allikat:
Well thanks Casey for your helpful information. But I should ask you to calm down with respect to Pat. Most of us have had “You get a new truck in 3 months” before from employers, only for that to turn out to be a steaming pile of… well you know.
His cynicisn is well founded in facts, and only the drivers who go there can really tell us what the do in fact end up driving.
Allikat, If I have left the impression that Mr.Hasler has me excited,I apoligize to all. My only concern was his inaccurate portrayal of Yanke Transports equipment. Again I will state that Yanke Transport are well known for their excellent equipment. I dont have first hand knowledge of every truck and trailer and I am not able to analyze the mechanical condition of trucks parked on the side of the road as Mr Hasler is able to do while driving past. I have already said that yes, there may very well have been a blue ford day cab on the side of the road with Yanke on the door but please dont try to make out like its a regular highway unit. Now that was worth a laugh!!
Im not pro Yanke anymore than any I am pro any Saskatchewan carrier. i just like to see the facts presented properly and not some B.S. slid in at the bottom of a post! I wonder what well founded facts Mr.Hasler has concerning Yanke Transport?? You are correct Allikat, only the drivers who end up working there can really tell any one what they get to drive or anything else about what its like to work at Yanke. Please keep me informed, as I would like to know who gets all those new Yanke Volvo`s that are lined up at the dealer in Saskatoon.
Casey: calm and cool in Saskatoon
You seem to have a bone to pick with me Casey, ‘Mr Hasler’ is pure sarcasm and so are your remarks
It is quite easy to figure out that when you see an unattended old Ford truck on the shoulder with the four ways flashing and the hood up, you can bet it has broken down, the fact that it was blue with ‘Yanke’ on the side makes no difference.
You don’t have to be a mechanic to work it out.
In no way have I put Yanke down so I can’t see why you are so hostile, a coment about one truck is not a slur on a company. I work for a very good company but even we have a couple of old trucks, it is nothing to be ashamed of.
All this hostility form one small coment puzzles me
I will not be drawn into a pointless argument with you over this, so don’t expect any more replies from me toward you.
I saw a broken down Ford truck with Yanke on the door and that is my final coment
Pat Hasler:
You seem to have a bone to pick with me Casey, ‘Mr Hasler’ is pure sarcasm and so are your remarks
It is quite easy to figure out that when you see an unattended old Ford truck on the shoulder with the four ways flashing and the hood up, you can bet it has broken down, the fact that it was blue with ‘Yanke’ on the side makes no difference.
You don’t have to be a mechanic to work it out.
In no way have I put Yanke down so I can’t see why you are so hostile, a coment about one truck is not a slur on a company. I work for a very good company but even we have a couple of old trucks, it is nothing to be ashamed of.
All this hostility form one small coment puzzles me
I will not be drawn into a pointless argument with you over this, so don’t expect any more replies from me toward you.
I saw a broken down Ford truck with Yanke on the door and that is my final coment
Allikat, if you speak French like a Spanish cow, you’ll do just fine in Quebec. Just remember that “vous” does not exist in the quebecois dialect. Always use “tu”. Everybody is considered familiar there…
yeah keep us informed zippy,i spoke to them the other day and they looking for more in jan,so i just getting the stuff together they’ve asked for so fingers crossed i could be there in jan myself,i’ll let ya know.good luck
Hey, I got started on a 300 “big-cam” ■■■■■■■■ Real gutless wonder, too. We used to have a straight 7-speed short-throw shifter, and they expected us to haul 80,000 lbs up mountains with that■■?
At least mine has a 13 speed roadranger in it. Yes, it is gutless, and I get to haul around 80,000 pounds with it too. Though there is debate on whether the extra axles actually mean anything for the weight limits… 'tis much fun offroad with that much weight in a straight truck.
Alli,
Is that the big “quad” axle rigid you’re running?
you must be hauling “Taters” or beets by now?
That GMC was the big star truck on TV here yesterday as “Snowman” was driving it in “Smoky and the bandit 2”
Alli,
You’re going to know your arse from you elbow when the beet season starts
24/7 for two months and hundreds of trucks flying about the back roads going to the beet stations from the fields.Try to get on with “Martin Bros” from Grafton,they have 16000 acres of beets to harvest and to see 16 beet harvesters and 50 trucks along with quad track tractors to pull the trucks out when they get stuck its a sight to behold on a dark night all in the same field,Talk about Xmas tree lights
You’ll feel good too because your 1984 GMC will look like a modern machine compared to some you’ll come across when the beets start flowing
This must all be very similar to the maze harvest here at the moment, hundreds of ‘wrecks’ flying around the back roads leaving a trail of green shavings flying around, looks like a swarm of locusts following them
All familiar because they’re all related… 
