Author Topic: Musing (Read 922 times)

Jeff · « **on:** November 13, 2011, 02:28:28 pm »

I was out in the cabin driveway a couple minutes ago, coming back from getting a couple pails of water. I heard tires singing in the distance, gaining volume by the moment. I stood and waited to see the nice big semi load of Aspen pulp go by. It got me musing on what might be the circumstance that this fellow is hauling on a Sunday afternoon. I've got a whole head full of reasons, but I just wondered what you all might come up with.

Mooseherder · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2011, 02:31:07 pm »

No DOT on Sunday?

Jeff · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2011, 02:34:26 pm »

I should add, that this is the Sunday before our Firearms deer season starts Tuesday morning. That adds some more ingredient to the mix of scenarios.

Shotgun · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2011, 02:35:02 pm »

He gets it out of the woods while he can before the rifle deer season opener on Tuesday.

Norm

chevytaHOE5674 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2011, 02:39:24 pm »

Overweight?

Uninsured or unlicensed truck?

Wants the wood out before deer season?

Stole the wood off a job when nobody was around?

Driver without a license or CDL?

I've seen all of these and many more scenarios happen on jobs.

lumberjack48 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2011, 03:52:12 pm »

When i was hauling, i used to load Sunday so i could get my Monday 3 AM start for the week.

But then again we had a few pile diper's, I've had a 1000 cords laying around on different jobs. Its really hard to be everywhere, the logger next to me could have slipped in and took a load at any given time.

Back when we were loading railroad cars, my uncle was hauling. I happed to be out his way so i thought i'd stop in and bs with him awhile. When i pulled in the drive way there were piles of wood, i thought what the heck he doesn't log.
He had to come clean where the wood was coming from, he was hauling with a tandem truck, it takes 3 loads to load a rail car, he was making sure he had a cord or two extra on the last load. Most truckers set it on the ground at the rail yard to put it on the next car, not him he took it home for his own little stash of clear cash.

Gary_C · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2011, 04:15:33 pm »

I am just about ready to leave home for the landing near Cannon Falls where my semi is 2/3 loaded and almost ready to roll towards the mill tonight. Got my trip permits and fuel permits in hand plus I have an annual 6 axle permit for 98,000 gross and do not expect to be over that weight. It's nice to have the road almost to myself and shouldn't have to worry about the drunks and slowpokes.

Plan to leave before 9 PM tonight, should be at the mill by 1 AM and will sleep in the sleeper at the mill. Up at 5:45 Am to unload and should be back to the landing by about 11 AM. Then I will head for home to start getting flushed out for my surgery at 10 AM Tuesday.

Monday night my grandaughter is coming over and we are going to prempt Dancing with the Stars to watch the Monday night football game. I am a Packers fan and she is a Vikings fan but that's OK. We have a good time together but I only get to drink clear liquids.

Not much to muse about there. But there are a few drivers that tempt the DOT Gods and arrive about 3-4 AM with well over 100,000 lbs.

Jeff · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2011, 04:18:19 pm »

This was a big load. Humped up under the knuckle-boom. and that high on the pup as well. all 100" crosswise. Big, but I'd say typical as well.

Corley5 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2011, 04:37:53 pm »

Probably wants to be 1st in line tomorrow morning at LP in Newberry and ahead of the DOT guys

Gary_C · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2011, 04:41:09 pm »

There are a lot of log truckers that take their truck home after their last load on Friday, at least where the mills are only open 5 days, and go to the woods sunday afternoon and load to get an early start Monday morning. And yes, some of them do temp fate and push the load limits, but most do not.

At least here in MN and WI the DOT can come into the mills and look at load tickets back 30 days so they don't always have to catch the overweights on the road. But the mills that still stick scale, all bets are off.

Bobus2003 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2011, 05:03:20 pm »

Pretty common here to see trucks hauling wood 24/7.. Even on holidays you will see a few trucks out hauling.. All about making the All Mighty Dollar!!

mad murdock · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2011, 05:10:50 pm »

What Corley 5 said... for sure wanting to get a jump on the scale shack and be first in line, so he can get a jump on the week with season opener and all coming up.

madmari · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2011, 05:46:21 pm »

Trying to scratch out a living I suspect. Gotta respect the guy.

Autocar · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2011, 06:30:33 pm »

I considered loading this afternoon and making a run to a sawmill because there calling for a pretty steady rain tomarrow. I don't enjoy setting on my Prentice anymore in a down pour, but Ive never made a habit working on Sunday and will start in the morning

Ed_K · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2011, 06:35:27 pm »

Tom,my hauler works 6 days for his SiL hauling gravel,so I only get logs moved sundays and holidays.Makes for a long week.If I miss the Nascar race

,I end up forgeting what day it is

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Roxie · « **Reply #15 on:** November 13, 2011, 06:36:12 pm »

Cowboy Bob hauled two loads of steers to the auction today because he has another two or three loads tomorrow. He would have to turn down the business if he didn't go today. At best his three loads tomorrow will take him from 6AM to 6PM.

He works every holiday except Christmas. There are occupations when one must make hay while the sun shines.

smwwoody · « **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2011, 06:48:58 pm »

Could be a second job to help make ends meet. Such as this one for my son in our truck. this load was put on the truck sunday afternoon and parked at the wood yard to be unloaded monday afternoon after we both got done at our day jobs then back to the landing to load up and cut until sundown. then park the truck at the wood yard or saw mill after dark to do it all over agian the next day.

Not to mention we tend to push the weight a little when we are running after dark

Woody

woodmills1 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 13, 2011, 07:00:35 pm »

everyone here is working sunday to sunday since the storm

T Welsh · « **Reply #18 on:** November 13, 2011, 07:17:13 pm »

All the reasons above apply. if it was me,
1. its a Sunday,why am I working,$ or a favor!!!
2.DOT is not on the highway,I can run right up to capacity with out worries !!!
3. Its got to be a real good reason to be working on my only day off

Today,s economy is tough, every body has to do what is needed to be done to make a living. Tim

red oaks lumber · « **Reply #19 on:** November 13, 2011, 08:31:31 pm »

maybe he had earlier breakdowns and was just trying to turn loads to get caught back up. or wanting to get ahead to take a couple days off for hunting.
maybe he just got devorced and has to work 7's to just get by

or like most of us bustin the hump just to keep the wolf off the door step

chevytaHOE5674 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 13, 2011, 09:17:57 pm »

Chances are if it was humped up so that the loader was resting on the wood and the Pup was loaded to the top of the stakes that it was overweight. 164,000 pounds comes quick when you load them up to the gills.

Reddog · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2011, 11:25:45 pm »

Was it a load of white cedar from the island?
The only ticket you will get with that stuff on an 11 axle is a over height.

sandhills · « **Reply #22 on:** November 14, 2011, 12:00:37 am »

I know a few others have already mentioned it but my first thought was, just trying to make a living.

Norm · « **Reply #23 on:** November 14, 2011, 07:00:34 am »

Which brings to mind how many of us work Sundays. For me it's just another day if the weather's right during the time of year we are real busy. I get plenty of days off during the winter so don't really mind.

Corley5 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 14, 2011, 07:07:40 am »

Sunday's just another day at Whittaker Farms. We generally take it easier but rarely do nothing.

Gary_C · « **Reply #25 on:** November 14, 2011, 10:49:20 am »

What's that they say about the best laid plans? Didn't work as just as I was getting the semi warmed up and an air bag sprung a leak. Could not hold air pressure in the air bag system and had to give my plans up. Just donated $30 for the permits to WI DOT.

As far as the load being piled up in the center, that is required by the DOT under the load securement rules. You have to crown the top of your load so the holdown straps will touch every log on the top of the load. So being piled up in the middle is normal.

The other reason that has been danced around but not specifically mentioned for the sunday or off hours hauling is an acceptance of the fact that you cannot ever get along with DOT inspectors so the best choice is to avoid them if at all possible. Even if you are completely legal they will give you fits if they stop you. Around here some even carry tire gauges to check your tire pressures and will write you up for such things as using plastic tire valve caps.

Best plan is to stay as far away from the DOT as possible.

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