Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
And what a sad situation that was ,, God Bless Mark !
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Sad situation for the rest of his life.And what a sad situation that was ,, God Bless Mark !
Not sure I could.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Never doubt yourself, you never know what cross you can bear until it’s upon you
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Amen
Johney
Pineapple King
I'll never involve myself in a sleeper team situation. I just can't trust someone else behind the wheel while I sleep or would I want to put someone's life in my hands while they do the same. I'm well past the point of sleepiness while driving at 3:00 am, but just the point of a deer or whatever causing me to fly off the road and risking someone's life besides mine. I could never live with that if it were to happen. I'll pass.
35years
Gravy route
When on a open highway and I am traveling faster than group of say 5 trucks, the last truck in the group will intentionally move to the left lane at the last moment to block me from passing. This is unsafe.
He will then travel only 1/2 to 1 MPH faster than the 4 trucks in the right lane. Sometimes the truck in the left lane will travel at the same speed as the trucks in the right lane for many, many miles, blocking traffic. This sometimes causes road rage in other drivers.
I assume it is done so that cars do not pass the trucks at a high rate of speed.
I think the truckers should at least not jump lanes at the last moment and the left lane driver should travel at least 2-3 MPH faster than the right lane trucks.
Two questions:
Are these "convoys" illegal?
Does UPS discourage feeder drivers from doing this?
He will then travel only 1/2 to 1 MPH faster than the 4 trucks in the right lane. Sometimes the truck in the left lane will travel at the same speed as the trucks in the right lane for many, many miles, blocking traffic. This sometimes causes road rage in other drivers.
I assume it is done so that cars do not pass the trucks at a high rate of speed.
I think the truckers should at least not jump lanes at the last moment and the left lane driver should travel at least 2-3 MPH faster than the right lane trucks.
Two questions:
Are these "convoys" illegal?
Does UPS discourage feeder drivers from doing this?
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
That’s why I will NEVER go out on a sleeper run... most of those guys run like Gypos out there....you have to fully trust who you are with and that they will stop and take a short nap if tired...And what a sad situation that was ,, God Bless Mark !
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
That was never brought up in my training but you will see trucks running together at 5-10 miles over the speed limit...I let them pass and get a good laugh out of seeing “professionals “ with 1/2 a second following distance between each of them...
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
Can you imagine working in a place like Lenexa,KS where you would pretty much get stuck on a sleeper team sometime throughout your career....I know there are some places that have dozens of sleeper runs...
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Stay back and see it all !!!!!!!!!
I don’t care how long it takes me , I’m going home to my family at the end of the day !!
Johney
Pineapple King
No I couldn't. If that were my only option I never would go into feeders.
Johney
Pineapple King
I always like the guy whose running a governed tractor at say 67 mph and I'm doing 65,said guy has just got to get by me and he's comes around and hits that wind wall or vacuum(whatever it's called)and just can't get by and seems to be stuck there. So now you gotta slow down to let him by mean while cussing and flipping you off for going slow as he goes by.
jaker
trolling
I drive at 50mph so I don't have that issue and it makes them mad and not me , I will get there when I get there
Coldworld
Well-Known Member
They run hard out there...like a gypo
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Nope.
True.
But they don't care. It's all about them.
Sometimes impossible.
Governed tractors or speed limit restrictions.
Nope.
Yup.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
Start with having a cdl or at least a permit , contact the feeders steward
barnyard
KTM rider
You have to sign a feeder school bid, which will qualify you for a feeder job. Until you are UPS qualified, you cannot sign a feeder bid. All you can do is ask when the next feeder school bid will be hung in your building. It has been 8 years since a feeder school bid was hung in my building.
