Ask a Feeder Driver, Feeder Driver FAQ

[burrheadd]

What's an 'average' trailer weight for a feeder set?

Not sure about trailer weight

Most feeder drivers gross out between 250- 300 lbs

 

[Mugarolla]

Always “murdered out” with the tape....

It's ridiculous how bright some of these lights are in this truck even with the dimmer all the way down. Electrical tape does wonders.

 

[over9five]

On the highway it is a fing joke...

I had a newish International last night. The horn sounds like some gay foreign car, you can hardly hear it yourself, never mind anyone else hearing it.

 

[govols019]

So why do we not have air horns

Because we are children.

 

[trickpony1]

Because we are children.

The same reason we don't have sleeper berths...
...because we still wet the bed.

Oh wait....

 

[Johney]

With or without the driver in it? Sometimes it makes a huge difference.

You order your strechy pants yet there big boy?

 

[Johney]

The drivers never know unless they go through the scales and, even then, they still won't know unless they are overweight which is rare.

The paperwork given to the drivers has a "per cent" shown of the capacity of the trailer.

So...your trailer(s) could be 90% full of bowling balls or 90% full of pillows. You'll never know.

It's almost as if this is done on purpose.

Kick it back.

Although you usually have a pretty good idea when they're full of bowling bowls when stopping at traffic lights.

 

[Johney]

Because we are children.

Right, and every guy that get's a rental with one during peak let's everyone know about it.

 

[over9five]

Right, and every guy that get's a rental with one during peak let's everyone know about it.

Darn right! Makes me a super-trucker!

 

[Coldworld]

13’6...

I had a newish International last night. The horn sounds like some gay foreign car, you can hardly hear it yourself, never mind anyone else hearing it.

good luck trying to tell the teenager drifting into your lane on her cellphone with that Kia horn...lol

 

[Coldworld]

Darn right! Makes me a super-trucker!

Lmao... guys were plowing that air horn about 20 times during their pretrip.... gotta make sure it works properly...

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

Our shop used to unhook the air horns on the rentals until right before they were sent back.

 

[Johney]

Darn right! Makes me a super-trucker!

You don't need an air horn to convince me of that.

 

[jaker]

The novelty will go away if ever everyone had them and the benefits still outweigh not having them

 

[Indecisi0n]

I make the horn sound with my mouth.

 

[HEFFERNAN]

I make the horn sound with my mouth.

 

[trickpony1]

I make the horn sound with my mouth.

When the air compressor has reached maximum PSI it makes a "spitting" sound. How do you replicate that?

Kick it back.

 

[burrheadd]

When the air compressor has reached maximum PSI it makes a "spitting" sound. How do you replicate that?

Kick it back.

You sure you want to know

Lmao

 

[Indecisi0n]

When the air compressor has reached maximum PSI it makes a "spitting" sound. How do you replicate that?

Kick it back.

I'd have to show you, copy?

 

[Rick Ross]

I'd have to show you, copy?

The PSI that happens at as well as the PSI the compressor kicks in at can be on your CDL permit test and will be on the air brakes portion of your pre-trip..

Over!