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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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Anyone here from Alberta? Or anywhere else in western Canada?
 
Old Jan 13, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Saskatoon SK Can.
 
Old Jan 13, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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Not too far off, only a few hours away from me. I'm in Edmonton
 
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 01:16 AM
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yeah 5 hours 12 minutes at 105 kph with 61,000 lbs on the bank end... ( im a trucker)
 
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Damn... That's a hard job. I can't imagine driving all day without like stopping. Must be hard on your back.
 
Old Jan 15, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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oh i stop every few hours to get out and move around....
 
Old Jan 16, 2011 | 02:11 AM
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Still a tough job, I have an uncle who's a trucker in Kansas, and it's tought. Well I would imagine it being tough, all day on the road, especially now since I heard that the governmnt regulates how many hours you're allowed to drive in a day.
 
Old Jan 16, 2011 | 04:41 AM
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yeah up here in Canada we got 13 hours driving 1 hour on duty not driving...

US is 10 hours no matter what...
 
Old Jan 16, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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That really sets you back, I heard in come states like Nevada they govern your speed, and fines are quite large if you exceed a certain speed.
 
Old Jan 16, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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everywhere is becoming Governed.. Ont is 105 the states are 105 - 110, fines are getting big, but then again... we're hauling 60 - 90,000 lb's
 



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