I got a real treat this weekend, I was asked to haul for someone that has a pretty nice truck. It?s a 2005 Western Star that?s in really nice shape. It has a Detroit with a 13 speed and about 550 000 miles on it. I hauled 2 loads yesterday and 1 today. It?s snowing here most of the day today. Had a bit of a scare. At the end of the side road where it joins the highway there?s a short steep hill downward then it starts back upward at the stop sign. It hadn?t been plowed or sanded. I came to an almost stop with a load on at the crest of the hill, put the jake on ready to flick it off if the trailer started to pass me. I crept down as slow as I could and as the truck started speeding up I started applying the brakes. The tires drug on the snow covered roads with all the weight on so I slid down the entire grade of maybe 150?. That wasn?t horrible except there?s a closed down garage on that corner and some idiot was ripping around the parking lot with an old half ton. As I was sliding down the hill they plowed through a snow bank flinging themselves out onto the road. Luckily they managed to stay in their own lane. Here?s some pictures of the receiving yard at Cavendish Farms fry plant. I was just here on Friday with the electrical contractor on ojt helping do scheduled maintenance and change a 30hp fan motor.
