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It's fucking cold out edition.
Previous Thread: >>14073678
>How do I into CDL?
Community college, independent schools. Get a grant or loan before you sign a contract with a company offering to pay for school.
>Good rookie companies?
http://pastebin.com/Sv0cyWyH
>Bad rookie companies?
Anything not in the pastebin
Welcome back TF. Finally got my CDL two days ago, about to start my training to drive local. How's the weather out there?
>>14133399
>LTLFag
That ain't TF lol
>>14133399
I managed to get delayed only 1 hr on my way through ct this morning in the freezing rain. 2 major accidents on the way.
I swear those rail van guys do not give a fuck. Even the crazy fed ex wiggle wagons were going slow, but not those guys.
>>14133499
That's better than it could have been. How many swift trucks were in the ditch?
>>14132060
saw what was coming, dropped the trailer?
>>14133554
(I have to, I just feel I have to.)
Just ask Whiney.
>>14133753
Replacement truck to pull the trailer away and wrecked truck already gone?
>>14133765
I think 'e means a rollback trailer, which should already be connected to a tractor.
>>14133753
I think I've seen one stuck in the median. But now I'm in San Antonio so it's breezy and nice.
>live and work in California
>don't have to deal with any ice bullshit
>worst is some heavy rain
Feels good man
>>14133794
I see that now.
Is it possible for the kingpin to shear easily?
>>14134263
Fuckers hold back 50k+ all the time.
Seems unreal to me.
>is it cool if I park for just a sec? k. thax.
>>14134263
>>14134430
Don't have the pic anymore, but I once saw an article about a truck that got picked up by a crane. It was at a dock yard, hauling a shipping container. Driver didn't unlock the container from the trailer and the crane (automated) picked it up. Lifted the truck a few stories in the air, truck just hanging from the kingpin. It held.
>>14133399
Neat. Had an ice storm in Chicago yesterday.
>>14133753
Trailer only has to move a few degrees past the 5th wheel swivel to snap a kingpin off of a rusted out apron.
>>14134263
The kingpin itself? No. Rusted out apron or a poorly adjusted and worn locking jaw is what usually leads to trailer detachment.
>>14135218
Sounds like all sorts of fun. I'm stoked, my boss is sticking me in a beautiful show condition 1990 379 running a 12v71 and 18 speed crunchbox. Pic related.
>>14135218
Hey TF
A few threads ago you mentioned using a certain liquid to clean your windshields in an X to prevent fogging etc. What was it called?
Also, do blow torches (had to free up a stuck set of brakes) have multiple uses or are they kaput after single use? And are blowtorches and propane torches the same thing?
>>14135922
Didn't he say alcohol and newspaper for the windshield?
And a blowtorch is normally oxy-acetylene (sp?), right? Not really a handheld thing. And yes, you can use propane and oxy-acetylene over and over as long as there is fuel in the tanks.
>>14135964
>Didn't he say alcohol and newspaper for the windshield?
Doesn't work. Tried it.
>>14135901
>plugged in lights on a trailer in transport
Wat.
>>14135922
Alcohol and paper towels to clean, deodorant in an X then buffed in with a dry paper towel as anti-fog.
I don't use a blow torch. I use a handheld MAPP torch. I use it for cooking (lighting grill, browning meat, etc), thawing frozen valves and gelled fuel lines, and for light metal work. The 14"ish bottles last me 1-2 years. I don't recommend using a torch on brakes unless a hammer won't break the shoes loose.
>>14135901
Fukken noice bru.
Also
>Pilot in Tifton, GA has a Steak n Shake
WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS
>last drop and hook
>sleepy as fuck
>mess up hooking up to the trailer and fifth wheel passes kingpin
>fat as fuck and out of shape
>spend 30min turning the handle on the landing gear to get the kingpin high enough for the fifth wheel to pass
>finally hook up and leave
>not even sleepy anymore because arms and shoulders sore as fuck
>>14136904
>not just tipping the 5th wheel forward with an empty plastic bottle to get it to clear the kingpin
Bruh. You could have fixed that in 10 minutes.
>>14136986
You mean using a bottle as like, a shim?
I wish I could be a trucker and also smoke weed at the end of my shift
I mean I guess I could but knowing my luck I will fuck myself
Tbh it would be pretty sweet to smoke a spliff while cruisin down the open road too
tl;dr i havent smoked bud in like 8 years but i still miss it
i also miss stickin my penis inside of women and shooting my sperm on them, i think i need to start paying for women of the trade cause its almost too much effort to find sperming buddies, whenever im home i just veg out and dont go anywhere and dont do anything
who I91 through hartford and springfield here?
>>14136026
I've seen transporters plug in the last camper on their trailer before. I thought it was cool tbqh
>NEETfag
>just got back from a 3 day shadow session with my brother on his truck
>he told me to go with him on a couple of runs since he thought i would really enjoy the profession given my personality
>we picked up loads in VA and delivered to PA, NY and Baltimore
>absolutely loved every second of it. trucker life is just about perfect for an introvert like me.
Unfortunately it seems like I was not made for driving. Driving through the mountains of PA and NY was not easy, and i wasn't even the one driving.
Whenever my brother drove through one of those cramped bridges or any of the ramps/elevated turns/whatever my heart just fucking sank. he told me to stay focused on the road and i tried, but still all i could think about was just how easy it would be for a person like me (don't have a driver's license, took a few driving lessons a few years ago and i sucked bad at making turns) to not turn the wheel enough on a ramp or misjudge how fast i was going and then just fall to my death.
A couple of times I had to close my eyes because of how sharp those turns were and just how high up we were.
I guess I never realized just how much I fear heights because I've lived in a very flat state all of my life.
Also, I hit on a Love's employee. I know hitting on customer service people is retarded because they're paid to be nice but whatever I was having a blast accompanying my brother and her ass was amazing.
I'm 18 and need a job to help my family. Trucking seems respectable and worthwhile. How do I get into trucking when most companies seem to only want 21-22 year olds?
>>14136571
You are now
>>14136904
>>14136986
Did this once, luckily the trailer was raised on load stands.
>>14137791
Don't know what the laws are, but get several years of personal driving experience in various conditions before getting ANY sort of driving job, including pizza delivery and such, for your own safety.
>>14137791
You can stay in state legally, but unless you have connections, I wouldn't bother trying until you are 21. Get some sort of other skills or do college classes until then if possible.
>>14137791
You could hire a box truck or whatever they call them in the USA and drive it around for a couple of days to get used to something bigger than a car.
Best way to learn about truck driving is throw yourself into it, if you can shadow someone else you have a huge headstart.
Don't listen to anyone who says you should drive X size of vehicle first for a couple of years, there are straightforward jobs out there to start off on. If you're not pulling a trailer you're not learning, anything with no trailer is like a large car.
You can be a driver with poor visual spatial skills, just use your eyes and mirrors you'll develop a sense of where the vehicle is very quickly.
Cold as ass in wyoming.
I've sprung an air leak somewhere under the cab.
And the Freightliner's gonna Freightliner.
>>14139505
>Don't listen to anyone who says you should drive X size of vehicle first for a couple of years,
He literally does not have a drivers license at all. Starting off on any sort of large truck is a horrific idea.
>>14139509
Nah. Not if he starts out in an actual school.
>>14139509
This girl did it. Are you not as good as a girl, NEETfag?
http://abc13.com/news/teen-takes-driving-test-in-rv/1134752/
>>14139526
>this is news in Wisconsin
>goddamned captcha was RVs
>>14139526
>>14139538
I was just going to say, they literally don't have anything better to report on?
Hi, I'm That Security Guard that is never an asshole to you whenever you check in at your distribution centers and always tells you to have a good <x> and never is ever mad at you even when I have to reject your shitty trailer and you blow up on me.
>you're welcome
>>14140133
>being nice to van drivers
Dear Mr. Truckerfag,
I am trying to dodge the sealiac.
I read that American wheat breeders bred some fucked up wheat, and that sealiacs is an allergic reaction to the fucked up wheat.
They fucked up the wheat by increasing the Amylase-Trypsin Inhibitors, which are a pest repellent.
My strategy is to try pasta and flour from many countries. I am guessing that there are some countries which, due to either backwardsness or forwardsness, have not tried to grow, or prohibited the poisoned wheat.
Any tips?
>>14140590
Celiac*
Also that's not an issue unless you've seen a doctor that has diagnosed you with that condition.
Also also,
dafuq
Any of you OTR friends gamers?
i'm thinking about getting a 3DS and/or a Vita. Gaming has been one of my main hobbies pretty much my whole life, so i want to continue doing it when I become an OTR driver (i'll be starting my CDL training in a week).
if i could get 2 hours a day of gaming that'd be good enough for me. do you usually get that much free/non-sleep time while on the road?
Not a trucker but diesel technicianfag here. Stay safe out there fellers.
>>14140614
Doctors don't know bro.
It starts out as an allergic reaction to the ATI, and then gluten, but by the time you have symptoms it's too late.
Everybody is allergic to ATI if you give them enough of it. Nobody had Celiac's 50 years ago. Even twenty years ago it was rare. People have been eating shitloads of wheat for 10,000 years.
>>14139508
Local beer distributor is replacing all of their bay KW's with freightliners
>mfw
>>14139509
Says you.
>>14139429
Go to a green, rent a golf cart and drive around, practice like you're in a real car; Park it different ways in different places, learn to take corners, etc. OR keep hopping around the family vehicles, full size chebby? Go for it. Scion iQ? Hell yeah. It'll teach you pick up spatial awareness real quick if you're driving a different car.
Ask your brother to teach you to run his truck bobtail in a large or fuckhuge parking lot. Manual tractor is different from a manual car.
Practice defensive driving and be cautious.
Oddly enough, running a switcher gave me better perception of where my corners are, where I want them, and where I can get them than when I learned in car.
>>14139538
>>14139563
Local news mine's no better
>>14140619
Yeah, a few kids ITT play the vidya. I could be playing FFVIX but I haven't enjoyed gayman since high school.
That 2 hours a day will come out of your 10 hot break if you aren't a van driver. Drive reefer if you want to maximize vidya time. Could easily get in about 40 hours a week of downtime.
>>14140657
Thanks for plugging my scangauge back in when you're done with your computer.
>>14140660
>Doctor's don't know bro.
Mfw.
>>14140660
Dude. Celiac's sucks ass. I have it and I fucking hate my life. Everything's so expensive.
>>14140732
yep reefer is what is what i plan on driving. thanks
>>14140657
what's it like being a diesel technician?
>>14140590
It's Celiac.
I'm married to a nice lady with it.
Wheat grown from modern seed bred for factory farming does contain a lot more gluten than wild wheat, but no wheat is even close to gluten-free.
All wheat has gluten, even ancient "heritage" varieties. It's simply a matter of how much. You can't avoid it by getting pasta/flour from foreign countries. You may reduce the total amount of gluten, but if you truly have Celiac (unlikely, given that you can't even spell it properly), any amount will end in you shitting blood as your immune system attacks your intestinal tract during the following week. Once your body has started to identify gluten as an enemy, you're fucked, it will attack even the smallest amount.
On the plus side, if you have Celiac, you're also mostly immune to cholera. The same gene that makes your immune system mis-identify gluten as a threat also makes it much, much more aggressive against the bacteria that cause cholera. So that's a bonus. Not that it really matters in the 21st century. Thanks a lot, intelligent design.
The gluten is actually what makes wheat flour so useful as a binding agent in breads, pastas, roux, etc. That's why gluten-free flour substitutes are so much of a pain to make.
>>14140660
>Even twenty years ago it was rare. People have been eating shitloads of wheat for 10,000 years.
It's still rare. People are just buying into the 'gluten-free' trend started by people who DO have it to drive prices down and availability up on gluten-free everything.
>>14140774
Most people who have celiac's weren't born with it. Their gluten allergy stems from ATI sensitivity and/or over-consumption.
I over-consume bread and pasta, that's why I am trying to find out where the non-fucked wheat at. I thought TruckerFag would know because he reads about farming and shit.
I need to find current ATI analyses for different wheat cultivars.
>>14140619
I have both a 3DS and a Vita. Both are great, but take a look at their libraries before buying. 3DS has mostly more kid friendly games, and MH3/4U. Vita has weeb games and PSN titles. I get about 1-2 hours a day playing games, depending on down time at a shipper/receiver. I also play a bit during my 10.
>>14140657
Thanks bru. Don't work too hard.
>>14140660
>This guy.
Nevermind then.
>>14140742
See this guy has a legitimate problem. Sorry you ended up with that, boss. Hopefully we'll have it figured out within our lifetime.
>mfw highway patrol passed as I was typing this
i don't want to get cucked
>>14140892
Stay single.
>>14140816
You're not born with it, but you're born with the potential to develop it. Most of the population will not develop Celiac no matter how much they overconsume; those with the genetic predisposition for it WILL develop it if they overconsume.
>>14140794
>People are just buying into the 'gluten-free' trend started by people who DO have it to drive prices down and availability up on gluten-free everything.
This is actually the opposite of what my wife has encountered.
The people going gluten-free as a fad have driven accessibility up and prices down on gluten free food for those who actually need it, and have been struggling to find it for decades.
The problem is that most of the new fad gluten free foods are either just flat-out mislabeled and do contain gluten (but the fad-dieters will never notice so it doesn't matter), or are all just junk-food, rather than proper staple foods. Go to the store - 20 varieties of gluten free cookies and cake mixes, one overpriced gluten free pasta.
Thank god the FDA is starting to regulate gluten-free labeling now and require proper lab testing.
>>14140816
Contact your local county extension office.
>>14140816
You should look up Einkorn and pharaohs wheat. People been eating those types for thousands of years.
>>14141082
das it
I just looked it up. Pharaohs wheat made products are marketed by a company that says that the wheat is not bred. I'm gonna try some.
So I got on a new route, further out west but in a nicer area. In the two days I have been out there so far, nobody has asked me for money, Pepsi, or cigs.
And the grills are fine as fuck.
i've seen some companies say "1 day off for every 1 week out"
does that mean i could take a day off right after every week or do you need to stay out like 4 weeks before you can actually use your earned days off?
>>14142799
That would be shitty to take one day every week. You won't have enough time to enjoy it. Plus I'm sure you will lose miles and $$ because they will give you some fucked up load or make you drive unloaded a bunch just to get you home.
Anyway, I'm sure they mean like 4 days home a month. But you better stay out there if you want to make money.
>>14142013
God damn Randy you are cool as fuck.
>>14142799
Depends on the company. They might force you into the terminal once a week. They might not let you accrue days over a certain number. They might be really shitty at taking hometime requests.
>>14143052
Randy, heh heh, :D
Ayy. We dry van tonight. $1250 for 10 hours of work isn't too bad.
>>14140766
It really depends on the setting you're in. You could be working on trucks, or maybe diesel-powered automobiles, or even construction stuff like road graders or bull dozers. Farm equipment like combines and tractors, etc.
One day you could be doing a rebuild on a crane, another day you could be fixing the wiring on a bulldozer. Or if you work in a truck shop, you'll be doing repairs and regular maintenance on large trucks used to haul the goods that keep our nation's economy running smoothly.
Money is good though. In a regular setting you're looking at $20-$30/hr at least.
Hey guys i'm in central Florida and looking to become a trucker but i can't find any job listings in florida from the suggested beginner companies listed in OP. I was wondering if any Floridabros know of any good places i can earn my CDL with and work for in Florida or if i should go with a company out of state.
>>14143736
Werner runs in FL a lot. And Knight always seems to be trying to hire people out of FL.
Two other companies I see a lot of down here are Heyl and Cardinal. No idea what they are like to work for. Just saying if they have that many trucks down here, they are probably willing to hire drivers. I see some TransAm too, I don't think they are terrible.
Swift doesn't seem to run shit down here.
You don't have to find a company based in FL, just one that runs freight thru FL so you can actually get home time if you need it.
What is it about florida that makes people want to be truckers despite it being the single worst place to live if you want to be a trucker?
How about you people do other things like manufacture or process goods so there's a reason to go down there?
>>14143357
Is this a common occurrence? With my current job it takes me 2 weeks to make that much.
>>14143833
It's half the reason why I didn't become a trucker. I became a delivery boy so I didn't have to see snow again.
>>14143759
Thanks man
>>14135901
>1990
>peterbilt didnt start using the one piece door window untill at least 2005
nigga please. also 12V Detroit? what are you hauling to need that kind of power.
>trying to dock in an already tight space
>see the the truck on the passanger side crooked
>half his fucking wheel was on the painted line and the mirror on the hood was in the lane as well
>asshole refused to move
>impossible to dock without hitting his mirror
>had to wait till left so I could dock
Why the fuck do people act like this?
>>14145096
Because they're truckers and as such are generally miserable people that are only slightly more employable than auto detailers and auto body men.
I'm not using your fucking portapotty.
I will shit in a trash bag and toss it on your lot.
Fuck you.
>>14145405
I want to be a trucker, because my dad was one and I like driving. but I'm terrible at reversing trailers. Is it something that you practiced a lot before you started trucking or did you guys git gud on the job?
if you fags could pick any truck you wanted and costs/maintenance weren't factors what would you pick?
I'd go with pic related
>>14145474
Cascajer.
Comfy and fantastic heating/ac
>>14144302
They do look like new doors, but it is heavily modified so who knows?
Clearly though, he's hauling double flatbeds through the mountains
>>14145193
>Because they're doorswingers and as such are generally miserable people that are only slightly more employable than auto detailers and auto body men.
ftfy ;)
>>14145463
Nobody is good at backing when they start. Not even the 4th generation "super trucker savants"
>>14145474
No cost?
I'd have one of these, in the states.
AuDM trucks are best trucks.
>>14142799
At Gordon it was "oh yeah, you can take as much time as you want off but after 4 days we take the truck"
At Werner it's anywhere up to 5 then it's considered a leave of absence and they take the truck and forget about you. Granted that's if they get you anywhere near home.
>>14143357
Did something on the flatbed break?>>14143759
I've been to Florida twice with Werner the only ones that run steady down there are dedicated for booze and soda
>>14145096
I feel you should have lined up to dock and stopped an inch or so from his mirror and sat. Or closer so he couldn't get out and then just waited
>ask if shipper is 24/7
"Yeah yeah sure"
>explain in detail how if they aren't I won't have enough time to get to cons by the due time
"Don't it's fine"
>get to shipper at 2am
"Uh, no one's gonna be here till 7.."
So now I'll run out of time somewhere on a mountain past I belive.. should be fun.
>>14136026
The lights were done for the photo.
Sent in Friday maintenance request regarding sulfur smell I mentioned earlier. Head of Maintenance replied via Qualcomm saying it's probably a boiling battery and to keep an eye on the voltage and check the batteries themselves. Hopefully I won't have one blow out or whatever they might do.
i drive trucks in euro truck simulator 2
am i truckerfag?
>>14145830
Kek no. Do like I did and get the IRL DLC.
forgot I had this gif
What's a good general purpose outdoor waterproof jacket? i.e. I can layer as needed. Recently had my Carhartt Astoria taken.
>>14145830
no
>>14145919
*underneath as needed.
>>14145985
>Implying auto driven cars = auto driven trucks
>Implying that's even going to happen in the next decade
>>14145985
Airplanes have autopilot but there are still pilots
Checkmate atheists
>>14146135
>>Implying that's even going to happen in the next
Sorry bro, it already happened. Google "Highway Pilot". It's level 3 autonomous right now, with level 4 being the totally driverless next step.
>>14146263
This. There's gonna be a human in the cab for at least another century, even if they're not actively driving.
Even with full autopilot trucks, there's still gonna be a need for steering wheel attendants to deal with fueling, on-the-road repairs, chainup, docking, dealing with paperwork, and on and on and on.
>Truck suddenly slows
>Stop
>Faults found
>Turbo Speed
fug
JUST
I'm taking the turnpike 70mph all the way home should be there at 7. Not spending the last day of the year on route 30 at 62
>>14145985
I hate beating this dead horse. Just stop. It's already guaranteed job security for next 30 years with potential freight growing steadily.
The easiest part of the drivers job is to sit on the highway in clear conditions. Companys aren't even speccing sunvisors anymore. They aren't going to give an expensive auto pilot mode to shareem.
Shippers and receivers would have to hire several people on each end to deal with massive amounts of trucks All certified to rig stuff down so it doesn't kill people. All in all. The theory of auto trucks would become a wash especially considering mega fleets pay their drivers burger flipping $ already.
Fight me
>>14145985
Oh great, this meme again
>>14145405
>>14145423
you dont shut the truck down when its that cold, right? You'd be trucker Popsicles in the morning
>>14145919
>if you're trying not to die on the job
http://shop.grundens.com/shop/ansi/5019/
>if you're poor
http://www.amazon.com/Rain-Wear-R105M-Trench-Coat/dp/B001PD0X5S/ref=lp_2476604011_1_30?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1451596799&sr=1-30&nodeID=2476604011
>>14147315
u from aus m8
>>14147385
Yeah new route
>Thought consignee hours were 7a - 6p
>It was 0700 - 1600
>Arrive 30m late, place is closed
Dommot. Oh well, I wouldn't have made it home until tomorrow anyway.
>>14147458
Are you in MIA?
>Stop at red light
>Challenger in front of me
>Hot black chick hops out of the drivers seat and starts twerking
Fukken noice.
>>14143535
>if you work in a truck shop, you'll be doing repairs and regular maintenance on large trucks used to haul the goods that keep our nation's economy running smoothly.
>plug computer in
>computer says it's fucked
>tell service writer it's fucked
>they tell the company it's fucked
>the company says to fuck off
>technician bills a 1.5 hour smoke break in the meantime
Breddy cool.
>>14143736
Why shoot for one of the 4 shitty companies in Florida that would hire you when there are literally hundreds of shitty companies out of state willing to hire you?
>>14143833
>no manual labor industry in Florida
>hicks move down there from the south assuming there will be work when they get there
>there isn't
>they've knocked up their cousin
>state won't pay for snus
>daddyuncle needs dialysis
>get into a truck to leech off the industry of the rest of the country
>pay off the $4000 mobile home
And that is how stupid plants roots in Florida despite the jews best efforts to keep trash out of yahweh's waiting room.
>>14143852
I guess. I usually work about 6 hours for $750, which is the same rate by hour. Usually only work two days a week. One day to pay the bills and taxes, and another to pay for food and fucking around money. Any other work I get done in a week is gravy.
>>14145096
You could have wiggled it in there. Backing with a tandem axle trailer today I felt like a trucking demigod doing a 170 or so degree back blindside into a slot 4 spaces over on the first shot without breaking a bead on a tire.
>>14145423
Sweet jesus that's an ugly dash. I miss how good the EGR era T600/W900 dashes looked.
>>14145463
Had no fucking clue what I was doing in reverse for the first three months, then it took another three months to become OK at it.
>>14145474
TURNING FOR DAYS
More realistically a Kenworth K521 bullnose.
>>14146818
>Companys aren't even speccing sunvisors anymore. They aren't going to give an expensive auto pilot mode to shareem.
While I don't think truckers are going to be disappearing from cabs any time this generation, I think you're a bit off there.
The push to automate truck driving will not come from labor savings - driver labor is already a pretty insignificant part of trucking company costs, as you point out. I think the push for automation will come from insurance companies.
When insurers start offering companies big fat discounts for putting Shareem in a truck that's physically incapable of speeding, or tailgating, or making an unsafe lanechange, or swerving out of it's lane, that's when the companies are going to start buying level-3 automated rigs.
So I've been driving for approx 5 months. I don't have issues backing into docks etc (maybe need to pull up to correct once or twice). However, I'm scared shitless of parking at a truck stop when its at capacity. Mainly cuz unlike docks, there are tractors to watch out for as well and as a canukistan driver, the last thing I want to do is piss off an American nraa member who won't think twice letting me know how he feels with a desert eagle to my face.
Is this normal?
>>14147830
Sounds like you are just intimidated. Everybody was new once. Git gud.
>>14145985
fucking lol if you think automated cars are anywhere near ready for mass use, or are going to be within our lifetimes, period.
>>14147826
Most of the major companies are self insured, so that point is moot.
Even a 50% discount in insurance on my truck would only save me $14,300 over 5 years, which is a good deal less than what a phase 3 automation package would cost, let alone a phase 4. I'm sure those discounts will go out the window when normal rig wiring issues come into play and trycks are steered into cars, buildings, and bridges by gremlins.
>>14147830
As long as you don't hit anything you're not going to piss anyone important off. An NRA member is more likely to help you back in that situation than they are to even remember they're an NRA member.
>>14147570
Nah I'm near Atlanta.
Stopped at Petro Atlanta for the night. Gonna check out what Iron Skillet is all about.
>>14147830
I avoid truckstops as much as I can especially after 7ish. Don't feel bad. Everyone is forced to shut I down around the same time. If its late I try for rest areas if not the shipper or receiver. I can put the truck just about anywhere but still avoid jacking into a double row while getting highbeamed by swift trucks on their 5th lap around the lot is f I can
>>14148014
Ayy I've been there a handful of times. Just south of the city on I-75, right?
>>14145985
You really never get bored of making this post eh?
>>14147826
>insurers wanting less money
>low insurance for a vehicle that can't be voided due to driver error.
The corporate beauty of trucking is that the driver is the Patsy for everything. Everything
>>14148018
Nah the one in the heart of Atlanta off I-285.
Saw a nice looking (from afar) fishing pole off an exit earlier, shiny and new looking. Was tempted to stop and grab it while in traffic but as I approached it I saw it had been run over, was all jacked up. Pole might've been alright somehow but I didn't bother.
1. How does the 34 hour restart thing work when you're an OTR driver? Let's say I work 70 hours Monday through Sunday, would i have to start my 34 hour break on the following day? If so, do you just find a TS to stay at for the 34 hrs?
2. Does anyone here live on their truck full time? do companies mind if you do this and would they be okay with you staying at a terminal on your earned days off?
3. How do you find a gf who understands the trucking lifestyle and will even come with you on some loads?
>>14148000
>trycks
What kinda phone you shitposting on?
My note4 is getting irritating
>>14148014
Jesus, you don't mean the one on the loop do you?
Enjoy your lot lizards and stolen shit
Friend of mine had a nigra try to sell him the TV he'd just finished stealing out of his truck.
>>14148098
1. You can take your 34 whenever, but once you run your 70 out, that's it. Taking 10 will still get you something, but only as much as you took 7 days prior. The 34 resets all of your clocks.
2. Depends on the company, I'm sure most are against it. I think my company is against it as well, because they work on the trucks while you're out of them.
3. Good luck, tell us if you find it out.
Iron Skillet ain't bad. Next time I'll get steak instead of pasta though. I cut up with another guy for the better part of an hour about stupid shipper and receiver antics.
>>14148477
Yes the one on the loop. Haven't been harassed yet. I don't answer anyone knocking on the door, I stay in the sleeper.
>>14133292
You guys like your job? How many hours a day on average do you work? Can you get a big cab if you want?
Not interested but it seems like a cool job if you like neetlife
>>14148098
1) 34 consecutive hour off duty resets the clock.
If you work 70 hours monday-sunday, and go off duty at 9pm sunday, your clock resets at 7am tuesday.
You can do whatever the fuck you want on that time.
2)I live in the truck, it's not uncommon. Most people want to br home for SO/kids.
Terminals depend entirely on the company. Some might have bunk rooms, some don't even have driver lounges. Haven't heard of a company that gave half a shit where you take your time off, as long as you're not insisting on being routed to weird places all the time.
3) let me know when you figure that one out.
>>14148494
I love my job. Around 12 on average.
If you're OTR you'll more than likely have a sleeper bunk if that's what you mean.
It's NEET but with money. It doesn't exactly feel like a job to me.
>>14148494
I like it. Generally 12 hour days at least, but of course regulations won't let us work longer than 14. You talking about a custom sleeper unit? Depends on who you work for. Can't modify a company truck like that, obviously, but I'm not aware of any company that refuses to hire owner/operators. You can certainly modify your own truck however you see fit.
Also, dude in the Iron Skillet explained why so many flatbedders have extended frames. Apparently you can drive a stretch with a 53' trailer, and if you haul something that's longer than the trailer, as long as it's not hanging off the back you don't need oversize permits and such. I hadn't thought of that.
>>14148494
Kill me...
>GT86 had fuel leak during crank
>Buy new hose before I left to Oregon
>Get it when I get home
>Install it
>Crank car
>Keeps cranking strong but engine never turns over
>Literally out of ideas as to why it won't work
>No car this week I guess
Even during home time, I am cursed to whine.
>>14148521
but if it hangs off the front of the trailer isnt it likely to wreck shit when you turn corners?
>>14148098
As regards the 70 I rarely ran out of hours in 8 days and so could run on recaps for literally months at a stretch. Of course most runs tended to be in the 15-25 drive hour range with delivery/pickup days being Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
I only took 34's when my recaps were getting down into the 3-5 hour range which would start to restrict available drive hours or when I'd get fatigued enough to want some time off. A couple of times I 34'd in the truck but most times I'd hit a motel. I also tried to do it away from the terminal because shit happens and dispatch just can't stand the temptation of having an available driver right there when it does. When I did 34 I tried to do it at cities that had one of my preferred shippers and time it such that my 34 would be up at an expected time for a load from them. Worked more often than not.
>particularly long drive
>start thinking about space and shit and how big everything is
>how everything is insignificant and why the fuck am I doing this
This happens at least once a month, shits depressing
>>14148521
That guy was a fucking moron.
With a 48' flatbed, you're allowed 5' of overhang off the back before you even have to flag it. After that, different states have different rules but with a 53'er you get 0' before you have to conform to those rules.
>>14148937
Yes and no.
There is a formula you can use to find the areas you can use with no effect. A little bit won't effect you much, and if you need to jackknife to maneuver you're fucked anyways.
(My diagram is not accurate or good btw its new years im drinky :)
>>14149241
(also it looks like a benis on accident made myself lol)
>>14149191
>space is so big that the man who decides to nuke every continent would be insignificant
Who cares? In the grand scheme of things that makes you exactly as significant as everybody else. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and do the things you want to do.
>>14148972
>>14148488
>>14148500
Thanks a lot guys.
One last question, do any of you guys buy stuff online on the regular? I buy shit from Amazon all the time. How do you go about receiving your shipments as a trucker if you don't have a home/somebody to receive them for you?
>>14149494
I have heard something about having a rented UPS Store box or something. Something similar is the only other option is see.
Went too a locally owned CDL school yesterday. Turns out, starting this year I will most likely qualify for a $2000 grant since I am low income. Thanks, (higher) tax paying truckers.
They sold me with them having on site testing, several trucks on site (8 I think), and 50 free hours if I don't pass the test the first time. It was a sales pitch, but it seemed bretty gud.
Haven't finalized anything yet, but I will probably be a trucker come February. Going to try for something regional if I can at first. Slightly considering flatbed, but idk.
Updated the pastebin with CDL school info and a few more companies, also.
Hey, look what my cousin snapped up today at a service station here in Ausfailure. Couple K100s and a Coronado I think. Man, I wouldn't mind having me one of those V8 Mercedes Benz trucks.
>>14137849
You need to be 21 to drive across state lines. At your age you should focus on getting a career that gets you home every night. Become a plumber/welder/electrician/etc. if college isn't for you. Stay away from construction.
After a few years of this bullshit I'm done, gonna buy some land and grow vegetables.
>>14150959
Not the anon you replied to but my original plan was to save up a lot of money for 3 or 4 years while being a truckerfag and then going back to college to get a degree in something.
But after looking at my options I don't think I want to do that at all. I'd be 30 by the time I saved up enough to go back to college and would be 34 by the time i'd finish. I'd have a fuck ton of debt and a job that pays me not much better than trucking, except i'd be spending 95% of that money on rent, car payment, bills, and student loans. My cousin is a nurse and she has maybe 500~700 a month left after paying for everything, and that's NOT counting any money she decides to put into her savings/retirement... if she decides to put some money away for her retirement then there goes most, if not all, of that 500~700 she has left after paying her bills... and she's one of the lucky ones because nursing is a stable career with plenty of jobs. there are millions out there who are working shit jobs completely unrelated to their degree, have ton of debt and very little job security.
I'd rather remain a truckerfag and watch my bank account go up and up and never have to worry about being out of a job. There are people out there who spend literally months sending out hundreds/thousands of applications so they can get another job where they are in danger of "downsizing" at any moment.
>>14150319
Why are Strayan trucks so ridiculously long but the sleepers still so short? Can you guys really not spare another foot in length for a bigger sleeper in a country as vast as yours?
>>14152078
>watch my bank account go up
I seriously hope you're not keeping all your money in the bank.
Savings accounts are for emergency situations. Don't keep more than what you need to survive for a year or so in there.
After maxing out your 401k and IRA, put the rest in taxable index funds.
So what's the average salary for a trucker?
My brother and I are both unemployed right now and have talked about doing trucking before. If you are team trucking you just swap out every 12 hours to keep the trucking going at all times? Is it possible to make 100k a year?
>>14152674
I make $0.38/mile, average between 2000-2500 miles a week. All the team jobs I saw paid slightly less per mile, but you got paid for every mile the truck moved, not just what you drove. Assuming the truck only goes 4000 miles and you make $0.30/mile, that's $1200 each per week. But I'll bet you'd make much more than that. Just look online.
>>14152095
I don't know why most trucks aren't XXL cabs. You even see day cabs still getting around here which is unheard of in Europe. I know fleet managers are hard on their drivers and expect near impossible feats, so maybe it is the company managers who try to cut corners and spec the fleet out in basic options.
I think the reason they're so long is the distances they cover. To cross continental europe it's a couple thousand kms, whereas here, europe's maximum is our average and it's not unusual for trucks to cover over 4000 ks and so it's more economical for a single truck to carry as much as possible. Most of our cities are more accommodating as well, since they weren't designed over a thousand years ago without foresight for the future and we also have the luxury of space, so we can afford to have nice wide roads almost everywhere. Our regulations have tightened over the years but we are still pretty lax compared to Europe.
Saw one of these in town the other day. Wonder how European trucks cope with our hot climate.
>>14152095
Same reason they did that shit everywhere else; overall length regulations.
>>14152674
I work with O/O teams that gross north of $500k a year. Starting out you'd probably make about $40k a year each.
>>14153622
>$40k starting
Really? For a team driver? I thought it would be much better, like $60k+
Versus making $38k and having your own truck, fuck being a team driver.
>>14153602
>DAF
Theres this one trucker I see on the way to work that drives a very old DAF as a logging truck. I'm honestly surprised that pos can cope
>>14153708
how the fuck can you eat that duide
>>14153755
There was a full rack of ribs underneath the chicken too.
I had a helper tho.
>>14153755
BBQ chicken is fucking delicious. I would totally wreck that dinner...
Do you guys get to see alot of the country? Anyone here ever go cross country? I currently am delivering pizzas and have been for 5 years since I was in college and would love to get a CDL and start trucking.
>>14153792
I did. I wasn't even that hungry since I ate a late lunch. But after tasting how good the ribs and chicken were, I demolished it.
It was my first time ever eating from that place. I have delivered there before and it smelled really, really good. $17 for a full rack of ribs, half chicken, and 2 sides. That's pretty cheap.
>>14153800
>Pizza Delivery ----> CDL
I've been there.
>>14153810
I like Pizza Delivery, Ive worked office jobs before, and in fact I stopped driving to make basically the same as I was delivery driving and hated working in a cubicle, the instant money is addictive as fuck.
>>14153834
I just enjoyed driving around and smoking weed all night. That was my favorite job. Much better than the regular retail and foodservice jobs you can get as a kid.
>>14153708
Rookies fuck up. Put two of them in a truck and they do marginally better at best.
>>14153800
I've crossed the country a few times. This year I'm going to do some intentional tourism since I'll be taking about three months of the year off anyway.
>>14137791
I use to beg my dispatch to let me pass over freight heading through the mountains in Colorado for that same reason, except with icy roads. And a couple feet of snow.
>>14134128
centralcalifag here , i hate the fog
I just want a job/career with stable 40 hour weeks, enough pay to live on my own/with no roommates and that doesn't require a fucking 4 year degree.
Why in the fuck is this shit so hard to find in America these days?
I'm 25 years old, live in a rented room at my aunt's and am poor as fucking dirt. I don't even have a car. I can't afford to go and spend 4 god damn years not making any god damn money at a god damn fucking university with their fucking astronomical tuition costs, hidden fees and fucking retarded god damn loan system that requires you to have co-signers with good credit or you're fucked.
i work at a super dead end shit god damn retail job that gives me 4 hrs a week at most because there isn't a god damn soul out buying clothes since the microsecond summer ends. i can't even join the military because of my god damn fucking asthma which has been dormant since i was 19 yet still disqualifies me because any trace of asthma past 12 is an instant disqualifier in the military.
trucking is the last stop for me. there is nothing else out there for me but this. i'm going to become a supper hikki level 80 wizard motherfucker because that's all i have left. i don't give a flying fuck about anything else. im going to live full time in my truck im never coming out of there. all that will matter to me is the miles they give me, the money ill be making. thats all that fucking matters. fuck everything else i just want money because thats what matters in this society above everything else. i am so fucking mad right now i shouldnt have started drinking IVE BEEN PUSHED TO THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING LIMIT
>>14154977
Well, you sure sound like a trucker.
>>14154977
Yup.
Why not look into some computer certifications or something? Trucking isn't that glorious or high paying until you own your own truck.
>>14154977
If you reallt to go to university, you should try other countries. Lots of business and engineering courses are available in english.
And many good schools are cheap. Like Germany is near free.
If you just want to learn a skill you can always go to a tech boot camp, if you have any programming skill then get involved in bounties and skill tests and shit. You have a computer, do shit with it. Learn to code if you don't know already.
>>14154977
Stop being a faggot and look for a staffing agency in your area, they find anyone jobs above min wage. Tell them you know a little about computers and they will hook you up with something decent
>>14154977
Then become a trucker at least long enough to move to a decent area with more opportunity. Henderson will feed you 3 meals a day and a private room while in their school and then pay .38 out of training. Roehl will pay you $500 a week while in the cdl school if you become their indentured servant for over a year. With no transportation, those types of things are probably your best options. Do it, faggot.
>be in Middle Tennessee
>Cheap tuition
>warehouse or auto factory jobs anybody with a clean background can get that pay $10-$13 an hour full time in the cities
>cheapish rent
>No income tax
>Great place to be or become a trucker
Major downside is not a lot of stuff to protect the workers or move up easily without a lot of education. And lots of rural poverty areas too far from everything.
>>14155009
Is though? My CDL instructor pushed us not to lease or go owner/operator because it was just a money pit and needless headache. Granted he was a driver and supervisor for rather large agricultural factory trucking division, so the money is pretty decent.
>>14155275
Leasing, for the average person and company, is just an easy way to get scammed. You can make great money as an owner operator, as Truckerfag can testify, but not without wits and skill.
I suppose it comes down to where you are at and you as a person.
>>14155267
>indentured servant
BTW, regarding this. Yes, you sign a contract that states they'll pay the fee (at a discount for them, natch) and you'll pay them back out of wages earned over time. Typically 100/wk over a year. All that happens if you quit prior is the balance of the loan is due. If you don't go to another trucking company they usually don't sue but will trash your credit like any other loan. Going to another trucking company is more problematic and not predictable as to whether you get sued or not if you don't pay. But honestly if you're reasonably effective a year goes so fast you won't even notice. Just don't go on any dedicated accounts that don't have a minimum pay guarantee.
>tl;dr there are better ways but company paid training isn't the end of the world.
>>14155275
Yeah, don't lease or go o/o without at least a couple of years of being a company driver under your belt. And even then the beginning of being an o/o is going to be rough. Just like starting any other business.
>>14154977
Welcome to the trukku-hikki club. Whiney-kun can be your sempai.
>>14155395
>>14155267
>>14155148
>>14155066
>>14155009
>>14154997
im going to drive these fucking trucks and im going live in my truck full time and im to save up tens of thousands of dollars and then im going back to fucking college
>>14155506
i welcome it. for me there is nothing left
>>14154977
JUST LET IT ALL OUT ANON
If anyone was interested in being a mailbox hauler.
>>14155532
Imma call you whiney-chan.
>>14155532
Yeah, you sure sound mentally stable enough to drive a commercial vehicle. Please don't.
Holy fucking shit!
So, I've had my cdl for a year but mostly drove within the city in a straight truck. Recently, I had started to drop hints to management that I'd like to switch over to OTR/regional in an 18wheeler but they just didn't have enough trucks etc to justify it and I did good/efficient work in the city so my supervisor was semi-hesitant to let me go.
Just got a call this morning that I can switch over to OTR in an 18 Wheeler and be on the road as of tomorrow morning! Fucking pumped! It'll be mostly North East US (PA, NH etc)
It's been a while since I last drove an 18 wheeler or got my license so I'm deff gonna be on my toes for the next few months while driving. Any tips y'all can feed me would be great! (What equipment to bring with me on the truck, any good cellphone plans that work everywhere, etc etc)
>>14157503
Don't fuck up anyone's shit
Verizon has the best coverage, but Sprint is the most useful because of unlimited data, and has OK coverage
Make sure to get the numbers of some mobile mechanic
Always have extra water bottles in case you need to piss, take a shit bucket and a ton of air freshener
Take a lot of cold weather clothing
Never, EVER skip your pre-trip and post-trip inspections, they will always be a pain but will save you trouble in the long run
Don't be afraid to ask anyone for help, most truckers will be glad to help you, the ones that don't aren't worth talking to anyway
Always carry a bit of extra money on you in case whoever you work for can't pay for fuel, keep the receipt and have them pay you back later
>>14155148
Not that guy, but.
That might work in your area, but not on the west coast, at all. In Seattle if you go to a staffing agency without a bachelors degree, the best you can hope for is a 3 month gig in a warehouse somewhere for $1 over minimum wage.
When I was 19 I got my A+, Net+, and MCSA certifications, and set about trying to find a job. Turns out no one gives a fuck what you know about computers if you don't have a BA/BS to back it up. Can't even get a job as a receptionist or data entry. Companies will hire someone with a BA in underwater basket weaving and no other credentials before they hire a HSD chump with every certification on the planet. They think "if he was at all qualified, he would have gone to college, so he must be an unemployable dumbass"
This is also a good reason to move around a lot in your early adulthood, chasing jobs. Find a city/region that will hire you with your skillset for a decent wage.
That's why I'm now studing to be an oncology nurse, in the city with the hemisphere's biggest cluster of cancer treatment centers.
>>14157503
>primarily Northeast
This better be paid hourly and have available parking on both ends or you're gonna have a bad time.
>>14157592
>Verizon has the best coverage, but Sprint is the most useful because of unlimited data, and has OK coverage
For best of both worlds, might want to look at prepaid providers like Ting - primarily on Sprint for data but free (voice-only) roaming on verizon
>>14157931
yeahhh.......no :(
per mile but it's 50c
It's for auto parts - expedited so parking on either side generally hasnt been an issue in the past.
I'm actually more concerned about the travel/route itself. And that part of the world gets its fair share of snow etc and as someone who has generally driven within metropolitan cities during the winter, it'll be a first to venture out into the interstates in the same climate.
My previous plan of stopping on exit/on-ramps might have to change considering all the stories I've heard of drivers unable to get moving again in the morning thanks to ice/snow buildup. *sigh*
>>14158144
I still don't understand why people think sleeping on the on\off ramps is a brilliant idea, it isn't. And in the states you mentioned it's illegal. The guys you see doing that are usually the ones who ran out of time or gave up on finding a spot. Just start the day like two hours earlier and you will probably find a place that's safe to stop. We have one of the most Un observant motorists in the world and you want to be 5ft from them doing a pretrip.
>>14158672
Murrican flag in straya?
FUCK wyoming. Jesus.
>>14158777
Hah, no. New phone still working out the kinks
>this man went in for a shower
This morning I attempted to purchase DEF at a loves and got less than a gallon before the pump stopped I asked inside and they informed me that I had to buy a magnet is this a new thing or is Oregon up to its usual shenanigans again?
God damn it.
The one time I get in and out of the shop for a PM within 24 hours, and 300 miles later it starts running rough and throws 16 fault codes, then won't let me get above 25mph.
I wonder what they fucked up. It was running good right after.
>>14159160
That sounds terribly frustrating. Give someone hell if they fucked it up.
How often do you guys go through windshields? It's barely the middle of winter here, and already I've got two massive cracks and countless chips from road traction gravel. Seems like a yearly replacement.
>>14158144
>50cpm in Northeast
Hell I'm getting a crummy 50cpm running out of Louisville for a couple of hours each way and the cost of living is higher up there.
What I saw of the NE when I was OTR I didn't care for. Lots of traffic and no where to go when your clock was up. I guess running the area you'll learn the figurative holes in the wall that the locals use that aren't readily apparent to outsiders. I suspect that you're not going to like being paid cpm due to traffic and shipper/receivers that don't give a shit about what you have left to do, but maybe I'm wrong and it's a great gig. All you can do is try it. Just have a Plan B
>>14158672
What's a pretrip? U get out of the truck for that? Is this a new meme or something I missed
>>14159718
Ehh, all you have to do is click "No" on a bunch of boxes in the computer.
But you get flagged for going too fast, so I will hang out for 10min and smoke cigs while slowly clicking "no".
>>14159740
Oh my god that is a whole new level of chickenshit.
My company did away with inspections forms entirely. Now you only fill one out if you find a problem.
This is apparently ok under new DOT rules.
>>14158928
>>14150959
>Stay away from construction
why's that?
>>14154790
socal here
>bottom dumps
laffin @ur life
How do female truck drivers pee when there is no restroom around? They certainly can't go in a bottle as far as I know
>>14160824
They use the CB to announce that they need to, and they're surrounded by male truckers in no time at all, fighting to drink it from her because they're that desperate for pussy.
>>14160824
women dont go to the toilet anon
>>14160805
not that anon but, because it destroys your body and roofers have one of the top 5 highest job death rates in the country.
>>14161051
i'm not construction per se but it can be rigorous and as a former neet its done the exact opposite of destroy my body.
>>14157503
>mostly northeast
RIP
>>14157876
Having been employed since I was 16, idktf. Worst case scenario I'd be making $17/hr as a mechanic right now with no certs in a state with a $9 minimum wage. Could be doing as high as $42/hr by now if I'd stuck with the same trajectory I had as a junior in high school making an extra $200 or so a week on the side doing science. I'd probably get laid more than once a year, too.
>>14158110
Pilot has been upgrading their wifi with their LED lighting as of late. Might give it a shot later this month when I'm sure it's all plugged in.
Had to deal with having the incorrect voice antenna card revision in my phone for a while. As an O/O it was absolute hell not being able to get a reliable cell signal. I can't imagine making due with sprint when I have to drive 40 miles out of route just to make a phonecall.
>>14158144
Not to mention parking on ramps is illegal in more and more states.
>>14158672
It's mostly old timers that think lot lizards are going to pound their doors off like it's 1978 if they park in a truck stop. Personally, I wish they'd expand shoulders to make offramp parking possible so I don't have to make 40-70 mile gambles on potential parking spots en route with early morning deliveries/on ramp parking after super late night deliveries near metropolitan centers.
>>14158977
Tried to buy fuel at the TA in Hampshire, IL this week. Their diesel pumps were frozen up and pumping at lower than 1 gallon per minute. I have to pay $2.75/transaction, so I let that shit run for 40 minutes and got 32 gallons. Shit happens at low volume fuel locations that just can't be fixed.
>>14159160
Did the oil filter fall off? Happened to me at Werner, and would happen to me in the next month if I didn't know what to look for.
>>14159243
I get about two years on average out of forward facing glass. The main benefit of a split windshield is it doesn't even matter whether or not you have the passenger side, it's still legal.
>>14158928
Dang, that likely does not factor wind chill either.
>>14161480
I thought it was frozen myself since it wasn't covered like they usually are at this time of year. I didn't really need Def but I figured it was low enough to warrant a fill. It was more the attendant implying I had to buy the 15 dollar magnet to pump DEF that irked me. That and the paper notice at TA saying you can't pay for showers after Jan 4th without an oyster card.
>>14153602
>Wonder how European trucks cope with our hot climate.
They do extremely well. New DAF's these days are pretty much cabover kenworths, alot of the parts are kenworth branded.
>>14158977
Doesn't your DEF tank have the magnet in the filler neck?
They have it setup like that due to too many idiots filling their diesel tank with def
>>14140892
if you know what that is ... it is inevitable your already a Cuck for life
>>14159516
Nothing really compares to trying to park near Seattle for free.
>>14159718
Real cheeky, m8. Is that granite? Never built an A-frame before.
>>14160004
Your technically only have to fill one out any time you have a new power unit or trailer. That being said, during drop and hook it was all
>n
>enter
>n
>enter
and if you forgot to do it in any 24 hour period you got your ass handed to you.
>>14160805
It's highly seasonal, and often doesn'tpay enough for all the sitting and waiting you'll be doing.
>>14160824
Bruh, they just piss in jars.
>>14161136
>>14161051
>not sure that either anon understands the scope of "construction" in trucking
Acoustical ceiling hardware has been some of my most lucrative freight, averaging $3.75/mi on 400+ miles.
>>14161623
>oyster card
Wut.
>>14161788
its a company truck. From like 2 years ago so I imagine so. I'm more concerned about all that being to stop people from filling Def with diesel, I'd have stopped with the blue cap and been fine.
>>14162274
Old people card. Used for bus passes and discounts in Brittain
>>14162460
You can't fit the diesel bowser into the filler neck of DEF tanks, not the ones I have seen.
>>14162274
Nothing really compares to trying to park near Seattle for free
There's 2 rest areas with trucker parking near seattle, one south of everett, one north of tacoma, both in the inbound direction.
Also, in Seattle proper, 4th Ave S and pretty much every surrounding city street from I-90 down to city limits is fair game and free of charge from 6 PM to 7 AM. The whole neighborhood turns into a ghost down after the evening rush hour, nobody street parking except the folks living in their cars.
But there's hardly any formal truck stops. 1 Loves on the indian reservation near Tacoma, an Ernies in Kent, and a TA out in North Bend.
I should go buy some cheap land by the pierce/king county line, open up a truck stop, and charge an arm and a leg for parking.
found this tip for yous out there,
Coronado Trucks do well in Austrian summer, head east through the border into Hungary and the climate is about 3-5 degress C cooler get about 10-15HP more, as the ECU runs cooler so data transfer from the engine to other components via the wiring harness can be greatly reduced as a result.
daf is owned by paccar company, which is another crappy yank company.
this is my cousin yes...
>>14162987
and he make a car like dis one that his friend yoko maked.
>>14137849
Learn a trade. Im a heavy industrial mechanic and I gross 100k a year. 0 collage, 0 classes, 100% otj training.
thinking about starting up a daily dredger thread on this tread,
oh and by the way nice water scooter mate, looking forward to more tornados mate.
>>14163011
so want to use a dredger to spray sea water all over some expensive cars, a little salt water never hurt anyone.
look what some bitch did to the wiring on my old dredger.
>>14163027
wow, that is terrible, just the though of seeing that in something i owned would be worser then chernobyl.
>>14163041
Look what happened to me volvo over the weekend. Some cunt ran out in front of me and I had to slam me brakes on or I would have been up his ass like a fine wine. Ages gracefully.
>>14163056
ah fuck ya, ya fuckin bastard look at me fuckin freightliner. fuck ya off out of ere with that german made piece of shit
>>14163003
Same here, roughly same pay. What industry?
>>14163056
>not just pressing the brakes softly and slamming into that back of the car teaching them not to cutoff trucks anymore
oi mate you're not very bright are you
>>14145096
Fleet controller here.
One of my drivers knocked a guy out for refusing to move and I refused to fire him.
Ate shit from upper management, but he's a good driver and he was dispensing justice.
>Get to consignee
>Gonna play some vidya with friends online
>Inverter not working
Fuck.
>>14165640
That's awesome.
Sometimes when I'm delivering to gas stations, I will be parked where the fuel truck has to go because that is the only spot I can fit. They normally honk and wait in the street or leave me room to get my truck out, and I have no problem moving as long as I'm done unloading the stuff.
But one time dude in the fuel truck pulled into the gas station and totally blocked any route I had of getting out aside from backing around a million pumps. He was all pissy and I just told him he's a dumbass and shoulda waited in the street. Made his ass back out into traffic before I did anything. People are ignorant.
After two months of private cdl school, today I passed all tests on the first try for class A.
feelsgood man.
Tommorrow is the time to go the DMV and to followup my pre-hire application at prime.
>>14167252
grats. I hope to be where you're at by july
>>14133292
Does my Fodge hauling around stuff make me a truckerfag?
>>14167791
Can it haul 80,000 pounds?
>>14145919
The North Face has a goretex rain jacket you can get with/without a zip-out fleece. Good at keeping you dry. Also reasonably fashionable.
>>14168079
Possibly in 4x4 low range in first gear on level ground. If by 'haul' you mean move very slowly on a dolly thing hooked to the hitch, then I suppose.
Sup truckfags, what the fuck is pic related? I occasionally see prime movers with these things rigged over the center of their driven wheels, supported by brackets (or pipes) that go up over and between the guards. I also occasionally see what looks like an odometer set in the center of one of the hubs, which appears to be free to float within the wheel, allowing it to stay upright as the wheel rotates. Is this all odometry? Why this and not the clock on the speedo?
>>14154977
Find an apprenticeship in a trade, you turd. Go be a plumber.
>>14168167
Because now the lying shitbag trucker has to try to reset/fudge TWO odometers, instead of just one. Makes it harder for him to skirt legal restrictions on driving distance/time/etc.
>>14168167
air hoses for keeping tire pressures. Have you ever seen a trucker at the 25 cent gas station air pump?
>>14133292
Want to get my CDL.
Should I go to a company that will train and employ me for a fee, or study hard and do it myself?
>>14168236
>get my CDL
>study hard
If you were capable of the latter you wouldn't want to get the former.
>>14168280
KEK
>>14140732
why does reefer driver have so much downtime
>>14168336
live load / unloads.
>>14168192
Not him but I looked into becoming an HVAC and apparently the market for that is fucking awful if you can't luck out and find a stable maintenance gig. There are trade school diploma mills who charge people 20k and then push em out into a shitty job market, further flooding it.
I've also heard horror stories of unions being incredibly tight knit where nepotism runs rampant. My local union only takes apps once a year and sometimes they've gone 2 years without taking apps.
Everyone says "get into a trade!! they're great!" but the truth is a lot of trades are incredibly unstable and hard to even get into if you don't have connections.
>>14168280
>College is free
Okay
>>14168372
>study hard
>college is literally free
Ever heard of scholarships? UNCF? Think, dumb dumb.
>>14168365
>My local union
Is it the only one? Steamfitters, millwrights, ironworkers, boilermakers, capenters, sheet metal workers, are just a few that come to mind.
>>14168079
>only being able to haul 80k lbs
