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10-01-2006, 05:57 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1972 21' Globetrotter
nc
, North Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2006
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DOT banned shiny Airstreams?
hey guys ,i was talking to a old truck driver today and we were talking about rvs. he was driveing a class c. i happened to bring up airstreams and remodeling and he said that airstreams used to be real shiney years ago but dot had airstream to tone them down because of complaints. he said they used to reflect the sun and at night headlights was a real big thing.
i know that the 79 i had years ago was shiney on the sides and the 71globe trotter ihave now was shiney on the sides. anyone ever hear of that?
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10-01-2006, 06:42 PM
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Retired.
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There were several factors involved in making Airstreams not shiny, I don't think ICC or DOT had much to do with it. There are many semi trailers with stainless steel and polished aluminum bodies, and I have never seen one pulled over because it was too shiny. Think "milk tanker".
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10-01-2006, 06:51 PM
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Liberator
1972 Argosy 24
1989 34.5' Airstream 345
Heart of Dixie
, Alabama
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Urban Legend
Milk Tankers are polished and on the road now.
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10-01-2006, 08:10 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
Join Date: Jun 2002
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DOT Shiny Airstreams?
and lets don't forget the Imperial Sugar Trucks!
Lee & Don Pace
72 Tradewind
Greenville, Tx
WBCCI 7287
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10-01-2006, 08:41 PM
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Rivet Master  
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
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I think shape has a lot to do with the problem. A cylindrical surface, such as a milk truck, doesn't have a flat surface, so the most it can reflect is a straight line, and that is usually a few feet above the sight line of any motorist.
On the other hand, the rear of my '59 Tradewind is perfectly flat, and angled directly at the eyes of any following dirver. Even if I do polish it (someday), I won't polish the rear panel.
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10-01-2006, 09:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2001 34' Limited S/O
Moyock
, North Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Can you pull an Airstream in the dark? In 7 years of pulling I have been able to avoid it except on very early mornings in the winter.
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10-03-2006, 05:02 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 21' Globetrotter
nc
, North Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 253
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on my post about dot, i don't know where the word BANNED come from, real strange. what i said was dot ask airstream to TONE them down. thats a long way from BANNED.
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10-03-2006, 05:04 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 21' Globetrotter
nc
, North Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 253
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Banned
on my post about dot, i don't know where the word BANNED come from, real strange. what i said was dot ask airstream to TONE them down. thats a long way from BANNED.
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10-03-2006, 05:18 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1972 21' Globetrotter
nc
, North Carolina
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 253
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about my post
the more i think about my post about dot. somsone has added that word to my post. now who could do that?
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