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crane operator

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Which one is the driver?

I tell ya' there are way too many drivers on the road that shouldn't have a CDL and that guy is one of them.

Those 4" PVC pipes sticking out of the ground painted bright ******* green for a reason are very expensive when one runs over them.
Driver is the guy in the bright blue shirt. It really grinds my gears, when people stand between moving equipment and a trailer, like he is when the forklift is backing up to hook up a chain. Too easy to get smushed.

Oh and wrapping the chain in the middle of the bumper? Wrap by the frame rail.....
 
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crane operator

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CO you picked a rough week to try dry heat i live 2 hours east of blyth and it has been below 95 at night in 10 days

Arizona doesn't recognize a tridum axel group for 60000 only 57000 everyone here uses west coat style trailers with 16 tire groups after that you go to 9 axels and that's a little over kill for your crane
My cali hauler was a 16 tire group. I think my local guy just messed up on what they can haul, I don't know what they were delivering in phoenix, but I think they just goofed on configuration. There's a reason I don't mess much with hauling for hire, every state has different regs, and I just don't have time to mess with it.

We get pretty humid here, and it can get warm. But I was up early and traveling, and not drinking fluids because "getting things done". The super dry really bit me. It could have been much worse, I was close to bad shape.

The trucker called this afternoon, I think I'm unloading tomorrow.
 

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My cali hauler was a 16 tire group. I think my local guy just messed up on what they can haul, I don't know what they were delivering in phoenix, but I think they just goofed on configuration. There's a reason I don't mess much with hauling for hire, every state has different regs, and I just don't have time to mess with it.

We get pretty humid here, and it can get warm. But I was up early and traveling, and not drinking fluids because "getting things done". The super dry really bit me. It could have been much worse, I was close to bad shape.

The trucker called this afternoon, I think I'm unloading tomorrow.
Around here we start at 430 or 5 in the morning this time of year and wrap by 1 if possible

2 gallons of water is probably the minimum for working in this heat everyday and there is nothing more fun than being on the side of the road in the afternoon working on a truck you literally bake laying on the asphalt
 

crane operator

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Around here we start at 430 or 5 in the morning this time of year and wrap by 1 if possible

2 gallons of water is probably the minimum for working in this heat everyday and there is nothing more fun than being on the side of the road in the afternoon working on a truck you literally bake laying on the asphalt
We start at 6, and do that usually middle of june through end of august. Done by 2-2:30. The worst is usually 2-6 here in the afternoon.

Heat index warning starts this week, its been pretty nice here this spring, so we haven't gone to 6 start yet.
 
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