>Obtaining a CDL: How do?
Community College or a dedicating truck driving school. Do your research and don't get sucked into a "school" that's actually just a meat grinder for a shit company. Do not pay over $5000 for a course that lasts several months.
>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, lurk moar.
>I could totally go to school but I'd rather be a trucker.
If you think you'll love the lifestyle, maybe. You'd be better off getting a """""real""""" job. You can fall back on trucking at any time, but it is essentially a path of decent money for those that fail at everything else.
You can have good business sense and work ethic and make it big as an owner operator, but you would do even better at any other job.
Obligatory meme section
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>You will get fat.
>The only clothing you'll own are pajamas.
>The only reason you get paid well is because you work 70 hours per week.
>The longest relationship you'll get is 15 minutes with a lizard.
>Eating nothing is better than roller dogs.
>You have the most dangerous job in the nation.
>The D.O.T., Police, and Le'dash-uh in receiving 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 cuckbox with another fag driver.
>lol 'murrica
>4 4 T O N N E S
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Pervious threat
>>15281166
Woo new thread. Thanks for the pastebin in the OP.
>>15315227
Normal? Not really. Some drivers get fucking pissed, most are cool.
>>15315234
Thanks for linking this one in.
>0600 app
>arrive 0530
>storage tank to put product in at 97%
>wait for hotmix to get made to use up product
>1100 finally finished unloading
Usually only takes an hour to unload.
Glad I get hourly while load/unload.
Babby's first trucking job. Local delivery, M-F job. Only part I'm nervous about is making routes since it seems like every day is always slightly different. Does Google maps or Waze or some other GPS allow you to input all your stops and set up a route for you?
>>15315575
My rand mcnally gps allows for multiple stops. Also, if youre worried about it buy a map.
>>15315575
I'm sure you can route multiple stops, but I just want to warn you to be careful using Google Maps and similar GPS apps. It will route you through lots of roads you don't necessarily want to take a truck down. If I need to GPS something, I just look at it on a map and get there via main roads.
>>15315547
The mix was fucken hot too.
>>15315608
Yeah I know regular apps will set you through residential areas and stuff, I think I will get a hang of the locations soon to know their general location and to avoid getting off the highway early to go through neighborhoods.
>>15315598
That looks pretty cool, though I imagine it needs its own data plan? Problem is the guy I'm replacing has been doing it for 22 years so the company has no GPS units or maps, I'd have to get my own.
>>15315702
>data plan
For a dash mounted gps? No. Its plug-n-play. Whichever one you get make sure it comes with lifetime map upgrades. It might cost a little extra but its well worth it.
>>15313328
>Only trucks I consistently pass are CRST
Isn't CRT like 68-70? They always pass me, and I'm governed at 65.
>>15315768
They might be that fast. He might be thinking of cr england. I think theyre governed somewhere on the low/mid 60's.
>>15315866
Confirmed. Skyline governs their trucks at 65, always passed CR England, rarely passed CRST trucks.
Side story
>Stopped last week for bite to eat
>Chatting with another driver, turns out he lives down the highway from me, few towns away
>Had previously ran Lease/Op + Training for CRST
>CRST ran it like teams, newbie basically learned nothing aside from doing it all himself
>Dude liked it that way because he got 75% of every load's payout
>Then one day a trainee fell asleep at the wheel and ramped off a ditch over a fence into a field
>Truck totaled
>CRST refuses to pay for anything, even though it was their own trainee that did all this
Dude said he's already got them in court, lawyer tells him it's open-and-shut since they covered trainee on workman's comp. Apparently they tried to claim they weren't responsible because the trainee wasn't yet an employee or some bullshit.
>>15315997
> trainee
> receiving a paycheck
> not an employee
Wtf?
>>15315755
Thanks I'll have to look into one. Think the 730 is good enough? The TND 70 and 80 are kinda tempting because they can double as a dash cam which my truck does not have.
>>15316019
I've heard that from other crst drivers too. The maintenance is just as bad they won't authorize repairs unless you take em to court or pay out of pocket. And this is on company rigs. Owner ops get a special kind of dicking.
>what the truck we sold you was a lemon? Well that load is late now. We're gonna charge you 500 a day till it gets there.what's that? You can't afford to replace everything in the truck we sold you?suck to be you.
>>15316074
The Garmin Dezl units also support dash cams. I'm sure the Rand McNally TND line works fine, but I had several drivers advise me to avoid them and get a dezl. They all claimed the newer TND devices blow.
>>15316019
Probably just trying to talk nonsense in hopes that he'd drop it and not go to court, but that didn't work.
>>15316082
Sounds about right.
>>15316074
My set up. Big one on the left is onviously gps. The small one on the right is my dash cam. I take videos off of it and upload to youtube.
>>15316082
>they won't authorize repairs unless you take em to court or pay out of pocket
I've been known to take faulty equipment to weigh stations. Dot really really likes me when I do that. The company has gotten the Fix-It ticket every single time. It typically gets fixed in just a couple of days.
>>15316125
I'll look into these, thanks
>>15316184
Nice setup, hopefully the truck has a cigarette lighter to power it, I've been looking and can't find one lol.
>>15316227
The dash cam is actually plugged in to my cb power supply via a cigarette lighter style extension cord found at any truck stop. My truck itself has 6 plugs.
>>15315668
It's always hot you fucking tar nigger
>>15314089 #
Aw shit nigga was you northbound on the 15 out of cali?
I thought I saw a Gordon/Heartland trailer with shit on his dash go around me.
>>15315768
>>15315997
Whoops, yeah. I meant CR England.
>>15316222
Heh...
>went through England's meat grinder
>fell for the fleece program
>losing money fast
>dispatched a load of potted plants out of oregon to new jersey
>I can't make this on time, not enough hours
>we'll look into repower pick it up
>trailer has slight air leak
>if it holds air with the engine running just roll
>btw we need you to deliver this
>uh...I'm gonna run completely out of hours in illinois
>you'll have to make it work it can't be late
>what part of out of hours don't you understand
>it has a $250 per day late penalty you may be charged back
>dafuq?
>rolling through wyoming, angerous.
>air leak gets worse, can hear it flowing constantly
>can't build over 100 psi
>stop in big spring nebraska at the bosselman (now a flying j)
>get okay to get the shop to "check and advise"
>verdict:shit's fucked you need all new air lines front to back
>why didn't you get it fixed in salt lake city?
>I didn't go through and I'm short hours as is, why didn't you get this repowered?
>well you'll have to just run with it it's too much to get fixed at that shop
>this thing is fucked it's not safe and getting worsd
>you'll be charged with abandoning a load if you don't roll with it
>jesus christ...
>come up on north platte scale
>get prepassed
>go on anyway
>hey can I get a level 1?
>uh....why?
>well...why don't you take a look at my qualcomm...
And that's how I got 3 people fired. I left that shit show a few weeks later.
They claimed I owed them sone $6,000 for repairs to their lease truck. I never paid, they put it on my credit, I got it easily removed and just this year got a $2,200 class action settlement check.
CR England. Not even once.
>>15316500
Jeez man. Thanks for the scare and I will forever remember to never go to C.R. when I get my license.
>>15316563
"One of the only companies worse than SWIFT."
>>15316405
I was on 15. But not in cali today.
BTW Pride (not prime) is owned by one of the England family.
Also BTW Knight, England and Swift are all Utah based, and there's significant backroom dealing and even marriages between the executive families.
Also also BTW Dick Simon was another Utah-based blight on the industry, but the company went under after their horrific mistreatment of employees got them in shit too deep to stay afloat.
However, the members of the board (Dick's kids) proceeded to strip the company of assets sold at ridiculous discounts to new corporations under their own names and continued business as usual under lower profiles.
Kelle's transport service is the most successful of these spinoffs.
>>15316744
PREPARE YOUR ANUS.
>>15316306
Nah mate, you have cold fat, warm fat, hot fat then fucken lava fat.
>>15317183
Well that's where I'm parked. You'll notice I'm nowhere near cali. Plus I have an appointment with the dentist today. Litterally going to end up getting to the yard packing my stuff up and drive straight to it.
I take my CDL test tommorow. If all goes well I'll start my mentorship with whiney kun next week.
>>15318538
Maybe you can be whineys first
>>15318548
Ill get him a lot lizard.
Fucking daycabs making me look bad.
>>15315575
Some do. Company I work for just got fancy new touchscreens that let you do just that.
Downside, it's an asian-american voice pack. And she's a bitch. TURN LEFT AT CIRCLE TURN LEFT AT CIRCLE.
It's a roundabout, bitch.
Took this pic yesterday. The inside of my yard tractor.
>>15318677
Only because your truck is too fucking long.
>>15313942
>But the more axles, the more brakes.
That was the argument CTP and the other trucking lobbyists used, but they didn't bring any hard data to congress to back it up. No studies, no track tests. Lobbying fail.
The safety argument went beyond stopping distances anyway. people were asking questions about cornering stability and the effect of the extra weight in a truck/car crash.
>How else would overweight permits ever be possible?
The idea behind permitting is that you're doing something special and unusual that doesn't happen every day. It's OK for that to be less safe than a business-as-usual load.
>>15319305
Fuck that, those push button shifters should never have been invented. I want an actual selection lever; push button bullshit.
The old Ottawa I used vibrated like jack hammer while idling in drive but I loved using it.
It tank pressure fast but at least I could idle it without having my foot on the pedal.
I got inspired while sitting at a cons, and I did a thing.
ONE OF YOU NEEDS TO MOVE!
I-271 S passing under OH-94
White vans rolling ~62-63 in a 70 with one attempting to pass right before going uphill.
>>15319580
*It lost
>>15319669
>no whiney crashed in the bushes
>Bought to take a nice trip to Wisconsin
>Finished unloading and heading to next stop
>Dispatcher begins ringing my phone off the hook
>"Hol'up, man. I need you to run this here instead."
>It's 300 miles, delivers the next day, and is three stops
>All of them are Fort Worth
>Want to kindly tell him to go fuck off, but can't since I'm a cuck driver
>Get to trailer and grab the bills
>The entire load is three pallets
>I'm not going to get any miles, rest, or compensation for this shit
>First place takes forever on one pallet
>Second place takes it off and hands me my bills
>Third place is down a street that is not made for trucks
>Having to dodge tree limbs for 2 miles
>Finally get to the end where the building is at
>It's an office with a cafeteria and no dock
>Sure enough this is the stop
>Get to unload the remaining 700lbs of yogurt by hand
>I'm now ready to collapse
>Phone begins ringing right as I climb back in my truck
>Dispatcher now wants me to head across town to pick up a load that is 100 miles away for delivery that evening
>Turn phone off and go to bed instead
Seriously reconsidering my career because this shit happens all the time.
On average how many days a week do you guys actually sleep at truck stops? If you don't stop at a truck stop every night, do you stop during the day to have a shower? I'm finding I maybe end up at a truck stop once a week, and it doesn't even necessarily have a shower... I also find while I can stop for up to 2 hours each day and still be able to drive afterwards for the missed time I'm always rushed into my unload/pick up.
tl;dr do you guys actually get a shower in everyday? because i haven't showered since Monday and I hate it...
>>15319755
I stopped at a flying j to shower yesterday
>shower #271 your shower is now ready
>my ticket: 297
>OH HELL NO
I went back to the truck and used half a gallon of water and a wash basin for shower and shave.
>>15319755
I don't shower every day.
However, I clean my pits and ass with rubbing alcohol every day.
>>15319714
Job change certainly that dispatcher is an ass.
>>15319755
I'm home only 4 days out of the month the rest is spent at truck stops I try for a shower nightly. And plan my day accordingly
>asking us to fill out w4 and I 9 by the first.
>Oh and sign our new policy thing on our website
The website I can't log into? That one?
>>15316750
CR England is also predominately run by the Mormons.
>>15319944
>get home enough time for a shower and change of clothes
>check mail see this.
Welp. Guess I'd better look up those Texas truck stops I liked. I'm probably going to be in laredo forever now.
Hopefully this means I get a new dispatcher.
I finished Slaughterhouse Five on my drive to Albuquerque. It just fucked my shit right up.
>>15319755
I dont shower everyday, but i do carry a small wash basin, soap, and rags in the truck. Get water from truck stops about once every other day and that night i have a wash fit for a whore.
Seriously though, even having the stuff in the truck is a step in the right direction. Especially when hauling the kind of trailers i do (Conestoga, step deck, flatbed) with the loads i do ( steel, dies)
>>15320911
I think I'm gonna get a few big jugs of water and a wash basin for in my truck. I know what you mean about the line of work thing, i get covered in grain dust at least 1-2 times a day.
>>15320950
>grain dust
I bet that shit is real fun to breathe.
This shit is the best root beer ever.
>>15320911
So you just stand there by your truck at a truck stop, completely naked, and wash yourself?
>>15321346
You laugh, but I have seen some dudes in the fuel aisle washing themselves with the water hose before.
Welp we had a student go active shooter on the range today everyone had to get inside for like an hour while security tracked him down.
>>15321489
Fuggen wat. Seriously?
>>15319755
Exactly zero days a week
if I were to send your company an e-mail or call them with your truck number telling them that you did X Y and Z that was either road road, wildly unsafe, or illegal, what would they do?
i always say i'm going to report truckers that are blatantly putting peoples lives at risk but I never do because I don't think anyone really cares.
>price chopper nigger 3CM behind me on a one lane country road while i'm doing the speed limit
>stoplight ahead where i'm taking a right, put blinker on and begin to slow down
>price chopper nigger flashes his high beams in disgust and passes me on the right
>would not have seen him if I wasn't already watching him. would have t-boned me otherwise.
Holy crap this rain. It just doesn't stop.
>>15319755
I shower when convenient or feel disgusting. Definitely not everyday. Seems like once every 2-3 days.
>>15318677
>Spread axle
>Long hood pete
oh boy that must fun
>>15321622
If you were to call to his safety dept, I doubt they would do anything unless he actually damaged something. No one gives a fuck unfortunately.
>>15319714
I'd switch to a different a company. It's definitely not like that everywhere.
>>15321346
No. I close the curtains and sit in the bunk. As long as youre careful with the water theres nothing to worry about.
do i really have to walk you through this?
>>15321622
Generally speaking they wont do much unless its a serious complaint. Yours (depending on the company) MIGHT have gotten the driver called by safety dept. This is also the reason a lot of us have dash cams.
>complaint comes in diapatch calls
>pull over and get memory card out of dash cam
>email last 30 minutes of footage to dispatch
>complaint dismissed and problem solved
>>15321622
>cruising down the road
>phone rings
>it's safety are you in a safe place to talk?
>uh yeah...
>we had someone call in and give us your trailer number, said you ran them off the road
>i don't believe I've ever run anyone off the road...
>they said it was about 11am, they were driving a red civic
>not ringing a bell. 11am? I was in chicago on the 294, they probably failed to merge into me from an on ramp or something.
>yeah most likely. Have a nice day and drive safe.
>>15315234
Receiver here
Gonna have to charge you for all the damaged, faced Poly board
$40 a sheet, can't sell that stuff on top
Where are your cornerboards?
Cardboard mini-corners, don't think so
Don't you care about doing a good job?
What taught you how to tie down?
Think it's ok to destroy someone else's property?
Why aren't you tarped?
That's expensive stuff, we paid for tarping
Tell you what, I know you already unstrapped, but the manager is refusing this load
You need to move your truck off our property, got other trucks waiting
You can tie down on the side of the road
Manager is call the police if you don't move right now
No, you can't use our fax machine
Toilet? The Love's is up on the Interstate, they have a toilet
Boss already called the shipper, he is on the phone with your dispatch right now
You have a load to pick up? Heading home?
Not my problem
You need to move your truck, right now
No, I am not joking, do I look like am joking?
Adios
>>15321895
>>15321874
>>15319580
Who doesn't love the pushbutton shifter?
>*Blinking 5*
>>15321909
Had some really bad auto corrections in it
>>15321895
I wish some of you cheap fucks would actually pay for tarping, then I'd be able to go easier on it. But nope, a dozen of these loads in the last 6 months and not one of them were tarped.
Do you know what a pain in the ass those shitty edge protectors they give me are to put on when I'm not allowed on top of the load and I'm not allowed to use the ladder?
Nothing would make me happier than for you to reject this load and get me banned from this account.
Go ahead, make my day frend =')
>>15321880
I actually had this exact same call last year and it went the same way.
>Hi ___ we got a call from someone saying that you ran them off the road early this morning in GA. Does this sound familiar?
>Uhh, no. If I did I probably would have noticed.
>Okay. Remember to be curteous and stay safe.
>>15321999
Actual call, some background first.
Down south dont remember where. south bound. Up ahead
>weigh station all trucks right lane
Ok, story time.
>already in right lane
>slow down match traffic speed
>come up on sing
CLOSED
>move left and continue
>15 minutes later get phone call
>Hey anon, this is (dipshit) from safety dept.
Oh, hey. Whats up?
>youre south bound in (dont remember which state) right?
Yup.
>we just got a call that you ran the weigh station.
...no... They were closed.
>the sign said open
How would you know? Youre 1500 miles away. The sign said closed. I kept going.
>but your prepass didnt go off
This state doesnt have prepass
>so...wait... What sign are you talking about?
Ok, ill explain it like this. (Father talking to potato child mode engage)
When youre driving down the interstate, ok?
>uh huh
There is a sign 1 mile before the station. That sign said closed.
>...wait.... What?
Im not repeating it again. (Click)
>>15321999
Friend of mine had an escalated version.
>wisconsin back road, snowing
>suddenly state trooper
>no shoulder, flashers until he can pull into a gas station
>we got a report you ran someone off the highway, afraid I'm going to have to arrest you while we investigate
>ain't no way I ran someone off the road
>they identified your truck and trailer.
>well I'm not afraid of your investigation but can I park my truck at the truck stop five miles away? I don't think this gas station wants my rig here until you get it towed
>yea that's fine
>truck parked
>so where did this supposedly happen?
>(some highway nearby)
>uh...I haven't been on that highway and I can prove it
>oh?
>bol with timestamp showing I was picking up my load 40 miles the other way not long this is supposed to have happened. It wouldn't make any sense for me to be on that highway, let alone the impossibility of the time. We can call the shipper and verify...
>let me call this in...
>well...I guess it wasn't you...
>no shit. Am I under arrest?
>no.
>>15321572
Yeah
>he had 2 felony charges he didnt tell swift about.
>they kicked him out
>he threatened to shoot up the school
>the escorted him off property
>he sneaks back on about an hour later
>security guard sees him with a gun
>whole yard/school goes on lock down
>security team catches him after like an hour
>he sat next to me in my truck the past week
>>15322077
So was he actually shooting or just a guy who may or may not have had a gun? Still, bet the ol' heart rate was up a little.
>>15321859
How do you email that much video? File size would be huge.
>>15322211
Most dash cams are DVD quality or worse
>>15322211
My cam records 3 minutes at a time. I have unlimitrd data on my phone.
>>15315234
I really hate this strapping job. Sorry.
>>15322289
Please, tell me how you would have done it.
>>15322077
>America
>>15322485
I have a ton of plastic v-boards, got the telescoping stick that they sell, works great, throw the straps, lift the board. Move straps with the lifter
I haul that stuff from Mansfield all the time, company makes me tarp, pays for it, they used to not pay, told me tarp on my own time, nope, plus the crappy plastic wrap always ends up ripping, shredded, gone halfway to the receiver, had a few refusals, now I get to tarp, take a picture of the load and of the tarp job and once I get to the consignee, send the pics to the shipper, receiver and my dispatch, my company even sends my photo to pick up and drop off locations so they know who is coming, just a small outfit, only 25 trucks, so customer service is a major priority, I even have to wear a uniform, kept presentable, I have to ETA everyone along the way, some companies care, some give zero shits
>>15322625
I agree with everything you said, but my company will not pay me to tarp and they will not buy real edge protectors, so that's the way I have to do it.
Unfortunately, most of these go directly to job sites and they don't give a fuck by and large. Oh well. If Roehl wants the small fish contracts they can have them, I only get paid to do what they tell me to.
>>15321322
Sprechers actually has their own pubs up here where you can get that root beer on tap.
>>15321322
If your ever in Texas try this, it's my fave.
>>15322273
What if you didn't have unlimited data? Does the company provide a way to send it?
>>15322289
>>15322485
>cross strap AND u-strap
>u-strap isn't even somewhere it does something
>straps don't have half twist so they'll BRRRRRRRRT the product to pieces
>all the straps are fucking the product
>>15322485
This guy replied for me >>15322625
I was going to say, there's nothing inherently incorrect or dangerous about the strapping job. I'm sure it held fine, and would have held fine with just the straight straps over top. I'm seeing a lot of damaged product, the worst of which are the stacks at the back, damaged on several corners. What were you hauling?
Mostly I have an issue with the angled straps. They become longer when they're angled, and if they slip at all then the straps become very loose very quickly. Never seen anyone do a butt strap on the bottom of the back stacks either. I see that one is held in place by the X straps, which is good, but not sure if it was necessary.
Not trying to be a dick. Whatever gets you paid.
>>15322824
Basically this.
What's the difference in dedicated and regional? Which gets more home time?
I'm 22 thinking of becoming a trucker. My plan is to OTR 24/7 until I save $100K or turn 30, whichever comes first. Then try to get a dedicated or regional gig, buy a house, and spend weekends fishing.
>>15322862
they both get the same hometime.
dedicated ensures you are going to the same place over and over so itll probably be better planned out. otr is a crapshoot but variety
>>15322862
Kek no trucker saves 100k I'm 21 btw
>he doesn't have a personal shower on his truck
>>15323265
Just imaging myself parked somewhere nude feeling the breeze showering is pretty dank
any canadians here?
want to compare my salary: i drive a DZ truck, work 40-45 hours a week, i do like 20 stops a day. im getting like 40k a year with good benefits and 4 weeks paid vacation.
I can't tell if I'm doing alright or if I'm underpaid and I can't decide if its worth it to make more money if I have to work 70 hours a week for it.
>>15323273
I have been caught out before. You think you're in the middle of fucking nowhere, so you have an outdoor shower and some bloody farmer comes driving out of the bush from nowhere.
>>15323273
>150 psi rated 50 gallon water tank
>variable pressure valve to air supply
>wash truck
>take shower
>wash out trailer
>>15323308
Sounds like you're doing pretty not bad. I assume you're driving semi and not a straight truck, eh? I'd say that's pretty average for a tractor trailer driver back home doing drive and drop sorta shit, but those guys work way more hours than 40-45 a week. Always possible to make more money locally if you get on with a larger company too.
>>15323318
>delivery appointment 9pm
>show up 8pm
>locked up
>business hours say 6am-1pm for receiving
>closest truck stop 50 miles away (FUCK the east coast)
>info says parking on the street is fine
>my bowels are not fine
>consider shitting in my trash can, wouldn't be the first time
>warehouse in a wooded area
>nothing else nearby
>fuckit
>walk off the road a bit into the trees
>nice pleasant snow flurry, very dark
>pop a squat
>dat assplosion
>make sure to wipe my legs for particulate matter
>suddenly a light like 20 feet away
>some dude's back porch
>"somebody out there?"
>"uh..yeah dude, sorry, just walked off the road a bit enjoying the snow, thought it was just woods out here"
>"you're in my back yard and I have a shotgun"
>"okay man I'm leaving relax"
>get back in truck and go half a mile back down the road
>wonder if I was really in his actual yard and if he found the present I left there.
>>15323320
A-ll in the buff?
>>15323397
Of course. Who wears clothes except when they have to talk to a shipper?
Use the high pressure nozzle or an impromptu enema as well.
>>15322862
Dedicated drives for a single account. For example, you will be picking up from the same Target distribution center and delivering to the same stores over and over again. Regional is more like OTR, but within a specified region. It could be never leaving the state or it could be your home state plus surrounding. For example, I drive regional for a company out of Richmond, VA. I drive Virginia all the way down to Florida sometimes. I work Tues-Sat, off every Sunday and Monday 100%. I may be delivering a trailer load of recycled paper or a refrigerated load of frozen chicken. It's not the same shit over and over again. I tried dedicated for Target out of Stuarts Draft, VA for a few months and I hated it.
I like that you plan on staying out 24/7. As an OTR trucker, that's pretty much the lifestyle if you wanna get paid. I see all these new truckers complaining they ain't get no "$1K a week" like they were promised when they are going home every weekend. You gotta stay out at least 2 months at a time in my opinion to maximize your paycheck. I started when I was 24 and the only home time I took for my first 3 years besides Christmas and 4th of July was whenever I needed to visit a doctor or DMV.
>>15323262
I know more than a handful of truckers that have nice houses paid off for, driving Mustangs/F150s, brand new boats/RVs, etc.
If you can't save $100K as a trucker, then you are really fucking retarded. Being 21 you shouldn't have any bills but a cell phone and maybe Netflix, Spotify, etc.
>>15321322
Pretty much every decent resturaunt in Wisconsin has Sprecher's. Cousin's subs even has it in their fountain.
>>15319755
>do you guys actually get a shower in everyday?
Most drivers don't.
The more fastidious ones will supplement showers with baby wipes and other similar spot-hygiene tricks on off-days.
>>15322734
No. None of our trucks have qualcomm or anything like that. In a case loke that i would probably find the nearesr flyinh j or pilot and use their wifi.
>>15324154
I shower everyday. Only grubs don't shower daily.
>>15324348
Found the local driver
>>15324360
Sure m8
>>15322824
>Yep. OTR cucks lost two bundles of this stuff (that was never found) so now I get to do double work to make sure they don't hurt themselves
>Well yeah, but since it's already x strapped it wouldn't do much anywhere
>but they are.
>yes. Fuck this product.
>>15322852
I don't think youre being a dick. I think it looks silly which is why I used it in the OP.
This is polystyrene foam insulation, which as I said earlier goes mostly straight to job sites. There they stuff the bulk of the panels into the walls, and for the most part they understand that a few of them will have damage and they use those pieces in corners and near the top where they use partial width panels anyway.
Honestly, seriously I don't really want to do it, but it has to stay on the trailer, even after I've dropped it and johnny-my-first-load takes it and forgets that he has mirrors.
>be me
>get to yard
>start pretrip
>open hood check fluids
>part of grille pops off
>wtf.gif
>try to close hood
>wont close
>...shit
Waiting for the mechanic to come take a look.
>>15324544
Hood hinge is broken. They knew and tried to fix it last night after i got back. I wasnt supposed to open the hood and no one told me.
>>15322146
He had a gun but didnt shoot
>>15324580
so much like an impotent man?
>>15324558
>I wasnt supposed to open the hood and no one told me.
Triggered.
>working shit job as a shuttle driver between plant and warehouse, driving daycab a few miles round trip on city streets for 12 hours a day
>told to move a fedex pup trailer into a dock
>"you have to use the spare day cab because it'll rip the mudflaps off the one you're driving"
>ok.jpeg
>jump in spare truck, a much older piece of shit
>hook up
>back in
>unhook
>mudflaps torn to shit, hangers bent every which way
>ohshit.exe
>tell shift lead
>he mad
>says I was supposed to remove the flaps, the spare truck is the only one with detachable hangers
>this was not explained.
>boss debates charging me back for the damage for weeks.
I have a CDL and sometimes drive a tractor trailer tanker combo for work, but Im not a true trucker fag.
Rumor is my job will be gone in a year or two. I was considering doing long haul team driving with my SO, who is decently competent at driving and already underemployed. As a backup. Anyone have experience team driving with their wife or anything? Does it pay well?
>>15323262
I got 35k cash saved from this year. I buy stupid shit(atleast 7k spent on junk this year) spend 50$ food/day and have a child. Monstrous 2400/ truck payment as well. The cuckshed helps me save money to as well. I GET MY MAIL AT MY PARENTS THO. No hard living expenses. I could buy a house but would only be in it 2 days a week.
>>15324599
You must do a lot of exercise to burn that shit off.
>>15324599
>50$/ day on food.
9 fucking McDonalds pancakes you lard ass
What's for lunch? A bucket of big Macs?
>>15322619
Didnt matter because other people also had guns. The solution is literally more guns
>>15324583
Now he's in memphis jail
>>15324622
At least he's finally getting laid.
>>15324599
EF, if I ever met you IRL we'd either be bros4lyfe or kill each other within minutes.
>>15323262
$35k saved from a solid year of work. As a company cuck.
Current monthly expenses include:
>> 2k mortgage
>> $120 insurwnce
>> $75 Cellphone bill
>> $500 food MAX
learn 2 life skills famalam
>>15324616
Kek
>>15324588
Most couples are just there so a husband has someone on whose name he can continue to drive for a few more hours. The ones I know are all 50+ yrs old so take that as you may...
>>15324544
Same
Only one empty trl in yard and ID lights don't work. Mechanic is fixing it and I'm late for an auto load pickup.
Not my fault the company doesn't have any good trls etc
>>15324775
Fuck man I can't save for shit only have 5k at 21 I'm guessing it just comes with time
>>15324775
I live in central PA off I80 I'm surprised you never seen me
Pic:my cat that had a stroke and died last year @ 12 years old.
>>15324932
Post more pics of whale gf nude
>>15325016
She didn't start out fat. It's one hell of a thing she left me 60 lbs later after being thoroughly wrecked and losing her prime mate finding years (20-25)
Yes I am the complete trucker package. I'll have the last laugh tho.
>>15325082
Ew panties inside out with gunk in the snatch fold!
>>15325100
Good eye
>>15325082
It's not 3dpd for nothing.
Posting best dimension.
Her new bf is a 35 years old foodstamper who has a bar band. He fed her wild ideas about her singing and being famous. She and him to acoustic cover shows now at bars. my son has been at my parents since January. Which is good.
Would literally of killed that loser if he even looked at my son.
The funny part is she still thinks she is going places. Cause drunks find her bearable. If the bitch ever went to church she would realize her singing isn't even as good as your average choir girl
>>15325082
Why are woman so disgusting famalam?
>>15325100
>ew
Faggot
>>15325388
I don't know but that photo makes me properly nauseous after what >>15325100
pointed out.
>>15325675
It's not just gunk, it's chunky gunk.
Bets on remains of EF's second offspring?
And they're getting frisky like it ain't the grossest shit outside of literal shit.
>>15325675
Hey whiney, i was hoping you were lurking. heres a maserati for you.
>twelve exploded 60lb bags of kitty litter rejected
>find a dumpster and drag that shit out by hand
>sweep trailer for 30 minutes, dust storm
>in 120° heat
>clothing soaked
>skin covered in a thick layer of gritty grime.
>it's in my fucking scalp
>Hit a pilot for a shower
>shower head is a fucking fire hose
>30 minute shower under a veritable waterfall on the coldest setting
>breaking news on the sudden drought I'm causing
>sex doesn't even feel half as good.
>>15325751
I'm always lurking. Anyway, that's a nice GranTurismo, I wanted one before I realized maintenance would be difficult as fuck and they're around $60k used. I'd rather buy an RX7 FB with 13b swap and then put a down payment on a house.
>>15323308
BCfag here. Drive only within the province, but all over it. Usually out for 2-5 days at a time depending on how much work there is, then I do local in Vancouver when I get back. Hourly, on track for $45k this year, made around $40k last year. Benefits and all that too, 2 weeks vacation.
The kicker? It's a 5-ton. Are you driving a semi? If you are, I would say it's slightly underpaid. Either that or I'm overpaid, or just getting a lot of overtime. Getting ready to license up and drive a real truck though, these threads are helping a lot.
haven't checked this in a couple months, and I see I missed some hot memes according to OP. hope everyone's well and keep on trucking.
>>15325835
Been legit considering an RX-8 instead of a V8 something for my next car.
>1.3L displacement
>"4 doors"
Lol what insurance? I realize, of course, that rotaries have serious quirks and can be a royal pain in the dick, and I'm also aware that the RX-7 was more powerful, but I'm just looking for something cheapish to dick around with.
>>15326285
I've legit never liked the rx-8 and I'm not entirely sure why. It looks fantastic on paper. But when I see them in person I get disgusted.
>>15326399
Because Mazda consumerised the look of it for broader appeal in an attempt to be more profitable and at the same time tried to rein in the Wankel in order to appease Uncle Sam and Commiefornia's environmental regulations demands. The RX-8 is all around more tame and less fun than the RX-7, but it's still at least more fun than a typical economy car. Just toss on some wheels and subtle bolt-ons to grab attention.
>>15326285
Then get an FB RX7, the 12a doesn't produce much power but it's simple and the cars are cheap as shit. If you need more power the FC RX7 has the 13b (also in FB GSL-SE trim) some which have factory turbo.
We have delivery. It will be on the road first thing Monday morning.
hi
>>15326980
in russia we can pull 100 tonns
>>15326989
>>15326980
yeah, this trucks pull 110 tonns
and the last one. its my friends trucks
What's /o/'s opinion on NPR style trucks?
I think they're deathtraps.
Pic related it's the truck that broke my legs.
>>15327017
People call them Casket cabs for a reason. Get in a head on accident? Cheaper and easier to just cut off the excess metal and bury the poor bastard in that, because the body isnt coming out nicely.
>>15327075
Nobody calls them that.
>>15327133
They might as well because I almost fucking died in one
R8 my nail. Getting a new tire now.
Is Russia endgame for trucking?
>>15327313
That's a screw 0/10
>>15327017
I think they're ok. They have great visibility, the turbo 4 banger diesels can make it accelerate with traffic just fine. Weird sitting position and pedal placement but I was fine with it.
>>15327313
>>15327385
No, it's a bolt.
>>15327423
>>15327385
>>15327313
No, its a arrow.
>>15327313
>new tire
That easily repaired.
>>15327470
This. Then again he's probably an American, so they'll fuck him on a new tire and then use an impact to install the wheel, probably breaking a couple studs because most tire shops in the states don't even own a torque wrench.
>>15327505
Company sent me to the place and they paid for the tire, so fuck it.
>>15327470
>easily repaired
Kek tell me about it.
Sketchiest truck stop or story? I'm new at this but am camped out at a truck stop outside Dallas that's pretty damn suspect.
>Police patrolling around
>lots of people that look homeless or like dealers lurking around
>At first I thought a bunch of employees were changing the trash outside, on closer inspection it just looks like people digging in trash cans
>white crackhead guys jumps out from a shadow and begs for money, I say no if he's hungry I'll get him a slice of pizza on my card. Then he asks for Gatorade and a pack of smokes. Lol nope, I add a slice to my tab and by the time I went out I think the copper ran him off. So I ate it.
Wondering if black hookers are going to rap at my door in the night lol
>>15327714
Which truck stop? If heading east on 30 stop at the pilot in caddo mills. Usually able to find a parking spot in there, and if not continue east there is a wide open dirt/gravel lot on the south side of the interstate for truck parking. Ive never had a problem at either one
>>15327350
I want to try trucking in Australia, one day.
>>15327714
Sounds like the flying J on I-20.
If so you fucked up.
Drivers get shot there.
>>15327775
Flying J on 20 by 45. It's a fucking shithole m8. Bunch of beggers and junkies walking about.
>>15327827
Called it.
Don't fucking go there, ever.
The crackheads spill over into the blue beacon next door, banging on your door in waves asking for shit.
If you need places to park near dallas I know a few.
Google shooting at dallas truck stop.
And try to get some sleep tonight, I dare you.
I am not joking when I say I would rather break my 8, 11, 14 and 70 hour rules to avoid having to stop there.
You are literally in danger of your life.
>>15327858
>>15327836
>>15327827
Holy shit... I'm glad i don't go on 20. Usually a run in then straight back to Michigan.
>>15327858
Do you even carry faggot I have a sawed off 12 gauge with pistol grip in my rig
>>15327928
M&p shield 9mm with hornady hollow points here.
>>15327928
>>15327938
Yea so go looking for situations you might need to use it, and hope you're faster than they are.
Great. Fucking. Plan.
Did it come with a MAN card to help compensate for your micropenis?
>>15327953
>bait
Captcha: cmv
>>15327953
Unfortunately that's just not the world we live in kiddo, had to use mine when some punks in civics tried to jack my cargo a while back
>>15327986
>>15327986
>kiddo
Ok mr navy seal pls no kill me
I have guns.
I don't go parking in the ghetto, content i the knowledge that muh gunz make me safe.
>>15327999
Aw shit ya got me
>>15328000
He was obviously joking. See >>15327999
And read his comment again.
>>15327836
I got dicked into staying here, I'm the guy that ran over that arrow and got a new tire
>about to head back to Houston, notice I hit an arrow
>call maintenance because I'm new
>we exchange words and they send me off to "boss shop"
>Happens to be the flying J from hell
>They put on new tire as my hours run down to zero
>a-at least I'm at a truck stop
>pay for parking because no one parks here for free after 5:00
Well now I know not to go here, it really is a bad and dangerous place. Caught me off guard, I'd expect shit like this around Atlanta or Baltimore, not on the rural looking outskirts of weak ass nice Dallas.
>>15328070
Ya dun goofed up.
There's a loves with a tire shop just a few miles south on the 45, 95% nigger-free.
>>15324602
We've both got a membership at the same gym chain. They have truck parking abound all over our running areas.
>>15327313
I drive intrastate
Got a bolt like that last month, on a brand new tire, partly in the sidewall
Happened on the highway, rural area, drive tire was flat after about a mile
Huge cost to come out and get it fixed, needed a brand new tire, had to wait for that too
Receiver got mad at the delay and refused the delivery, lost a pickup for the trip back
Manager writes me up for "not scanning the road for debris", avoidable flat tire, my fault for the lost buisness
Got a two week suspension
Using the time to find another job
Not scanning the roadway for bolts at 330 am travelling at 75 mph, I missed that class during training
>>15329927
>not scanning the roadway for bolts
>at 75mph
>3:30am
How the fuck is anyone going to see something like a bolt in the fucking highway and swerve to miss it at that speed. I would've told them to fuck right off. I'd rather destroy a brand new tire than destroy a truck or a 4 wheeler trying to miss a bolt in the road. What the fuck.
We convoy nao. These fucks sure do go fast when you're tailing them. Think we got up to 80mph in a 55 zone.
>>15329927
Damned stalkers, always looking for anomalies in the road
>>15330081
That doesn't sound safe at all.
>>15330081
Yeah they're starting to book it now,I'm thinking it's the reservist who keep to 55.
>going up mountain in cali
>pass convoy going 60
>end of mountain,3 miles of flat
>convoy in passing lane doing 80
I wasn't aware they could even go that fast.
>>15329927
That's bullshit. Unless you're Hawkeye that's not fucking happening
>>15330092
Such is life.
nothing beats the smell of truck stop parking lot piss on a cool summers morning
>>15330318
Except a dead skunk rotting in the august heat.
Ehhhhh
>>15330472
>that cummins though
Isx?
>>15330286
Are these trucks in 2 different lanes or is the one actually that close behind the Matson?
>>15330484
Different lanes, looks like they were merging for an exit.
>>15330286
I realize that it's "their" highway but damn is it annoying coming up on a 55mph convoy 10 miles before my exit.
Missed yesterday's pickup window, now I'm stuck for the weekend in Mississippi. Oh, and my bunk AC compressor just quit. #weidlingnow
>oregon truck speed limit 65mph
What.
WHAT.
>>15330960
#oldnews
Are panhandlers common at truck stops or am I just stopping in the wrong parts of town? I'm getting reniggered by some guy who claims he's stuck here all weekend with no money because they wouldn't take his load or something. I gave him a can of beans and shood him off lol
>>15331218
I get this all the time at the flying j in saginaw mich. If he keeps coming by go tell the fuel desk. Theyll get rid of him for good.
>>15327006
The one with teeth, or the blacked-out little cabover?
Also, I went to see tanks and tank accessories today.
It's relevant because there are trucks in there.
http://imgur.com/a/pkzg5
>>15327350
It's where trucks go to die, it seems.
>>15327953
>MAN card
Those are only available to eurotruckers, though.
>>15331218
This has nothing to do with this thread or your question, but have you guys ever stopped in Albuquerque? It's fucking non-stop beggars and thieves. Easily the shittiest city I've ever been to in my life.
itt fat rednecks who only get lizard pussy
>>15331339
Don't forget the Meth-heads, not even close to passing tranny whore, the asshole city county and state police
And all the fucking gravel, only city I have been thru that I routinely get my windshield cracked in
Absolutely hate doing a drop there, since the drywall business went in the toilet, it's either wait until you die or dead-head for no pay out of the state for a pick up
Beautiful state, just a ton of fucked up low-life's
Without Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs that whole state would dry up and blow away
Can't decide which truck stop is worse, the packed and stacked, inconvenient TA or the Flying J with the single narrow right hand turn, watching all the trailers nearly tip over, they have a new loves at the top of the hill into town, nice big dirt yard and when the afternoon wind blows thought the cab was going to tip over
I do my best to take my layovers at one of the Casinos
Wish I-40 and I-10 went through a better state
>>15331218
They're not real common but not absent either. Though in your case it sounds like a variation on the old "on my way to kids birthday party/hospital visit/etc and ran out of gas" scam.
>>15331353
You're obviously jealous.
>>15331395
>Beautiful state, just a ton of fucked up low-life's
Actually describes a lot of states very well.
anyone here manage to stay /fit/ while truck driving?
>>15331765
fug
>>15331511
GMT400 mmmm
Tfw i dodnt miss a damn thing on my exterior pretrip then failed the whole exam for skipping the leak test on the brakes.
>feelsbadman.mp3
>>15332031
Most everyone forgets something. Take a breather and go at it again. Good luck on round 2 br/o/ther.
>>15332132
Yeah i try again tuesday, just hate those autofails....
>>15331706
Some of us "try" but it really just offsets our habits.
>>15330481
Isx 550/1850
>>15332169
>tuesday
So youve got time to re-read your pretrip. Since you missed that part place an emphisis on that section. Im sure youll do just fine.
>>15332186
>Isx 550/1850
Very nice. Governor or nah?
>>15320645
they're worse than jews.
>>15332300
I mean i know it i just had a brainfart desu. Rolled straight from testing the service breaks to the low air alarm. You're supposed to test for leaks in between those 2 steps.
Next load is monday afternoon.
Fuck.
And then it's 1900 miles in 3 days, in a 62 mph truck.
Doublefuck.
I like to run hard but the whole, do nothing then run your ass off then do nothing business chaps my ass.
>you will never be a trucker in the late 70's speeding down route 66 doing random bumps of cocaine because you've been awake for 103 hours and talking shit on CB
I want out of this reality.
>>15331308
>>15327350
not all trucks going to die in russia. we have 4 nice 359 petes and many nice 379 petes
>>15334893
>>15334896
Do all trucks worldwide share the same dimensions and kingpin design or do they need to be altered if moved to another continent?
>>15336479
That's actually a good question. I don't have an answer to that one.
>>15336479
I've noticed that on American cars the kingpin is rather far forward on the trailer to increase the wheelbase, creating a rather gaping hole of several feet between tractor and trailer so the thing can still turn without crashing into itself. In Europe meanwhile the kingpin is as far from the front of the trailer as it is from the sides to close the gap between tractor and trailer and decrease drag. Not that you'd import an American trailer to Europe anyway, they're far too long for our length laws, and I think European trailers work just fine with American tractors.
>>15336729
*American trucks, not cars.
>>15336729
European trailers are snugged up against the tractor for aerodynamics and to maximise load area.
They also carry the majority of the weight on the trailer axles rather than the tractor axles, so the trailer axles are pretty far forwards with an aero box either side of them.
I think you could hook either trailer to either truck, but a euro-truck would have trouble hauling an american trailer at speed due to stability, and a US truck would have grip issues with a euro trailer, and probably take exception to the weight.
Note how, in the Russia pictures you see American and eurotrucks hauling both kinds of trailers. The russians don't give a fuck.
>>15336927
A euro truck hauling an American trailer would mostly have a far worse turning radius and have to be more careful about its axle weight since most of them only have one drive axle. I would expect the longer wheelbase to be more stable actually.
>>15336952
I guess it would be stabler at speed, but wouldn't the axle loads get all shitty under braking? Like not enough weight on the trailer tandem and too much on the tractor's drive axle?
Coupled with the short wheelbase of EU tractors, wouldn't that make the whole thing unstable?
>>15336729
Thanks for the explanation. I've always wondered how the Euro trailers worked with the American trucks.
>>15337479
Now, on to Japanese trucks. Can our resident Jap truckers speak up?
Are the sleeper windows on an international prostate see thru if you don't have the inside visors up to block out light? Asking for a friend.
starting trucking school soon
one of my coworkers at my current job who also works as a dispatcher or whatever for a trucking company was telling me he could get my a job as a cross country car hauler. 3000 for a round trip load, 4000 as duo.. said if I was an owner operator and worked hard during the summer months, I can be making upwards of 16k a month being an owner operator.
does this sound feasible? does it sound like a good job?
>>15337842
thank u bird for removing snek
>>15337842
thank u nicer birde
>>15337535
I think you mean, light up.
>>15337961
Oh my GOD it hurts.
w-what am I looking at here?
>>15337972
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekotora
>>15337767
Pay attention to the first two and a half minutes.
Tinted it appears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6A9HPtIEc8
I really wish we had a Honey Truck driver here, the shit sucker truck. Wonder how their job is.
>inb4 shitty
>>15337767
If it's sunny outside and you don't have the covers on you can see a nude man right through them. Ask me how I know.
>>15338227
>maximum keks
My view in beaverdam ohio. So far some lightning, but no thunder. I would pick this week to bring my kid (who is afraid of thunder storms) with me.
>>15338214
I admit. I chuckled.
Damn it. I need to go do something other than stare at a screen.
Black Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYLoc4o1fQo
Truck vs. House - Turn down the volume
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fnVrRIFcR0
Skillz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJx7MEZCcmk
Surprise!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjrMMAUxDWA
>>15338214
Very few people stick their nose in that business.
>>15338227
h-how do you know
my friend says he usually keeps them covered but he was peeking out of them at a female driver and he thinks she saw him
>>15338271
Time to be a dad and teach 'em not be scared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuWAtdOGfGs
>>15338309
>mfw ted.
Love that movie. Any tips?
>>15338288
>>15338277
I always imagine them being just absolute perverts who love the smell of shit and being around it. It's the only logical answer, either that or it pays well.
>>15338328
Just tell him that in World War II they made 6 year olds fight in the trenches with artillery blowing up all around them, and he's a pussy for being scared of a little lightening.
You can reword it if you want.
