏻♂️- malibu795
- Post #64
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
About mud slide season over there ain't it?- malibu795
- Post #62
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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GMT-800 crew cab rear floor differences 1500 to 2500HD
Nice- malibu795
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- Forum: Appearance & Detailing
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Sometimes for a short bit, then no..- malibu795
- Post #45
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Yeah, and my drivetrain isn't setup to go much faster or handle much more HP/TQ then currently. Even the block is about maxed. Gen 6 block, cast steel crank 5140 rods and Hypereutectic pistons.. I'd go for the experience, much like the HRPT- malibu795
- Post #21
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
Glad I didn't stay up to watch the Superbowl... Seams like only thing people aren't bitching about was the commercials- malibu795
- Post #20
- Forum: Smoke Signals
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February '26 Chat -- The Shortest....and Longest....Month
I was looking through the rules for sick week earlier, 11.50 and slower is the slowest group..I'd just be a field filler. Though my wagon might towards top of that class.. 4000lb and ~500 HP at the wheel should be low 12s high 11s 1/4- malibu795
- Post #18
- Forum: Smoke Signals