It's everyone's favorite spam thread, featuring your favorite Swift driver: Whiney-Kun
>We're on our way out the door with self driving trucks
>Roller dogs got us fat
>Overworked
>Underpaid
>NEETs
>Cucks
Don't be a truck driver right away. Follow your dreams, get that degree in business anthropology and become a truck driver since no one will hire you with that useless degree!
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>>15194249
You had one job. ONE JOB!
Good morning /o/
Just made it into my delivery whicg was scheduled for 6am.
Foubd out the contractor that im here to see doesnt get in until 7. I hate wheb my fridays start like this.
8.1 memes per gallon with my meme hood reporting in. (1,000) miles
>>15194596
Did you buy that 389 new?
I'm the anon that drives school buses, the other day we hired a guy that claimed he was fired from Schneider for doing an illegal u-turn. I got the usual "b-but I was a good boy dindu nuffin" speech but do they really fire 5 yr veteran drivers for that?
>>15194755
I'm not with Schneider but with my company U-turns are also automatic firing offenses. We, and they, have drive cams that detect the U-turn and upload video of it so that's how you get caught.
Other automatic firing offenses are falling asleep while driving and speeding, even 1mph, in construction and school zones.
>>15194755
New off lot 11 months ago. And idk man 5 year driver canned for a u turn. Idk. How do u drive 5 years Schneider is my question .
>>15194806
Any u turn at all?
>>15194942
yes any u turn at all even (esp.) michigan u turns if u do one of them they fire u on the spot electronically disable u truck and report u to the IRS
>>15195041
This may be a bit of an over embellishment but yeah most of the mega corps have a u turn u fired policy.
I can still remember driving for an extra hour due to missing a turn.
>Schneider
>can fire you if you don't hook up air lines "the Schneider way"
>brag about it during orientation
>finally build my model REX
>realize it'll probably shake apart in cab
So I get a second one.. God damn am I stupid..
How did I bust these trailer leaf springs? Was is the daycab druriftus or the landfill 'froadin? itisamystery.jpg
>>15194755
Hopefully your supers checked his DMV printout, at an old company I worked for we "hired" a guy who said he was "laid off" from 3 different environmental companies. Turns out he was using a really old printout for interviews and had 2 DUI's with a revoked license.
>>15194806
How the hell does it know when you fall asleep? Bad lane holding? What if you drop your coffee/smokes/rollerdog and start braile driving while fishing for it? I understand why sleeping at the wheel is a blatantly unsafe situation, but how can a tattler know?
>da robits is watchin muh brain, Cleetus!
>>15194899
>How do u drive 5 years Schneider is my question .
One day at a time.
how do u pick between rollerdogs or tornadoes me I just get both.
>>15194755
>>15194806
>>15194899
I got the impression he's a little slow in the head. He's also morbidly obese and missing most of his teeth. Pretty nice guy but he's kinda weird. They're having him do a route for now.
He told me he and his wife drove as a team. Supposedly no one else would hire them so I'm guessing they fucked up a lot worse than an illegal U-turn.
>>15195121
Because DriveCam's have driver facing cameras. They trigger on G-force profiles. A rumble strip detection coupled with a jerk back triggers em every time. Last year we had two drivers fall asleep and wreck their trucks. One guy was only three hours in to his shift and the video showed him practically falling out of his seat to the right. He tried to claim he sneezed and that made him pass out. As if that's better to have in a driver somehow.
>>15195225
>buying rollerdogs
>ever
>delivering costco loads
>1030 and 1200
>way past normal loading times
>Schneider delivery cut in front of me at noon.
>sign in and listen to warehouse lady bitching out dispatch for making ME late.
Honestly I couldn't care less but it's nice to be thought of
>back alley enough room for one vehicle
>see GUARDA armored truck heading my way
I'll be nice and move over so he can get by me.
>GUARDA whips a u turn in the offered space and blocks 90% of the road and sits.
>mfw I squeeze by him with like an inch to spare between the soccer mom van illegally parked and his mirrors
>see him pass me and give friendly wave
>death stare
Y-you too..
>>15195088
I'm probably going to regret this, but what the fuck is "The Schneider Way" to hook up air lines?
>>15196331
You know,I never bothered to ask the guy..and it's always bothered me. I imagine it's the way you attach them.
>>15196335
Yeah the way you attach them, how many quirky little ways are there? Do you have to do a little Irish jig and ring a bell each time you hook up the hose? Slam down a football? Take a shot of vinegar? Ice bucket?
Maybe "The Schneider Way" is just actually attaching them, and it's a dig on SWIFT. Sorry Whiney.
"Anon, you must drive through the land of incredibly slow, strictly rationed data roaming"
>but how will I shitpost and get all my pronz?
*qualcomm stays silent*
Well, farewell truckerfag thread, hopefully I'll see you on the other side
I just got my CDL permit and start training with swift on monday...are they a good company to work for?
What if you could link trucks like this?
truck, trailer, truck, trailer.
the truck in front does the steerring, and both trucks pull. The idea being that while one driver is driving, the other is sleeping. Then after 8-10 hours they stop and swap either drivers in trucks, or the trucks positions. Then the rested driver drives and the other sleeps.
>>15196481
Yes
>>15196481
You'll find out soon Enough. There's this thing called "truck company reviews" you can Google.
Before youake any more life decisions I'd do research.
>>15196580
Many, many reasons why this would not work or be feasible. Team driving is already a thing, one person drives while the other sleeps in the back. You don't need the added expense of a whole other truck that isn't even driving, just extra weight being pulled along. The weight of that second truck would take away from the overall weight you're legally allowed to haul. Basically it wouldn't add anything to have an extra truck, and might actually take away from your overall productivity.
I have been trolled.
>>15196481
They are the best in class.
>>15196481
Nope, you have fucked up now. It's a good company if you're gonna constantly be smashing into shit though.
Trailer got rejected at a shipper for having a tiny granule of glass/silicon in it after I swept it out. I don't even know how that got in there since we primarily carry boxed candy. I ain't waiting until Monday to get loaded that's for sure.
>>15196481
I call 3 months until Anon hits a low bridge.
>>15196481
monthly reminder
>>15196580
>>15196640
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>>15193837
Isn't being a truck driver "living the dream".
>>15196640
The point is that they'd both be hauling the load, but then you run into the 'why not a regular team driver' thing.
Personally, I see trucks being more powerful and hauling more trailers around. Especially for container haulage. Road train shit, especially if the USA just gives up and gives them a dedicated truck-only lane on interstates.
With hybrid/EV technology, you could even just unhook a trailer at the gate and guide it in on foot to unload it.
>>15195121
>How did I bust these trailer leaf springs?
Couldn't handle 44 TONNES m8. Dont overload next time and drive slower over bumps.
>>15196459
RIP
Now these fucks want to reschedule for Monday and have me run short loads for the WalMart DC in Corrine. But if I do that I won't have enough hours to take this load from Jerome, ID to Hopkinsville, KY. I told my dispatch that but he's sure I can make it.
EVERY FUCKING TIME
>>15197403
But you still accept it like a good little cuckbox driving wageslave.
>>15197414
Yup :^)
>>15197414
Dont truckers get paid salary?
>>15197452
Next time tell them you flat out won't have the hours, send it in a Qualcomm message, take a pic, throw it in your dispatcher's face when shit goes wrong.
>>15197506
Hah. No. Cents per mile, or hourly for local (home-every-night) drivers.
>>15197506
I get paid a percentage of load gross.
For example. The load pays 100 dollars.
I make 20% of that.
...
Saying it like that now i realize why i can barely pay the fucking bills.
>>15197403
Noodles sound pretty good right now desu.
>dispatch dun fucked up
>thinks 40 dollarydoos is incentive to try this game of shuffle
It will make both the new costco load AND the amazon run late.
>dat 40 dollarydoos tho.
>>15197506
if we were, that cheap shit at wallmart would be WAAAY more expensive.
>get flat tire at Costco. It's some chunk of something 6 inches long
I thought it was a screwdriver but it's not shaped properly. Maybe some part of a valve.
>>15197819
SHAGOHAD!
Pump bro here finishing up a 60 hour week time for some coke and whores
>>15197819
> Plastic lighter just sat in the sun
It's like you want to set your truck alight.
>>15196459
RIP in peace
>>15197360
Mercedes is trying that shit since the 90s
>>15197871
>Plastic lighter
It's a toothbrush bruh
>>15197360
it would be for long haul truckers that are going to the same area on the same route.
they take turns driving and sleeping. so neither truck has to stop for long. then when they get to their general area. they split and go their separate ways.
>>15196459
yeah but at least you have the mountains to look at
>>15197819
CLEAN YOUR FUCKING WINDSCREEN
>>15198368
make me
So wait if I'm a good driver how much should i get take home if I'm just starting out...i got bills to pay
>>15198593
As much if not more than a regular job.
>>15198695
1k a week at least?
>>15198368
I'd love to. But there is no scrubber here. Or water.
>>15197871
Iz toothbrush. But here,to make you feel better.
>>15198593
30k first year most likely. Sometimes more sometimes less. I made 28 my first year with werner and I came In half way. I'm looking at around 34 with gordo I belive
>get to yard begin shuffling shenanigans
>send in loaded call for the costco
>"CAN YOU DELIVER ON TIME?!"
Bitch please, that was never an option. At best I'll be an hour late. And that's if I miss traffic.
>I won't miss it
>>15198593
Depends. Are you the sort of idiot who blows all his money eating out 3 times a day and buying over priced shit at truck stops whenever you aren't bitching about being broke?
>>15198701
Probably 5-700 a week. Maybe 800. If you are a good boy. What's the cpm and with whom? Swift?
>>15198722
Yeah swift and my wife is making meals at home for the road so i dont have to eat out alot. I start CDL school monday.
>>15198740
Also i grew up in the truck with my dad. He'd let me ride alot and im a good regular driver no accidents or tickets even.
>>15198779
I'm not sure if swift has a safety bonus.. but if they do keep up the spotless record it'll be worth it.
I used to carry a backpack full of water bottles to refill on the road. I recently upgraded to a 4 gallon jug and a larger cooler. I'm liking the jug. Cooler hasn't "cooled" yet. Gonna check the wiring see if I don't have it reversed
I'd grab a little road master stove or one of the Coleman burners and a fridge for all those home made sandwiches, they don't keep all that well. And the largest inverter you can get without wiring it in.
After that saving shouldn't be a problem.
Expect to be out a month at a time easily.
>>15198345
Here have a mountain.
>>15198740
>my wife
Enjoy it while it lasts.
>>15198779
The home cooked food will save you a ton of money, my trainer at my first job kept a Coleman 12-volt cooler (about $100-150) full of food from home for the week. If you're going with swift, you're in for a 50/50 toss up between being alright and getting totally shit on, ask Whiney. Words of advice: keep the driver door shut, don't sign for a lease-to-own agreement, and don't get on any of Swift's 'dedicated' groups or whatever they call them, you can ask Whiney about those.
>>15198813
>keep the driver door shut,
wat
>>15198810
Was navy prior to this. We've been there done that.
>>15198813
Sounds sketchy AF tbqhfamuhlee
>>15198823
>Was navy prior to this. We've been there done that.
You got lucky or you are a willing cuckold.
>>15198806
Regarding what this anon has said about a power inverter - I bought a Tripp-Lite this week, haven't received it yet but I'll report back. Supposed to be 200 watts (laptop guzzles 171w, or if I want to play muh consoles it's like 125w for the Xbone and another 25w for a TV). Mind you, what you can pull from a 12-volt socket depends on the fuse for that socket. Most of the sockets in my truck are 10 Amps (12 volts * 10 amps = 120 watt, above that will blow the fuse), but I have two sockets that are 20 Amps (240 watts then).
>>15198814
Means don't be stopping constantly for breaks here and there if you can avoid it. Keep the door shut = keep driving.
>>15198840
OIC, I thought there was a tasty lot lizard story incoming.
I feel let down
>>15198831
Lucky/smart i started dating her when i was 21 and she was 16. Basically brought her up to be what i needed. Then we got married when she turned 18.
>>15198840
Isnt there like a 30 min mandatory break a day or some shit
>>15198855
You trained that woman good.
>>15198866
Shes even bringing one of her friends on as a gf for us.
>>15198854
Kek, apologies m9.
>>15198865
There is, but some drivers (myself included) have a tendency to stop more than the minimum required, just for this and that. I tend to stop at least one additional time each day for a ~30m nap. I need to get more sleep.
>>15197576
I did flat out tell them I wasn't going to have hours to do it. But he insisted my recap would cover it and possibly an added day to get to the final
This whole day has been a fucking nightmare.
>>15198879
I personally hatr stopping. Drove from northern MS to san diego made 3 stops total.
>One to eat
>one to sleep
>one to eat again the 2nd day
Total trip time was like 40 hours with an 8 hr sleep from 10pm-6am
>>15198883
Well now when you miss the appt you can say I told you so. Granted that will be Monday since they fuck off on the weekend.
Also where are my noodles?
>>15198943
I'll make the pick up, but that load is not reaching it's final anywhere on time.
>>15197784
>Just hauled a 2 million dollar load
>Tfw no 20% commission
>>15199106
>2 minutes left on clock making dinner
>hey, you know that costco load we made you drive out of the way to get?
Yeah...it's the only reason I stopped at this shitty yard..
>we're going to have someone else do it. Unhook and wait for new orders
As I'm cursing loudly about their mothers enjoying phallic endeavors of the pepsifag variety the new driver arrives and goes "you too huh? I'm supposed to be on my way to LA right now."
>heavy haul down the aside goes "same here!"
Apparently gordo is loosing like 230 drivers a month.. not sure on the intake. But I imagine it's why they're pulling the gordo logos off the new trucks now.
Also retired 15+ year drivers being offered less than 42cpm. Probably didn't help
>>15199276
Top kek
At least I'm not getting cucked that hard. I started Swift at .42cpm now I'm up to .43cpm.
>>15199294
Wow! A whole .01cockpermouthfull!
Good for you man!
>>15199310
Better than starting off at .36cpm like the regular OTR fags.
>>15199556
*cough*.38*cough*
And I'm still waiting on those goddam noodles
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POSem2xd94&feature=youtu.be&t=25s
>this guy was apparently not asleep or texting
What happened?
New truckerfag here. Still having a bit of issue with backing. I keep messing up my setup. Once I start jackin the trailer into the slot I end up too close the trailer on the driver side. Generally how far past the slot do I want to be before I start cranking the wheel to push the trailer in the hole? Thanks in advance.
>>15199589
I'm talking regular Swift OTR.
What fucking noodles? Pool noodles?
>>15199615
You asked in this post
>>15197403
I said noodles. In this one
>>15197819
Also apparently "desu" auto corrects to desu..
>>15199642
Fuck. Should have seen that one coming...
>>15199151
That 20% is my regular pay. You guys have it giod. I dont get cpm, breakdown, lay over, or dead head pay. Detention pay exists but its like pulling teeth to get.
>>15199642
>Also apparently "desu" auto corrects to desu..
What else would desu connect to, sempai?
>>15199642
>"desu" auto corrects to desu..
baka desu senpai
>>15199600
Had to watch the video twice.
Dashcambro saw slow truck was on the shoulder, moved to left lane to allow him back onto the highway.
Dipshitblacktruck tried to pass on the right and failed hardcore. Note his forward wheels are locked up before he even enters the cam's view. He wasn't just barreling ahead without paying attention, he tried to hit the brakes but way too late.
>>15199600
Holy shit...
>>15199600
>tractor Fukn rekt
>trailer not so much
You guys all need safer trucks
>>15200810
Looks to me like the wheels are all turning until the impact, no skid marks either.
>>15200810
>Note his forward wheels are locked up
nah m8 thats just rolling shutter effect on the cam
>qualcomm b& from posting, have to post with random wifi IP's
Hiroshima wtf, I didn't shitpost outside of /k/ and /tg/
>>15197379
Oh I know exactly how it happened, I was legitimately offroading with 5200 gallons of liquid shit because corporate sends the tractor-trailer out on bonehead locations made for 3k bobtails or 1k pickups. Either that or running through muddy shit at "disposal facilities" ie mucky landfills
>>15198855
>navy
>gf at 16, married asap
So you went to the Philipines for a wife like every other sailor?
>>15198865
A driver's coloring book will show that, but everyone has their own rythym. I take about 10-15 minutes every 3ish hours.
>>15198924
That is a lot of driving, you runnin double logs?
>>15199609
Depends, what is your setup? Personally I just watch how the trailer tires are pointed, angle& follow the tractor from that, but I drive >daycabs
>>15199600
Just another "outta my way 'cause I've got a hood and you don't" faggot
>>15201670
This is how they all drive
FAST TRUCK DOWN MONTEAGLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmxQhAdhGQI
>>15201699
>ATS.mp4
>>15200910
>>15200950
Ah, my bad. Was half asleep when I watched it yesterday. No idea what dude was doing. Had to be asleep or texting or playing with his Qualcomm or something to that effect.
>>15201699
>Monteagle Mountain
Kek. Also dude is clearly bobtailing, or at the very least empty. Beyond that he's also clearly fucking retarded.
>Speeding
>Blows past DOT mandatory brake check stop/info station
He got lucky DOT wasn't there that day.
>Passing on the right
>Passing on the shoulder
>"Kek I'mma just barrel down this mountain at eighty mi-OH SHIT TRAFFIC SHOULDN'T BE STOPPED OH SHIT BRAKE FADE OH SHIT"
>Truck plows through four cars and two other trucks
>20 people dead or injured
>>15202311
But it could've made a sweet youtube vid, so worth it, right?
>>15201699
This driver is a Fucking idiot...
>>15202463
I also like how they disabled ratings for that video.
>>15202825
Kek
Didnt notice
>>15199600
>Truck re-enters highspeed roadway at exactly 0mph
I don't blame the black truck, I wouldn't expect to see something sitting still in the roadway either. That guy should have been moving a fuck of a lot faster and had his 4 ways on before moving into a live lane.
>Get good load to Las Vegas that comes back to WalMart DC
>450 mile load
>Get taken off load for no reason
>Replaced with shitty local load sub 250 miles
>Dedicated doesn't have sliding pay scale
>Complain to WalMart dispatch
>They say they'll "stack loads" to get me more miles
>If I do that I'll be up all night and have no hours for load out of Idaho
>"We'll figure it out"
What now? I lose a 1950 mile load to Kentucky for some bread crumbs?
>>15203067
Yep. Welcome to company driving. Those shit runs probably have a higher value to them. Hopefully your shitspatch will solve this on Monday. Or more likely just blame you for it.
>Decide to get back to normal sleep cycle and stop at 1430 like normal
>at 1400 get a bunch of qualcomm dings
>decide to let it go till I stop
>phone rings.
>fuck that, that means it's something stupid.
>get to stop at 1430 and check
>two bullshit delivery's into cali ending in Redlands
They still haven't realised if they send me that far south I take a day off and visit my pops.
>voicemail was dispatch really wanting me to confirm
I know they leave at 3. So I waited till 305 to confirm.
>still waiting on those noodles..
>Just realized I've got 2 hours left in my 70, 4.5 hours to reach the consignee, and I'm not getting any more hours today from recap
I have fugged up nao.
>On hold waiting for dispatch.
>>15203110
Here.
>>15203152
False alarm, I'll be getting more hours tomorrow, and I don't have to be there til Monday. Me dumb.
>>15203536
70% of flatbed customers don't work weekends anyway
Sup y'all, grain hauling guy here. Spent this week with another driver doing 3 days of end dump hauling and 2 days super b grain hauling. Tomorrow i head out following another driver in my own truck. Seems like it'll be an okay gig, 38cpm plus $20 an hour if i wanna wash my truck or any of that shit. Gonna be driving a 2016 vovlo automatic which should be interesting because I've never driven an automatic semi before. Would post a photo of my rig but this 3G phone service won't let me kek
>>15203720
As someone who also doesn't work weekends, I can say that we'd rather leave it to you truckers to work weekends instead.
Not like they have much meaning to you people who live on the road anyway.
>>15203720
This is true.
>>15204063
I'd be tempted to take offense, but really I don't even pay attention to what day of the week it is, until I think about bills and wonder when the next payday is.
>>15201401
> being able to access 4chan at all on a company-owned Qualcomm
Wow, their tech department must be top notch.
Wew lad, 8 hours of work for 250 miles! I was even On Duty longer than I was Driving! Can't wait to rake in the dosh!
I put some immense thought into just dropping my truck off here and flying home.
>>15203720
>*95%
Just because you deal with the wagecucks that work 6 days a week 60% of the time doesn't reflect on the real world.
>>15205214
I ran a 4-line two color readout model in my wagecuck days so this is all news to me.
>>15204165
>until I think about bills and wonder when the next payday is
>living payday to payday
git gud scrub
>>15196580
They have this, it's called a train.
>>15197360
>if the USA just gives up and gives them a dedicated truck-only lane on interstates.
Things that will never happen.
Now the barn door on this WalMart trailer is jammed, three of us tried closing it but nothing. So now I'm stuck with a -1 load that can't maintain temperature at their yard and their lumpers are gone for the night.
This trailer was supposed to be preloaded too, but here I am four hours later.
>>15206380
Well never mind that, just drained a butterfly valve and that solved it. Boy do I feel dumber than usual.
>>15206395
how does that work?
Aren't the door just a hinge and some locks
>>15206640
Usually, yes. But these are WalMart trailers that open vertically, similar to a garage door. And apparently they don't close unless trailer brakes are set, or if that doesn't work, you release a butterfly valve. I think it's ridiculous.
>>15206787
Thats not a barn door m8. Its a sliding door.
>>15206787
...So its a roll up door?
>>15206966
>>15206972
Yeah, my bad. It's 5AM and I just got done with this 12 hour shift. Finna sleep and reject these shitty local loads like no other tomorrow.
>>15207030
I'll sleep with you too m8, we can dream of 44 tonnes together.
Goodnight my precious Whiney.
>>15206380
>cant figure out how to close a door
typical swift retard
>>15205984
It's only that bad because I'm still recovering financially from a couple shitty jobs that didn't pay enough and then being unemployed for three months when I went to get my CDL. I'm paying $400/mo to the bank to pay off a credit card debt consolidation loan, and I ended up ramping up the cards again during that three months so I'm paying those too. Once it's all paid off life'll be gravy.
>>15205982
Werner 200's let you Surf the Web and play solitaire granted you never had a connection to DO so.
>>15206787
I don't think I would've figured that out. Then again I woulda demanded training on how to operate said trailer first. Oh well, problem fixed.
Hey guys, i have a problem with my "new" truck (pic related)
I cant get the optimized idle system to work and im not familiar with it. Is there a trick to this that im missing? Or is the system just not working?
Also, what is the black box on the left for?
>>15208743
It literally has instructions right there. Have you tried following them?
>>15208743
Muh Cascadia has the same system.
>Park
>Make sure both knobs are out
>Leave truck on, idling
>Flip gear range switch to high range
>Turn on cruise control
>'Idle Mgmt' light comes on
The truck will actually shut off like it usually does, but if the batteries hit 12.0v, it fires up and idles for 70 minutes to recharge them. Above 85 or below 20 degrees it will idle indefinitely, but that may be adjustable by the company, so yours may be different.
>>15208743
Black box is Qualcomm controls. Supposed to let you use it while driving by listening to text to speech.
Optimized idle: turn the engine on. Flip the range selector on the gear shift up. Hit the cruise control on / off switch on the steering wheel. You should see an Opti idle light flashing. It will continue to flash until the truck goes into automatic shutdown. Once that happens the light should be lit solid. You should have some form of thermostat light control in the bunk use that to set the temperature you want, and the truck will turn on automatically to bring the temperature down or up to that point, depending on if you have it set to heat or AC. You still need to actually set your temperature and fans like you normally would while driving
>>15208827
I wouldnt be asking if the instructions had worked.
>>15208862
Ok, that clears things up. I wasnt waiting for the engine to to shut off. Ill try that. Thanks.
>>15208883
>black box
>qualcomm controls
I can disregard that thing then. Boss doesnt use qualcomm/gps location. Thanks.
>>15207389
Only now did I realize there's a small sticker at the front of the trailer that says the door is pneumatically sealed. The door won't open or close without evacuating the air.
Is there a good reason for this? Seems like a convoluted system that serves no real purpose.
>>15209006
Maybe safety so someone doesnt get crushed when closing the door?
>>15209006
Door won't open or close while trailer has air.
So people that would be climbing into a trailer don't do it while the trailer brakes are released.
Safety.
>>15209006
So the door doesn't fall on someone's head, basically.
And so people can't get trapped in/break into an unattended trailer.
Concussions are a perpetual hazard in retail work, and nobody seems to pay attention to the risk of them.
I've become a little paranoid about it this year after giving myself a serious one just before xmas. I nearly lost my job as a consequence of it, and it kinda woke me up to the dangers of being hit in the head by stuff.
It hurt for MONTHS, and nothing would stop it.
>>15194806
>>15195041
>>15195088
What is the deal with U-turns? I pull at least a dozen a day because all of the major roads here are 6 lanes and divided.
>>15195280
>dirty water or nothin
>>15195121
How far did he make it before they found out about the DUIs?
>>15197090
>>15196481
If they fire you for fucking up, do you still have to pay the $5k or whatever they want for the training contract?
>>15197506
Salary and comission for me. But I'm not a trucker. I'm a delivery boy.
>>15208883
The opti idle light wont flash but it does light up when i start the truck. Also the motor doesnt shut off. I let it run at low idle and didnt touch any controls for 30 mins. Nothing changed.
>>15209899
Too many of our ass ends aquiring trees,fences,cars and fire hydrants
>>15210598
I could see that, especially when they have the tandems slid way up. I get a lot of buses and straight trucks making left turns and u-turns and their rear bumpers slide into the other lane and I almost cream them. Retards.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the freight too. U-turns are an easy way to flip over some pallets. Especially if you have to accelerate kinda quick so you don't back up traffic. When the trailer finally straightens out, it can shake the stuff inside pretty gud.
>>15209899
>What is the deal with U-turns?
Management is afraid of a driver pulling out in front of a car and blocking the whole road and the idjit in the car running under the trailer.
>>15210701
I'm waiting for that to happen one day too. And it will be a distracted woman when it does too.
This happened like 2 years ago:
>coworker is making right turn into gas station
>corner of trailer is still in the road a little bit as he is pulling in
>dumb cunt hits the trailer without even slowing down
>basically shears off the whole passenger side of her car
>trailer has minor dents
Always women. Men can be shitty drivers too, but women just don't understand how tractor trailers work.
>>15194755
You drive school buses? What do you drive?
>>15210264
The way it worked for me was
>be parked
>have engine running
>flip to high gear while in neutral
>turn on cruise control and then "set it"
>engine rpms usually go up a little and then that's it. Idle mgt light comes on and blinks until the engine shuts off and goes solid
>climb into back locate DETROIT MOTORS thermostat and set to desired temp
>faf about.
>>15210732
I saw a guy on I 5 who attempted to merge without looking and got run over by a trailer whole side of his car looked like a blender took it out
Truck and trailer looked perfectly fine
Hell of a coke fueled weekend boys oorah
>>15211687
I tried that too... Its sounding like this thing is disabled.
>>15210264
Weird that you have an opti idle sticker.
That's just a long idle setup.
>>15213436
Im going to talk to the boss. Theyre adopting some anti idle policy and the system they chose to use aparently doesnt work in my truck.
>>15213440
I taled to the boss, he said this system isnt supposed to cycle the engine. But everything im seeing says it is, which means its not working. I guess im just going to ignore it and see whqt happens with the new anti-idle policy.
>>15209236
I figured it would be some safety shit.
>>15213575
These anti-idling policies are ridiculous, we're already hundreds of miles from home but getting comfortable is a luxury the company can't afford us. I even saw another Swift driver with a portable air conditioner in his truck, the absolute madman.
>>15213806
My take on anti-idling policies:
"Oh I can't idle? Well let me just plug in ten different goddamn things that guzzle electricity and drain the battery."
>Batteries are now ded
Dispatch: 'Why haven't you headed out yet?'
"Because I'm not allowed to idle, and my cooler for my food and my fan to keep me cool killed the batteries. If you'd let me idle, this wouldn't have happened."
Thankfully Roehl isn't stupid and has all of their trucks set up with auto-start/smart-idle and bunk heat+AC.
>>15213955
Don't you guys run ice packs or some other auxiliary mounted engine?
Im happy with Prime. All trucks have apu's. When the pieces of shit break down they'll let you stop and get them fixed. If it takes too long they'll even give you breakdown pay.
>>15213806
Holy shit. Defecting to Roehl, when?
>>15213968
Lots of trucks run on Auxiliary Power Units when parked, which sips a lot less fuel. Roehl opted for all-Electric Power Units, or basically like 8 goddamn batteries and the truck fires up when they get low.
>>15214020
Crete did as well, but then it was decided those don't count for the APU weight limit exemptions.
It didn't help that they're a fucking maintenance nightmare.
So now we're back to straight optimized idling.
And my fleet manager is back to bitching about idle time.
>>15214011
I'm really contemplating it since my trailer got rejected a second time at this shipper for having "condensation"
Pic related
>>15214020
I hate that Swift is too damn cheap to throw APUs on our trucks, IIRC some trucks even have a factory APU option.
>>15214194
>those don't count for weight limit exemptions
Huh, that's news to me. We've been told we're good for the exemption.
>>15214247
Yeah, but you know, Swift gonna Swift.
>>15214247
The shipper's fucking with you because you're swift.
None of the real companies would stand for that shit. They'd tell them to fuck off and get just get another load. Personal example:
>working for England
>picking up produce
>sit on dock for six hours with no activity
>watch a bunch of cars leave
>find out they just fucking left for the day without loading me
>dispatch tells me to wait for them to come back
>it's Friday night
>they don't come back until monday
>dispatch doesn't want me to leave
>verify truck has no product
>fucking leave, get no other loads
>pickup on monday.
vs:
>working for Shaffer
>picking up some shit I don't remember
>customer dicks around for five hours, puts three pallets on
>explains they have to shut down for the night and will finish loading in the morning
>shaffer tells them to fuck off and get those three pallets off
>get 3 hours of detention pay
>plus $100 layover charged back to the shipper for ordered truck not used
>get another load
>>15214415
Thry DID count.
They don't any more, at least some places we like to go.
Note the exemption is a DOT recommendation, it is up to the individual states to decide whether they'll give it.
>>15213806
>Swift driver with a portable air conditioner in his truck
Kek
Thats how you do it.
>>15214419
I used to work for gainey. They sent me up to NJ one day. I spent 48 hours sitting in a bullpen waiting for them to load me. No food, no bathroom. Damn near ran out of diesel (it was cold up there)
Gainey wouldnt let me leave. The place im at now doesnt play around.
>scheduled 1600 pickup
>i pull in at 1545
>told "load bot ready come back tomorrow"
>dispatch says "come home"
>went home.
It was a good night.
>>15214419
I called the broker and he was determined to get me off this load until they realized it was "high value" or whatever. It's just a bunch of baby formula and whey protein for /fit/.
Apparently they're so stringent because if anything gets damaged on a pallet, that whole pallet get rejected and the shipper has to buy back the product.
But apparently that doesn't matter with the rusted out intermodal truck that got docked before me.
>>15205214
Hahaha... company qualcomm... if I could be so lucky. Big boss man is way to cheap to give the rookie a phone, so I get to use my personal.
>>15209899
About a month and when it came to light the guy fell off the radar
>>15210701
This. Also, people complain. I've definitely got that phone call after busting a bitch and fucking traffic because some pissy soccermom called the company office and complained.
>>15210732
Preach, brother, preach.
>>15214247
Holy fuck man, does anything work out for you?
>>15214483
dont fuck up my protein pillow boy
>>15214502
What the fuck is a protein pillow?
>>15214491
No, everything is just utter shit day after day.
>>15214502
Why buy protein when you can man the glory hole for free? :^)
>>15214577
He missed a comma, it should be "Don't fuck up my protein, pillow boy."
We detention pay nao.
Had no hours on my 70 yesterday so mom drove all the way out to the truck stop and picked me up. We went over to Indianapolis and spent the afternoon sightseeing. Sadly we arrived at the Indy Motor Speedway Museum 20 minutes before it closed, else I'd have a cache of photos for you guys. I did snap a few of this Lotus though.
>>15214622
Do /fit/izens have protein dakis?
>>15214741
Everyone who owns a dakimakura has a protein dakimakura, if you catch my drift.
>>15214825
Oh please. Like you would soil your perfect waifu with your filthy cocksnot.
>>15214984
Even if she's machine-washable?
>>15200810
>Note his forward wheels are locked up before he even enters the cam's view.
Except that they weren't. Look at the tires and you'll see some dirt indicating that the tires are rotating. The wheel lugs and speed holes are spaced just far enough apart that every image taken makes them look like they are static. Also see brake lights come on a split second before he slams into the other truck.
>>15203014
>I wouldn't expect to see something sitting still in the roadway either.
But if you were to open your eyes and look where you are going then you would not crash into static objects which is probably the most retarded thing anyone driving can do.
I can tell you are either American or English. I am sure you take corners way too fast to stop if there was something going 0 mph around it.
>>15215022
I thought those were dry clean only.
>bakery delivery in San Jose
>mfw bakery has no dock and not enough space for me to park
>explain I need to go around and drive into someone else's parking lot to get to the loading bay.
Wasn't too bad. Nose is in traffic but otherwise safe.
>run was only 75 miles. Technically a short haul
Gonna get me some shorthaul bucks..
>mfw they won't remember.
>>15215118
>I thought those were dry clean only.
No idea. I don't have a waifu pillow.
>>15215068
That's not an english trait, at least outside of shit-poor areas. If you drive in the countryside, you have to be aware of the prospect of a tractor being around the next corner, either stationary, very slow, or coming the other way in the middle of the road.
Often with something significantly pointy on, or trimming hedges.
>>15215118
>>15215145
I machine wash my on delicate and then perm. press dry.
I've been at this shipper since 7AM. I'm probably just going to drive as far as the next truck stop and shut down.
Grain guy here. Day 2 of being in my own truck following someone is going breddy good. Getting my trailers washed right now because we are hauling food grade oats tomorrow. Driving a rental truck w/ rental trailers is ight, loving the autotragic.
Any beveragefags in here? Beer driver in Chicago burbs reporting in.
>>15215924
Keep an eye out for Pepsifag.
He likes to pretend he's black
>>15215924
Wut burbs?
>>15215989
I never told anybody I was black
>>15215999
We seen those pictures of you hanging out with that white guy and your niglet.
>>15215118
How you like the bay area?
It was hot today. Smoggy too
>>15215989
>holds down job
>good grammar
>likes to fish
Nah, he's as white as the driven snow.
>>15215924
Yeah, PepsiFag is a bay door driver exported from Illinois to Florida. You two should touch butts.
>>15216155
I dislike anything south of lathrop. So naturally I'm going to San Bernardino.
>gonna take another day off and visit my pops. Pretty sure he's planning on killing himself.
>Asian bakers unloaded a full trailer with a hand cart and a forklift with one working wheel in 45 minutes.
>insulation company with mega yard automated loaders and an entire setup for efficiency can't figure out where the loaded trailer is for an hour.
How.
>>15211967
>talking about doing coke like it's something novel or important
>oorah
You disgust me.
![400x400-apu-from-the-simpsons[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/5HRs1n3.png "400x400-apu-from-the-simpsons[1].png")
>>15213982
>>15215999
Villa park, Lombard, Elmhurst. You gotta work product in FL?
>>15216676
Mostly just corporate stores. Walgreens, CVS, corporate Shells. 7-11's we normally have to work but I drop the 7-11's on my route. Saves me at least an hour on Tuesdays and Fridays. Corner stores and independent gas stations are normally drops.
I guess at the Palm Beach location just north of us, they have to merchandise pretty much every corner store and will work 12hr days for <400 cases. One of our guys lives 10min away from that plant and transferred there. Was back at our plant 6 months later because he would rather commute 45min each way but knock out 500-600 cases in 9hrs.
>>15216676
And that's not a bad area for delivering. Where is your plant? At least your route isn't Cicero or some shit (assuming your plant is just for the west suburbs).
I have a nice ultra-suburban area right now. The days go so much smoother than when I would run closer to the beach or in the hood. And we don't touch Miami which helps. FL drivers are crazy enough, I'm happy to stay a few blocks north of Dade Co.
>>15216180
The owner at my job is a black guy and meets all of your criteria.
Newbie here, got a question for everyone. What made you pick the company you're currently with?
What I'm looking for mostly is paper logs and being able to go into Canada. And if anyone's got any experience driving through both countries what are the main differences aside from differing hours and km vs mi.
>>15218428
Good luck on paper logs...
http://www.overdriveonline.com/e-log-mandate-set-to-take-effect-dec-2017-rule-to-be-published-by-fmcsa-friday/
>>15218501
The value of all pre-2000 vehicles just went up a bit.
>>15218428
One of my buddies got me this job. I have some rules that i live by with this industry
(I know im going to be made fun of, but there are reasons)
I told the boss here and at the last company the same thing:
>If it violates my 11/14/70 the answer is no.
>dont make me choose between the company and my family, the company wont win.
The boss at the last place tried to get me to take an illegal run. (Read as violated rule 1)
When i protested and sent pictures of my logbook they fired me. This place has on a few rare occasions asked me to violate the HOS rules but when/if i protest about it they reschedule. 2 years running with these guys.
>>15218428
I came from a really poorly ran environmental company with assholes in charge, so I took extra care to find a job that is friendly to military and accepts that one weekend a month & all of July I will be off the radar playing spess muhreen. When I had my interview with a retired Corpsman as dispatch and a retired Gunny as the contract manager, plus working mostly on-base for fat DoD money I went all out. Yes, I do drive daycabs with tankers full of shit water and kitchen grease, but its worth it to have good upline and nice paychecks.
Im currently at CDL school with swift right now. They're waiving my tuition because I'm an ex navyfag but to do that i gotta work with them for 1 year which isnt too bad. Any tips veteran truckerfags?
>>15219948
Veteran has nothing to do with it. That's their standard deal.
>>15219948
That's only the first in the enormous sack of lies and bullshit you're about to find yourself in.
>>15219948
You can quit at any time. They'll just bill you for the school charges. If they piss you off make them sue for it.
Don't join any dedicated account unless it has an acceptable guaranteed minimum. That way if you're not moving you still get some pay. Also absolutely do not accept any dedicated family dollar/dollar general type account. Those things are brutal and pay like shit.
Finally, Be. On. Time. Never less than an hour early for delivery appointments unless unavoidably delayed by prior shipper/receiver or traffic. Shippers are usually a bit more flexible.
What do you truckerfags know about the mechanic scene in your industry? C.R. England offers a pretty awesome scholarship for diesel tech students at the local community college, and I'm definitely considering it. I just don't want to get stuck working for an ass company, because part of the deal is you have to work for them for two years or you owe the money back.
>>15219948
What was your rate/MOS?
Get your CDL through either troops to trucks or by using your GI Bill to go to a standalone school. If you are already in too deep with Swift, get ready to suck it up and bite the pillow for a year of getting fucked. You should already be used to that anyways, Sailor ;^)
>>15220137
Got that shit in writing
>>15220559
I was an EM2 and i would have but i got stuck on Montgomery instead of post 9/11 because i had already went to college on it for a bit but i failed calculus.
>>15220559
And yes im past the point of no return at least till im done with school. Then i can either pay or work for a year.
Also is qualcomm something only swift does? I heard it's shit
>>15220539
Would anything but an ass company need to pay people to go to school to work for them then lock them into a 2 year contract over a petty amount of money?
Company making me swap out of a brand new freightliner into a three year old Volvo. Interior is weird and in semi rough shape and no apu/opti idle but it's probably not governed and has a 2000 watt or whatever inverter. I guess I'm coming out ahead.
Just picked up a die in dearborn MI. fucking die setter hit my curtain and fucked it up. Now im sitting here waiting for security to do a report instead of heading for loueeville.
>>15220811
You make a fair point, but is it THAT bad? I mean two years isn't the worst thing for getting a heavy amount of tuition paid for and money for tools. If they're shit, to me it's a question of if they're tolerable shit.
>>15220539
>>15221258
If they treat their mechanics anything like they treat their drivers, you'll hate yourself for signing on with CR England. Look into student loans or work placement scholarships. Even if you have to pay tuition back, I'm sure you'll at least break even getting a fair wage for two years somewhere else, and save yourself a lot of frustration in the process
>>15220709
All the big fleets Qualcomm these days. Some have newer models than others. See pic for one you should pray you never have to use
hello guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYCGdiZFEow
>>15221880
That looks older than the model they showed us as most popular for them
>>15219421
>Firing you for refusing to run over on your hours.
Fuck driverless trucks, those people already treat you guys like robots.
>tfw this alert comes up on my phone
Good job supertruckers, making rush hour traffic even worse
The curse strikes again.
>>15222328
Truth, but its something you get used to. I knew it was coming that was why my buddy was talking to his (my current) boss. I was off work for 3 days, so it wasnt a big deal.
I want to start driving i just applied for swift
>>15223187
You shouldn't have to get used to it though. It's illegal for a reason. Don't give em an inch. That said, I appreciate your gusto to get the job done.
>>15223313
>I appreciate your gusto to get the job done.
T-thanks... No ones ever said that to me before.
>>15219421
Wew lad. That's actually good policy. I generally won't go over my clocks, but today I went 15m over my 70. Arrived at customer with 5m left, had to drive 15 miles to get to the nearest truck stop after getting unloaded.
>>15219948
The one year work = debt paid isn't a veteran perk, it's standard. They're trying to make it sound like they're treating you good, but they aren't. Put in your year since you're past the point of no return and get the fuck out of there. Don't lease, don't take any dedicated account, get everything in Qualcomm messages and don't delete them. Don't be afraid to say no to dispatch when they try to put you on an impossible run.
>>15220539
Don't know about mechanic but the trucking side is utter shit, possibly worse than Swift-tier.
>>15220709
Qualcomm is only truly shit as a GPS unit. Recommend a Garmin dezl. It's an okay elog device, and you don't need to be cooking the books anyway.
>>15222035
HETY
>>15223156
>I want to get off Mr. Bones' wild ride
>>15223288
Don't.
>>15223555
I misspoke normally they charge you the loan then they pay you to make the payments. In my case i just dont get charged at all.
Also about the GPS, im just going to get a good atlas.
>>15223156
How?
>>15223724
I have this handle for good reason.
>>15223555
If its 15 minutea i dont care. I cab explain that. But an old company i used to work for with the initials GTS used to bitch if i tried to stop and rest. I had a LOT of logbook violations and got tired of it fast. Since then its legal or nothing.
>>15223829
Why didnt you sue? Would have kept records of all that illegal shit and slammed them in the face with it.
>>15223718
No, dude. That's their standard deal.
You make the payments without the contract.
Contract means no payments.
It's their standard deal and the whole "bcuz ur a vet" line is a complete crock of shit.
And it's only the beginning of the mountain of bullshit you'll be climbing for the next year.
>>15223718
Yeah man, >>15224275 is right. You fell for their ruse hook, line, and sinker.
>>15224428
>Literally just read the contract.
The school gives you a loan then if you work for them swift gives you money to make the payments untill the loan is paid off.
With my situation i dont have to take the loan in the first place. I know its not that big a difference.
>>15224067
It never occured to me honestly.
>>15223724
In all seriousness, it looks like the valve stem failed. Fucking thing sounded like a scattergun when it went. The boss is pissed, he just bought this truck and the tire guy found bad valve stems on most of my drives. The boss said hes calling freightliner in grand rapids mich tomorrow. Hes also submitting the repair bill to them for reimbursment. Its nice to know for once the
>blown tire
Wasnt something i did.
>>15224486
So you can go to their truck driving school for free, fuck off as soon as you get your CDL, and then work for an actual good company?
>>15224905
Are they retreads? Looks like how a retread blows apart.
>>15196580
Look up australian road train. They have pusher engines mid-way through the train for long loads to assist.
>>15225529
That is only on the mine haul road trians that have like a 100km journey from mine to unload point. All on private roads.
The normal road train that is on public roads only has a prime mover powering the load.
>>15193837
>swift
Move on to Gordan or lease out to a small broker and try to go owner op quickly. Don't be a cuck. We both know everyone on the road shits on you for driving with swift
>>15216313
As someone who does auto parts expedited loads, waiting for anything north of 30 mins to get loaded/unloaded makes me itch.
>>15216549
I concur
>>15216882
You can selectively chose which stores you want to and don't want to deliver on your route? Damn, must be nice.
>>15218428
I work out of Toronto and deliver within North Eastern US (hence the name)
Dunno which part of Canada you'll be driving in but prepare for the following:
>>active scales almost every 200 kms (120ish miles)
>>much more rigid inspections
>>muh border wait times (+1 hrs at worst)
>>muh 100kmph/62mph speed limits
>>foreigners (like myself)
>>minimal truck stops
>>muh customs invoices and entry #s
Apart from that, Ontario is pretty chill. Roads are smooth as a loli's bottom and Canadian customs officers are bro-tier. It's when you head back to US that you'll need lube
Oh, also - paperlogs are cool but certain things can't be fucked with:
-entry into/out of your home yard
-entry into/out of Canada and US
-fuel
-toll
As long as you don't mess with these, you kinda have """" free reign""""
>>15218501
There's already a motion with the supreme Court somewhere and its being fought.
>>15219421
Those are good rules. I specifically joined my company cuz its small enough that everyone has the owner's cell # and can contact him if anything happens, they promised to provide me with a variety of experiences (dryvan, reefer, containers, flatbed etc), and they have a 'no push' dispatch (safety and compliance above all*)
*except when it comes to auto parts - those loads seem to be putting the owner's great grandkids thru ivy league college, it seems
>>15219948
>>15223288
It's like we copy/paste the OP solely for our amusement....
>>15221123
Wheres your home hard?
>>15223555
You actually use your GPS for elog purposes? I tried it for a week and wanted to shoot myself (also have a Dezl)
>>15220539
Diesel mechanics are heavily needed all over. Ask Tfag - he's a diesel mechanic turned driver.
>>15225852
>Home hard
...? If youre asking where my home terminal is its about an hour and a half from dearborn near lansing.
>>15225852
>active scales
only in Ontario
Currently in Wisconsin
>>79,978lbs during 72 hour safety blitz
>>reach del at 8am cuz I was told appt is 9am
>>"our system has you for a 1300 appt time. Get off property and come back later"
Ffs dispatch. Srsly.
>>15225996
Yeah, is hoped my phrasing implied my experiences were limited only to Ontario driving.
How is it out west? Scale Nazis or is it more chill? Down in the US, I can legit drive for+5 hours before even coming across a single weight house.
>>15225947
Yeah, that's what I meant. We've probably crossed paths a million times on good ol i-75 or somewhere in indiana
>>15226086
Theres a good chance of that. I run midwest regional, but there are the rare loads to buffalo or cleveland. Im actually in southern indiana right now. Getting ready to hit the road. Supposed to be in michigan by 1130. I didnt get shut down until 1130 last night.
>>15226086
Yesterday I drove from Saskatoon to Winnipeg and only passed 1 scale and it's just a pad where dot can set up, no scale house or fuck all. Alberta has a few more scales but not many. Back in BC there's probably a scale every 3 hours but they are hardly ever open. And as for smooth roads those are almost non existant out here, I've already spelled my timmys 2 times this morning ;-;
fucking 4chin banning my mobile ip because rednecks in rural Manitoba are using mobile phones to request pizza...
>>15226140
>fucking 4chin banning my mobile ip because rednecks in rural Manitoba are using mobile phones to request pizza...
I get the same thing. My record from appeal to unbanned stands at 2 minutes. I think theyre just looking for my email address at this point.
>>15226140
>>15226150
>Be T-Mobile user
>Go to southern US, Georgia, Florida specifically
>IP banned for posting CP
Happened more than once.
>>15226293
Groids using Boost.
>>15225723
You'll probably want to avoid Gordon as it's heartland now..
>>15225852
>expedited autoparts
Oh yes that is some srs dosh. That's college and a house in the Hamptons
>e log gps
Now that my qualcomm strokes out every morning
I do that too with my rand McNally. It's garbage. It's way easier to just keep a paper log
>Canada
The stories I hear are
>if you break down congrats you are now a storefront. That is your life now.
>get used to sleeping on the shoulder as that's all there is.
>>15226293
>t mobil
>not having entire ip.range banned whenever you head anywhere near utah
It's fantastically annoying
>>15226150
They want you to buy that sweet 4 chin premium ass
>waiting in line to leave
>no trailer security guy gives me move back wave
What.. well allright.
>3 truck with trailers all back up back into the lot to let one Volvo out and turns around
>trailer didn't match paperwork.
>get to yard sitting in inspection
>you need federal inspection call dispatch to set it up
Ugh. I hate calling dispatch
>uh,I'm not sure I'm ALLOWED set up an inspection.
>explain you just have to set an appointment with the shop since they can't input them thanks to heartland policy
>I dunno...
God. This is getting stupid...
>>15225723
>>15226411
Roehl has a reefer division kek
