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Ptah

(33,021 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2014, 08:59 PM Jan 2014

Tobin, what's this?

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Tobin, what's this? (Original Post) Ptah Jan 2014 OP

That's illegal in 17 states! NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #1

! Kali Jan 2014 #3

Transporting Volvo 670's denbot Jan 2014 #2

A relative rarity today jmowreader Jan 2014 #4

Ménage à truck? azurnoir Jan 2014 #5

LOL! avebury Jan 2014 #6

duzy antiquie Jan 2014 #8

It's hard to drive anywhere without seeing 'em. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #9

Wouldn't it be funny if they AsahinaKimi Jan 2014 #7

Where did you think little SUVs came from? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2014 #10

I hauled those for a short period of time. Hardest job I ever had. Tobin S. Jan 2014 #11

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. That's illegal in 17 states!

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 09:04 PM

Jan 2014

Right out in public like that.

Sickening!

Shame on them!

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Kali

(55,004 posts)

3. !

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 13, 2014, 12:07 AM

Jan 2014

denbot

(9,898 posts)

2. Transporting Volvo 670's

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 09:37 PM

Jan 2014

It requires a doubles endorsement to piggy back two tractors.

jmowreader

(50,533 posts)

4. A relative rarity today

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 06:51 AM

Jan 2014

You used to see that all the time, but they really don't like doing that on with trucks that have condo sleepers because they're afraid of knocking the roofs off or fucking up the back axle, which has ALL the weight of the truck sitting on it. (This from a Freightliner transport driver I met in a truck stop.) Now they prefer to tow them flat - pull both driveshafts, hook the air from the tow rig to the towed one, and head on down the road.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

5. Ménage à truck?

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 07:16 AM

Jan 2014

avebury

(10,951 posts)

6. LOL!

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 08:06 AM

Jan 2014

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

8. duzy

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:38 PM

Jan 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

9. It's hard to drive anywhere without seeing 'em.

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 02:48 PM

Jan 2014

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

7. Wouldn't it be funny if they

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 08:06 AM

Jan 2014

Hooked up like that and the first driver didn't know he was hauling them? HITCHHIKERS!!!!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,325 posts)

10. Where did you think little SUVs came from? nt

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 05:54 PM

Jan 2014

Tobin S.

(10,418 posts)

11. I hauled those for a short period of time. Hardest job I ever had.

Reply to Ptah (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 08:32 PM

Jan 2014

Driving them wasn't the hard part, although they are quite a bit more tricky than a regular tractor-trailer. Try backing those bastards up!

The hard part was taking them apart. That's right. Usually, it is the truck driver's responsibility to take those down. That job can kick your ass, especially when it's very hot or very cold. It requires that you have some sense about you as well. You can easily get killed on that job if you do something dumb.

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