New UPS dolly in our future

[Brown Now]

http://m.fleetowner.com/equipment/silver-eagle-offers-gap-managing-trailer-dolly

Should be interesting when pulling triples. I'll take double longs over triples any day.

 

[MoarTape]

Aren't the dollies already too short for double 45's?

 

[Wally]

Do you guys in Feeders say, "Hello Dolly"?

 

[Shifting Contents]

It's so nice to have you back where you belong
You're looking swell, Dolly,
We can tell, Dolly,
You're still glowin', you're still crowin'
You're still goin' strong.
We feel the room swayin'
For the band's playin'
One of your old fav'rite songs from 'way back when

 

[Wally]

 

[superballs63]

http://m.fleetowner.com/equipment/silver-eagle-offers-gap-managing-trailer-dolly

Should be interesting when pulling triples. I'll take double longs over triples any day.

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Screw that. Double long boxes don't seem like any kind of fun to me. Although we don't pull trips OR double longs.

I'll stick to just doubles

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

I can't see the company spending the extra $4500.00 per unit. Never seen them spend any money they didn't have to.

 

[BigDaddyO8a]

They waste a lot of money. Orion!!!!

 

[MoarTape]

Should be interesting when they break. Imagine pulling into a hub and the dolly doesn't expand like it should and you make a sharp turn. I suppose they'll say you should have expected the unexpected when you roll the set.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

HELL NO! Too complex. What's a "cyclinder" anyway?

 

[MoarTape]

I'd imagine just a beefier version of a hydraulic cylinder found in shocks.

 

[silenze]

When does the trailer abs ever work?

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Wish I had a dollar for every bent dolly tongue I've seen.

 

[Brown Now]

Aren't the dollies already too short for double 45's?

No. We use a regular dolly when pulling double longs. You just have to swing very wide because they will pinch corners.

 

[Brown Now]

Screw that. Double long boxes don't seem like any kind of fun to me. Although we don't pull trips OR double longs.

I'll stick to just doubles

Double longs are easier and more stable to pull then short doubles. Like pulling a couple of army tanks. Triples are easier to get around with,but more "wiggly" going down the pike.

 

[superballs63]

Double longs are easier and more stable to pull then short doubles. Like pulling a couple of army tanks. Triples are easier to get around with,but more "wiggly" going down the pike.

Interesting. I think just once it'd be nice to pull triples, even around the lot. We aren't allowed to, though

 

[Johney]

No. We use a regular dolly when pulling double longs. You just have to swing very wide because they will pinch corners.

Same here. What I want to know is I see others(FedEx freight,Walgreens) on the highway pulling longs and they all seem to have eight wheel dollies. Can someone explain why?

 

[Brown Now]

Same here. What I want to know is I see others(FedEx freight,Walgreens) on the highway pulling longs and they all seem to have eight wheel dollies. Can someone explain why?

I would think its for weight distribution . Holland uses tandem dollys as well. Freight is definitely heavier in most cases then parcel.

 

[MoarTape]

No. We use a regular dolly when pulling double longs. You just have to swing very wide because they will pinch corners.

That's actually what I meant. Too short to make tighter turns.

 

[Johney]

I would think its for weight distribution . Holland uses tandem dollys as well. Freight is definitely heavier in most cases then parcel.

Ok that makes sense.