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drifter379

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  1. Yes I have a full access laminate. I can go anywhere in the venue I want and even watch the show. But unless we are there multiple days I sleep until it’s time to load out because we drive all night to the next venue.
  2. That’s one way to put it.
  3. The new (reman) motor I put in ole Sparkle Cake spun the main bearings climbing the Cumberland Gap in Maryland last Friday. The motor was installed 7/16/24 have exactly 11535 miles on it. As you can imagine I’m not very happy about it. Waiting on warranty to decide what they are going to do about it. Fortunately my new company is letting me lease a truck from them while it gets sorted. Unfortunately it’s a Freightliner Cascadia.
  4. K-pop is ok I guess but I was just told today what my next tour is most likely going to be. are you fucking kidding me??!!??? 🤘😍🤘
  5. This might be the best job ever. They actually seem to respect and appreciate what we do as drivers.
  6. Mostly by my other trucker friends. And I’m a little worried about karma if I’m being honest. I’ve said some not nice things about a bunch of window licking door swingers over the years.
  7. This is going to take some real getting used too. It’s been at least 15 years since I was pulling dry van. Picked up my trailer and headed out early am to try and beat some of the holiday traffic leaving LA.
  8. I miss the days of $5 a wheel and $10 a tank.
  9. I paid $800 and I gave them a generous tip on top of that. They hit everything but the Stacks, mirrors, and the bumper. It took 4 guys a total of 5 hours to do it. Worth every penny to me. If you’re not familiar you should check out vids of guys polishing trucks and what they look like when they are done.
  10. I’ve been told we have guides to back us in. I won’t even have to look in my mirrors.
  11. That’s a great recommendation but if you’re seeing the dates you can see I’m not going to have time for any lolly gagging on this one. But I’ll keep that one in mind for sure.
  12. Some say Sparkle Cake is already kawaii. And yeah I’ll be pulling vans but I still ain’t no damn door swinger. Apparently they have people that do that for us. Uwu
  13. 6 cities 13 days. Not sure how many trucks.
  14. Welp this is going to be a crazy new adventure. Got assigned my first tour. It’s a K-Pop band called G Idle. We are all stickerd and tagged up and ready to roll out tomorrow. I absolutely hate having the name on the door. It just looks so generic. Was told I can change it so when I find a place and have time I’m probably going to change the “silver” lettering to silver leaf. Should at least make it pop.
  15. Stopped in Eloy on my way to Phoenix to get all the shiny bit polished up. They put the sparkle put back into ole Sparkle Cake. I should find out today which tour I will be starting on.
  16. This pic was coming in to Claude Tx just outside of Amarillo. It went from 112* to 68* and back up to 108* in 20 miles.
  17. Got the call today. I go to orientation for Stage Call in Phoenix next Tuesday. not gonna lie. I’m kind of excited about this one. couple of pics from this week.
  18. That sounds high. I’m not good at math though. April 2019 to June 2024. 460,000 miles
  19. I went with the same exact motor. When you start changing things it leads to other changes and more problems.
  20. At a coal mine in Elgin. Who knew? Any way it was shut down years ago and the are doing a reclamation project. They couldn’t sell the old drag lines so they are tearing them down and selling off the parts.
  21. It was $50k and I’ve heard it’s not uncommon for artists to give out bonuses at the end of tours her stuff is just more publicized. I’d fit right in with the carnies but no. Big pop country acts mostly. (I’ll keep my opinions on artists to my self because I really want this job)
  22. Ole sparkle cake is back up and running. Had a few loads to shake the new motor down. So far so good. but now I’m looking at changing companies again. My current company is down to one active customer and they don’t have enough to keep company trucks and owner ops moving at the same time. I been talking to Stage Call and will be trying out the entertainment industry for a while. Seems like the only thing that slows them down is global pandemics. (Damn I probably shouldn’t have said that)
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