WARNING - STAY OFF I-40 between TN and NM DANGER!

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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 8:27pm

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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 8:35pm

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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 8:38pm

No thanks Nick but you atre welcome here anytime as most are that don't call me ignorant. Sorry to everyone for taking this this far but that to me was out of line on his part. Again i apoliogize.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 8:45pm

We got enough fruitloops in Ky. Didn't want to go to D.C. anyway. Just come to Ky.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 9:10pm

ToddSin NY wrote:

GBACBFan Thank you for the kind words. I've always tried to do good for and by people. But when I'm called ignorant my temper starts to raise and stand out. I would never do that to a person. Thanks again.

I hope you didn't mean that you would never call some one ignorant becaue you sure implied it in your 8:01pm post that reads "Then you sleep in the back seat of a pickup truck when it is unsafe and against DOT regs and you tell me I'm ignorant?". You may not have said it out right but you sure came close so.

I am not here to pick a fight with anyone or start anything but, I don't see why people on this sight can't get along we are not here to call each other names or argue over a companies policies or the amount of experience people have, we are here to talk about orange tractors, help each other, and have FRIENDLY conversations about anything else we should choose.

If you think I took your post out of context please explain, but I still don't see how a road closing had anything to do with a company hiring drivers that are not ready to be driving other than if they do lack in experience it is a good thing the all mighty dollar didn't get in the way of the saftey of many. It was a friendly warning that the roads were bad and turned hostile quick.

Not knowing either party in this matter I am not picking sides, I do agree that two wrongs do not make a right and no one should have been called any name in the first place

Sorry if I offended anyone but I hate seeing members of our little AC family fighting,

Denis

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Posted: 30 Jan 2010 at 9:26pm

What's all this Farm Equipment space being used like this for anyway. Would you mind taking your hard feelings for each other someplace else. I apologize if I'm talking out of turn. Try Private Messaging.

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Posted: 31 Jan 2010 at 12:38am

Denis I apologized even though I wasn't the one to take it to a personal level. I still do not beleave I said anything in anyway shape or form to Jim in a personal level. His was the one to start slingin mud not me. I don't think I needed to be called a name like that anymore than anyone else would like it.

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Posted: 31 Jan 2010 at 1:05am

Must be the road rage I have heard about. Gets to ya when you see to many======================================================

double lines.

Ok, you know, ifn you both had met on a nice sunny day, you guys would get along great.

The truck driving school thing, is to scary to be true but it is. I worked at a place that the drive was suppose to pick up a load from us. He called on a cell phone, fellow in office understood him (I guess), suppose to be just a few miles away at the only stop lights in town. I went to the door and waited to help guide him in, 1/2 hour later he shows up. I walk out to him and I can't understand a word he says. then I pointed to the door and showed him where to drive like usual pattern the other drivers used to get backed up into building. He jacks around for what seemed like an eternity. finally I told him to just shut truck off. We loaded with bobcat and pallet jacks out in the yard. Gave him the slips and pointed south and he left and went north. Worst tractor-trailer truck driver I ever did see, don't think he ever drove a truck before in his life. And prayed I would never see him back at the plant again either.

Then another fellow I know went TD school and got his permit and went to work foe another fellow I know. After 2 weeks, the 'new driver' ran the truck out of fuel couple hundred miles from truck shop and called back to see what he should do. owner said "Put the keys on the seat and lock the doors". "When you get that done, tell me." Driver said ok, He put the keys on the seat and locked the doors. then said he did it. The owner said "now you can walk home, your done driving for me." I asked the owner how he put up with that fellow for 2 weeks and he said he thought the guy would get the hang of it eventually but never did.

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Posted: 31 Jan 2010 at 7:04am

Back the truck up how about it.

The first guy posts a warning about the bad road conditions, and the second guy posts a bunch of stuff about the drivers of the company that the first guy works for all being a bunch of incompetents .

I'd say the second guy is absolutely ignorant of anything regarding the first guy or his ability, posted a bunch of crap that was completely irrelevant of the thread, and if he IS a stand up guy will apologize to the first guy in public, where he insulted him.

Even if every bit of the stuff the second guy posted about the truck driving schools and companies is true, what does that have to do with the competence of the first guy, his weather warning post, or any of the guys driving the trucks. What are they supposed to do about it? They're are just trying to make a living. They are immune to your consultations... they're quite aware of what they're going through

No, second guy... you were the one who started slinging the mud...you ARE wrong ....it WAS ignorant, and you owe the first guy an apology. It doesn't matter how nice a guy or how skilled and experienced you are otherwise.

Judge Judy has spoken.

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Posted: 31 Jan 2010 at 3:37pm

I can not for the life of me understand why when I voice my opion on the trucking companies and industry that I have been in and lived the life for 24 years I'm called a name, that offened me terriably by Jim and others down trod me? I did NOT call Jim any names or imply anything wrong to him or about him or his driving skills! What I stated was my opion of the company he refered to is all I did. He owns his own truck and trailer and does not work for any of these companies. Why is it when others vent their opion of large farms, the big box hardware stores, the closing of the Allis line by Agco, etc. it is ok?

I still don't beleave I should have been called ignorant for this! If I had called Jim a POS or stupid for stoping I could understand the hot water that is being poured on me but I do not beleave I was deserving of this.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 7:57am

Brad MI wrote:

Jim, I too appreciate this post. This post gave me a great heads up about what I was going to be facing today. We left the I35 split S of Dallas this morning; 4:30 AM. Had breakfast at Cracker Barrel Texarkana about 8:00. Shortly after leaving Texarkana is when the chit hit the fan! After a long hard day in hours of traffic jams, a couple detours around tractor-trailer wrecks, and MANY miles at 45mph and less, we are setting in Palestine Arkansas tonight. At dark I40 simply turned to glass. I'm at Loves, but there was NO place to park, so I bought a parking spot from the little motel across the street- and REAL GLAD to do so! I don't guess getting to Michigan tomorrow was all that important after all...... lol

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Brad

Brad,

Thank you for your post.

I started this Thread as a warning about road conditions on I-40

as a courtesy to members who might be traveling along it.

I drove from Nashville to Memphis on Sunday along a dry road

except for standing water starting about 30 miles east of Memphis.

Saw solid snow my trip, also at least one broken down TDOT plow,

TDOT was using CAT graders to plow snow along the east bound

I-40 emergency lane in several locations - guess they ran out of plows!

I am looking forward to some good traveling weather on I-40 west

to Bakersfield & Fresno.

I have another daughter in Portland, OR I have not seen for

6 years & I am looking forward to visiting her when I get there.

All you members have a good week & be safe!

Jim

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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 9:04am

Todd I know a couple of drivers who have the same complaints you stated about the as they call "schoolboys" and the CB talk. One I know was in I think Iowa 2-3 weeks ago during the winter storm with a load of paper rolls and was driving along, I forget which interstate, and topped a hill and there was a pileup on the bottom and know one was on top to warn anyone of it so he couldn't slow down enough with the weight he had to avoid it so instead of plowing into it and possibly killing people he took it to the median and rolled the truck to avoid hitting anyone else. I asked wasn't there anyone on the radio warning about it and he said, as you said, he gets tired of all the nagging and BS on there and had it turned off. He got in trouble still with the company for wrecking but under the circumstance I thought they should be glad he didn't kill anyone or himself and be glad they only had a wrecked truck.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 2:02pm

Times are tough enough out here on the road Andrew without all the crabby people on the CB whinning about the dispatcher, wife, kids, shippers, recievers, cops, DOT etc. I can see where he was coming from by turning off his radio. It is an unfortuate thing to have happen, but as usual it is easy for someone to come in afterwards and say you should have done this or this.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 5:57pm

6 years-wow. I could'nt stand that! Enjoy your trip and even more, enjoy your visit with your daughter. Be safe, Nick

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