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<blockquote data-quote="Shiftless" data-source="post: 5585848" data-attributes="member: 47472"><p>When I started feeder in the late 70's and well into the 80's they rode with us 4 times a year. They were on this kick they had to ride with you your whole shift every qtr. </p><p></p><p>I asked the on road one day, you just rode with me weeks ago?? He said "all of a sudden you are taking too much travel time, what's up with that?" Me being a wise A $ $, Hope in! He only rode to the rail yard and back and got out of the tractor. I said wait a minute you gotta ride with me the full shift! He mumbled walking away some expletive about his manager and I just couldn't contain my laughter.</p><p></p><p>What happened was, they finally gave me an assigned 1st tractor. They had been bouncing me around tractors as they were in short supply till I got this one. 1964 cabover International. Thing couldn't get out of its own way!!!! Going down the freeway and going under overpasses meant there was a large hill to descend and climb out of at max a 40 foot elevation change? I would have to drop 3 to 4 gears to drop in and climb out of, then build up a healthy head of steam for the next one. I called the 5 digit tractor</p><p>"Ca Ching". </p><p></p><p>As per their policy, "its always best to step over a dollar to pick up a Nickle"</p><p></p><p>Oh those were the days my friend's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiftless, post: 5585848, member: 47472"] When I started feeder in the late 70's and well into the 80's they rode with us 4 times a year. They were on this kick they had to ride with you your whole shift every qtr. I asked the on road one day, you just rode with me weeks ago?? He said "all of a sudden you are taking too much travel time, what's up with that?" Me being a wise A $ $, Hope in! He only rode to the rail yard and back and got out of the tractor. I said wait a minute you gotta ride with me the full shift! He mumbled walking away some expletive about his manager and I just couldn't contain my laughter. What happened was, they finally gave me an assigned 1st tractor. They had been bouncing me around tractors as they were in short supply till I got this one. 1964 cabover International. Thing couldn't get out of its own way!!!! Going down the freeway and going under overpasses meant there was a large hill to descend and climb out of at max a 40 foot elevation change? I would have to drop 3 to 4 gears to drop in and climb out of, then build up a healthy head of steam for the next one. I called the 5 digit tractor "Ca Ching". As per their policy, "its always best to step over a dollar to pick up a Nickle" Oh those were the days my friend's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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