White tractors?
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Crowbar is correct on sleeper units. UPS Cartage also drives white tractors, although I have never seen sleepers.
raceanoncr
Well-Known Member
AND, compared to "brown" tractors, comfortable as hell! In my tenure as a sleeper driver, we acquired two new Freightliners and promptly put about 800,000 miles each on em.
Air suspension, seats, cab, long wheelbase, carpet, two beds, tv, fridge, quiet, the usual XM, disc player, almost the works...
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
That makes sense, you cant see it in the pic but it was pulling a set of triples. On Sunday afternoon. I couldnt figure out who would be doing that in a rental truck.
cachsux
Wah
They don`t seem to back up as well as the browns though
Thats because non-Sleeper drivers rely too much on the rear window instead of their mirrors (and can't adjust to the longer wheelbase).
Ya gotta work on those skills son!
(Actually most sleeper teams don't do much backing up. Their sets are built for them and waiting as it's paid by mileage and only hourly after a 2 hour delay at the TA etc. Most of our leased ones have a pintle, but the peak rentals do not, so you have to have trailer + gear backing skills to even build a set with them.)
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Why? There are quite a few western states that allow triples.
washington57
Well-Known Member
I'm on vacation and have been on a roadtrip and I have seen several triples out west. WA, ID,UT, maybe OR? Can't remember.. exactly where I saw them.
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
I know for sure Utah allows them. AZ does only on I-15 in the NW corner of the state. I'm pretty sure WY and MT allow them.
Just Lurking
Well-Known Member
Also, Kansas and South Dakota allow triple pups and double 40's
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
I have glasses. And I know how to count to three. Triples are legal in Oregon, I see them all the time. Might want to get a clue.
raceanoncr
Well-Known Member
They don`t seem to back up as well as the browns though
Backup? They got reverse? Huh, I never made the connection.
cachsux
Wah
I know. I sometimes have the "privilege" of putting sets together for them. I especially like when they try and tell you how to do your job. I love taking orders from a guy in a cowboy hat, dago t, and sandals with socks. "Oopsy, I didn`t mean to get grease on your hoses" sorry.
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Not sure but he could have been going for 'experience' (drivers) or 'size' (tractor).
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