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>>14828955
>Obtaining a CDL: How does one do?
Where: Community College, Vocation Specific School (i.e. Trucker School)
How: Savings motherfucker, or financing - some schools finance, there's financial aid if you can go to a comm. college, banks hand out loans for CDL training all the time because lots of companies will pay it for you once you're hired.
>How can I into avoidings shit companies?
Here are some decent/good companies:
http://pastebin.com/Sv0cyWyH
If you don't see the company you're looking at included on this list, it's probably a coin toss between good or bad.
>I could totally go to school but I'd rather be a trucker.
Worked for me, but listen to the greentext below
>You're literally retarded. Go to school. Anyone can get a CDL in less than a month of training. You can't do that with schooling. AFTER you get yourself massively in debt, if you don't like the field/career you're in, THEN get a CDL and grovel in misery for the next 4 years because you went for the muh college meme instead of trucking in the first place
>Hurr trucks will be automated in <10yrs/Hurr how many hookers do you kill/Hurr enjoy your CPM cucks/Hurr do you all do meth/Hurr why are you all cucks
See: trains, airplanes; a lot; we do; no. Except maybe Ef, how the fuck does he drive that much?
4 4 T O N N E S
>tfw I hope I did it right
C u guys real soon. Beep boop
>>14862803
I can't wait
>RIP truck
>swap trucks
>the fuck is up with these air lines
>seriously what the fuck never seen anything like this
>the coil goes through the fucking hanger.
>fucking pigtail too what the...wait...
>both air lines AND the pigtail attached in reverse.
>and not recently, either. The end of the pigtail going to the trailer is heavily worn, the end on the tractor looks brand new.
A quick and easy fix at least, though I also found out whoever did it has also apparently never heard of teflon tape.
>>14862713
Non truckerfag here. Is the model in the OP some kind of throwback model? I've been wondering that.
>>14863491
No, its just some ugly abomination that should have never left the pages of a "designer"
>>14863491
Sadly it's a shameful cash grab. Literally just the hood/front is swapped onto a regular shitty International Prostar, from what I've been told, and then they mark it up. Sad, really.
>>14863570
Confirmed. It's a Prostar with a $20,000 hood
>>14863527
>>14863570
>>14863593
Thank you. It is pretty fucking ugly.
>>14863662
I felt bad posting that
>>14863428
Bruh, I was in this sketchy ass truck earlier in the week. I mean I'm used to driving sketch trucks, my KW leaks air like a mothafucka when the parking brakes are disengaged, but this old International was awful.
>Pic 1/2
>>14863428
>>14863674
>Pic 2/2
It was straight leaking fuel at a decent rate out of the tank on the driver's side and one of the straps on the passenger side was totally done. That little puddle in the pic is from like 30sec after I parked. 20min and there would be a nice puddle.
At least diesel isn't that flammable.
>>14862417
>So, euro cabovers and Big American Trucks on the same roads?
>That's interesting. I want to see how the two truck types stack up together on the same loads.
Same shit in Straya, put a 600HP euro and Merican truck side by side with the same 44TONNES m8 and the Merican will walk the euro.
Euro HP rating has always been shit. My little Cummins I6 410HP pulls much better than the Merc V6 460HP.
>>14863662
Is it bad that I kind of like how avant-garde it is? It may not be pretty but I enjoy non-traditional designs. Just like the next guitar I have my sights on.
Last day of cdl school tomorrow, driving test on tuesday. Have no idea what kind of driving job yet but I'd prefer the least amount off manual labor.
I just drove past the local truck stop on my way home, it was around midnight, and there was literally only a single truck parked there. It's usually full. What gives?
>>14863957
Whiney confirmed shit taste.
No wonder you're waifu a shit
>>14864011
That guy has never had a shower in his life.
Do you guys have your hazmat endorsements? My instructor was pushing us to get it really hard and I just can't pass this fucking test. I wanna say fuck it and just start applying to jobs. Is it really important?
>>14864102
Most big companies want you to have your hazmat, but not required when you are hired. They will give you 90 days to get it.
>>14863957
>guitar
Whiney pls. And the Lonestar looks so fucking awfyl.
ever had a job and wondered why they just didn't put the cargo on a train?
>>14864208
I didn't say it looked good, I just like the fact that it strayed from the path. I'm quite the proponent of odd designs, good or bad, it beats a dreary cookie cutter design any day.
>>14864265
Is it just me or is International the most boring and depressive truck design? I call them cuck trucks.
>>14864102
Unless you're running tanker, or some other specialty, hazmat is a waste of time for a driver. Carriers like it because it theoretically opens up more loads for them but for a dry van/reefer driver it's hassle without real reward.
>>14864273
It's not just the design. Bretty much everything is awful.
>>14864273
Cheap fleet trucks, thats all they've ever been good for, and thats what they'll always be. At least in the heavy trucks. Medium duty is owned by Freightliner, and they've all but made Intertrashional irrelevant,
>>14864283
I've failed the damn test twice, gonna try again Monday. I don't know why I'm having such a hard time, I made over 90% on every other test.
>>14864345
Freightliner looks just as bad.
>>14864345
>medium duty
>freightliner
Idk man, I definitely see way more Intertrashional medium duty trucks. Almost every straight truck I see is a Durastar. Ambulances, armored trucks, 26' box trucks are almost always Int'l. Freightshaker would be 2nd, but not even that close. And then dump trucks are still almost always Macks.
>>14864299
Oh yeah, these things are cheaply made trash.
>>14862713
>What do you guys do for food or is it constant fast food (fiance's dad is a trucker and all he eats is mcdonalds and hotdogs on the road)
>Is there a food budget or is it your own money
>whats the sound system like in big rigs hopefully its pritty good
Also have you ever played chicken with a car on the interstare a guy the other day kept speeding up behind me( i was going 80 in a 70) and driveing into me the other day scary shit
>>14864357
>clutch
>brake
I've never taken a CDL course before. Is he just illustrating how to drive a manual?
>>14864437
We would prefer that four wheelers stay the fuck away from us
>>14864557
Manuél in a truck is quite a bit different than a car, but looks like a pic of the clutch pedal for some reason.
It seems all the big starter companies are shitty. So which one is the least shitty? Schnieder? Werner?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQYRen_MIA
44TONNES
>>14864854
Werner never seemed half bad to me.
What do y'all niggas think of Trans Am? They run quite a few trucks in and out of South Florida. When they recruited from my school in IL, sounded like a decent medium size company without a ton of bullshit besides shilling their lease program.
>>14864854
Your best bet is to go through a reputable school and sign on with a good company out of the gate, instead of a "starter" company.
You can call around recruiters and ask what they want.
I drive a Crete truck and my understanding is they'll take you on with no experience if your school is on their list of good ones, if you're ex military they have a program to get you set up and trained.
I don't know how that works, though.
>>14864862
A lease program is a HUGE red flag for any company, especially if they're pushing it.
ACT out of Kansas City has a lease program, but they tell you straight up that most people don't finish the lease, and if you don't have a strong work ethic and good business sense then won't make any more money than their company drivers.
>>14864871
My school held a small class and from what I gather is held in pretty high regard locally. Lots of chemicals/tanks/hazmats around here though and I'm kind of afraid of driving those. I'll have a look around though before I sign up with a big company.
someone ask me about euro and american trucks in russia. chek dat video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_tm_zcA4vk
>>14863593
>>14863570
It's really no different to other marques utilising a modular cab whilst fitting it to different chassis with different front clips (Paccar branded trucks are notorious for this, which it makes sense) and market to different segments.
Personally, I like the Lonestar. It's different to the pretentious and generic "classic" style in where a square hood is fitted to what would otherwise be an aero model.
>>14865922
The Lonestars remind me of styling from the late 30s-early 40s.
its typical russian truckstop
>>14865942
>>14865948
>>14865942
Whats is gross legal weight of russian truck in proper weight measurement in metric.
Can you 44 TONNES too m8?
>>14865956
we not have any regulations for trucks weight. we can dive all 60 tonnes
>>14865967
60 T O N N E S
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Is it possible for a European to get a US work visa on a trucking job? Has anyone heard of such a thing?
>>14865977
my friend from Lithuania work in usa of moths
>>14865956
Dunno where you're from, but in WA with a single steer/dual drive/tri axle semi, it's up to
4 7 5 0 0 K G
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>>14865984
fix* cople of moths
>>14865987
>With IAP and HML.
Fuck having IAP, the cunts are on you for going over the speed limit by 1km/h.
random russian motor depot
>>14862713
I saw one of those in a parking lot and thought it was the coolest looking truck I had ever seen.
>>14865996
that's all.
>>14865994
>IAP
http://www.tca.gov.au/certified-services/iap
>HML
https://www.nhvr.gov.au/road-access/mass-dimension-and-loading/higher-mass-limits
Fuck that noise, even having Mass Management accreditation can be a pain in the ass. Just for that extra tonne with it.
>>14865994
No argument here.
It's hard enough getting enough weight over the drives without going over on the tri with
4 4 T O N N E S, let alone the extra 3 tonne that modified mass allows.
>>14866037
Also, I don't load to an axle grouping weigh bridge, so the modified mass is irrelevant anyway.
>>14865977
It'd be easier for you in canada.
>>14864265
Hey whiney did you escape utah yet?
>>14863726
But what about a 600-700+ HP Scania V8 or VALVO?
>>14863957
I'm the same way, I like the Lonestar's ugly hood for some reason. Too bad the truck underneath is shit.
>>14863995
Good luck. I lucked out with my job at Skyline. 99.99% no touch freight.
>>14864011
Sunday night is probably the reason.
>>14864018
kek
>>14864102
Most places want it because some pretty typical freight is hazmat, like bleach for example. It's nice for the flexibility of it.
>>14864283
You literally could not be more wrong. Skyline is all dry vans and reefers modded for heat, and we have to have hazmat and tanker for some of our loads.
>>14864437
I eat a lot of fast food sadly. Need to do like Truckerfag and get camping cooking gear and cook for myself.
It's your own money, but you get a nontaxable reimbursement of I think $58 for every 24hr period you're away from home.
It's shit. Worse than a commuter car. The Freightliner I started in had no bass, and this Peterbilt has no bass or treble, and a super overblown midrange. It's great for classic rock and shit at everything else. Adjusting the bass and treble only makes it worse at everything.
You mean a semi kept doing that to you? He's an ass.
>>14866008
Read the thread a bit. Sadly they're basic International shitters with a swapped hood and a $20,000 markup.
Don't listen to the scare tactics.
Manual in a car and in a rig are very similar. The only difference is down shift really.
>>14866486
and the clutch brake
and the shift pattern
and the lack of synchros
and the splitter
and the range box
>>14866499
It's literally not that much different. Just a few addons.
sup fags
>>14866726
choice
>>14864102
Don't get it. You usually get an extra 1cpm on dirty loads and it's a fuckton of paperwork and regulations. Thrill make you sit somewhere for days waiting for a load if there isn't another hazmat driver inbound.
>>14864247
I've loaded in train depots with the exact same freight going on the train next to me. If it's on a truck it's for a damn good reason.
>>14864437
>What do you guys do for food or is it constant fast food (fiance's dad is a trucker and all he eats is mcdonalds and hotdogs on the road)
I go to Meijer or Walmart and fill up my $650 3.5cu ft fridge with shit I'll forget I bought. Yogurt, cheese, vegetables, steak, ribs, roasts, chicken thighs. Anything you can throw in a slow cooker is nice, but when you do short haul like me and the truck is only on 2-4 hours at a time you're limited to the griddle, which is messy and awkward.
>Is there a food budget or is it your own money
You're a grown ass man doing grown ass things. It's your own money, but uncle sam makes it tax free.
>whats the sound system like in big rigs hopefully its pritty good
Usually a shitty car unit with no amplifier, some 6"s in the doors and some 8"s on the roof. Usually can't hear shit under 90% volume in older trucks (re:2010 and older).
>>14865928
That's because it's based on a truck from the 30's.
>>14866726
Goddamn that was a weird 2 months.
>>14866894
Yeah this. It's not really worth Hazmat unless you are going to be a tanka or something.
>>14865984
As a driver?
>>14866142
>It'd be easier for you in canada.
Know anyone whose done it?
I'm actually training to be a coach driver but might switch to artics.
I'm still weighing my options at this point.
The wages in my country are shit, and a lot of long distance jobs in Europe are taken by Poles and Hungarians because they accept lower pay.
I know already that its going to be difficult to find a decent paying job unless I relocate to the UK or something.
Not to mention the bullshit happening in Calais, and many other ports right now. I doubt its going to get better anytime soon
>>14865942
> American trucks
> Euro 3-axle trailers
I really want to see if those will make it around british roads.
>>14867052
Gorillions of "New Canadians" have done it.
>>14867936
> MFW It's time to head back to Denver
>>14867024
Nah I don't wanna drive a tanka, too scary.
>>14866430
Not yet. I'm heading out at 15:30 for a load taking me home.
>>14867052
>>14867375
The way it was explained to me was this:
Canada has a loophole involving intermediate term work visas where, if you start and maintain a "small business", you can live and work in Canada for something like 20 years before you have to either get citizenship, or get out.
The loophole is that lease purchase programs and their ilk qualify as small business ownership, so all Ivan needs to do is scrape 5,000 (or less) monopoly dollars together for a down payment and he can earn big bucks in Canada for 20 years before retiring like a king back in squatstanistan.
It's pretty fucked, if you ask me
>>14868013
>no tanker
It's like you don't want to make money
>>14868069
>It's pretty fucked, if you ask me
Why is it fucked?
>>14866499
Did I once hear a Eurofag say Euro trucks have synchros? Or did I make that up?
>>14868069
Aha. Thank you, anon. I've just found my plan for fleeing to Canadia if the communist europhile SJWs get elected.
>>14868049
They cancelled my load to hermiston so I'm at the flying shitter on 84 exit 343. I'm probably going to have to take 34 here.
>>14868327
As flattering as it is for Canada to be your choice to flee to, it's still more SJW liberal than the US would be should Hillary or Bernie get in. It wouldn't be much better, socially or politically. There would be more room for you to get some land and live alone, but the people here are bluepilled idiots.
At least you KNOW in the US there are a lot of Trump supporters and "silent majority" people. I don't think we really have any of that here.
>>14868598
Whiney?
>>14868083
Not if it involves driving a tank of some horrendous chemicals.
>>14868254
I've also heard this.
>>14865942
>daycab used as sleeper
is that common?
>>14869273
That looks like an older euro sleeper, they're just a bed behind the seats
>>14868598
RIP IN PEACE, I'll be home within that time span.
I'm in Salt Lake City getting loaded up already.
>>14869094
That ain't me.
>>14862713
Kek we had a semi on a northern Michigan highway that blew a bearing and caught a trailer of over a Ton of Oatmeal on fire. fuckin melted the road
>>14868210
Frig off, Randy
Fug
>>14869987
Just fill her up with a can of fix a flat
What do you guys suggest I wear when meeting with recruiter or going to an interview? Do I need a button up and tie or could I get away with looking like this guy?
>>14869987
Fuck it, don't you have 17 other wheels? Keep on truckin
Why is sliding the fifth wheel such a pain in the ass bros?
I had to move it about one notch to get my weights legal but after 10 min of screwing around I decided Id just roll in through the weigh stations overweight.
It was about 140lb over on my drives but didnt get stopped. Whats the worst youve heard of?
>>14870152
Just take a shower and wear clean clothes and youre good alternatively show up in a tuxedo
Pro Trucker: Huckleberry Finn Edition
>>14868069
Nobody lives in Canada. What's the problem?
>>14868603
IT IS THE CURRENT YEAR
>>14869987
That's a lovely scarf you have on the wheel.
Congrats on not flipping the truck.
>>14870152
Looks more professional than 70% of new drivers. If you've got a button up shirt and tie, wear them. If you don't, buy them. Time to be a man.
>>14870165
?
>>Trailer brakes on truck in neutral
>>Pull Pin
>>Drive forward or back
>>??????
>>Profit
>>14870152
I think I just wore nice khakis and sweater. Don't think I did a tie. Did a preppy look or some shit. You should see my neckbeard goin right now, doin Pepsi proud.
>>14870165
>drop landing gear
>crank 3-6 more turns in high gear until there is light between the apron and the plate
>unlock slider pins
>rock a bit
>visually inspect pins to make sure they retracted
>dish soap everywhere
>do your thing
What's the problem?
>>14869987
>>14870235
Did you just place that rubber tread under the wheel in the second pic? What's goin' on there....
Did you do the "speed up if a steer tire blows out" thing?
>>14870203
You mean Tom Sawyer edition?
>>14870235
Poor bridgestone :(
>>14870604
It's cheeky, because I'm in Sawyer, MI.
Managed to whittle down my weekly carry to this bag, New 3DS XL for scale. Though I do also have a smaller bag for my handheld games and such.
>>14870203
Button up shirt and tie, are you being serious or are you memeing me? I was thinking slacks, a polo shirt, nice shoes and a nice watch. Well groomed business-casual. I can't imagine all these truckers showing up in ties.
>>14870481
The outer tread was wrapped around the axle, had to inspect the brake hoses so I pulled it out.
Didn't hit the accelerator as I was already at the limiter, just Jake on full and fought it over to the shoulder.
>>14870152
>>14870174
Guys I know this is a dumb question.
How bad is the G1 Optimus Prime truck compared to trucks today? I think they look cool, but obviously they don't get used. Are they wimpy and absolutely obsolete?
>>14871177
Ah shit, well good on ya bud. nice double dubs.
>>14871555
Your fives are nice but mine is better
>>14870152
I say go full Gentoo.
Show you have no goals or family aspirations, meaning the load always gets there on time.
>>14871624
Why would you even do that?
>>14871659
Heart of the cards was not with me
Has the decrease in coal sales had a negative effect on the trucking industry
>>14864437
I use pic related for most of my food. Sandwich ingredients, produce, milk, juice and eggs usually in stock in the fridge. Some misc frozen foods up top, and a dry pantry not pictured with stuff like soup and oatmeal. I still hit the fast food if I'm feeling lazy or something sounds good, but that set up lets me eat healthy pretty much all the time. Plus it's nice to be able to eat when I have time, like at a shipper getting loaded, instead of having to always take time out of the day to stop at a restaurant.
>>14865967
>>14865970
Oh snap nigga
>>14870165
Well, >>14870360 nailed it, but alternately you can just shift the weight in your trailer by either running forwards and slamming on your brakes hard or just banking into a dock repeatedly
>>14871894
This is pic related. I failed
>>14871646
He eats things off of his foot at presentations.
That's an interesting change in jumper harness design.
>>14871177
>Didn't hit the accelerator as I was already at the limiter
You've been fucking up against 30 years of warnings.
>>14871381
You'll make about half as much money off you spend 6x as much time working on them as a late pre-emissions truck. Compared to an emissions truck you'll make about 75% as much.
>>14871746
In coal hauling industries, especially where coal plants have shut down within 400 miles, and oil driiling has shut down closer.
Most of those local fuckheads would rather work at a Taco Bell than manage their money properly and open up a regional fleet.
>>14871903
>microwave
It's like you want to be fat.
Aww yiss.
Reverse light still doesn't work, so I guess that gremlin is further upstream after testing on another light. Oh well. Fuck that.
>>14872660
So many zip ties....it won't be enough will it?
>>14863674
>>14863703
How in the fuck does something like that pass a DOT inspection?
If I saw something like that at the bus company I'd refuse to drive it and just grab one of the route spares instead.
>>14864273
>>14864299
>>14864345
International's school buses suck too. The only reason school districts/bus companies buy them is because they are several grand cheaper than Thomas or Bluebird. They don't realize that downtime and repair costs far outweigh the initial savings
>>14872477
Oilfield workers are fucking retarded. They blow all their cash on lifted trucks and other gay shit without saving or doing any future planning whatsoever.
Then when drilling stops they're stuck with massive payments on all their toys and little to no applicable job skills.
>>14873561
>DOT Inspection
Topkek. But yeah, I was at my second stop when I noticed the leak and almost asked them to bring me a new truck. I kicked the other fuel tank a few times to make sure the one strap would hold.
And Pepsi is baiscally the same with the Internationals. They save a few grand on the intital purchase, but the truck is down 20% of the time and they end up having to rent Penskes and shit sometimes and that just totally negates any savings over buying a KW with a Cummins or at least some Freightshakers. I have had this discussion with our fleet mechanics so many times.
Some of the aftermath of the scraping yesterday. In the shop now for a seeping A/C line then I get to go to another shop and bitch at them for dicking me around.
>>14873390
One more than the stock fitting. Jumper was only $41, so if it lasts a year that's great.
>>14873561
>DOT inspection
>fleet maintained surface street dweller
>intrastate as fuck
Lel. That thing hasn't had an honest DOT inspection since delivery.
>>14873680
What'd they dick you around on?
>>14873680
You know what's funny? We run these unsafe trucks around all the time with distracted and new drivers, but Pepsi does something where every time a truck goes in for PM, the mechanics take a sample of the oil and trans fluid and some shit and send it to a lab so they can claim they are running "clean" with the EPA.
>>14873718
$3500 shop credit. Foreman took the day off and the owner told me to GTFO.
>>14873831
Sheeit. That's lame of them.
Ay Roehlretard, a recruiter emailed me about maybe interviewing, could be my ticket to flatbedding experience. What say you, you liking Roehl?
>>14868603
You don't understand. I'm not fleeing American politics. I'd be fleeing a LITERAL FUCKING COMMUNIST. He wants to redistribute wealth and scrap the nuclear deterrent and break up corporations and nationalise everything.
His fucktarded supporters will put me out of jobs, fail to approve me for benefits because I'm a white male, and then force me onto hormone treatment and 'sensitivity training'.
Labour governments are no good at all for anyone who works for a living.
Canada is my first choice because it's Commonwealth, so I can get in super easy. Then they've got a long list of required occupations, so if I learn to drive a truck or fix a truck, I'll be welcomed with open arms.
Canada's the right kind of liberal, without having fuckwitted KGB indoctrinated communists risking election.
Because, frankly, it's either flee the country or a suicide vest at a public appearance of the commie fucker.
>>14871117
It's a goddamn job interview, you can stoop to wearing a fucking shirt and tie for it.
>>14871903
How do you stop stuff from falling off the wall? Is everything bolted to the back of the cab or something?
>>14873680
>aftermath of the scraping
How did you manage to scrape your truck? You didn't try and stance it, did you?
>>14873853
The worst part about this new position is the relay loads I pick up from morons who don't know what they're doing.
Don't be one of those morons.
>>14874369
Neat. Does Roehl have a yard in east TN?
Spotted this at my local Pete dealer. Last inspection sticker in window was 93.
I was born in the wrong generation :( but I enjoy shitposting while I drive so whatever
Rain is a good thing no work today cpm cucks
>tfw power steering pump blew at a quick trip last week
my truck spit up these codes, anyone able to translate? google had nothing.
>p208b00 u02a200 p201013 p10ad13
>p20b113 p20c113 p204a13 p110286 p10ff86
>>14874570
Does rain slow u down?
Trucks need a place to stow a 50cc or electric scooter.
So I park the truck and then ride the scooter around to do errands.
>>14874933
but they do, senpai.
>>14874933
Literally git gud fgt.
>>14874411
Nope!
Your closest yard is in Conley, GA; but as a flatbedder you'll be through Gary more often.
>>14874884
No I haul dirt so we don't work in rain
>>14875062
Gary, IN? How would I do home time, drive the tractor back to TN? Have to road trip every time I go to/from the yard?
>>14875042
I bet the driver of that is insecure as fuck. Imagine if you implied that he was gay.
>>14875139
Nah, if you can't bring your truck home you leave it at the closest truck stop and commute from there.
>>14875192
I used to drive my car from fontana ca to pasco wa for my hometime with werner as they couldn't be arsed. Then that wall mart driver took out the limo and suddenly they were falling over themselves to let me bobtail home.
>>14875192
Oh sweet. Well I called but the lady is out until tomorrow. Left a message.
>>14874933
Just walk, fatty.
>>14875139
>not taking the truck home
How company cuck can you be?
>>14874933
>so I park the truck and then ride the scooter to do errands
>I can't into trip planning: the post
>>14875301
>Then that wall mart driver took out the limo
Storytime!
>>14874933
Just get a fucking folding bicycle. Or a proper bicycle and mount it on the back of a longframe's cab.
Even a folding scooter or a pair of rollerskates in the passenger footwell.
>>14874560
Can you pull with an older truck like this or is there a certain cut off date for how old/new trucks need to be?
>>14875559
Pretty cuckly :^(
But hey, this could get me the flatbed experience I wanted.
>>14875858
Uh. It's the tracy Morgan story.. just Google it and it should pop right up..
>>14875981
> Walmart driver dozes off and demolishes a minibus with a celebrity in it
Amazing how a celebrity has to be injured before America takes anything seriously or stands up to wal-mart.
>>14875042
>>14875918
As long as it has the weight ratings for what your doing than I don't think there is. Here is a 49 KW at it. I doubt anything pre-ww2 though would be viable for trucking.
>>14862713
Weekly reminder to all truckers that:
You will get fat.
The only reason you get paid well is because you work 70 hours per week.
You will never get a decent girl in this profession.
The food you eat sucks.
You have the most dangerous job in the nation.
The police hate you and will harass you every chance they get.
Other drivers hate you.
Your job will be obsolete once self-driving trucks become available.
Your loved ones miss you.
If you don't change careers you will forever be considered a cuck and a homo. Especially if you live with another fag driver.
That is all. Have a nice day :).
>>14875105
Mud Carter
>>14877828
Your mom still craves our cocks tho, bitch won't stop calling.
>>14877848
rekt
>>14877828
Yep, I think that's all of them.
Good list, frend! :'^)
>>14877828
This post is hilarious. I took all these photos today btw.
>>14871746
>mfw I got laid off from the oilfield
>mfw I got a job as a driver for a power plant
>mfw I might be laid off again
Havin' a bitch of a time banking on horses. I really hope this job lasts a couple years. I'm trying to buy some land, but even though my bank is ready to loan me 80k, I don't wanna risk it if my job's about to go away again. Last time I was two weeks away from putting money on some nice land when I lost my frac job. Mixed blessings, I guess. I could have put the money down and then lost my job and I woulda been SOL.
>>14878345
damn dude you're pretty badass
>>14878345
>degenerate tattoo
>beanie
>long hair
How much of an identity crisis can you have?
>>14875178
You'd probably get the best balls-deep throat-job of your life.
>>14878482
Ya my last tattoo was when I was 20. I'm 25 now.
And my hair was atleast 5 times the length 3 years ago. The BEANIE is helping me with that awkward in-between phase right now.
Can't wait till it's back. It was almost too easy getting pussy back than.
>>14878592
>It was almost too easy getting pussy back than.
>implying that wasn't because you were 20
>>14878345
Aww yeah. That cozy Anytime Fitness lyfe. My favorite is in Clio, MI. Shit tons of parking, ventilation is primo, and it's right next to a Mexican restaurant to undo all your gains before you even make it back to the truck.
Been to the location in Columbia City, IN yet? Looks like plenty of parking out back, but I keep getting stuck on straight through runs going by there.
>>14878482
He is in the closet.
>>14878345
>Buck 119
I'll forgive you for being a fag.
How often does a knife come in handy in this profession?
>>14878592
You're gonna ba fuck-ugly drag queen, aren't you?
>>14877828
All those are pretty much on the money. Good job condensing the usual shitpost trollspam into a PSA.
We should stick that in the OP in future.
>>14878345
Is that your boyfriend there?
>>14878847
I just signed up recently and have been to van wert Ohio alot. Yeah funny how there always seems to be Mexican nearby to kill the gainz
>>14879367 I use it daily best knife I've ever had. Would replace.
>>14880802 nah man that's me.
>>14874953
1. Put scooter where bull bars go
2. Hit deer
3. ???
4. Profit (for body and scooter shop)
>>14875192
Ayy just got off the phone with the recruiter. Sounds like they pay better, and you were right about the parking situation. Might jump on this. Do you know if the pay is the same rate empty and such? And if they pay by real mileage and not air miles?
Is there a common reason trailers catch on fire? It usually looks like it starts around the tandems.
>>14881417
Shitty drivers ride the service brakes to much. Sometimes the brakes just melt. Sometimes they ignite and take the tires or trailer down with them
>>14881417
Brake's on just enough to drag but not offer significant resistance and after a while it catches fire. Could be due to any number of failures but the most common is a leaking can. This is why it's important to know if you're trailing smoke but since too many don't have radios anymore you get roadside barbeques instead.
>>14880933
You hair is pretty. Not as good as my natural curls, though.
>>14880933
Neat. Didn't know there was one in Van Wert. I can usually swing a walmart stop there, so the gym shouldn't be too hard to get in.
>>14881417
Bearings that haven't been greased since the trailer left the factory.
Locked up brakes and tires just meaty enough to catch fire before they blow.
Leaking cans/sticky push rods applying light braking.
>>14881515
>>14881499
>>14881684
I'm now worried about how well maintained our trailers are since our yard is separate from Swift. Granted all our trailers are 2014 or newer, I just don't want to be crispy fried Whiney.
>>14862713
Cool blogpost you absolute faggot. Holy shit are you cancer..
>>14881735
You pull reefer mostly right? Those are usually better maintained than the dry vans. And as long as you are checking during your pre trip you should be fine
>still in utah
>going to tracy next
At last. I can replenish my orange supply.
>>14882030
What am I checking for? Leaks in the hub?
>>14881735
Takes 10 minutes to grease the slacks, and you can do a good visual inspection woke you're down there. Check the spring hangers so you don't drop your houses and lock up your brakes. Touch the hubs in you're post trip. Keep an eye on any hub that's warmer than the rest, and if one nearly burns you it's fucking shot.
>>14881769
You want this thread stickied again?
>>14882039
Your wheels will be black if they're leaking. New seals cost $6, and a new hub cover and seal is $9. They go bad every year or two.
>>14882039
God damn it Whiney.
Engine off, parking and trailer brakes released, apply foot brake as hard as you can. If you're leaking more than 4 psi in 1 minute, it's a problem.
Could be an air line, could be a brake can that will roast your brakes.
If your truck has a trailer brake lever, use it for a tug test. Make sure it applies and releases in reasonable time.
Make sure all your wheels are spinning while you move.
Make sure your truck isn't slowing more than it should in neutral on flat ground.
You can do all that before you leave the truck stop.
And finally, watch your god damn mirrors.
>>14882161
>God damn it Whiney.
I know it's a meme now, but at least he's TRYING to improve and not die. Isn't that better than most swift truckers?
>>14882217
>>14882217
I'm not mad at Whiney.
I'm mad at the system that produced him.
>>14882039
The stuff you're supposed to check in the mornings. Basically what
>>14882161
Said. Minus the gdi.
>get to shipper hour early since no one I've spoken to knows where exactly I'm going.
>find check in and go wait in line.
>end up waiting In line for the hour.
At least it's not in the cluster fuck in the "industrial zone"
>shift change as I get to front of line
Herron am gordo, here for peek up
>"hello I don't know where you need to go even tho you are one of the only live loads today"
Well, looking at the giant whiteboard behind you and seeing only 1 1230 app on there I'm guessing the f5-f6 buildings..
>her phone rings starts talking over phone, literally watch her do 3 people's jobs simultaneously
She must be phone powered.
Turns out my pickup is in 3 of the 4 buildings they own in the industrial zone. Have to slide tandems and Un hook for each.
I really hate industrial parks like this. It's almost too small for the tiny straight trucks
>>14882686
>literally watch her do 3 people's jobs simultaneously
That's a logistics thing. Everything OTHER than the actual moving of goods has been pared down to the bare minimum of manpower, so anyone working at it has to do everything at once.
I'm fortunate in that there's a lot of manpower around doing other things, so if something REALLY needs to get done AND my managers are in a good mood (or are being pressed enough by THEIR managers), I can have 30-50 pretty much untrained people thrown at it.
If you can't do three people's jobs at once, you're generally stuck with menial labour.
Or driving the truck, but that requires a certain degree of autism to not go crazy.
>>14882942
>autism required
Must not have it as I'm slowly starting to loose my shit. Granted it's the shipping receiving bs not the actual driving. That part is rather relaxing. I think it's cause I know what I'm supposed to be doing and am doing it.
I've never understood the logic behind having one person do the job of three granted you are getting 3x the results for 1/3rd the cost but you will literally destroy a person in the process forcing you to keep refilling that position
>lady hostler keeps smiling and waving when she drives by
I should point out its the smile and wave you give to the special needs kid when he sees you.
>I grin like an idiot and wave back
>>14883044
>forcing you to keep refilling that position
That's a feature, not a bug. It means people don't stay long enough to accrue benefits or a company pension.
> Special needs smile and wave
It's because you're a truck driver. You ask inconvenient questions like 'where am I supposed to park' and interrupt their well-oiled system and routine.
And because if you aren't given attention you might do the unthinkable and GET OUT OF THE CAB. And WALK AROUND and possibly GET IN THE WAY. That takes time, and time is money.
I say this as someone who does 2-3 people's jobs, as measured by how many people it takes to DO my job when I'm on holiday/off sick/management's pissed at me.
Although it's been down to 2 for a while because I dropped a dolly on my head and gave myself brain damage before xmas.
Which was on top of a few nasty bike accidents as a teenager, and a more recent smacking of my head on a set of produce scales because some cunt of a customer edged me over under them while I was doing my old job, and I stood up and CLANG.
But now I know to check doorway clearances while not underneath something, and to make sure nothing's where my head's about to be.
>>14882161
I'm well aware of all the procedures you posted. I'm just curious if there are other components that will cause your tandems to ignite because I've seen at least 5 trailers burnt to the ground, seems way more common than it should be.
>>14883394
Jesus. Like in a row? That's a little disturbing
> I wonder if I could get a pizza delivered here...
>>14881180
MT pays the same as loaded.
We go by practical miles from city center to city center, which is a dense and complex formula nobody's ever been able to figure out, but it's somewhere between hub miles and HMG in terms of fairness
>>14875105
So you just lose a day's pay then? Sounds fun!
>>14883698
Neat, thanks. Not paying real miles kinda sucks but I think at the pay they offered I'd still be getting paid more overall.
Stopped at a Flying J super early so I could see my mom, got a free laptop from her boyfriend. Neat.
What's the best job someone can get driving a straight truck?
If it makes a difference im in canada
>>14884249
Specialized. Like your vac truck picture, on-site fuel delivery, equipment rental, construction delivery with Moffatt or Hiab crane/stinger/zoom boom. Or if you're on the west coast and can swing it, movie production truck driving. Those fuckers get paid a lot.
>>14881089
well don't hit shit, you should be fine or build bullbars with a space behind it.
>>14884281
My sister is a boom mic operator and knows the guys who owns a few of those camera chase cars. They make some crazy bank on them. Like 10 grand for a 1 day rental. I've even spoken to a few car haulers who do nothing but ferry background cars from place to place. It's a pretty sweet gig. If you live near Vancouver you could probably get your foot in as a standby,with all the filming done there.
>>14884170
> mom's boyfriend
Cuck child
>>14884645
Well my dad's dead so, you know, it's not like they're still married.
>>14884281
seconding crane operator. A very useful skill that goes with fairly decent pay and demand. Make sure you're honestly certified though.
>>14884799
Your dad's a dead cuck
>>14883530
Not in a row, but within the year. I saw one with the back half melted today though, which made me ask why the trailers catch fire.
Also, some fucks in my neighborhood have been stealing my spares. I even put a hefty lock on it last time and they managed to cut it. I just left my spare in the cab this time, and yes, it's inconvenient as fuck but I don't even care.
>>14885221
>I just left my spare in the cab this time
What, like spare tire?
>>14878345
related
>>14885780
Lol every time I post a picture of myself it's like everyone drops their tripname and gangfucks me
Question for truckers was soft top trucks a thing?
Pic related
The other night I had a dream that I was looking at a map covered with little blips that showed loads and how long I had left to get to them, as if it was a video game. No matter how hard I tried, I could never line them up to get one after another or get close to home. I've been having weird, cryptic dreams recently.
Question for Truckerfag and any other O/O's here: Do you use load boards yourself, or do you pay a broker?
>>14885430
Yeah, it wasn't too bad getting it in though. I just wish I could secure it to my truck to make it too difficult to steal.
>>14886618
Completely smear it with your shit, they'll never touch your stuff again.
Why are they stealing your spare tire, anyway? Selling the rims as scrap?
>>14886650
I don't know, it's also just the tire, there's no rim to it. I suspect it's the really small time independent truckers trying to save money by stealing my spare instead of buying one.
I hate it because I get paranoid about parking it near my house now. I should probably just park it in my driveway at this point.
>>14884170
Is it a ThinkPad?
>>14886844
Naw, but similar. It's a Dell Latitude D630, but an updated model with beefier hardware than the specs I found online.
Found my old england bby charts while I was cleaning shit out yesterday and thought "hey, whiney was just askin' about the brake check stuff. Maybe this'll be useful to a couple beginners on the ol' trucker thread".
>>14887072
good shit good shit
Twinsies.
>>14886514
Load boards are populated by brokers, so, yes?
>>14886052
Nobody drops trip. Ffs, the only three regular trips in here are me, pepsi, and whiney. Do got think any of us degenerates would take time away from our fishing, figma, and fujoshi to trash someone?
>>14886351
Skylight is about the best we get. Think some T700's had sunroofs.
>>14886837
I'm still certain you're just really shit about tying your tires down, they fly off, and you only do one pretrip a month, so you blame it on thieves.
>>14886650
Spare tires go for about $200. Steel wheels scrap for about $15.
>>14887072
>compressors not governed to 120psi
>no progressive shifting
Sweet fuck. When is this shit from? The 90's?
>>14864299
>Work at a stealership
>Car hauler comes in with a really clean Western Star
>Has heavy duty rear suspension setup
>Talk to him for a second, tell him I use to build them
>Says the truck is an '87 with a CAT
>Company he works for just bought a bunch of brand new Internationals
>Says he ends up driving the Western Star more often because the International is always in the shop
>Said he's going to tell his boss just to leave him in the Western Star from here on out because he's never in the Internationals anyways
It's not just a meme, boys
>>14886951
That's not bad at all, especially for free. Are you going to be a meme and install Linux?
>>14887952
I do my pre-trips every day. I don't understand how the tire could even fly off, it's secured to a tire rack with a length of chain and a lock. Even if it did happen, I wouldn't be lying about it on a Mongolian Cave Painting site.
I know I usually fuck up shit but now you're just grasping at straws.
>>14888124
When I spoke with Roehl yesterday they told me I'd get either a 2013+ Freightliner or International once I'm on my own, my choice, kinda. Definitely going for a Freightliner, above all else I don't want an international.
>>14888182
I've always heard that new freightshakers are at least comfortable to drive and not horrendously unreliable
I really don't know why anyone buys an International anymore. If I were running my own gig I'd probably swing for a Columbia glider with a rebuilt 60 series Detroit.
>>14888178
>Linux
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux,
is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux.
Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component
of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell
utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day,
without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU
which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are
not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a
part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system
that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run.
The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself;
it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is
normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system
is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux"
distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
So woke up today noticed it was 420 and took a big bong rip I don't usually smoke before work actually never have but
>walk in
>CEO and two head bosses are in office I do my paperwork every morning
>look on board for location
>lots of convo going on I feel like a mouse trying to make no noise at all
>finally write addresses down
>go to my rig
>check fluids, pre trip etc
>decide I want to go fuck with mechanic
>tell him I need gear oil some and red rags
>he spazzes out when I grab a handful
>tell him I always forget to deploy pusher axle and fuck the roads
Keks were had
>>14878345
So what do you do when you are not trucking, gyming or shitposting on /TFT/ ?
>>14887952
I love how we can tell which one's yours by the peeling grille.
>>14887952
How do load boards work? Do you just pick them one at a time, or plan an entire week?
Oversized tracker cars getting fancy nowadays, no?
>>pic related
>>14883530
I've had pizza delivered while unloading once. Receiver's forklift drivers didn't take too kindly to that tho
>>14883698
My company has always paid me the same regardless of if I was empty/loaded/bobtail. I thought that was standard industry practice until I tried signing up for a mega-carrier.
>>14885221
I once had my bunk coolant pipe burst and smoke all over my real axles etc. Lotta smoke but no fire. Made me scared of the possibility of an oil line bursting and setting my cab on fiyah tho
>>14886351
FUND IT!!!!
>>14888124
>>14888182
My anti-elog dream truck is an older Pete with undated interior and tranny. Do resto-mod trucks exist?
>>14888182
You're going from a Pete to a freightliner - the interior might seem a bit sparce without a lot of Bells and whistles but they're like the Chevy's of truck land. Reliable and power when you need it but don't go expecting a lot of anything else.
>>14888557
Autism: The Post.
>>14889363
>forklift drivers
What the fuck would they get mad about? That they're not getting any pizza?
>>14889383
How nu r u
>>14889539
That, or the delivery driver getting in their way.
Should have ordered a second one for them to share. As a warehouse person, I find that bribery covers a lot of sins.
Doughnuts, energy drinks, McDonalds breakfasts, etc.
Even basic politeness goes a long way, considering that any driver that crosses us has to come grovelling with an apology to save his back from all the work we do.
>>14889573
>not knowing the meme reply
Newfriend detected.
This triaxle looks a little odd.
>>14889970
Yep, she's had the dick alright. It's fucked.
>>14888178
I thought about it, it's got a 500GB HDD, but when I was looking for video drivers I came across scores of forum posts about Linux destroying the GPU in this laptop due to bad drivers, and even some saying the latest Windows drivers might bork it.
>>14888263
I got to ride in a '13 or '14 Cascadia a few weeks ago when the Pete broke down. Lots more engine noise in the cab, but I like the sound of the Detroit. It was definitely an improvement over the Columbia as far as comforts go.
>>14888557
Fucking Stallman.
>>14888614
Probably wrenching on the Columbia, or wrenching on some wenches.
>>14889363
I'm with >>14889539, forklift drivers can get fucked. If I want a pizza and they take long enough for the pizza to arrive, they can fuck off.
And yeah, I'm aware the Pete I'm in has more creature comforts than most (probably all) Freightliners, but I'll be fine, I don't want for much.
>>14889383
Do you even /g/, nub?
>>14889816
Well if the delivery driver was getting in the way, why get mad at the trucker? Not his fault the pizza boy was a retard.
>>14889981
I've seen a few trailers with the wheels banged up like that. The fuck do they hit in order to accomplish that kind of damage?
>>14883698
Sup tard.
Will Roehl hire me fresh outa cdl school? I'm applying for a Texas regional job.
>>14889990
If I were to hazard a guess..I'd say everything. Probably twice.
>>14889816
I've actually had the forklift driver order me a pizza after the morning shift forgot about me in a door all day. Was surprised he gave that much of a fuck. I usually order a second for the warehouse if I'm going to be stuck there overnight, they tend to be a lot more amicable about letting me use the shitter that way.
>>14888263
Might as well go for a Cascadia glider if you aren't going to get a WS or PACCAR chassis. Columbias abs Centurys are some of the worst put together cabs on the road.
>>14888614
Probably banging his gf. Fukken normie.
>>14888855
I started peeling the plastidip off so I could get it line-x'd, but then I remembered how completely fucked it is and stopped. I'll get a new grill and bezels with my new hood and do it right.
>>14889170
>kill your RAM revving up a list coded by a masochist
>look at the 1% of the 10,000+ loads that were entered properly
>if none of them tickle your pickle start dicking around with misc variables
>start guessing wut's gud
>call the brokers so they can tell you the load has been covered/rate is absurdly low/the account manager isn't in the office today/they need to see if another broker already booked the load
>find a load that exists and haggle a good rate out of it
>list off a few dozen numbers for them to populate their template
>they generate it, print it, and insist on faxing something they have a pdf for
>wait 15-60 minutes for janky ass fax email service to deliver potato rate confirmation
>drag and drop your signature then email it back so the broker can tell you they can't read it/never got it/can't accept email/digital signature
>jump through their remaining hoops
>if they don't seem sketchy as fuck return to start and repeat as needed until you either book your week with a half dozen brokers or put a gun in your mouth
>>14889363
A truck can be anything you want if you have enough money to throw at it.
>>14889990
The Budwiser brewery in St Louis has a curb that juts out into the inside of a curb. Lanes are only 10' wide abs the speed limit is 45 so noobs fukkin wreck their trailer wheels on it almost daily then drop and hook like nothing happened.
Former pizza guy here, do you ever order pizza to be delivered to your truck when your parked? If so could you please tell them on the phone or leave a note that your in a fucking truck? I used to deliver in downtown Houston and yal were a pain in the ass.
>go to address
>pitch black, no lights, no houses
>it's an empty lot and some warehouses
>walk around and find a door to bang on
>somebody looks at me through window and walks away
>wander around for 5 minutes
>suddenly truck across the street turns on lights and honks horn
>girl runs out and pays me, no tip
>I think she was a hooker
Also
>get address and drive there
>it's a shitty truckstop in a shittier neighbourhood
>fuck, I bet it's another trucker
>walk to the front with pizza
>stand around, walk inside a bit
>maybe they'll see me
>crack heads and whores
>they don't answer my call
>I leave with pizza
>>14890153
Yep.
>>14890210
Construction crews usually ask me how I want my coffee when I'm calling the day before for directions since the appreciate working with something other than a chucklefuck that's going to call them at 11am the next day and tell them he's 300 miles out. If they need me to wait until later in the day they'll usually get or grill me lunch for the trouble.
>>14890268
I always explicitly state I'm in a truck, what color it is, and where it's parked and they take my cell number. Nobody ever fucking tells the driver any of this. Half the time they just go to the fuel counter then call me wondering why I'm not inside. If they actually manage a smooth delivery I'll set them up with a 25% or higher tip.
>>14890330
I already got approved by Schneider and Werner. Werner pays a bit more but I'd be unloading trucks for dollar tree. Schneider is mostly drop and hook but pays less, sounds like they have top notch orientation and training though. I'm not sure I'm even gonna fuck w swift after all I've heard. You think Roehl would be a better company for my first job? It's all Texas and a little Louisiana which is completely OK with me and it sounds like they pay good.
Born on a mountain, living in a cave.
Truckin' and a fuckin' is all we crave.
>>14890330
At my previous job, I'd get the same treatment until the found out my name (rhymes with panjeet etc etc).
I hate how the majority of peeps in my culture have ruined it for the rest of us that have assimilated.
>>14890210
I have the shipping supervisor save me a donut every time they have a donut day at one of the places I usually pick up from. She's a sweetheart and looks foxy even for being 60.
Let's play a game!
What is this driver's name:
http://cdllife.com/2016/top-trucking-news/featured/oklahoma-trooper-rear-ended-by-truck-driver-who-refused-to-stop/
A) Krzysztof Siemieniewski
B) Sarabjit Singh
C) Gordon Donnelly
D) Deshawn Campbell
E) Loretta Peters
What eye where do you truck fags use I feel vision is best sense so want to protect it as much as possible currently wearing white with black print oil rigs and they are cash
>>14862713
What are the laws that prevent OTR guys from driving at night?
