Chapter 780: It's a fool not to hang the neutral gear
Located 6.5 kilometers north of the airport, the transshipment yard is not only a place for cargo transshipment, but also a huge material hoarding yard and even a sizable oil depot.
There is also a huge oil depot on the side of the Glasee mine, which requires a large amount of fuel oil and lubricating oil for mining and beneficiation, plus oil for power generation, seaplane backup oil, and the largest number of tankers in the transportation fleet.
More than 300 heavy trucks are currently running on the magical road from Yellowknife to Lake Gera in groups of four, departing every 20 minutes, day and night.
After the trucks set off from Yellowknife City, they first went all the way to the east, which is more than 60 kilometers of relatively normal roads, but then more than 300 kilometers of road all the way to the north is more than half of the ice surface, which will cross countless lakes and rivers.
There was no bulletproof car used, just two pickup trucks and a long-headed bus, and the people were pulled to the freight yard in one pot.
This is the Yellow Knife, in winter, there are hundreds of people in the "Star Diamond Group" here, and the number of people with guns is about the same, more than the police, Zhang Nan is obviously safe here.
After arriving at the destination, I saw a busy scene, the huge freight yard was divided into several blocks, busy but not chaotic, obviously there was a professional dispatching brain in command.
Anthony Davis was in the same car as Zhang Nan, Zhang Nan put a big hood on his head, and wore double reindeer skin gloves on his hands, and got out of the car.
"Good job!"
The wind has become smaller, dry and cold, and it can still be carried. It was dark, but there were a lot of strong lights in the freight yard, and I could see it clearly.
The freight yard is prosperous, which shows that the transportation channel is smooth, which is all creating wealth for himself, Zhang Nan is certainly in a good mood.
Davis replied on the side: "The main reason is that the guys from Huaxia are capable, and the transportation efficiency has increased a lot. Many of the drivers who used to drive to the gold mines were Canadian farmers and construction workers looking for work in the winter, and some were thrill-seekers who could earn $400 for a two-day trip.
Those who are looking for excitement are unreliable, and those who are looking for temporary jobs are too skilled, and the average speed is only 10 to 20 kilometers, otherwise it will have to happen!
Boss, Mr. Xiang recruited people are too strong, the average speed can reach more than 30 kilometers, and it is safe, a car has been stuck in an ice hole in the past two years, and there is not much loss.
Strong, really strong!
Definitely the best snow driver in the world!"
The boss and his brother-in-law came to inspect together, and Davis wanted to shoot this sycophant, but what he just said was really the truth from the bottom of his heart!
“... Now local workers in Canada are basically doing some auxiliary work, or serving as co-drivers, and more than 9% of the drivers of the main car are guys from China..."
There are two drivers in one car, because they can't see the sun for a long time all day long, and people are easy to get tired when driving, while the drivers from Huaxia all drive to the destination in one go, and at most they have a hot meal at the temporary rest stop on the way.
If you are too busy, you can eat directly in the car, except for going to the toilet, you don't stop at all, and you can drive to your destination for more than ten hours.
If you change to drivers from Canada and the United States, they will not work so hard, and the habitual transportation mode of Chinese drivers has reduced the transportation cost a lot - because of fuel.
It's normal to have minus 30 degrees here, and even on relatively warm days, the minimum temperature will be below minus 25 degrees, which has led to the light diesel used by trucks running on the ice highway before being minus 50.
When the general temperature is minus 14 °C - minus 29 °C, minus 35 diesel is selected, which does not mean that minus 35 diesel can withstand the cold of minus 35 degrees without wax.
Because of driving habits, Western drivers often stop for several hours at rest stops, which leads to the possibility of freezing if they use minus 35 diesel and have to use minus 50 diesel.
But even if the driver from Huaxia has a hot meal at the rest stop, it will be done within half an hour, and the car and oil road will not be completely frozen, and you can rest assured that you can use negative 35 diesel boldly.
You know, the heavy trucks here even have a heating system on the outside of the mailbox, as long as the car is running, the fuel temperature in the mailbox is guaranteed, and the engine can grill sausages.
Moreover, the guys from Huaxia have many ways to deal with the freezing of oil roads, many of which are unheard of by Western drivers, and even some drivers dare to add minus 20 diesel fuel during the day and set off, and drive to Glahu Lake in one go.
The price of minus 35 super is relatively low, and because the speed of the car has increased, almost half of the cost can be saved on the fuel piece, which makes the dispatchers in the West stunned!
At this time, Xiang Weirong on the side listened to Davis's words and said with a smile: "Basically, they are all guys from the Sichuan-Tibet line, the Xin-Tibet line, the northwest and northeast regions, and they are all masters and daring. I heard that the roads here are very flat, and those ice sections are fifty or sixty meters wide.
It takes hundreds of meters to stop a brake, and these guys from Huaxia are probably the same as me.
But don't do it if you're not skilled, or you'll get into trouble in the blink of an eye!"
Hearing this, Davis had a sudden sense of enlightenment: there are very few drivers in Canada and the United States who do this, and the reasons for driving habits, laws and national conditions.
And although this is Canada, there is no police on that road, and it is completely managed and maintained by company employees, as long as it is safe, you can drive as you want!
No man's land, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, as long as you don't violate the company system, you can do whatever you want!
Davis said, "No wonder. The company has come up with a fuel-saving reward system, and each round trip will award 1, 2, and 3 prizes. As long as other drivers save fuel, they can also get a one-third of the fuel cost saved as a bonus commission, and now all drivers are getting bonuses..."
Where there is a reward, there is positivity.
When training to familiarize themselves with Western heavy trucks, those Canadian instructors casually mentioned that they could not hang neutral, so they did not hang it.
But as soon as the reward policy comes out, the judging criteria are fixed, and those who don't hang up the empty gear are stupid!
"How many are the top three prizes?"
Xiang Weirong asked.
"$3,000, $2,000 and $1,000, plus fuel savings. ”
This time, Xiang Weirong laughed and said, "If I drive here, I can also compete for the top three." ”
When Zhang Nan heard this, he smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, I think you can take the first place." ”
Xiang Weirong shook his head, "There are capable people among the truck drivers, I don't dare to brag." Not to mention anything else, in the past, Lao Zhang of the team used to compete with me for the first place in fuel economy every month, and at the end of the year, I could win for four or five months at most. ”
Lao Zhang, that skill is very good!