Stupid woman also assumes that what it says on the side is what they’re carrying. We were pulling fridges delivering to Tesco the week before Xmas and we also do some backloads which include delivering food to supermarket RDCs so just because it says kitchens on the side of the trailers I pull it doesn’t mean that is what is in the trailer.
Oh lordy, Carryfast is off on one of his very favorite topics. I bet he couldn’t belive his luck when the snow struck
Carryfast:
As for exerting more pressure by putting more load on the drive that ain’t going to work in deep snow when what’s needed is exactly the opposite and more drive,just as in the case of getting a tipper through deep mud.
Deep snow and deep mud are two totally different surfaces two drive on with one common theme - if there is solid ground underneath, a heavy (20+t) drive will plough through no problem. This I know speaking from several years of experience in Scandinavia.
The advantage of a twin drive only comes in play when the truck is always loaded heavy and the truck runs in areas where the roads are in bad shape more often than usual. If it’s empty or loaded light, a twin drive is with it’s two featherlight drives is a bit less rewarding to drive.
But don’t let that stop you
Called into Monkton services on the A77 last night - no milk and no bread , Found out later that nothing had left the warehouse for 4 days .
Think about that 4 days and the shelves were empty . Now imagine all lorry drivers could actually stick together and stop work for a week - by Thursday we would be doing some pretty serious talking .
edit - I know it will never happen - I’m just pointing out the reality .