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>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
>>14029391
Stop. I haven't got caught under a bridge yet.
Ayy lmao. Pepsi got some pallets last night.
>tfw getting loaded at 3pm and the broker never mentioned it was a straight through load
>>14029841
Those the plastic ones?
Sweet, my International finally ate shit. It died right as I was about to leave this Love's, electrical system must be shot because my gauges are suspended and not even the hazards work.
"Excellent build quality, 10/10" - IGN
How do you guys think El Nino and oil prices will affect trucking this winter? A family member hauls Sea Ray boats and they don't ship much in the winter, so he gets put on assorted flatbed shit out west.
>>14029849
Nah. CHEP. Paint was still wet, so everything is blue now.
>>14030039
Rates are depressed, but so are fuel prices. Midwest usually doesn't see a severe impact from pacific weather patterns. Most of the country is about 2 months overdue for any snow accumulation, with pretty much nothing coming in the next 10 days.
>>14029981
Tell them you need a Kenworth. Or at least a newer Freightliner. You must be a veteran driver by Swift standards. It's gotta be like Pepsi standards where over 6months is basically a vet.
>tfw 65% turnover by one year
At the meeting yesterday, the big boss at our location actually said that 65% turnover is the best in South Florida of the 3 plants and one of the best out of the Southeast US. What the fuck.
>>14030491
Probably wouldn't be so bad if they'd relax that probationary period.
>>14030623
Yeah the accident in the first 90 days does kill off a handful of good people. But that would probably move it from 65% turnover to 50%. Maybe a little more. Most people quit because it is just too hard.
On another note, there's dudes drag racing RC cars right by my fishin' hole. They have the lights and timing and everything. Dude says more people are coming by later. I should stay and try to gamble on it.
And the fishin was good. My first lake, I was there for 45min and got 5 bluegill, two smaller largemouth bass, and a decent peacock bass. Then went around the corner to this other pond and got a decent largemouth.
>>14030491
Oh that'd be great. Saw a bunch of nice trucks at the Jurupa Valley Terminal, too bad they're only for lease.
Turns out the killswitch on the truck was bad, someone from on-road is fixing it right now.
>>14030803
You seriously need to start saving so you can quit the fuck out of Swift and get your own truck to go o/o like truckerfag.
>Speed limiters on trux
i luv it, eat poopoo fukken truckies
>>14031073
> Whiney going O/O
Why do I feel like this would never work out?
>>14029981
Good 'ole Internationals, keeping the towman in business.
>>14031218
Admit it, it'd at least be comedy as he narrates his trials and tribulations of having to find his own loads
> Truck filled with anime merch
> Dakimakura in the passenger seat
> Another in the sleeper bunk
> Truck slowly being covered in itasha vinyls
> Guize I got a new game
> A week later
> Ohh shit I just remembered
> If I don't actually do some work to find myself loads, I don't get money
> Panicmode
I've been browsing societies leftovers on okcupid until the boredom and disappointment overwhelms me...
Where do you OTR fags get pus
I'm about to give up and just whore it up until I get tired of whoring and import a slavic mail order bride
Pls life advice and recommendations thanks!
What the hell kind of file type is xlsx?
http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=6627537
I've also been thinking of buying this and fixing it up, feel free to berate and ridicule me but atleast its got a Detroit S60!
I'm gonna apply at Mercer in March I think.
>>14031852
Recent Microsoft Excel file.
ayyyyy Truckerfag how's it goin?
Long time no talk
>>14030087
>overdue for snow.
Found it.
>>14030803
Hard luck, short of it being set on fire I'll bet it'll be the last truck you drive with swift sadly.
>starts snowing, nice sticky snow can keep a reasonable speed without loosing traction or chains.
>every faggot in front of me either pulls over or slowes to 10 mph
If you just went like 5 mph faster you'd have traction and stop doing durrriftos...
Oh well I'm at where I was going. Not sure if I'll be leaving now..
Just got pulled over. No trailer lights. Brake lights and flashers work.
Just a fuse I'm sure. Unfortunately cascadias have 3 fuse boxes and none of them are labeled. Currently pulling and checking every fuse in pouring rain.
>>14031852
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet XML file. All the new Microsoft Office programs save files as XML zip files with funny extensions.
>>14032371
Found it. Shoved a new fuse in and it immediately popped. So I have a short somewhere.
Fucking awesome.
Hey guys just going along steady.
Funny how in 2 years I'll be wanting to drive the 99 freightliner again. Oh well. Who knows what will happen. Maybe I can just be a good driver.
>>14032512
>>14032489
Freightliner had a recall on the trailer light receptacles a few months back
Specifically Cascadias, rain would leak into the receptacle and cause the lights to go out. Also would cause the everything inside the plug to rust and the trailer lights would flicker.
I just bought a brand new 2015 Cascadia yesterday. what do you all drive? im curious since cascadias are like the civics of the truck world so I want to see what everyone else is on.
>>14031791
If we're straight, we usually don't.
>>14031860
>apply at mercer
Why not F2F?
>>14031954
Ayyy. Have fun with your drills and such?
>>14032575
>>14032489
>>14032371
>get a Cascadia, they said
>it'll be fun, they said
>>14032512
Who knows. Rule hasn't even been published yet.
>>14032551
>kw speed holes in the bumper
I like his style.
>>14032639
Bought a 2005 Freightliner Columbia 3 years ago.
Bought a 1979 Kenworth K100 4 years ago.
>>14032683
how is the columbia?
>>14032671
>if we're straight, we usually don't
That's a whole lot of >imblyign there
Why is it a bad idea to buy a k100
>>14032639
Mexican or US made?
If it's US made I probably built your truck m8
>>14032671
Most big fleets like Cascadias
I assume it's because they're cheap and more reliable than Internationals? fuck idk, dad always told me Freightliners owned fleet markets due solely to price.
>>14032775
Not quite sure. How can you check where it was built?
>>14032792
Should have a "built in Cleveland NC UAW Local 3520" sticker on the driver side door glass. I can't remember when those stickers started getting put on though, otherwise I am not too sure, but maybe there is a MFG sticker on the inside of the driver side door?
>>14032732
Probably the shittiest truck I've ever driven in terms of build quality (only drove peterbilts and kws before it). Parts availability is off the charts, though.
>>14032740
Are you OTR?
>>14032749
Parts availability.
>>14032775
It used to be sale price, but now it's parts availability. Go to any TA or Petro and they keep pretty much a whole truck's worth of spare parts upstairs, and they're open 24/7. Crack a radiator tank on a Kenworth at 7pm on a Friday? If you're in the wrong part of the country you're shit out of luck until Monday morning. Do the same in a Columbia and if you can limp it into a TA or Petro you're rolling by midnight for under $1500.
>>14032808
Door jam stickers and the sticker below the dash fuse box should all list manufacture location. My Columbia was made in Portland, OR.
>>14032839
That's wild, isn't your Columbia an '08 or something?
I was basically told Portland has only built Western Stars since 2002 in Portland but idk
>>14032808
>>14032824
Ah well I don't pick the truck up until tomorrow so we shall see friends
>>14032855
Oh also the fuel tanks, because the fuel tanks are all made in house
What's the specs?
>found snow
Yep, it's all over Colorado and Wyoming. Ran a Costco load from SLC to Denver last night/this morning.... running a miller coors load from Denver to Portland today/tonight/tomorrow.
80 is pretty dry now in WY. Was doing the fishtail dance a few times this morning.
>>14032897
72" mid roof trim, DD15 motor, dt12 auto-manual, pretty much it. it came pre installed with the qualcomm box out of the factory too.
>>14032955
whoops, meant the raised roof mb
>>14032982
I don't care for the Detroit autos, but the truck is a decently comfy ride.
Can't speak for the mexicans but I think our build quality is usually pretty good. Everything is a much easier fit in the Cascadia than the other trucks we build, so it usually looks pretty good.
>>14033008
Yeah I've driven a few of them and it is a pretty smooth ride. cant wait to bring this one home tomorrow
>>14029391
>left arrow pointing left
>no large trucks
Why or how the FUCK did he go that way
>>14032846
2005. It was a bulk order for Interstate Distributing, so it probably picked up their idle slack since I know there are at least 500 identical units.
>>14033043
A) that's not actually Whiney-kun. Worst he's done is backed into a BMW to avoid getting rekt by an oncoming truck.
B) that's still a Swift truck tho.
>>14032930
Yeah I'm on 97 in Oregon before bend. supposedly past there it's all rain now, I guess I'll find that out in the morning
>>14033043
Not actually whiney. As he pulls central reefers, we just like to tease him, as he is our darling mascot
>>14032575
Ain't that.
There's a short somewhere on the trailer.
Massive pain in the ass.
Figure I'll sit here til daylight. Brake and turn signals work.
>>14029841
Redip your grill pls
>>14033746
this
>>14033008
Yeah but they make a short hood version of the Cascadia, bet it's real fun trying to stuff an engine in there.
>>14033546
Now that Central is fully absorbed into Swift, are they going to keep making reefer trailers with the Central livery? Wouldn't it make sense to simply get rid of all the Central equipment altogether?
>>14032671
I'm gonna shoot F2F an email and see how much experience they require and if they have any flatbeds for rent. I'm about to hit my 2 year driving mark and March will be 6 months of flatbed, not sure if thats enough for F2F. It sounds like the income potential is higher at F2F but Mercer just sounds kinda easy mode as far as booking freight and also has a 550 a month walk-away trailer lease I was gonna treat as a rental until I buy my own trailer. I suppose I have enough cash to buy truck and trailer outright but I wanted to keep a really big safety net while I'm still new to being an O/O and also rolling in a million mile truck that might need major work done who knows when.
do you guys actually find driving a semi truck fun? or do you consider it just part of the work and don't think about it?
>>14031791
>slavic
Enjoy getting genital warts and a divorce. I'm not even a weeb, but if you're going to import, get an asian.
>>14033917
I've been seeing a few of those thought I was imagining it.
I suspect they hollowed out the dash a bit to get it snug in there
>>14034046
Either that or used that really small shitty Mercedes engine. The engine options are probably very limited with that setup.
>>14031860
>http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=6627537
>1 Million miles
>17 years old
>lolvo
money pit? would it actually be cheaper long-term to make payments on a better truck?
>>14034163
I would say get a better truck. that truck is old as balls.
>>14034067
The short hood cascadias come with the DD13 instead of the DD15, the shifter is a little further back as well but otherwise identical on the inside.
>>14033996
Hey man, STDs are a normal part of life, its not like my life is going to suddenly end when I contract warts, hep-c, and HIV from my slavic slampig, the life ending will take more time than that! And I know prenups ain't bulletproof but theres that. Asian grills aren't attractive to me, also me mum is asian and my worst nightmare is marrying someone like that!
>>14034163
No, probably not. I can probably do an inframe on the Detroit s60 for like $10k, it would probably be the first thing I save up for. Then I'd open up these slanty chinamen eyeballs of mine and try to find all the really old worn out bits and pieces and replace them and probably redo some of the wiring, sure some headaches but less headaches than a newer truck and hell of a lot cheaper and also the ability to still use paper logs come the mandate.
>lolvos
Sure, theyre not perfect, but what matters most is the engine and tranny below, and I'll be satisfied with a Detroit s60 and 13 speed. The box and coachwork sitting above those doesnt make the money, but it sure makes it comfortable
>>14033917
>super singles
>>14033961
I have fun driving in general.
I also ascend to a state of zen when driving the truck.
>No radio, no CB, no podcasts
>Just the purr of a Diesel engine at 1500 RPM rolling down the highway.
>>14033961
i was having to much fun the other day , or maybe i had forgotten that i wasn't just driving a truck but pulling a bottom dump trailer . i clipped the gate exiting the site , minor damage but my boss was not happy.
>>14037116
>zen
do many drivers practice mindfulness , meditation , or Buddhist teachings ?
>>14033961
I enjoy driving for the most part. I think it would get boring if I was local or doing the same route over and over again. I think the only unpleasant thing is the 65mph governor, it makes passing people going slightly slower than you a fuckin bitch, and if you dont pass them, then you're staring at another trucks ass for however long. I enjoy driving mostly the midwest and like the interstates from Georgia to Arizona.
>>14033854
>>14033746
Nah. Imma bondo it.
>>14037116
Why the fuck are you rolling at 1.5k?
>>14037169
Nah. It's mostly rage in the name of the Lord JEEZUS.
>>14037194
Set your cruise at 58 and chill, brah. We're all gonna make it.
>>14029391
I was going to use my gi bill to get my cdl but the traffic in LA is so fucking bad I don't want to be stuck in traffic 2 hours a day driving to some shitty school. Prime offers free cdl/training and starts you at 700/week for training and .41 cents after that for a 1 year contract
you guys really think another company would pay you more than that if you already had your cdl? unless I wanted something local from the start I guess, but isn't at least a year OTR pretty much required for the better jobs later on in your career?
>>14037611
>gi bill
why dont you go to college?
41 cents after training ?
>>14029391
Do you guys actually pick up hitchhikers?
And if so, are any of you scheduled to take the ride down 78 through Starkville? Because I might need a ride.
>>14037645
because college is oversaturate and the white collar job market is dominated by down syndrome affirmative action hires and h1bs?
>>14037652
>78
*82, my bad.
>>14037593
Usually at 65mph 'cause the company wants that shit there yesterday.
>>14037611
How long will that whole training thing take? Like total time until you are making that 41¢/mi? If you do a private school, you could get your license in a month. Just don't get stuck training and stuff with Prime for 6mos before you ever get on your own truck.
If you think you won't hate it, just let them train you. But not everybody is cut out for OTR, and that's when you get screwed and have to pay back $4000+ if you quit before the year mark.
>>14037884
its a one week orientation where you get your cdl, then 1 month training in the truck.
can you make even close to ~1200 a week starting off local as a new cdl holder though? I wouldn't mind doing some physical labor if its worth it, but i also live in a traffic filled shithole that is LA
So today I helped a slav. Poor guy, I ended up backing under it to help Lower the legs
>mfw he had the crank in high
>mfw I managed to put it in low and crank it one handed
>i am stronger than a slav.
And he will go on with his life thinking I'm some Herculean white freak of nature
Today is a good day.
>posting and discover I'm banned for funposting in /vg/
I'm sorry 4chins I forgot my place.
I have 20k in cash and amazing credit
How much collateral should you have before considering going owner operator? Should I buy new or used? Reputable dealers in the northeast?
>>14037868
I've been observing and keeping track of trucks while doing long trips, seeing how much further ahead of them I can get, how much progress is actually made by doing 120 km/h as opposed to 105 or 110. The answer really is not very much, maybe a few minutes ahead, but most of the time they will catch up to you at brake checks or when you stop for fuel.
There's something to be said for lolly gagging and that really slowing you down, like driving TOO defensively, but if I'm going really fast and trying to "beat that guy" I just end up getting disappointed when I see him again. I also use more fuel, and get speeding tickets. For some reason everyone on the road is an opponent that I must beat.
>>14037645
Isn't that the chick who got shot on camera?
>>14037927
>I wouldn't mind doing some physical labor if its worth it
become a pepsifag or a beerfag
deliver beverages to stores , set up displays
>>14037961
> I'm some Herculean white freak of nature
>>14037966
bump
plz respond
>>14037966
>buy used Pete
>go owner op
>haul frac sand
Seriously though I wouldn't ask swift company drivers for opinions
>>14038533
Are there even other people in this thread besides me that drive company for Swift?
>>14038228
why the fuck are they running away from it instead of perpendicular to it..
>>14038882
Panic, anon. You'd do the same. We all would.
>>14037966
TFag always mentions that you don't get paid for anything until months after you do the job. So just remember that. You won't really have any income until 3-6 months after you start driving.
Louisville, KY, United States 12/13/2015 2:51 P.M. Departure Scan
12/13/2015 8:32 A.M. Arrival Scan
Ontario, CA, United States 12/13/2015 1:47 A.M. Departure Scan
Rialto, CA, United States 12/12/2015 9:36 A.M. Origin Scan
United States 12/12/2015 12:43 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS
they sent my ps4 to ky will they get it back to cali and deliver it by 8pm tomorrow?
>>14037927
I make ~$1000/wk before taxes. It gets busier in the summer, so it can be closer to $1200 some weeks, and when it gets slower in the winter it will ~$900.
And $1200/wk as a company driver starting out is a little optimistic. Ask Whiney-Kun about that one. Your dispatcher has to really like you to consistently make $1200/wk.
>>14038939
idk, it's part of the contract but they could pull a bait and switch. All the forums I read recommends them unless you can find a local small company that treats you well as a new driver.
I did some reading on pepsi and for only 1k before taxes that sounds like a lot of work. I don't think anyone in any career field should be working 60 hours a week breaking their back just for a 150 bucks a day after taxes..
>>14039052
60hrs is a lot. I might do a little over 50 when it is busy during the summer and that is for an $1100 check. Closer to 45hrs a week right now.
I'm just saying lots of newer company OTR drivers are making closer to $40k. You could do that with an easy route at a beer distributor and go home to your own bed every night. Local will be hard work to start though. So weigh your options and debate how much you like your own bed.
>>14038923
ups runs on hubs, so it going in the wrong direction is perfectly normal
>>14038878
Whiney you'll bankrupt yourself going O/O cause you drive like 2 days a week
>>14039161
>>14038923
If you did air shipping, that is probably correct. Louisville is their main air hub. Kinda retarded that something goes from Cali to KY, then back to CA. I guess it just makes things easier in the end despite the waste.
>>14038221
I suppose I should clarify, he was in full panic mode he had gotten a Jack out and was attempting to lift the crossbeam on the legs so he could crank the legs a bit more. He didn't even check to see what gear the crank was in so when I rolled up and stuck my back end under to help lift he crawled under to 're adjust the Jack I popped it into low and went to town, once I raised it off his tire he ran over to free his rig. I popped it into high then cranked another inch out of it when security showed up and asked us nicely to stop faffing around. I pulled away and watched him trying to move the crank in vain. It was a little worrisome as he seemed better built than me.
>meanwhile 4 reefer drivers watched while doing nothing.
Having been stuck at a Werner yard when a net ops fucked up in the same way it felt good to help.
>>14038170
I'd say try for a job like pepsifag he's the only one who puts in effort so he knows his shit.
>>14038923
We had the post office build a new hub up in Spokane, all our shit has to pass through first. Last year before winter the wind tore it's roof off. And then again last month. All our mail is like a week late
>meanwhile our local post offices are sitting vacant
>>14038878
At least one. Remember that one guy explained about the terminal in cali after I called it an abomination
>>14037966
Go for it when you have $40k and two years OTR experience. Buy used. The bottom is about to fall out of 2001-2009 trucks since they don't be in demand anywhere.
>>14038148
I do 80MPH on the motorways. I regularly outpace the truckers in the slow lane.
>>14039186
It's not his choice. His dispatchers just hate him, and he's on some backwater dedicated account.
But hey, he hasn't killed anyone or destroyed the truck yet, so he's due for seniority any month now.
So, I've got a cowboy coworker now.
And he's all about JEEZUHS
>>14032671
Ya those speedholes. He is going to put the lights back in or get a new bumper
My brother is taking over the KW. My dad is selling it to him for 30k
He already straight piped it and says he he is doing 7 inch mitres and drop visor ect. I told him once he gets that first big settlement he won't want to buy that stuff anymore just stack it up in the bank.. Lucky sob buying the k-dub wasn't an option until now and its a 98 so it now a god truck per pending elog rule. Right now he is getting 20cents/mile with 20cents going to the truck payment. And my dad is chillin around getting the freightliner ready for January.
>>14039514
>cowboy
>in a Volvo
>>14039593
It sounds alright. Now nearly as loud as I thought it would be. It pushes 32 lbs of boost instead of 30 and stays cooler.
That Detroit is louder yet and it has a muffler on it.
>>14039646
4 bills of lading on the trailer this week. Stuff is getting slow already for the holidays. Had to scratch hard for it and layover in mn for a night.
>>14039593
Wait, what does the model year of the truck have to do with the elog rules? I thought it was an 'across the board, regardless of truck etc" type of deal...
>>14040174
Doesn't apply to pre-2000 trucks.
Never really entered one of these threads, I feel like the scrawny guy that walks into a saloon in old western movies. I just had a quick question for you guys. I'm looking at a car 3 hours away all interstate and if I get it I'll need to tow it back (clutch is toast). Car weighs 3800 pounds, what kind of truck will I need to pull it with one of the U-haul car trailers?
>>14040425
You could get away with a pickup or bigger van I bet.
>>14040433
alright, thanks man
>>14037672
If this is what you think, you're either looking at the wrong major, or you're believing Trump's lies.
>5.4% unemployment for HSD/GED
>4.4% unemployment for AA/AS/Trade certificate
>2.5% unemployment for BA/BS
Source: BLS.gov
>>14030702
Hey Pepsi fag.
Last time i talk to you is when you scored some fishing gear on blackfriday
And then we talked about lines and florcorbans and canal fishing. Good to hear you had good fishing trip.
I scored some fishing gear. Two poles and tackle boxes. Came with my first catfish rod. 8ft medium thick shaft and im spooling with 80lb braid then 15lb-20lb fluorocarbon.
Also a 5-4/5-6 telescopic rod. medium light. Perfect for small game like blue gill and creek trout. Need to find a reel with very good drag because I'm spooling with 4lb and 2lb lead. Is trout season so just perfect.
Show us some pics of r/c drag racing. Shits cray lol
>>14040243
Here u go TF. Time to ascend into eternity.
>cat 3406e
That's it mane. Same engine in the KW. And it gets steady low 6's on average heavy.
You can pop the hood and slap the back of the engine with your hand without even leaning over.
>>14040425
3800 lbs + 2200 empty uhaul trailer weight = 6000 lbs
Most basic half-ton pickups built in the past 20 years or so are rated to tow at least that (around 7000, usually), and even a handful of the larger compact pickups are rated for 6000 lbs towing (colorado & frontier, possibly others). Most of the mid-size SUV's top out around 5000 lbs towing, but plenty of people overload them without the sky falling.
>>14033961
I still enjoy it, although i recently changed to driving a fuel tanker so have neen having fun learning something different.
>>14040516
I appreciate it my man, now it's time to find someone willing to travel 6 hours round trip that also owns a pickup.
>>14040550
uhaul usually has pickups you can rent too. Absolute worst-case scenario, rent their smallest, cheapest cube van and disregard towing capacity, because chances are you are going to be the easiest on it.
>>14040809
They make you use the cube van if you're going to be towing.
>tfw I will run out of HoS before I make it to the final
>tfw I will be late again
>tfw I would've made it if there wasn't a speed governor on my truck
And because Swift terminal pumps weren't working and it took almost two hours to get fuel re-optimization. That breakdown yesterday didn't help much either.
>>14040835
>They make you take the vehicle with a trailer hitch assy that borders on nigger-rigged
Nice.
>>14040854
>waiting for fuel optimization
Bruh just fuel wherever.
>>14029391
They aint swift anymore.
>>14040896
It usually doesn't let me, it has to be approved through the Qualcomm. Otherwise I wouldn't give a shit.
>>14040854
>>14040896
>>14040947
WTF is this fuel optimization?
I just fuel whenever the fuck I want and the account gets charged the average price for that quarter.
>>14042281
Some bullshit Swift does I guess. Not even sure how it works, I told the guy who was approving me for reoptimization that I was at a Love's where the fuel was cheaper, but he could only approve for refuel at Petro down the block with slightly more expensive fuel.
>>14042287
Swift fag L/O here.
Whiney, it's because swift uses "fuel routing" which is basically supposed to get them the best routing between price and ifta in their system.
They only fuel at T/A-Petro and Loves because they all have backdoor 20-30 cent rebates per gallon with comdata.
Pilot/flying j have beef with comdata and so they don't get any discount besides 6 off at the pump for "cash price".
Meanwhile, you as the driver take it in the ass on points because t/a - Petros point system is a joke. P/FJ gives us 10x the points on their cards for fueling there and I only fuel there because swift doesn't pass the comdata rebate on to O/Os from t/a and loves.
At any given time, I have a shower a day on my card and 300 bucks worth of points (30,000)
In case no one told you, you should be lying on your fuel level by 1/8th tank on your e-call macro so their fuel routing doesn't leave you high and dry somewhere.
>>14042401
I've never run into an issue with being anywhere close to low fuel from their routing. No one told me about the 1/8th thing, I just always rounded down on my e-call fuel readings inherently.
I've always preferred Love's to any other truck stop, points system works for me. I dislike the TA/Petro though, probably something engrained from my first shitty mentor taking me to them for all rests.
How goes L/O? Are you mentoring or just burning yourself out to make truck payments and stay afloat?
>>14042567
It goes well, we're a couple team. 579 pete. I'm the fag from the other thread that was telling you to watch out for your truck number and made another post about the info in quick notes.
We run 5-6k a week. Truck grosses between 6-7k a week and we bring home 1000-1300 apiece. Sometimes a little more or less depending on fuel consumption.
Got about 6k in maintenance, went lease in june. Things have been good. It's not all doom and gloom, you just have to have some work ethic and watch your numbers to make it.
The biggest thing that kills people is spending the trucks money like it's theirs.
We just got on the miller coors account out of salt lake, time will tell if it's better than OTR
>>14040467
Unemployment =/= underemployment
Any dickweed with a Master's and a McJob is still 'employed' according to those statistics.
Now I'm not one of those bitter souls that thinks all college is pointless and everyone who goes there is a moron by default, but it is a big decision people need to think harder about. Not everyone belongs in college, nor should everyone. It's supposed to be an elite institution but it's very quickly turning into a big, expensive joke
>>14040508
Thinking of trading down?
>>14042818
>very quickly turning into a big, expensive joke
Its been an expensive joke for a while now. I dropped out of college twice about 15-ish years ago because it was a joke back then. I drive a forklift now and actually make a little more than what I would have made if I had gotten a degree.
It used to be that people wanted experience over education, now they want education, but we are beginning to get to a point that its being recognized that education is worthless. The job market will start giving preference to uneducated people with experience again in the next couple of decades.
>>14040467
34% of statistics make up only 67% of statistics.
>>14042829
No not yet. I'll see what happens in next 2 years and worst case scenario I'll try out elogs for a bit if they don't get thrown out in a lawsuit again. Ill be upside down on the truck for the next 2 years anyway due to the FET tax and shit like that than I'll start gaining equity . I still have the possibility of getting my ol lady in the truck and trading for a big KW. Although I like being by myself so idk. My goal right now is to be a motherfucker and get 400k on it the next 2 years. I got 60k on it now in 5 months but I took 4 weeks off in that time. No more breaks, fuck it.
>>14038923
Fresno, CA, United States 12/14/2015 4:37 A.M. Out For Delivery
Los Angeles, CA, United States 12/14/2015 12:19 A.M. Departure Scan
Los Angeles, CA, United States 12/13/2015 11:28 P.M. Arrival Scan
Ontario, CA, United States 12/13/2015 10:34 P.M. Departure Scan
12/13/2015 4:02 P.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 12/13/2015 2:51 P.M. Departure Scan
12/13/2015 8:32 A.M. Arrival Scan
Ontario, CA, United States 12/13/2015 1:47 A.M. Departure Scan
Rialto, CA, United States 12/12/2015 9:36 A.M. Origin Scan
what fuckking maddness is this?
>>14040914
aye carlos you forgot your jpg
>drop and hook
>get there nice and early, easy day ahead of me
>about to head out, but first check my gauges.
>trailer is way overweight at front.
>God dammit you ducks.
>have to get reloaded.
>>14042730
Do you not have a list of all of the fuel stops Swift can use? At Werner we would have a planned fuel stop, but if it was shitty we could pick any of the other approved stations.
>>14040463
dont tell u-haul what you are hauling, tell them its a miata or something, they are assholes when it comes to getting close to the gcvwr
>>14042730
Ah, well from what I can gather about leasing at Swift is that it's fine as long as you are a mentor, or teams since you can get a ton of mileage to compensate for the weekly truck payments.
I would've bought my uncle's old Freightliner if they would allow older model trucks in the fleet. I'm sick of all the DEF crap.
>>14029391
The best part is how the bridge itself says LOW CLEARANCE on it in big block letters.
>>14044110
I think after several years the DEF systems are slowly getting better.
At my bus company we're already getting Bluebird buses with Cummins' 3rd gen DEF system which is a massive improvement over the early 2009-2010 units which were complete trash.
Why is it that I find myself browsing trucking schools and companies right around finals?
Happens every semester. Maybe I should drop this shit, upgrade my CDL B to an A and then sign on somewhere.
>>14044208
My CDL exam was a week after my last final. Never looked back.
>>14045095
What did you go to school for?
>>14044208
Do it faggot, if you have an IQ above room temperature you can do this job, and if you're smart you can make a killing after a few years.
>>14045128
Chemical engineering.
>>14045314
So you actually got your degree? What school? Champaign?
>>14045339
No. I got my CDL at the end of my junior year. I'd been to 5 schools by that point because I started when I was 13.
If I go back it'll probably be on the engineering side of waste management. DME or fast pyrolysis type shit.
>>14045487
I feel ya. I wish I got that ME degree but I will only think about going back to school if I have a job lined up that I am interested in. Otherwise I don't have the motivation.
Plus Urbana/Champaign sucked. Loyola Chicago was way better but a waste of money as an undecided major.
>>14045314
>>14045487
Nice. I went to school for Linux System Administration and High a Performance Computing, but the school dropped it before I even finished my first year, and I didn't even want to be in school, but I was still a minor when I graduated high school so mom had already signed me up. I dropped out when they dropped that degree and moved out.
>>14045516
>High a Performance
ahahah helll yeaaa duuddee i majored in getting high tooo hahaha siiickk
yo good thing my dad hooked me up with a job at his firm otherwise id be fucked ahahah
>>14045527
>Could have been a breddy gud Linux sysadmin.
>Could have gotten a job working at Oak Ridge National Labs on the world's fastest super computer, just 30 minutes from home.
Feels bad man.
Heh, I finished a degree in biological sciences with a minor in finance. Wrote my MCATs (med school entrance exam) and walked out knowing I wasn't going to get in anywhere so the very next day, signed up for cdl school. It was a shitty feeling then but as soon as the moolah started coming it, it made it alright. 4 months into driving though and I already plan to go back to school. Gonna aim for dental/pharm school. But it prolly won't be for another year or two.
Been looking at Magnum out of Fargo ND. Anything on them? The thread over on TTR seems to indicate they're a good company if you like OTR.
All this secondary education talk brings up some good points. Not everyone needs a 4 year degree to be comfortable. Not everyone has the discipline for a highly skilled 4 year program. Technical schools usually take at most 2 years and can be the doorway to a blue collar job that most people have been conditioned to look down upon. I'm not talking about the for-profit tech school though.
I'm fortunate enough to have had a decent understanding of the career I intended to pursue, which required the skills honed through a 4 year program. But as a military brat not shy of long road trips, I've always held getting my CDL as a viable option were it all to run a muck.
I thought I had the determination to hash out a CS program, but the calculus destroyed my GPA. In a hail mary, I switched to Computer Information Systems and now work as a systems administrator for a large communications company. Currently the industry is running into rough patches as the giant old communication businesses scramble to redefine their model and stay pertinent in a cloud age. I may be let go as the industry settles into its new groove, so a CDL will always be sitting in the back of my mind.
>>14040809
Uhaul will actually rent you a pickup for towing, but the mileage charge is the same $0.89/mile as the box trucks, and will rape you on a long highway trip. He'd be lucky to keep it under $400 for the whole day.
It would be cheaper to rent a full-size truck from a standard rental company, and just fail to mention that he'll be towing with it.
>>14042818
>Any dickweed with a Master's and a McJob is still 'employed' according to those statistics.
Ok, you raise a fair point. Lets look at average weekly earnings instead of unemployment rates.
I know the plural of anecdote is not data, but I worked plenty of McJobs before going back to college, and never had a coworker with a bachelors in any of them. Plenty of coworkers with worthless trade school certifications, though.
>heading to Utah
>mildly grumbly cause I managed to rip out a filling and now have to spend a day getting it fixed
>see this
Today's going to be a good day.
>$165 lumper fee
>"Hey man could you help us break this down?"
The fuck are we paying a lumper fee for? No I'm not helping unload or do anything with this freight. Besides, Skyline charges the customer if they require my help, IIRC, and then I get paid $30. Too lazy for it though, at least this morning. Fukken tired.
>>14049032
I feel ya.
And I'm in the van just trying to go home early. Tire dude says 90min.:
>>14047377
>I thought I had the determination to hash out a CS program, but the calculus destroyed my GPA
I made an A in Calc one, but I haven't taken the harder calc 2 yet. I only did so well because most of the tests were untimed online take home where you had two chances to get the answer, and they were very similar to exactly like the homework questions. I honestly would have earned a C. It's not super hard to me, but I just cannot sustain caring in math for more than half a semester.
>>14047377
>I thought I had the determination to hash out a CS program, but the calculus destroyed my GPA. In a hail mary, I switched to Computer Information Systems and now work as a systems administrator for a large communications company. Currently the industry is running into rough patches as the giant old communication businesses scramble to redefine their model and stay pertinent in a cloud age. I may be let go as the industry settles into its new groove, so a CDL will always be sitting in the back of my mind.
That's interesting, as I was planning on majoring in one of those if I don't go truck driving, or maybe even if I do after I drive for a while.
>>14046567
Never heard anything bad, but all my info comes from TTR also.
>>14045543
If you have self discipline, you probably could self teach you that through free/cheap books and online courses.
>>14043989
Yeah, I fuel wherever I want because I pay for it. Company drivers have fuel routing, but their dm can get them "emergency fuel" anywhere in the country if they need it.
Also, this is your daily reminder that wyoming sucks dick and balls. Pic related, already past a turned over truck and a van on its side facing the wrong way.
Just saw a cool kw. So jelly. Side truck when?
>>14049519
>that sleeper configuration
Wat.
>>14049736
Guaranteed either a nigger or mexican.
>>14049519
>sidebox
>right above the exhaust
I'm sure somebody thought that through long and hard
>>14049246
I've thought about it. Don't really have enough time right now though because I like to get a full 8 hours of sleep, and the other two hours of my break are usually spent eating and taking a shower and doing paperwork and shitposting a bit. I also find it hard to focus on learning something for more than a few weeks unless it's unusually engaging.
>>14049519
Dafuq, are those multiple sleepers?
>>14049736
>>14049519
Maybe it's a Christian couple that drives team and wants to practice chastity
It's pretty much the only explanation I can come up with.
>>14049736
Didn't YBJ have two sleepers slapped together to make one big sleeper?
Also, traveled from Miami to Savannah overnight to visit grandmother in the hospital, and I'd just like to ask:what the fuck, guys? Every rest area, every weight station, every truckstop it seemed like was overfull with trucks to the point where they were spilling over to the on/off ramps and the streets. Is the holiday rush that large? That many trucks with the same shutdown times on their HoS? Just a lack of trucker friendly parking?
>>14050100
That last bit, in combination with the fact that HOS regulations require us to stop once we hit 14 hours after first on-duty status. Most trucks start and stop at about the same times.
>>14050100
No. There was an integrated sleeper and one bolt on sleeper. That pic is a daycab with two bolt on sleepers. Single bolt on sleepers are available that are longer than the both of them combined.
Truck parking has always been a problem, and it's only gotten worse in the last 10 years. HOS prevent the bulk of drivers from doing anything that makes sense, like getting loaded, driving 4 hours, shutting down for 5 hours to avoid afternoon rush hour, then drive another 6 hours to their destination, and sleeping another 6 hours before getting unloaded when the receiver opens in the morning.
What you saw was normal 365 days a year parking clusterfucks. It'd make sense to allow parking in parking lots of business that are only open 9am-8pm or so, but a few gross fucks ruined that for everyone, so there are thousands of extra trucks fighting for parking spaces. If it gets past 4pm in some places your odds of finding a parking space are slim to none until about 8am the next day.
Lol I like the bunks though. Don't know about the rears or why he wanted the exhaust beside the box.
>>14050260
>stop once we hit 14 hours after first on-duty status
you can go an extra 5 or ten miles to get to a safe spot right?
also there's a rule about going over the 14 if you've been in rough weather and are behind and your stop for the night is close?
>>14050432
Legally? No and no.
>>14050432
No, the weather rule has to be instated by DOT and is usually only for guys running water and supplies to emergency areas.
I-80 eastbound at rock springs is shut down.
Anyone coming this way, stop and find a spot to park. I'm stuck in rock springs and there is NO more parking. Word on the radio says no open parking all the way to cheyenne. Everything south to Colorado is closed as well.
Guess I'm here for the night.
>>14051211
Got a report a few minutes ago of I-75 Northbound in KY shut down at the 62mm, multiple vehicle crash, no eta.
>Load of something from Solo Cup (guess)
>Consignee is 8 hours away
>Been sitting here for 5 hours, they STILL haven't loaded my trailer.
What the fuck. That's all I can think to say.
>got a load to Denver co today.
>FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
> Hey dispatch, I'm super new, are you sure I should be heading out there?
>yes you have to learn sometime.
>get to shipper
>"oh someone already picked up that load."
>its a Christmas fucking miracle.
>>14051451
Guess you won't have to worry about traffic cuz you'll have to stop anyway.
>>14051529
Consignee wants it delivered at 5am tomorrow. Ain't happening now, but that ain't my fault. May as well stop at the nearest fucking pilot and start early tomorrow.
>Nearing 6 hours now
>>14051527
Nice. You've used all your good boy points now prepare for shit.
>>14049860
Probably was cheaper to put a second one on for stowage than to get a bigger one.or you are looking at a lucrative human trafficking vehicle
Alternatively "yo dawg, I heard you like to sleep"
>get beer run from salt lake to Spokane for tomorrow
I'm guessing that stormfront will be here by then
>>14047696
Standard rental companies like Enterprise don't come with trailer hitches so people don't try your idea.
Bout to hit 8 hours fucking sitting here.
>>14052283
Go to bed
>>14052353
I'm about to. I should be able to reach an exit with both a pilot and a flying j with a combined 300 parking spaces tonight. Hopefully I can weasel in somewhere and take a shower tonight.
>>14051764
The only pickup truck I ever rented was a Nissan Frontier from Hertz, and it had a class III reciever. Obviously they did not provide a drawbar.
I think rental fleets tend to order certain options simply to inflate the resale value. I know that's why they often buy hatchbacks when sedans of the same model are thousands cheaper; it would make sense if they did the same thing with tow packages.
>>14052575
Rental fleets tend to be auctioned off though rather then being sold to the public, who would actually care about what its worth.
Took them eight and a half hours almost to the minute. And it's all loose boxes, nothing on pallets. Were they fucking loading the trailer by hand, box by box?
>>14052589
http://www.hertzcarsales.com/
http://www.enterprisecarsales.com/
http://www.thriftycarsales.com/
etc.
I don't doubt that the smaller guys dump their cars on auction, but most of the big chains sell through their own dedicated in-house retail outfits. With the sheer volume of cars big rental outfits churn through, they'd be giving up a lot of money if they just sent them all to auction at 60,000 miles. If they can get just a few hundred above auction per-car, that can add up to big bux.
>>14051527
Lucky you I'll have to be driving the i70 at night tomorrow. Should've just declined it, I was supposed to be heading home already
>>14052714
Have fun at the offload.
So my boss called me this afternoon, and he wants me to run this Key West route where all I do is Tropicana and Naked Juice. I have to play salesman and delivery driver. But I make like 80¢ per case on commission instead of 15¢. It's only a few cases per stop, so it is easier on your body.
Basically I drive a refridgerated straight truck down there Monday morning, hit a few stops on the way. Monday night stay at a Marriot hotel in the keys, service Key West all day Tuesday, Marriot again Tues night, then drive back Wednesday and hit a few stops thru the Keys on the way back. Then Thursday and Friday, I run a normal route back here.
I'm riding down there with the current guy in a week or two so I can see how it works. If I still want it, it's mine.
>>14052770
Sounds like a pretty cool run.
I'd take it just to change things up
>>14052770
sounds like a cushy gig, if you can deal with selling and it's everything he says it is.
>>14053260
>>14053305
I really don't even want to think about it too much until I actually go on the route. It can't be worse than the regular daily routes.
There's one other driver who is willing to do it if nobody else will, but most of the other drivers have family and kids and want to be home. And he said the people that have been applying from outside the company haven't been great. Only one person he actually wants to interview. But I will get it before the guy interviewing if I want it.
>avoided nearly every winter storm so far this year
>hit i-80 just west of Cheyenne one night
>small frost storm rolled through
>Slow my fucking roll
>sure enough, traffic is slow just over the hill
>four truck are spun out on the right shoulder
>starting losing traction myself
>quickly let of the gas and correct that shit while rolling to a stop
>this shit happened in October
>not looking forward to the other four months already
Hold me, /o
Going to take the test for my temp CDL, any tips for difficult questions?
>>14053397
It's all easy. Just think about that with all of the ahithead drivers that already have their cdl.
Made it to the Flying J I was aiming for, time to get cleaned up. Since I'll have a full reset in two hours I'll probably head out early around 5.
>>14053448
How bad are truckstop showers? Do they make an effort to keep them clean and nice or are they covered in trucker semen and other nasty bodily fluids?
Anyone know what that bar above the rear center panel is called? Dad want one for his truck and I'd like to get it for him for Christmas
>>14053541
I've only ever showered at Pilot/Flying J, and they're always remarkably clean, plus the facilities are all newly renovated. My only complaint is that I have sensitive babyman skin and some of them have the water pressure cranked up to 11, feels like standing under a hail of hot needles.
>>14053961
Most times if you turn the head to halfway between supersonic needles and hypersonic jet stream the pressure eases off a bit.
Still preferable to no pressure at all.
>>14053541
TA/Petro tend to have mushrooms growing on the floor mats.
Pilot/Flying J and Loves are generally very clean.
Regardless, shower heads come in two flavors.
Leaking windex spray bottle and anti-demonstration fire hose.
>>14053393
Get multiple weather and road condition apps for your phone.
Park the truck when shit looks grim.
>http://i.imgur.com/0di40eQ.webm
Alright, which one of you is this?
>decide to arrive early as warning is snow is high.
>starts to lightly dust a few miles away
>every 4 wheeler literally drops to 25.
> still manage to be early
"yeah, it uh, might be a while.."
>smile with my dead eyes
Oh well I knew this was going to happen
>>14055043
Holy shit awesome
>>14053363
Try it. All else fails, it's a crapshoot and you can go back to your regular, shit job.
Sounds like your manager's throwing you a bone, though, so make sure to give it a good sniff before bringing it back.
>>14054476
I've got WeatherBug. Its normally accurate, but stuff still manages to slip by sometimes on urgent alerts. Anything else that you would recommend?
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/16/the-next-big-thing-in-us-trucking-female-drivers.html
OK guys - this is gonna be my first winter driving an 18 Wheeler. What are tools/things I should make sure I have in my truck with me at all times?
Also, what cleaner do you use to clean the inside of your windshield? I hate the streaks that regular Windex leaves.
>>14056234
>counting husband/wife teams as "female drivers"
U wot.
>>14053843
Those are mudflap hangers, but I usually see them integrated with the center panel rather than having a blank plate below the rear frame cover.
>>14056260
Three pairs of leather gloves and some hot hands if you're a little bitch. Put wet gloves on the dash to dry out before putting them away.
A folding shovel is a good idea if you're a van driver without room on your load bar rack for a real shovel. I prefer a square shovel for clearing ice off pavement and my trailer.
A 10 ton+ tow strap will get you out of some bad situations fast. Even if you're alone, you can run it through the holes in your wheel and over the tire tread a few times just to get you off an ice patch in a drop yard. I do not suggest using a chain for tugging, since when they break, it gets ugly.
Always carry enough food for at least 8 days. Since people will say 3, but you'll burn that up, and either forget, or not have a chance to restock before the next time you're stuck.
Snow goggles are nice if you'll be working outside.
Get a hat that covers as much of your head as possible, but avoid ski-masks, since they cause more problems than they solve.
An ice scraper with brush at least 3' long. Some guys carry the ones with an extending pole, but I only get it off my windows and mirrors, then don't bother moving until my windshield wipers are thawed off the glass, and by that point, the engine is hot and the glass is thawed.
Carry a propane torch and a 3lb hammer for breaking loose frozen brakes/tires frozen into ice. If you have an inverter, get an electric kettle to help with such things.
I use isopropyl alcohol to clean the inside of my windows, at least 91%. However, in winter, after you clean your windows, make an "X" across them and buff it into the glass with a dry paper towel. This will prevent fogging.
>>14056411
>>I prefer a square shovel for clearing ice off pavement and my trailer.
I drive a dryvan, I'm assuming the "ice off my trailer" might not apply to me?
>>Always carry enough food for at least 8 days. Since people will say 3, but you'll burn that up, and either forget, or not have a chance to restock before the next time you're stuck.
Yeah, I need to work on this. I generally only store enough for 3. And even that is food that might quickly spoil (apples, bananas, hummus dips etc). I dont have an inverter so microwaves/slow cooker are out which leaves me with room temp or cold foods only.
What do y'all carry to eat? I'm trying to not be an overweight neckbeard as much as possible....
>>...but avoid ski-masks, since they cause more problems than they solve.
Lol'd irl
>>...then don't bother moving until my windshield wipers are thawed off the glass, and by that point, the engine is hot and the glass is thawed.
Yeah, I hope to never be in a position where I have to move before my engine is properly heated up etc. I've heard drivers say they legit don't ever turn off their trucks in extreme cold, even sleep and refuel with it running. Is that good? I have a bunk heater that I turn on when I turn off my truck atm.
>>I use isopropyl alcohol to clean the inside of my windows, at least 91%. However, in winter, after you clean your windows, make an "X" across them and buff it into the glass with a dry paper towel. This will prevent fogging.
Touché. So some good paper towel (bounty etc) shouldnt causing THAT much streaking, right?
Also, I've heard about "pressure braking" before stopping for the night to help dry out the brake lines etc. What's that about?
Also, I've kept some methyl (hydrate?) On me to use on my trailer airlines if they freeze over etc.
Seriously tho - Thanks a ton for this, TF. I'd give you a blowie if you were at my local Flying J. Srs
>>14049519
> sidepipes>stax
please tell me theres a pipe on the other side as well
>>14056731
I've got a flatbed, so I usually have to clear the ice off before loading.
I carry canned everything. Peaches, pineapple, corn, peas, spam, tuna, tomatoes, olives that are all fine eaten cold. Most drivers without inverters carry vienna sausages and crackers of some sort, since they're both good for more or less a year. One of my trainers always had a 2 gallon jar of whole pickles. Don't forget to carry at least 2 gallons of drinking water. I prefer carrying mine in smaller bottles since the jugs tend to tip/tear/sweat.
Older trucks were usually just variants of stationary industrial engines until emissions rolled around. After 2009 most motors in trucks are worthless as industrial engines, since they tend to eat/clog/warp themselves under prolonged idle. You shouldn't shut an engine off below -20F without fuel and block heaters running.
You can use newspaper to clean windows without streaking. It's less a matter of what cleaner you use, and more what technique you use. One wet pass to actually clean the windows, then another pass with a dry paper towel to finish drying it and buff out streaks.
Pressure braking is more critical when you've been cruising all day from a hot and humid climate going into a cold dry climate. All the moisture in your air lines will precipitate out if your air dryer isn't working properly, so a few good 100lb stabs will help drive out any moisture, and blow some road moisture away from your air ports so they don't freeze over.
More important than carrying methanol is making sure your air dryer is working properly. The dessicant cartridge needs to be changed out every year at the latest. Bring up the issue with your service writer the next time you're getting a PM. Usually an inspection of the system will yield service they can easily advise and get approval for.
>>14056763
You can see it between the side box and fuel tank.
>tfw there aren't any new songs pandering to the fears and bigotry of your industry
https://youtu.be/gu62FmBtfNE
>>14056207
MyRadar, Waze.
>>14056260
Everything in t-fags post here I would add a bag of litter and personally I tend to make ruts when I stop so I can sprinkle some for when I take off in the morning
>grumbling at snow as I head to yard
>witness flat bedder loose his metal bars on a left turn.
Lookst like a strap broke or was on backwards.
>get to break stop loons like shit
>getting ready to grumble again when I spot a trucker pulled over by Animal enforcement
So I'm not allowed to grumble anymore
>>14056843
Im currently in a 2015 Volvo so idling for long periods of time might not be a possibility, as per your advice :(
PS: I knew of block heaters but never heard of fuel tank heaters as well. Do all these heaters (block,bunk,tank) run off diesel I'm assuming?
>>14057492
Electric normally.
You wanna keep the tank and fuel lines warm or diesel will turn to jello when it gets real cold. Not that I ever have to deal with it.
>>14057492
>>14057525
Also you will see on some trucks, they have a little outlet that you can plug an extension cord into. They are normally on the outside of the cab by the driver's door. I believe that's for the engine block heaters.
>>14057492
Some run off diesel, some are electric. Some fuel heaters run off coolant, so pair that up with a fuel burning block heater and you've got heat for the cab, engine, and fuel with no power cables.
>>14055043
>>14055958
How the fuck does he get the mixer barrel to turn without snapping the wires unless he has battery powered lights on the barrel itself...
>>14057856
The world may never know.
>>14057856
Batteries in the mixer are probably the simplest solution.
The lights are all 12 or 24 volt DC anyway, so it wouldn't be much extra effort to just bolt a spare battery or two to a mixer blade
>>14057995
That or it's just a promo that never actually runs...
>>14058113
I-...IN the mixer? wouldn't they get fucked by the concrete? I would think it's simpler to double sided adhesive a pack to the outside or something or unscrew one of the bolts for the access hatch and using a longer bolt bolt on the battery pack there or something...
>>14057856
Could also use a brushed connection around the pivot, if I had to hazard a guess.
>>14058318
Oh, you think he's actually using it to work in?
Could be, but I doubt it. Mixers seldom even run at night.
https://youtu.be/UY-kp7jv-sA?t=2m25s
>>14054472
>anti-demonstration fire hose
>>14054437
>supersonic needles and hypersonic jet stream
>>14053961
>like standing under a hail of hot needles.
maybe they just know that truckers are fucking nasty and are trying to do their part?
Am I in the perfect position to go into OTR trucking?
> 23 yrs old
> no wife/gf
> no kids
> no pets
> no house or any other debts/obligations
I've been considering doing this a long time now, I could see myself staying out for months and just concentrate on saving money for my next stage in life.
There's a trucking school about 45 min from my house, they offer a month-long CDL training course. I have a couple different ways I can pay for the tuition.
> personal loan from my credit union or bank
> state Division of Voc Rehab (DVR), they've helped me out before with various things and I know they often pay for trucking school
Only thing that bugs me is that I'm currently in college for IT networking and my parents are gonna be major bummed if I decide to take a break and try this trucking thing.
I don't mind my current major, but the thought of doing a 9-5 existence among the normies just bugs me. I like being on my own and have no particular attachement to home.
Should I do it?
>>14060356
I'd say finish your degree and then go trucking just in case you hate it and want to go back to a cushy 9-5. But that's just me because I want to go back to school.
>>14060356
Depending on what profession you will make the same, if not more trucking. The view will be better too,and with the certs having to be renewed every 2-3 year's keeping and holding them is pointless for me in network security I was consistently the least paid, even when I had to know everyone else's job to function.
I'd finish it anyways just to have the peice of paper you'll probably find it increasingly stressful and can then start trucking knowing you gave it a shot
>>14060356
Might as well. Just be lonely and unhygienic forever.
>>14060356
Finish school. Then decide.
At least if you have a college degree you open lots of job opportunities. Where I work they require a college degree, doesn't even matter what it is in, but you have to have one. Lots of places are like that, or you'll at least be way more likely to get the job.
Most semis use 33mm lug nuts, correct?
>>14060862
>>14061000
Nice trips whiney
>>14061403
I already have a 2 yr associates degree from a different CC, if everything works out I'll be getting a 2nd associate's in networking in a few semesters.
Makes sense to stick to my current path and get a job in my field before I determine if it's worth it.
>>14061714
From what I've seen, yes.
>>14059856
>maybe they just know that truckers are fucking nasty and are trying to do their part?
be me
replying to a troll
everyone gets dirty
everyone needs to wash
pic related somehow
the sandwiches at jubitz are great fuck subway
>>14063114
They still charge for parking, right?
Fuck'em.
>>14063626
not when i was last there , winter 2014.
>>14061848
But I'm not whiney.
No excuse, boys
>>14063834
>not being an O/O do you can bobtail to the gym
Looks like he's going to be skipping leg day again.
I road tripped this from DFW to just west of Denver and back thanksgiving weekend during all that snow and ice bullshit.
fucking terrible idea.. fucking terrible. I could barely see half the time because the wipers froze solid, then the windshield washer froze over, then the fuel door froze shut so ever time I stopped I had to spray the fucker down with de-icer and then bang on it so I could open it to re-fuel. and summer tires in 4 inches of snow is no bueno. ice got nearly a 1/4 inch thick over the whole front end by the time I got to my destination in colorado, and pretty much stayed there for 3 days until i got back down to NM where it was 35 degrees instead of 5..
also had shingles on the underside of my left arm at the time. and the car is a stick so I drive with left hand, shift with right hand.
I just started driving dump trucks for my company and they want me to skip scales. I read that you get a misdemeanor offense and a fine if you get caught. Is this true? I'm out here in California and I'd like to know before I commit to driving them all the time.
>>14064399
All I can say is the pay better be damn good because you're taking on a lot of financial risk for their profit.
Consider, passing a scale house is a fine. If you do get caught then it's guaranteed there'll be an inspection (because why else bypass a scale?) and every dump truck I've ever seen has been a rolling book of DOT violations. Oh, and of course the truck will be weighed and if it's overweight then the fine is typically $1.00/lb. And it's all on you, buddy, because it's driver responsibility to make sure the vehicle is compliant in all respects at all times. The company? Pffft. They'll just say "driver responsibility" and probably fire your ass into the bargain leaving you with possibly tens of thousands in fines and no job.
>>14064500
I.e. don't. The odds of you going by a scale are slim tho as dumpers don't go far.
>>14064541
If he's in SoCal though the coops are placed such that it's difficult to get around them since there's not many alternate routes without going way out of the way. And I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find the alternate routes are load zoned less than any truck weighs
>>14064378
Happy El Nino, tripfriend. Been a toasty 50F+ up here around the Great Lakes since thanksgiving.
>>14064500
If I got caught I defiantly wouldn't have to pay anything as it would be covered by my company and defiantly wouldn't get fired. I was just more concerned about legal consequences. I don't really want to do it if I take a chance of tarnishing my record.
>>14064630
>If I got caught I defiantly wouldn't have to pay anything as it would be covered by my company and defiantly wouldn't get fired
Riiiiight.
>>14064660
thanks for the response at least.
>>14064618
It was worth it to wake up to this view though.
>>14064399
They guy who's BMW I tapped a few months back owned a dump truck company. Said they get pulled over all the time, but if their trucks were actually at legal weight he wouldn't profit. So he usually bites the bullet and pays the fines vs. definitely losing money.
