Truckerfag Thread.
>Want a Class A CDL?
Community college a best, but private schools work. Pay up front or try to get a loan, banks hand them out like candy because many companies will pay you back for paying for your own schooling. Avoid signing a contract or doing company-supplied CDL training, a lot of them are out to fuck your butt.
>wut company is gud?
Roehl, Millis, Halvor Lines, Sue Vinje, System Transport, Melton (from previous thread)
>stay away from...
Swift, Werner, CR England, Swift, Stevens, CRST, JB Hunt, Swift, Schneider, PAM, Swift, Swift, Swift and Swift.
>>13945897
What wrong with swift
>>13945918
Nothing that isn't wrong with every other mega.
I asked once before but forgot to check replies but is TMC good?
TMC is a pretty good company if you don't mind state board work. I think they get you home on the weekend.
>>13945956
Skateboard*
It's good to go, right?
Also, how is everyone's winter going so far?
>>13945984
Standard running procedures for a International
>>13945993
Good, its gonna get cold on the dock I work at...what ltl company do you work for?
>>13945984
>lolvo
>>13945993
That sucks.
Also fuck all this black friday stuff. Too expensive. Go to the mall, stop by Dick's just to see if they have any deals, and buy a fishing reel just because it was 50% off. Also diamond earrings, fuck that. Wasted a bunch of time at the mall, didn't see anything I liked, ordered some online for $500.
>Truck keeps sputtering when I try to start it
>Suddenly roars to life
GUD JERB CHEBBY.
>>13946013
>>13946034
The Blazer?
Also are you in the Pete still?
>>13945897
WHY AR EYOU A TRUCKER
WHY THE FUCK DID YOU BECOME A TRUCKER
I AM LAFFING
>>13946050
Because we fucked up our other opportunities and didn't want to be a retail manager making $11/hr.
>>13946057
at least i dont drive fwd loser pants
>>13946044
Yes and yes. Now I'm debating actually moving or not. Plan was to leave in the morning at 0500 but I thought I would get a head start. Guess I could still do the original plan since I'm here, just get some shuteye for now.
>>13946013
You're just south of me. Which mall?
>>13946044
What is the speed ratio and what type of line are you wrapping it with? Also what you fishing?
And what your prefer fishing set up.
I have a shimano 5.4.1 ratio
7ft berkley ultra light
6lb line with 4lb lead
Is for shore trout fishing. I swear with the 7ft rod with the soft tip i can cast 70yds!
>>13946072
Trucks are all RWD lol
>>13946087
I went to Sawgrass Mills which was a waste because it is mostly outlet shops. Then went to the one in Coral Springs.
>>13946102
5.0:1 ratio. I'll probably put some 10lb Power Pro for bass and whatever. It's a medium-light reel so 4lb-8lb line if using mono.
I still need to grab a rod for it. Dick's didn't have shit for rod selection. Not sure when I will do it since I don't really need it, but now I'm anxious to try it. I'll probably do like a 5'6" Ugly Stik unless something nicer is on sale for around the same price.
I already have 6 other rods set up, plus one more I don't ever use. And that's after giving 3 to my brother a few months ago so he could start fishing. I almost bought pic related too just because of the price. The rod was really nice, but the reel was a piece of shit. I was literally in the check out line with it and was looking at the reel and said fuck it.
>>13946182
I bet Sawgrass was a real shitshow on black friday. It's ridiculous on a normal day.
>>13946190
It was. Going there was a total mistake. And I couldn't figure out how the hell to get out of there and back to my car.
Next time I will just do that mall in Boca on Glades. Coral Ridge wasn't too bad when I went, but it was like 7pm by then.
>>13945993
only had to get towed out twice last year
All I got in the sales was Splatoon for Wii U for $25 at Kek Mart. Fuck holiday shopping, I went at like 4pm.
>>13946102
>>13946182
We now have a rod!
Went on a McD's run, stopped at Walmart across the street on the off chance they have a rod that isn't complete shit and broken. Grabbed some 1pc Berkley 6' rod for $40. I got lucky, half the rods there have the tips broken off and it's lots of $10 POS's or 8' saltwater rods. Saves me a trip to Bass Pro tomorrow.
Now I can go break in the new reel when I wake up tomorrow. Keep on truckin!
>>13946182
O shit good deal because the rod alone are about 60-90 bucks.
But hey what are you fishing? You didt say.
There where some great black friday deals but fuck those lines and people "not anti social" just hate lines and crazy people.
It was alote better to buy stuff online same xbox deals where given on the Microsoft stores and computers where 400 bucks off.
>>>/pol/57002223
>>13946862
Yeah I hate the lines and stuff too. When I ordered those diamond earrings for my mom, I used a coupon code for 20% off because Black Friday anyway.
Black Friday deals are rarely that great anyway. Not any better than "Labor Day Sale!" And "President's Day Sale!", it's all the same. Plus Bass Pro didn't do a ton of good deals on fishing stuff anyway because it's almost December and not everybody live in Florida.
I normally just fish for bass btw. Peacock and Largemouth. Plus the occaisional snakehead or gar.
>being a trucker
lol
doesnt surprise me absolute retard fail outs browse /o/
i saw the job thread, nobody here is smart
>>13946841
Braid! Braid!? But no the spit fire Berkley brand is so fucking smooth but expensive. Then what type of lead are you using?
>>13946902
I hear Frosty is pretty smart. He's a self-made man. You would be suprised tho. There are a few of us that did really good in school and stuff before giving up on life and getting a CDL.
>>13946862
Also speaking of crowds, you shoulda seen the airport when I dropped my sister off this morning. The line for the ticket counter was out the door of the terminal and running along the sidewalk outside. It was fucked when I picked her up from there Wednesday too.
>>13946905
I normally do Power Pro. But I wanted to run 15lb and Walmart only had Power Pro in 10lb and 20lb. Sometimes I run an 8lb flouro leader off of there. I have a spool of that Berkley invisible stuff.
>>13946918
Wait ticket counter?
Where there deals or just people getting back home. Why would they be stuck in the cold or pay for airport parking the same day they need tickets or another day.
Buy online there a fucking app for that!
>>13946938
Yo berkley invaseline suck as a main line. way way to much memory!
So i pulled it off "I didt throw it away lets not get stupid shits expensive" and use it as a crankbait leader.
When will automated trucking come to long haul?
I don't really see the need for a human operated truck. If all it is doing is going between to distribution points operated by the same entity.
>>13946918
>>13946943
i doubt it
im a pre med major
you people are fucking pathetic
>>13946943
No, it's just that this is one of the busiest times of the year for flying. Everybody traveling for the holidays. She was flying out of Terminal 4 which is the last one when you're driving around, and it took almost half an hour just to get through the first 3. Airports are horrible because people never have any idea where they are going.
And Fort Lauderdale airport is fairly quiet too compared to Miami or O'Hare which I am used to. So I was suprised to see it so packed. Although that airport just seems to get busier and busier as time goes by because Miami is kind of a pain in the ass.
I love when people around here complain about FLL airport. It's a decent sized international airport but I grew up flying in and out of O'Hare anytime I went somewhere so other airports are a cakewalk.
>>13946955
Yeah any flourocarbon isn't good for much besides leaders in most situations. It is also really heavy so if you are using lures, it will sink them really deep. I did it on one ultralite for a minute before I discovered the wonders of Power Pro.
>>13946962
Automated cars need to be a thing too. As dumb as most truck drivers are, I'm sure they can predict the stupidity of car drivers better than a computer. Plus it isn't really one distribution center to another. Trucks do lots of other things.
>>13946965
>pre-med major
Is that supposed to impress us?
>>13946918
don't injure your wrist jerking yourself off
>>13947009
i forgot you guys were very retarded
it means im going to be a doctor dumbass
>>13947040
Or drop out and become a trucker. Good luck. But actually accomplish something before you try to brag about it. Being a biology major in undergrad isn't anything spectacular. At least get into medical school. Stupid kids.
>>13947031
Thanks for lookin out bruh. I'll try to be careful.
>>13947040
It means that you plan to take courses required to enter med school. Until you flunk out and come to realize your meme profession you want to pursue requires effort and intelligence that somebody trolling on 4chan inevitably cannot muster through.
>>13947009
I mean that is why i use fluorocarbon leaders for all types of spinner crankbaits and lures. Drop shot for fidgety fish and hide better in clear water.
Whats with the weirdo's trying to ruin the thread?
>>13947123
Happens all the time. It's probably just one dude.
I'm throwin a leader on this one now. I have the flouro leaders on a couple of rods, and I have never really noticed a difference. We'll see how this one goes.
If I do the canals or swamps, the water is so murky that it doesn't matter. They will see the flash from a silver Mepps before they ever see the line.
But then I have a couple little ponds where in between rain, the water will be really clear. The only thing you can get away with there is a silver or gold Rapala. Sometimes I will do a Power Bait minnow too. It is much harder with lures when it is sunny and the water is really clear. Any spinners will just scare them, especially if it is sunny.
>>13947194
Canals cool you said florida right.
What you have down there. Our canals have catfish. get 4-6 feet long and weigh over 30pds. We also get stripers. Bass of course but not big trophy size.
>>13947402
I haven't seen any stripers here yet. I'm sure there are catfish in the canals, but I normally just use lures for bass so I haven't gotten a cat since I moved here.
I really need to start doing saltwater more or the intercoastal. I live real close to the ocean, but I just don't know what I'm doing when it comes to saltwater. The few times I have gone, I just get little baitfish nibbling at it. Plus I like casting lures rather than sitting around watching the tip of a pole.
Snakeheads can be fun too. Pic related.
>>13946902
>Implying /o/ failed in school because we were unintelligent
I have an IQ of 143 (Stanford-Binet). I know there are other similarly intelligent posters here. I failed out of school because I was fed up with idiot teachers and students, and "advanced" classes that just mean more pointless busywork while dragging out the same boring concepts I'd already understood intuitively before even taking the class. One day you'll grow up and realize how poorly intelligence correlates to being successful (actually, it correlates most strongly with being a Jew).
>>13947590
How often do you tip your fedora?
Would you like to truck in Europe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=382njADcWvE
>>13947935
Shit that gif almost gave me a stroke! XD fuck clicking on shit in the dark.
>>13947040
>bragging about something you haven't finished yet
>>13947935
Dat supereurobeat
>>13947935
only as part of a murderous rampage
>>13948067
In brazil they renamed it the "Huester"
>>13947040
Enjoy working in a field with the highest suicide rate.
>>13947040
>he wants to be a doctor post-obamacare
>calls us the retards
>>13945956
They also do tons of specialized stuff like boat hauling, lots of dedicated routes where you get home on a regular basis.
No idea how good the pay is, they offer you either mileage pay or percentage of the load.
>>13947040
>doctor
Enjoy being more overworked than medical nurses.
Either specialize in a medical field, or don't bother being a doctor. Trust me.
>>13947955
That was my whole point. I wish I was still a naive college freshman so I could go around bragging to people that I'm going to be designing rocket ships and race cars and I'm better than them.
>>13947590
Sorry, forgot my trip :3
>>13948559
>>13948598
Some fields are still worth going to college/trade school for. I'm currently in a Cisco networking program at my local CC and hopefully I can land a job in the field next year. The hire rate for my program is something like 97% so I'm not really worried.
I've always wanted to drive trucks but at this point it's only if everything else fails and I have literally no other options.
>>13948611
what is better, rip or ospf?
>>13948611
Of course. If you do something real specific and are determined and know exactly what career you want to get into, college is great.
There are dumb majors. And "Pre-med" isn't even a real major, people normally do biology or something before med school. One of my best friends is a doctor right now (or whatever that step is after you finish classes and work your ass off in the ER for barely any money). But he is specializing in working with kids, especially mentally disabled kids. He worked with them when he was younger and knew exactly what path he wanted to take. Now what he did was actually impressive because he worked his ass off to get a ton of scholarships to Notre Dame undergrad, then got a full ride to med school.
There was some anon who is majoring in art and got really offended when I told him that was a shitty idea. When I worked at Petsmart in HS, most of the managers were art majors who couldn't get a job in their field and were stuck working retail for $12-$15 an hour.
>>13948625
OSPF for routing.
>>13948650
Yeah I went to a liberal arts college for 2 years to get the gen ed stuff taken care of and holy shit the level of ignorance. Some people were convinced that their acting major was going to land them some dream job in Hollywood or wherever. One guy I knew was taking out over $50K in student loans when he transferred to USC. His major? Art.
These are the kind of people that end up being social workers or retail managers.
Make sure to wear sunblock.
>>13948848
Or drive a truck with UV blocking window tint, like a lot of trucks on the road these days.
>>13948850
Our T-800s have hella dark tint. It is nice. I wish my smaller T-300 had tint like that. But I'm not in the truck enough for it to matter.
>>13948857
The Pete has the faintest tint, or it might be the glass itself, but it definitely blocks UV light. With the window down my skin cooks in the sunlight, but rolled up no amount of sunlight bothers me.
>>13948870
You can always tell if you put on some polarized sunglasses. The glass will have a wierd oil slick pattern on it if there is UV protection. I'm sure it's standard in all newer cars and trucks.
>>13948848
>be Mexican
>left arm and left part of face are darker than right
I don't how this will affect me in the long run
>>13945944
If you really want to work flatbed from the start, and can't get on at System, Melton, or Maverick, go for it.
>>13945993
OK so far. Have a corroded fuel tank to take care of after I get a new turbo.
>>13947590
>I have an IQ of
Stopped reading there. Already know you're a fucking moron.
Somebuddy left their reflective triangles behind.
>>13949774
$6 at a salvage yard. Not really worth going back for.
>>13948153
>>13947076
>>13948434
>>13948559
>everyone who wants to be a doctor is a selfish narcissist who just wants money
10/10 /o/
>>13948650
>got really offended
first of all
that was me
and I wasn't offended
but now I am
my major is Art Education and I'm going into med school
>>13945944
>>13949680
If you're in the Midwest I've heard Halvor Lines out of Superior is really good. Nice trucks and I hear they pay pretty well. They do flatbed, dryvan and reefer.
I've heard TMC is really strict on appearance and drivers have to keep their trucks spotless at all times, which sucks because you're not getting paid when you're busy cleaning your truck 5-6 times a week.
>>13949851
>art education into med school
Good job.
>it'll buff right out.
>>13949892
But why do so many of their drivers drive so poorly?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sting-trailers-offer-glimpse-into-world-of-cargo-thieves/ar-AAfMOkQ?li=BBnbcA1
Bretty neat.
>>13951778
It's Whiney-Kun's Swift trailer!
Is truck driving really something you can just decide to do because you don't do well anywhere else?
In CC for Auto Mechanics, Love working with cars, but can't do it full time, get tired and fuck up working ~40 hours a week w/heavy lifting all the time.
>>13951823
"We've found the mother load, boys. Over $2,500 in candy/pecans, after this we can finally retire."
I don't carry anything valuable enough.
>>13952627
As someone else here put it, truck driving is the easiest form of working your ass off ever. OTR drivers routinely do days in excess of 14 hours. Even though the driving part may be limited by Hours of Service there's plenty that needs to be done before and after starting your clock. Local jobs will be busting your ass going into shitholes and dropping off/picking up crap for over twelve hours a day. If you're looking for easier and more leisure time, trucking ain't it.
>>13952627
I did it on a literal whim. I thought it would be an interesting endeavor while I figure out my next steps in life, mainly what I want to go to school for.
>>13952794
>>13952794
Ain't lookin' for leisure. If I was, I'd go with something that people have always been pushing me towards, which also happens to be a career that would drive me to insanity+death.
>>13952627
>>13945748
Apparently they don't teach 'em to pimpslap the trailer sides, but then again I did something similar.
>>13945993
Haven't seen any snow, yet I'm in NEOH.
>>13948598
I feel like >>13946902 is one of those pricks that doesn't realize how much of a narcissistic ass they really are.
>>13950280
Did you do that, Australian Asphalt Anon?
Guess which one I'm getting.
>>13955134
Blue faced one?
Or is it the peewee one already loaded on a trailer?
Do Walmart DCs always take +4 hours to unload you, regardless of how early you get there?
Headed to London, KY Walmart DC with a full 14 hours in front of me. I have a feeling a majority of that will be spent 'on duty'...
>>13955433
Yes. Any time a company hauls for Walmart they must agree to allow them four hours to unload, and they always take their time and use the full four hours. Skyline always tries to drop and hook at Walmart but I've had to live unload before. They also charge a $50 lumper, the assholes.
I've been training myself on truck simulators since I was a kid.
Also space cargo simulators .
What should I major in in uni to be a space trucker ?
>>13955451
Damn.
Good thing I've got a few books that I've always wanted to start reading....
I liked Sam's Club DCs for live unloading because they let you stay hooked up to the trailer and generally don't take more than 2-3 hrs.
>>13955306
The even smaller one behind the rest of them.
>>13955433
Yes. Always. It's best to wait until your appointment time. If you're lucky they'll actually need something on your truck and get it off fast.
>>13955713
Do you put every dime you earn into some secret vault for a shiny new Western Star someday, or why does your truck look like it's about to fall apart?
>>13955723
It's his own truck. He doesn't spend any more on it than it needs.
Anyone know what the fuck this red car is? Looks 60's-70's-ish, super tiny little tail lights, like the size of a Klondike bar, no reverse lights, circular black & silver badge looked like it said "Renew," maybe Renault? Looks a bit like a Pontiac Solstice, if it were built decades ago.
>>13955749
Forgot pic
>>13955723
Looks fine apart from some missing paint...
>>13955752
Looks like I can't see shit, cap'n. Try taking a shot when it's not raining.
>>13955749
From what you said it's probably a Renault spider, it kinda look like a slipper? If not it's gotta be some form of spider. There's a bunch of companies that build them.
>i have to go 50 miles in this shit
>took three hours and had to avoid 6 spin outsgdi winter get your shot together I want to see snow within the week not this shifty fog and rain bullshit
>>13955797
Yeah that's why I tried to describe it so much.
>>13955812
Looked up the Renault Sport Spider, found a 90's era car, that looks like it might be it, if it were 30 years newer. This one was definitely from the 60's or so.
>>13955865
Possibly a McLaren then like I said it's made by a crap ton of companies and 're badges are common especially with Renault
>>13954646
No. But one of my workmates did. Not his fault, a 4x4 came around a corner too fast and hit him head on.
He got out ok thanks to passersby if they didnt pull him out he would have burnt to death, as he said he tried to kick the windscreen out but couldnt do it. The 4x4 that hit him wasnt as lucky tho.
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/2015/11/25/one-dead-in-fiery-crash-on-pacific-highway/
>>13956425
Brad, I said it looked like a solstice - if it were made thirty years ago. Side note, I really want one of those thousand-or-so Solstice GXP Coupes that were made in their final year. Saw one with 1100 miles online, they wanted 29k for it though.
I'm mildly interested in trucking
how much do you guys make?
I'm in university right now, can I get a CDL here you think?
>>13956795
Stay in real school man
>>13956797
why
>>13956807
Are you in the US? Trucking isn't great long-term. I just worked 11hrs in the rain all day.
But anyway, I only see drivers getting paid less and less with more and more restrictions. Only way to make good money is owning your own truck. And even if you do that, you need to be on the road a lot to make real money. If you ever want kids, it will suck.
Stay in school and get a good degree.
>>13956807
What he >>13956827 said. If you believe you can get a degree and a decent paying job, do that. I got into trucking because I'm too impatient to complete a few years and get a degree, tried it before and failed out. I may get some tech related certs and look at office bound jobs in a few years if trucking looks any less appealing then.
>>13945897
why do you guys find any 12v wire to hook your ebay lights up to? i spend hours trying to fix that shit, knock it off
>>13956795
If I ever get laid off, I'd honestly be interested in getting my CDL
I'm not looking at it from a necessity of money, just to do it to see the country if/before I got called back. Same reason why I was mildly interested in the Navy, a job that would provide me an opportunity to leave this place for a while. Military can open many more doors than trucking though lel.
>>13957074
That's why I kinda want to do OTR still for a year or two before I get too old and have kids and stuff.
CDL isn't bad to make some money for a few years, but there isn't a lot of opportunity to move up. Luckily I like driving, I just want to get on something soon where I do more driving and less lifting and shit. I could stick with Pepsi and try to become a salesman or something, but I think I would rather get a different driving job.
>>13957110
>get too old
Gotta stop smoking bro, otherwise you won't get old.
>>13955460
Kerbal Space Program
>>13957323
Isn't 28 the age when all those celebs died? I think that's what I'll make it to. So I have 2 years to go OTR and maybe knock up a girl.
>>13957331
The American Dream™.
>>13957331
>Knock up girl
>Die of overdosing on Marlboro
>Perpetuate the absent black father meme
10/10
>>13957051
i do what i want...
RRRrrrrEEEEeeeEEE
>>13957331
I have seen what you look like. Don't father any children.
>>13957110
>there isn't a lot of opportunity to move up
What are you smoking? You can make your first million in under a decade then scale up a thousand fold and still not be considered a large carrier by some. Not everyone is a wageslave that needs someone telling them how to earn their money.
>>13957331
>following the example of celebrities
Oh. I didn't know people actually did that.
>>13958688
Sheeple mang
>>13956827
>>13956974
but I want to get a good degree, and drive a truck
This thread must be climbing a hill. It's going slow.
>>13946962
There isn't even autonomous yard jockies yet, though there really should be.
If I was more ambitious I would start an electric automated yard horse company.
>>13960529
I would think yard dogs will be the last thing to be automated. It's easy for a computer to maintain speed and stay between the lines on a highway, trailer maneuvers have the most variables, I'd say.
>>13958688
>what are you smoking?
Newports
And you could start your own company in any industry if you wanted to. It's like being a chef, you could always open your own restaurant of you can get the capital, and then you still have to be really lucky and/or good to compete long term.
But how many people actually do that? For 99% of people, owning a truck and doing OTR is the top as far as driving goes. And even then, it would suck to have a family. You have a decent deal going because you are right in the middle of a lot of places so you can be home more than most. But you aren't banking as much trying to be home all the time.
As a company driver, I guess there is always management too if you want to deal with it. But a lot of companies are going to want a degree at some point, or hire somebody with a degree over you even though they have no experience in the field. That's how life works sometimes.
>>13957598
Sounds nice.
>>13958276
Winning beauty contests. I don't know if I would ever want a teenage daughter though.
>>13960775
But it's not regulated so you can get right into it.
there is already decent software for cars so I figure with 3 cameras, 1 or 3 radar, and maybe ultrasonic sensors you could do fine, especially with a developed system that includes line painting in the lot, maybe using rid tags for location confirmation.
You could also have a yard where drivers drop and pickup in one lot and all other moves are in an autonomous only area. Walmart would be all over it.
you can also have a troubleshooting and overview system where someone can view the cameras and resolve anything that comes up, as well as issue instructions.
Anyone know if the caffeine in a $1 bottle of soda will keep me awake for at least $45 minutes
Been doing a bunch of 12 or 14 hour days and I start feeling sleepy during those last 45 minutes
Ay Pepsi where you at again? I'm going up I-95 right now.
>>13961181
It won't. But it WILL keep you from sleeping afterwards
>>13955713
That place looks familiar. Somewhere in Wisconsin?
>>13960999
Trips confirmed.
Even office jobs at trucking companies suck pretty bad. My sister was an intern at Schneider for several months and she said everybody there was miserable.
It's possible to start your own company with a few trucks but it's very hard to find drivers that actually want to stay out and earn money - most want to be home every week which doesn't work well when you only have a couple trucks to make money with.
>>13961170
It's more that you'd need to modify an entire fleet of trailers to be compliant with the automation and on average there are about 4 trailers per truck in a fleet it's going to have a huge startup costs. When you could 're design the yard for better flow at a fraction of the cost. Or in reality most management don't give a shit and just cram as many trailers as possible into shitty tiny lots
>yeah, we ordered the parts yesterday but they don't show till 2 ish, and since we close at 4 it's going to be a bit.
Fan tastic. Oh well might as well get some practice in before I try to assemble my rex
>>13961901
I can't tell you how many Gundam plastic model kits I've had over the years. I have zero now. I suck so hard at making them I don't know why I bother.
>>13961977
You could always do what I do and collect waifus.
>>13961977
I have around 20-30 kits I've picked up and never got around to building it's always been something I enjoyed he'll, when I think of all the cash I wasted on 40k stuff I could probably have a really nice car right now.
>>13962037
Whiney, you need to broaden them horizons just a wee bit.
>>13962037
Some of the Hatsune Miku statuettes tempt me. Instead I spent shekels on Robot Tamashii figures. Dat Tallgeese, Mercurius, and Vayeate.
>>13962102
Yeah I've decided I'll only try gunpla again if I get a full suite of tools and an airbrush, and go balls-out on it, taking weeks on a single one. I've kept a real-grade GP-01 in the box for this reason.
>>13961283
Just north of Fort Lauderdale. The Turnpike goes right past too when you are on that. If I wasn't taking a nap, we coulda gotten some hookers and blow.
>>13962513
Another missed opportunity mang.
>>13962518
Where you today? The same Nestle water place in Medley or whatever?
>>13962566
Nah, broker load from Miami to Kingsport TN.
krail in central cali
In search of a truck gps that will let me input options to avoid roads based on my truck height and/or weight. Any help? Have 200 dollars to spend for now but might go higher if I have to.
>>13947935
>>13948027
literal supereurobeat and MAXIMUM KEK at 5:01
>>13964429
copilot truck app
>>13964429
Pretty much any truck GPS does this, though they do sometimes lead you into areas that aren't for trucks, though sometimes there's no choice but to use those areas, always watch the road signs
I use the Garmin dezl 760, it works fine for me
Truck in front of me blew out a rear tire
Almost pooped myself senpai
>>13946965
Pre-med is basket-weaving tier, dipshit.
>>13950280
Just cover it with a tarp tell 'em it's a flatbed.
>>13946965
>health majors
>smart
Nuke Eng major here, get on my level cockbreath
>>13965101
an english major? *epicly facepalms my desk*
>>13965133
I believe he was shooting for nuclear engineering but couldn't spell it.
>>13964648
>>13964429
Honestly buy a trucker atlas every year and use google maps on your smartphone, or just a regular GPS. Truck gps units have always seemed like a huge waste of money, especially if you're long haul and the majority of its existence will be showing you 600 miles before the next exit.
Google maps can (not always) also show you what a location looks like, and you can generally get a pretty good idea of what approach you need. I say not always because sometimes there will be road construction, new building blocking an old entrance, etc.
That said, I've been driving semi-locally and now more locally for the last 3 years and pretty much always have to drive in the inner city and on shittons of groundlevel roads that aren't truck recommended, so I stopped giving a shit about weight limits and size restrictions (other than height) years ago.
>>13965350
example of the kind of shit I regularly have to deal with. My truck without a trailer is rated to 62.5k, with trailer it's 80k.
>either way, fully loaded I'm fucked and have to go TWO HOURS AROUND THIS FUCKER
>>13965372
just go, they probably rated low ;)
>>13961674
Yeah, Rothschild.
>Schneider
I found her problem.
>>13965372
Taking Apes to the Ape Cave?
>>13945897
if you can get on at Tide Water Transit, do it.
Hey PepsiFag, are you working down in Miami today? Saw a refrigerated Pepsi truck and another refrigerated one in Tropicana livery and thought of you.
Ayy lmao. My ex from Kentucky used to use this shit to make pizza.
>>13966994
this is 15 miles from me
>>13967727
what the fuck, me too
>>13966994
>My ex from Kentucky used to use this shit to make pizza.
>Try to pass slower moving Uhaul truck
>Suddenly speeds up to block me
>No trucks left lane now
>Get pulled over
Goddamn four wheelers.
>>13965317
Could have spelled it if he was an english major!
>>13967998
You know, that pedal in the middle does stuff, too.
>>13948129
huehuehue
>>13968463
Tried it, he slowed down just to block me in the "no trucks" lane long enough to reach the cop car. Cop didn't care. I'm just hoping the $188 in court fees will be waived if it's handled on time, like a ticket I got in Florida years ago. $50 is easier to handle than $238.
how come the amount of trucks on the road greatly diminished at around 4PM? Is that the time drivers usually stop because of limits?
>>13968875
Yeah mostly.
>>13968875
That's within 2 hours of when 90% of business that deal in truckload shipping close. That means all the local guys are either off the road or getting there, and OTR guys are getting loaded/unloaded before they close. 7am-4pm is when drivers like me try to get in an unload and load or vice versa, or if I'm running LTL making 5 stops within 50 miles, so I'm on the road 3-7 times trying to beat that 2pm-6pm deadline so I can get down to my destination after hours. After that I can dick around with things like eating, bowl movements, and sleep. 7pm-7am are the ideal hours for longhaul, so that's most of what you'll see during those times, and with most freight moving over 500 miles going by rail year days, you're seeing fewer and fewer of those.
is the international lonestar a good truck?
I seen a brand new one today, looked pretty fucking clean, although I know very little about big rigs
I wish it had vertical headlights though instead of horizontal
>>13969487
i mean horizontal not vertically
>>13969487
International a shit. Every day.
>>13969487
kawaii as fuck
Bruh this road is 2spooky
I feel like I'm gonna hit a person, get out and have it bw nothing, only to have the waitress at the diner down the road that some girl died there 20 years ago and she hears the story all the time
How many anons do you get in here saying they want to become a driver because of Euro Truck?
>>13969487
I'm pretty sure the Lonestar is a Prostar with an uglier front and slightly nicer interior materials. And Prostars are awful.
>>13970822
I think they look badass.
>>13970854
They're still complete trash.
I still mad about that ticket. Read all the fine print, the court fees won't be waived unless I show up for court in March and somehow convince a judge to toss it out. Guess I'm out almost $250 this month. Ugh.
>>13970822
The Lonestar is exactly the same truck with the hood being the only difference between it and the Prostar.
They're trash.
>>13970810
I drive school buses and I play ETS2 alot - does that make me a trucker?
>>13972510
I'd probably still play ETS2 if I had enough time. What little time I have is spent playing other games with friends.
Is there any upside/downside to having a truck with a flat front as opposed to a "normal" truck?
It seems like you would have more space with the truck with a flat front
>>13972804
You mean a cab-over-engine, compared to a conventional ("long nose") truck?
Older cabovers ride more rough than conventional, but that may no longer be the case with newer models. They also tend to have a shorter wheel base, which makes for tighter turns, which is nice. If you have an older cabover in the states, you can continue driving it, but you can't import them from other countries as far as I'm aware, I believe it's to do with differing environmental laws and restrictions. That said, I'd love a Volvo FH or Scania Streamline, if it weren't for the fact that parts would be hard to come by.
>>13972804
Cab overs are shorter overall, so they can fit in smaller spaces. Generally.
Sometimes they are built like that to free up more space for bigger sleepers on the back.
>>13972843
There's no rule against cabovers.
However, they aren't made in the US, the ones that are made don't bother complying with US emissions regs, and even presuming they did, import tariffs on trucks are insanely high.
However, if you really wanted one and had the cash, you could import one and pay the massive transport and tariff costs, then spend another 50,000 making it EPA and CARB compliant.
>>13972891
>Sometimes they are built like that to free up more space for bigger sleepers on the back.
See also: YBJ with the fuckhuge extra sleeper on the back.
But cabovers are super popular in europe because there are regulations on TOTAL length of the truck. Smaller tractor unit means more trailer to max out the 40 tons in. AND, as a bonus, you can thread it through tiny streets!
They're not used in the US because they don't need to be, and because Americans are stubborn and don't like change and innovation. Also, truckers are stubborn and don't like change and innovation, except for when it means they get a comfier seat and air conditioning.
American truckers are like trying to convince a brick wall. Especially when you're asking them to part with new truck money.
And the corporations are even worse with the penny-pinching and 'what we have works fine and we don't want to risk new shit breaking or costing more money'.
IIRC, they tried to make a new cabover in the US for the US market, but it didn't sell because of the above reasons.
>>13973061
Ah, well I clearly must have misread something in the past.
>Blah blah you can spend fucktons of money and have a US legal Euro cabover
Don't tempt me.
>>13973237
yea... and its difficult to get in and out of, harder to perform basic maintenance on, and a lot less aerodynamic in a trucking world that is doing everything it can to increase aerodynamics
>>13973793
But they're improving. As far as I can tell, newer trucks produce way less buffeting when I pass them on the motorway.
There's no helping flatbed loads, though. They're always windy as fuck.
>>13945897
Avoid swift at all costs... got it!
but what about celadon? Would they be a good choice for a starter fag?
>>13973891
Celadon has a cool store, they sell thunderbolts and hyperbeams
>>13973891
According to my trainer, no. He left Covington or whatever the company's name was after twenty years, because celadon shit it all up within two months.
>>13973945
Covenant is who it was. But yeah I wouldn't recommend celadon from what he said.
>>13973945
>>13974025
So what is a good company to be a starter fag for?
>>13974170
see >>13945897
>>wut company is gud?
>Roehl, Millis, Halvor Lines, Sue Vinje, System Transport, Melton (from previous thread)
>>13974170
Henderson is good if you must have company training.
>>13970211
need more spooky road stories of the supernatural and sketchy variety
>4 wheels
>driving down US-101 south in Mendocino
>wild tweakers appear on shoulder
>no vehicle, two tweakers
>they try to flag us down
>shadyasfuk.jpg
>drive past them then pull over
>tell sleeping wife to take drivers seat as I get out
>meet them behind my truck, ask if they need help
>ran out of gas, no can, next gas station is at least 15 miles
>hoopty a half mile down road
>they ask to use phone
>I say no way, tell them i'll call for them
>tweaker reinforcements contacted
>jump into shotgun and drive away fast
>leave therm stranded and walking back to their ride, don't want cops to see me depositing tweakers
>pass hoopty, 3 windows missing despite pouring rain
>looks stolen AF
>>13974170
>>13974201
OP is not a definitive list, just a guide.
My advice: look online to see if there are any small OTR operations based in or near your nearest major city. They're usually a better shot than bigger companies.
>>13969522
Fukkin lol'd.
>>13970211
RIP Big Joe.
>>13970810
About 3 a month.
>>13970822
The T600 was just an ugly W900, but look at us now.
Looks like I'll be sub-2000 miles this week. Maybe even sub-1500. Rough week, dispatch is scrambling to get everyone work to do, I'm sure I'm getting the leftovers from the O/O's and folks with seniority.
>>13974505
>T600
>Ugly
You shut your whore mouth, T600/800s are beautiful. Now the T2000, THAT'S an ugly KW.
>>13945897
Just got my CDL today. I'm the oldfag that posted a few weeks ago. Yay me. I have a job interview for my trade coming up in a week, if that doesn't pan out I guess I'll try Schneider. They have a taker division near me. Can't be that bad guys, right?
>>13975347
>T600
>Anything but dog ass ugly
Objectively shit taste, anon.
>>13975458
I hear tanker is generally easy, at least as far as loading/unloading goes. Driving is a bit harder because liquid sloshes around (durr) but at least newer tankers - which Schneider should have - have baffles in them that limit the forward-to-back surging, making it slightly less dangerous.
Things have been quite beautiful lately, except for driving to Dawson Creek today in the dark, icy rain. Small slippery highway, one lane each way, can't see the road lines. How does one deal with that?
I also get overtaken all the fucking time by empty logging trucks. Why can they corner so well? Always going 30 km/h over suggested curve speeds, but planted as fuck. I always feel like I'm going to tip in my (5 ton). Does extra length and axles give more stability?
>>13975889
Thanks for the reply. I'm not too worried about easy; I worked as an industrial mechanic in a steel mill for the past 10 years. I have seen some shit. You work for Swift, right? Or am I thinking of someone else here?.
>>13976173
He works for System. Whiney-Kun is Swift.
Schneider tanker is supposed to be good experience to get a better tanker job, which can pay good. There are other better tanker companies you might can get on from the start; search/post on trucking forum to find them.
Guy that goes by Chinatown on thetruckersreport knows his shit when it comes to this.
>>13976275
Gundam works for Skyline
Koga works for System
Pepsifag works for Pepsi
Truckerfag works for himself
>>13976173
From what I've heard from the disgruntled former Schneider drivers during orientation they brag about how often they fail driver's.
while on probation you can be fired for just about anything not done the "Schneider way". Don't worry about that too much though,as they'll beat it into your head during orientation
>truck finally out of shop
>Now rest of truck looks like ass
Oh well a few weeks in this muck will solve that.
>doing 90 alley dock
>can never get it in
>one skill where instructors marks don't help all the way and you gotta guestimate
Shit's hard
Even parallel's easier
Would you work for a company if everything else was good, but they used driver facing cameras?
>>13974505
>>13975347
>>13975546
We terminator now?
> tfw I have my class A but I don't do OTR trucking and I make a lot more money
Linework is where it's at boys. If you've got a backbone and aren't afraid of manual labor, you can get in and start as a ground man for like 1000 bucks a week and the pay only goes up from there. If I had a smug pepe image saved on my phone, I'd be using it right now
>>13977978
>thinking 1k/week is anything but shit tier pay
I work 5 days a week OTR and a week I don't clear 2k is a really shitty week
>>13978274
It's shit pay for me too, I'm just saying that 1k a week for starting is pretty damn decent for the 20somethings who aren't in college. A man can support a family on that wage. As a JY lineman I make anywhere from 120-200k a year depending on how much storm work and overtime I get. I've never gone under 100 a year.
>>13975889
Baffles have been a thing since the 1960s. The age of the trailer isn't what determines whether or not they're present, it's the type of freight.
>>13976024
They have 20 ply open shoulder tires. They're meant for mud but grip great on anything.
>>13976960
Actually, I'm employed by WAT Trucking, which I own.
>>13978309
Ah, TIL.
If I go O/O, I'mma name my company DemTrux, and my voicemail will be a really thick redneck accent: "YOU'VE REACH'T THE VOICEMAIL INBAWX OF DEMTRUX, IF YOU NEED YOUR SHIT MOVED, JUST HOLLER."
Anyone recommend a good back pillow? Back starts hurting after 10hrs of driving, mostly the lower park
>>13946043
>>mfw its warmer where I live in northern canukistan
>>13978975
You may just be holding your back in the wrong shape. Ever since I brought my pelvis in front of the small of my back while driving 4 years ago I haven't experienced any back pain.
>>13978327
Maybe I should let you work with brokers a while before you name your company.
>>13978975
Check how far you are away from the wheel I almost pulled my shoulder out of its socket cause a mechanic moved my seat half an inch back.
>all primed and assembled. Now what colors do I paint it?
>>13978291
I tried to get started as an apprentice LW in the Seattle area and could not. Over 500 apps for every opening. Where are you / how did you start?
>>13979233
I wouldn't actually make that voicemail inbox. But I do want to have a goofy name if I have to make an LLC or whatever in the future.
>>13979331
Purple and green, son. DAILY DOSE.
>Just shy of 1500 miles
>Thankfully this upcoming Miami load will be on this paycheck, should hit 2200 miles.
Got some dude today who is taking his CDL course asking me about working for Pepsi or Coke. Doesn't want to do OTR because family.
It's funny how my answer to that question is completely dependent on when somebody asks....
>3:30pm at a CVS (pain in the ass stops) where I have to build a display
>been getting rained on since 6am
>still another shitty stop to go
Just do OTR man... This job sucks.
>drive me to insanity+death
>>13952849
>>13980044
Become a Package Handler, today! What with management's near constant fuck ups, due to their inability to effectively communicate with employees, it'd be a perfect way to wreck your body and stress your mind. Warm bodies need only apply. Short and/or overweight with an inability to lift 75 lbs a plus.
>>13966994
Jiffy be good shit
>>13980312
When I was 17, I thought about a job at the UPS facility. Went on the tour and said "fuck that". Got back to my car, had a voicemail from Petsmart wanting an interview. Worked there for 4 years.
I finally found out what our turnover rate is. 65% of our drivers don't make it to a year. I bet it is 80%+ by 2 years. That's fucked up for a $50k+/yr job.
Any advice for an 18 y/o who's going through a truck training school?
>Recruiter said I could find lots of work as a local driver.
>Literally everyone wants a stark 21 year old with 1+ years driving experience
>>13980918
I was just gonna say that. Good luck at 18. Most places are 21-23.
You should look into working for a city's public works. Good money, good benefits, and they will like that you have a CDL so they don't need to train you in the future.
>>13945993
Pretty good considering it's not winter yet.
>three baby sized holes in the right side of my front tarp
>fucks given
>0
It's goddamn siding. Fuck your shit.
>>13982584
Why don't you carry some sort of some super heavy duty tape for such things?
>>13973061
>>13973248
I see a newer mercedes cabover hauling doubles (45 + 28) over HWY 26 all the time out of Portland. It may be a test truck, though, since Daimler Trucks is based here, and it's always hauling lease trailers.
>>13983159
Expense and weight, presumably. Truckerfag is pretty cheap when it comes to fixing minor things.
>>13945993
Oh shit Pyle?
Do tankers make way more than normal truckers
>>13983811
For every endorsement you have you generally make 2-3 cpm more
>gdi amazon fulfill my wish of not sitting in line for 3 hour's at your dc.
>>13983863
I work at Amazon. How is it from a driver's perspective?
>>13983898
Sit for 2 hours in line where you can't idle.
Then wait for another hour in a cage with a safety vest,eyewear,metal boots. Where you can't use your phone.
Congratulations you've been checked in. Now wait for a place to park.
>>13984099
wtf why not use your phone?
>>13945897
>teacher knew you would never make anything of your life
>teacher knew you would be a menial pleb failure who works some shitass drudge job
>teacher was right
Kek, looks like you fucking LOST at LIFE.
>>13984103
Amazon pleb here. Phones aren't allowed on you past security, or other things like iPods. Its for muh loss prevention.
>>13984099
Always thought it wouldn't be good, as we go over the top with everything. I imagine the waiting won't be so bad after Christmas, but I dunno, not by department there.
>>13984141
how do you steal something with a phone?
>>13984119
You posting this indicates you lost worse.
>>13984148
The logic as to why I can't bring phones is that they sell the same phones, so I could be stealing. They also don't like pictures taken inside.
To answer your question, memory cards go in phones.
It's one of the worst things about the job, as the job is super boring usually, so being able to listen to something would make it way better. But nooooo.
>>13984119
spoiler: Thats every job
>>13984171
And what's funny is we can wear watches, but the most valuable thing I have seen packed there is a $4500 watch...
>>13984171
i do not see any logic at all to that.
sounds like they need to get thier head out of their ass
>>13984154
>worthless trucking loser has no argument
>defaults to the "NO U!" standby
Should've spent more time in school faggot, developed those critical thinking skills.
>>13984103
Lawyer shenanigans most likely don't want you too happy or taking photos of our shifty environment
>>13984141
I think the reason here is it's a newbie security and he's going solo on day two. He's doing good and has his shit together pretty good considering
>>13984215
I think he's implying that in an attempt to entertain/feel better about yourself you've come to this thread with the sole intention of attempting to stir up trouble and have unfortunately, not succeeded.
I belive the first mistake was showing up to a thread where everyone deals with this kind of nonsense on an hourly basis.
Sorry about that. Perhaps you would have better luck trying again in /v/? Or /pol/?
>wanted to take photo of cage
>cage has sighn that says plz don't take photo of cage :(
Well, alright.
>>13984181
UPS has the same "No Phones" rule. Mostly so you can't steal electronics from packages and claim you brought them in with you.
Not a trucker or anything but I plow the local Costco parking lot here and have heard some stories about Swift...
Apparently they have already hit about a dozen cars in the parking lot this year, and fucked the loading dock up as well. The manager is paranoid as fuck now about vehicles getting hit, so he is super anal about shit when I am out plowing the snow. I do not blame him though, Swift really has fucked things up.
>>13984413
I heard UPS gives bonuses to people that report coworkers that are thieves. How true is this?
I've said it once, and I shall say it again
Fuck
Eastern
European
Truckers
This guy was stopped about 45 minutes away from where I live, six of his sixteen tires like this, no chains with him and no tires were actual winter tires
>>13984438
What a champ
>>13984435
Idk, I never worked there. Just went for the little tour of the place years ago. Metal detectors going in and out and all that good stuff.
And we have signs at the Pepsi warehouse saying not to take pictures of anything. It's kinda useless tho, we don't actually manufacture stuff there or do anything important.
>>13984456
>What a champ
yeah not really assholes like this kill people in giant pileups
>>13984181
Very common rule on the grounds of big distribution centers of many companies, not just Amazon, even for employees of the DC's. Tight security, limited valuables on the way in, heavy searches on the way out.
The theory is that any employee might try to steal thousands of dollars worth of product, and anyone crossing that security perimeter is an opportunity to help them smuggle it out.
>>13984119
>Go to school
>Tons of busy work to acquire a degree for superficial reasons
>4 years later get degree
>Get shit tier job
>Stuck in florescent hell 9 hours a day
>Your job gets outsourced
>You take your things and go home a deadbeat to a wife who married you for your money
>She leaves you
>Takes your kids
>Still haven't paid your college debt back
>How am I paying the mortgage this month?
>How am I paying this lease on this car I bought to impress people?
>Enough money in savings for a gun and single bullet
Best end if you go to college.
>>13984708
Man stop throwing fuel on the fire.
I agree with a couple of those points. But if you get an engineering degree or something that isn't useless, you will always have options.
>>13983863
This is what I don't get about cpm I'd rather just be hourly or salary
>>13983159
I have vinyl cement and 40 square feet of spare vinyl. Can't be fucked to figure out where I put the vinyl.
>>13983811
No. They usually only make more during oil booms.
>>13984438
>winter tires
Those aren't a thing for semis.
>>13984099
>>13984103
>>13984141
>>13984394
>>13984413
>>13984456
>>13984699
My facility really needs to get their shit together, same policy pretty much, no recording devices of any kind, not that I or lower management truly care, anyways. Hell, most people avoid the metal detector.
>>13984435
similar policy as FedEx, if your actions taken cause a crime to be busted you can get up to $5K from the company.
>>13984708
>actually have associate's in programming/ network security
>have all the certs,got the bulk of them before they pulled the "you need to 're certify every 2 years" shenanigans
>stuck in cube in basement working at government job
>glorified email password fetcher
>paid garbage due to seniority loopholes
>treated like garbage because I know more about the system than my higher paid supervisors
>get laid off cause I'm deemed non necessary by higher ups
>start trucking
>better view
>fresher air
>still kinda crappy pay but getting better
>no meetings
>can literally hang up on all assholes or walk away from jerkoffs any time I want
>find out supervisors got laid off shortly after me
>they're still unemployed
Yeah, still don't miss it.
>>13984972
>Those aren't a thing for semis.
Off the top of my head, I know Bridgestone makes a tire they market as a "Snow" tire. Its really just a hyper-aggressive tread pattern and doesn't really have a ton of technology behind it, but some people do say the work great. And since it isn't made with the same compounds as a true winter tire, it doesn't wear faster in the summer and actually does a really good job resisting stone drilling.
How does one get a flying J fuel rewards card?
Is there a super exclusive application or would I have to qualify through a major carrier?
>>13986580
PFJ cards are the easiest to get. Just tell them you need one at the register and they'll activate it right there.
UltraOne (TA/petro) is a PITA because you need to fill out an application and they mail the stupid thing to you.
>>13986625
Well it's supposed to be mailed,it's been a year and a half now ive re requested it about 4 times now still not here .
Loves and flying j are usually by the kiosk or front counter
>>13986580
What >>13986625 said, just ask for one, but tell them you're a professional driver, I think they have a different card for truckers and four wheelers. Might be Love's I'm thinking of though. I like my card, I used points to get one of those air line tire inflator hoses and a tire gauge. Think the one I got is busted already though. Probably should have gotten a regular "stick" type rather than an actual gauge one.
>be 23
>be livin that garbagebro life
>feelingoodman
why arent you throwing trash like a boss you normies
>>13987093
Cause I want to go O/O in the future. Ain't ever heard of an O/O running a garbage truck, have you?
>>13987093
>800 hours overtime for the year, still not 50k.
No thanks.
>>13987093
That's not too bad. But that's also 57.5hrs and that holiday pay.
Do you actually have to pick up any trash? Or is it all automated? I thought about trying to get on WM or something but I'm not trying to touch garbage. Also $15/hr isn't enough.
>>13987116
yeah i have a giant robot arm, and i only do recycle so its easy as fuck.
ive only been here a little over a year so 15 isnt too bad i guess
also im home every night and not living in a tiny fucking box lol
>>13987138
also all of our trash guys are in new cng frontload trucks with curroto cans so its fucking topkek
>>13987110
gotta go with this.
thought garbage guys got paid well
>>13987138
That's not bad. $18 at least would be better. I average $20-$25/hr depending on my routes and case count, but I have to bust my ass. It's slowing down because winter so the case count is lower and my checks are closer to $900-$950 where they are $1000-$1100 in the summer.
What about the guys who do dumpsters? Or the ones who drop off and pick up the big worksite dumpsters? Do they make any more money than residential?
I was also talking to that Republic driver a few weeks ago, and he said the job was real decent. 50hrs and he was bringing home $800+/wk after taxes. If that is standard for even starting drivers, I should look into it. But I really want to keep driving tractor trailers.
>>13987116
>Also $15/hr isn't enough.
I saw that, and my first thought was ouch.
$15/hr is the minimum wage inside city limits where I'm at. But hauling garbage is a way better min-wage job than flipping burgers, so I still count it a win.
>>13987159
yeah commercial drivers all make 20+, but theyve all been there at least 5 years or more
>>13987093
Because I already have a boring job at Amazon that is repeating the same thing over and over and only pays slightly less. On the bright side, I don't have to smell garbage all day.
I mean, you are ahead of me at the moment and the same age, but that's saying nothing.
>>13987166
A couple years ago when I was applying for jobs, Republic was actually hiring for commercial drivers. They also wanted a "Lead Residential" driver. Not sure what that was about.
>>13987168
What do you do at Amazon? It's at the DC, right?
What about hours, pay, benefits?
>>13987176
I work in the packing department. I am either packing, or managing other packers/pack lines making sure that all shipments get out by tight deadlines. Packing is boring and repetitive, managing them/the line is harder work and stress but less boring.
It's supposed to be the easiest department, physically, so I lucked out (didn't get to choose). Pickers walk 10-20 miles a night, including stairs. I have managed to avoid it like the pague so far.
The pay is $12 plus my .50 shift differential, $1 for weekend. My normal, non peak schedule is 4-5 days from 6:30 PM-5 AM. I always get 40 hours if I want them.
Benefits are actually pretty good. Bonuses ranging normally from 2-4% but 8-16% during peak. PTO, vacation, unpaid time, etc; I can just not show up to work if I have time saved. Health insurance seemed pretty good, but I am on my parent's since it's prettymuch free for me to be on it anyways.
They also give you 2 stocks if stay two years. And if you stay one year, the pay you somewhere around $1500 to quick and never come back. Or you can get certain associates degrees paid for after a year. They will work with college schedules, also.
It can be hard work, but not quite beverage industry tier.
I have about 45 college credits and have been just fooling around with college off and on for years while not actually getting job skills. I have been planning on trying trucking after this semester is over, if I don't chicken out.
>>13987278
What sucks about it is there doesn't seem to be a lot of upward potential without getting a degree. What I suppose would be the equivalent of foreman in a factory only make $2 a hour more. Some managers and white collar people make money, but from what I have observed and read is that they basically have a churn and burn mindset with employees.
If I wasn't doing trucking or college, I would probably become a machine operator and eventually learn CNC programming or something. Machine operators here make about the same, but have much more upward potential if you're not dumb. Warehouse shit is pretty unskilled and dead end from what I can tell.
>>13987278
If you have a decent gig at Amazon and college credits, fuck trucking. Either finish school or get a promotion at that DC. Or even better, if Amazon will help pay for school, get them to pay for a business degree and get a dank promotion.
Pepsi will pay for college too if I major in something that would be useful for a job with them. I have thought about trying to take some more classes and get a degree, but I'm not sure if I have the time or energy.
>>13987309
I am the former coke fag, btw.
They will only pay for an associates degree, which I would prettymuch already have by the time I will have a year there in June.
I am much more of an understand everything theoretically person than I am, say, an industrial mechanic truckerfag type. But at the same time, I am a really hard worker at jobs but am really lazy and undisciplined at school, only obtaining a decent enough GPA from not being totally dumb.
I do live right next to a university that I haven't went to yet for scholarship reasons, though. Trucking just keeps calling me. Probably because of my years of pizza delivery experience. Yes, I know it is way different.
Meh.
>>13987419
As for you, perhaps become a merchandiser for 30 hours a week while going to school? I know that pay cut will hurt if not cause you to go in debt.
>>13987419
Kek the pizza delivery got me into trucking too. It was the only job that I didn't stare at the clock while doing, just waiting until it was time to go home.
And I'm lazy when it comes to school too. Always work hard at my jobs and get promotions and shit before other people. But in HS and stuff, I always did the bare minimum and just did well on tests without really studying. Same way I got into college, doing well on one or two tests.
>>13987419
Not really, you are taking a product under a time limit to a (usually) different location only real difference is distance and you don't pick up stuff to bring back to the store
>>13987469
It's the only job I have actually enjoyed, overall.
It sucks, because I love studying things, but can't sustain interest. Meh.
I mean, with otr or regional trucking, once I learn the basics, I can be entertained and learn all sorts of things while driving. Wife is even ok with coming on board and being rent free for a while. That's my unsound logic.
Fuck driving a bay truck though. I know that shit has to suck.
>>13987514
Isn't operating such a large vehicle exponentially more stressful, though? Or just sometimes, or am I over-blowing it?
Then again, pizza delivery could be stressful, with the really tight time limits with multiple stops and shit customers. And I usually liked it.
>>13986071
The rolling resistance is probably horrid.
>>13987106
I have. Hazmat long haul with a rollback.
>>13987535
Not really. I'm patient while driving though so I don't get irritated with traffic and stupid drivers so much. I'll still get in a couple spots that are real tight and it will be stressful for a couple seconds, but whatever. I know the truck so well at this point. I don't think twice about having to blind-side back across 3 lanes of traffic.
Some of the bullshit 12hr+ routes they give me are way more stressful than any of the driving.
>>13987558
Good to know. I am pretty calm with drivers unless I am driving my Miata haha.
I can imagine.Merchandising really wasn't that bad at the time except the fact the stores would make them bad with their terrible managers and no room for anything in the back. And them making me commute far for a single digit paying job.
Wait, it was pretty bad overall. Never mind.
>>13987620
I had a merchandiser ride with me on the bay truck a couple months ago. It was his first time seeing what we do. He was amazed and shocked at how fast we have to do everything. That should say something about how fucked up it is.
And I have to deal with the retarded store managers too. Along with retarded and lazy salespeople.
>>13987709
I wish you luck escaping that. I'd be submitting apps at other places like crazy.
>>13987752
Yeah I need to get on that. But so many dudes just go to another food/beverage place like Gold Coast (Miller/Coors), Sysco, US Foods, etc. I think Gold Coast and Budweiser are a little easier, but less money. Sysco and US Foods are supposed to pay a tiny bit better but you still gotta haul a bunch of shit into restaurants.
I already know what I'm doing at Pepsi. Enough where I can run almost any area smooth and when they have random stuff going out, I can take that as an easy day and don't have to ask the boss a million questions. I'm not trying to re-learn everything at another company while basically doing the same time. Plus the bosses are cool mostly.
Another few months and I will throw a few applications in for the fuel companies. I have been looking at other places when they pop up on CareerBuilder and stuff.
>>13987801
If you want company recommendations for your area, I would contact a guy that goes by Chinatown on the truckers report. Much of the site is shit and semi-literate whiners, but he knows what he is talking about.
>>13987535
Once you get used to the truck you will probably find it safer than the car. I know I get a tad mental when I climb into my focus after a month on the road. the loss of visibility freaks me out quite a bit
>>13987138
How do I get into waste management, trashman?
Is trucking lonely?
>>13987901
Not really,there's plenty of folks to talk to if you want banter. If you're one of those emotionally dependant "i can't live without mah bae " types you may want to avoid/grow up for this particular profession
>>13987450
different anon but I ultimately quit my merch job at Dr Pepper because they were unwilling to work with my class schedule. It's very hard to redesign a merch route to accomodate class schedules that change every semester. Plus I utterly despise retail management.
>>13987709
Merchandisers typically work alot slower than the drivers. Usually we will have 4-5 large stops a day compared to 10 or more for you drivers. Once I knew how long each store took me, I could know when to stretch things out if I needed to take a break or relax. Also helps not having a boss around either. And you have your own car as opposed to a full size bay truck.
I am making a spreadsheet of various companies that will hire new drivers for my own purposes, along with various bits of info about them. Would anybody be interested in seeing it? I will add tanker and flatbed companies, along with various other companies that I am not interested in if they are.
>>13988381
Yes pls
Where you at? Cali here
>>13988403
Tennessee. I am still working on it, but will work on some way of posting it here when finished.
When I am finished with the version for me, I will post it and just post other companies I have ruled out for myself because I don't want to start with flatbed, not in my hiring area, etc. I am not going to even bother with CR Englands and such.
>>13988101
>10 stops
I wish. It's normally 14-15 because my route is about an hour away from the warehouse. Could be 12 if I have a few bigger stops, or 18-20 of there are smaller ones. I don't have my boss around either. And technically I could take as long as I want, but I don't get paid hourly and I'm not done until the truck is empty, so I normally just go fast. Most days, we are routed for 10-11hrs (which doesn't mean shit) so if I go quick and everything goes smooth, I can clock out at like 9hrs.
Some days when it is real heavy or I get lots of fucked up stops, I just look at the manifest in the morning and debate. It's going to be a 12hr day whether I work hard or not. I can go as fast as possible all day and get all the stops off by 4pm. Or I can take my time and bring a stop or two back around 4:30pm. I normally finish those days tho. When is 3:30pm and there are 2 quick stops left, I just say "fuck it" and get them done.
Friday was raining all day, I had a heavy route, and in the morning I knew I was probably going to bring one or two back. I had to skip a CVS in the morning because it was almost all 12pks and the rain would destroy them. Then I ended up knocking out like 6 stops in the afternoon real fast, went back to the CVS when the rain died down and got that done. Had one more big CVS, did that as fast as I could, and then it was almost 4pm and I had a Family Dollar (pain in the ass stop) for 10 cases (minimum order is supposed to be 15).
Brought the stuff into the Family Dollar. Of course there are tons of customers and only one person working in the store. Ask her if I can print up the barcodes so she can scan the 10 cases in later. She says no, so I stand around for 10min as her line gets longer. Go outside and smoke a cig, still no chance I'm getting checked in. Throw the stuff back on the truck, cancel the delivery, and go home.
>>13988381
You can do the beverage companies too for local.
>>13988381
Keep going with this. I made a new thread, and first post was some info to help with this. I thought of a little format so the various drivers can give some good info
>Pay
>Training
>Schedule & Home Time
>Pros
>Cons
New thread: >>13988539
>>13988417
>>13988417
My instructor says schneider is bretty gud.for a starter and to avoid swift at all cost.
CR england wanted me badly. Even said they'd pay the ticket for me but I heard they're modern slavery so I just payed for a private school
I've been on long-ass road trips in my cruise-mobile. Feels good letting truckers into a lane and getting a wave or a thumbsup. But all that Karma is probably lost when it's like 10pm or later and I'm pushing high speeds, and going around truckers. I don't do any sudden lane changes or douchey shit... But does that get on truckers nerves?
tl;dr does simply coming up behind at 85-90, well before getting close, signalling and zooming by on the left piss truckfucks off?
>>13988607
I don't give a fuck if you pass me going fast. Just give me room to merge and switch lanes and don't cut me off and slam on your brakes.
If you want to tailgate me, whatever, I can't see back there anyway. Fly around and pass, go for it, I'm holding my speed, just try and pass on the left.
Y'all niggas could at least post in the new thread
>>13988628
Sweet. Sorry. And good. I try to be good to truckers and do all as described. But at night when I'm on addy... I'm fucking zooming by. Figured the whole holding your speed thing was the case. Peace my negrumps. And be safe.
Sheeit we bump limit, somebody post a new one.
>>13987093
Holy fuck that's a low wage. Makes me feel better, thanks guy.
