/tft/ - Truckerfag Thread

>>15281166
What is by far the most annoying thing cars do to you?
Mine has to be cutting into my safe zone when traffic is already stopping. I tend to get as close as I can to their bumper after this..

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>>15281343
Road raging accomplishes nothing.

>>15281307
When you see it...

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>be me
>realize no tf thread.
>try to start
>mfw pic related

Is Pepsifag in here? I hear he hangs out in here sometimes

>>15281404
You have to ring the nigger chow bell to get him to show up.

>>15281425
Thats not very nice.

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>>15281404
He's probably gone fishing leave a message. He'll get it

>>15281307
>>15281389


I give up, what am i looking for?

>>15281583
Jesus christ man, I delete every message that is no longer relevant.
Your qualcomm is triggering me.

>>15281584
Exactly zero of those vehicles have any form of securement.

>>15281599
Holy shit... I cant believe i missed that.

>making appt to get muh eyes checked this weekend.

>getting loaded
>taking forever
>go back in the sleeper to crank one out
>orgasm coincides with pounding on my door
>jump up, take and sign bol
>pull off dock, start qualcomm and logs and before leaving.
>notice my left hand smells like penis
>i reached right down next to the dude's face for the bol
>spend rest of day wondering if he noticed

How to keep fucking lizards from banging on my cab all night?

The 'no lizard' sticker isn't working.

>>15281631
Hang a bra in your window.
Also don't park in niggerville.

What city does the Pepsi guy work? I'm actually getting unloaded at Pepsi in Indy right now.

>>15281593
It triggers me everyday. Mainly for its contents tho. Not because there's so many of them. And I found out last night I get 15 bucks instead of the 100 for short hauls. Martin has a yard on the other side of gordlands I might go poke them for a bit.
>select cars
That is a limo a utility van and a hyper car.

>Chevy truck passes with Geo Metro on a trailer
>Metro is pristine, clean as fuck, has shiny steelies, racing tires, roll cage
dafuq

>>15281643
He's in Florida

>>15281631
Get a dog

>>15281728
My dream car is an unassuming shitbox with supercar drivetrain and suspension.
Though mine would still look like shit.

>>15281781
Or maybe just a beware of dog sticker?
>bangbangbang
>hey baybee u want summm?
Vs
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>>15281797
>not training your dog to shut up when you tell it to

It's like you don't even dog

>>15281583
No he'd be in the fishing General on /out/ posting suburban Florida dinkbass and trying to sell power pro if he was

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I just got done with my DOT physical an hour ago and now wait for my 20 weeks of schooling to begin on monday.

Also fuck being unable to piss on command while i piss like a damn fountain otherwise.

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I've got the house to myself this weekend and the fag's boyfriend left me the keys to his 2016 Jaguar F-TYPE R. Lets hope I don't pull a Whiney.

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>>15281425
>this post

Aspiring truckerfag, I was wondering if someone has, or knows where I can go to get, any information regarding a skill performance evaluation certificate. I looked at the website but was having trouble really comprehending the process, and the guy on the phone had a hell of an attitude (especially considering his job is supposed to be to help people) and just kept repeating the same lines from the website without answering my questions.
From what I understand, I'm supposed to get a DOT physical, the physician marks that I need a SPEC, then I get my CDL, and then an appointed individual rides along with me in the truck to verify I can safely drive the truck.
My concerns were 1) if I get my CDL, then what's the point of the SPEC? If I couldn't safely drive the truck, I would obviously fail the test. And 2) what happens if I get my CDL but then the SPEC guy is like "nah"? I feel like there's a really good possibility of me quoting my job, spending $3000 and living in another city for a month just so I can get a CDL and then be considered unfit to use said CDL

Bus driver here, gotta run logbooks because I have a trip to Illinois today (from Wisconsin).

It's kind of a bitch because you have to fill out a logbook for at least a week before you go out of state. I didn't do this so now I had to backwrite all my trips for the last 7 days.

At least we're still doing paper logs for now.

>>15281343
When people cut me off coming up to a red light or cut in front of me and slam on their brakes to make a right turn onto a side street or parking lot. I don't really get mad, but I wish I could just smash into them to teach them a lesson about how dangerous it is.

>be me
>drivin' the governor at 65mph on I-95
>trucks only allowed in right 2 lanes, no trucks in left 2
>car in 2nd lane doing 55mph
>can't pass on right because merging traffic and other people passing slow ass on right (another annoying thing, pass on the left fuckers!)
>go for a quick pass on left in 3rd lane
>car I'm passing speeds up to 65mph as soon as they see a truck passing them
Evrytiem. Easy solution is to just start drifting into their lane and scaring them away.

>>15282075
Why not just write a log that says off duty? You were local for the last week and therefore not required to keep a log.

>>15281962
If you ever fail a DOT drop, they watch you while you piss on subsequent tests. If you think it's difficult now, try pissing on command when somebody is staring at your junk.

>>15281425
Where muh cornbread?

>>15282246
Try pissing on them first. I bet you'll have no problem doing that.

>>15282228
So being an equal cunt is ok? Nice logic

>>15282228
>Easy solution is to just start drifting into their lane and scaring them away.
I do this all the time. There's that rare redneck with balls of steel that won't budge but most people get the hint that big truck = big trouble = slow down/merge away

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>>15281626
MY WORST FEAR, REALIZED

>>15282036
Do pull a me and rip hektik skidz while blasting Super Eurobeat on the touge

Got new brake pads and rotors installed yesterday. I took it to my buddy who is a mechanic. Turns out when I got my wheels aligned and tires torqued to spec at Pep Boys, they over torqued the lug nuts and cross threaded them with the studs. Long story short I had to buy new studs and lug nuts because of those ass hats.

>>15282456
>Pep Boys
y tho

>>15282387
I've seen truckers do that when they didn't mean to. Have you ever seen a minivan flipping end to end and coming to rest on it's top? I did, when a trucker sideswiped it and the driver freaked and lost control.

I remember a trucker not liking some bikers on I-40 in AZ somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, but the bikers were too nimble to get hit.

>>15282075

As a tow truck driver having to fill out logs when I go over 100 miles from home is so fucking annoying. Then I get harassed at every scale I have to stop at because I don't have my last 7 days. Jeez, I wonder if its because I need to do logs once a month, if that, and most of my trips are 2-3 hours, if that.

>>15282228
Just blow your airhorn when people do that shit, if they don't get the picture they are a lost cause.

>>15282073
You a britfag or sumpthin?

Anyway, don't drive like an aggressive jackass and don't curb tires (instafail) and you'll be fine.

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>>15282073
The skills test? Basically it's the morning pre trip. Tires,windows, air lines the lot front to back pretty much sain aloud what you are supposed to be looking for in regards to whatever you are currently pointing at. Cracked, bent, broke torn worn, fraid or as my Nigerian buddy would say "and it is not afraid." I wonder how he's doing..
Next is the practical skills: 90 back. Straight back. Offset backing once you pass those it's the driving course. Essentially you need to keep animatedly checking you're mirrors every 7 seconds and not cross any white lines or bump any curbs and stay at or 5 under the speed limit and you finish.
If it's just the permit you meander into the dmv say "I would like to take the cdl test and all the certs. Plz"
And then it's multiple choice questions

>safeway for heartlung
>lumps again.
I'm Givin a play by play of them to the dispatcher in the hopes of never being sent here again.
>it took 6 hours to go 200 miles.
Yeah I'm glad Im taking Saturday off.

>>15282073
You're not making much sense, the fuck is a SPEC? Where are you from?

That truck I posted as the OP pic is for sale. Place closed for the weekend but I'mma call the guy and get a price. Got an acquaintance who wants it.

>>15283478
>>15283569
>>15283649
This SPE Certificate must be pretty uncommon because almost no one I've asked about it has ever heard of it, but I can't legally drive interstate without it. I'm probably gonna get fucked.

>>15283746
That shit's for folks with serious disabilities, like missing an arm or leg or two. You fall into that category?

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>>15283746
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/medical/driver-medical-requirements/skill-performance-evaluation-certificate-program

>>15281631
Gay pride sticker

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>>15281343
Too many mongs who do this after you merge into the lane.

>gotta be in front of the truck at any cost

>>15283968
Kek

Also this.

>>15282036
post mutilated cock

>>15283345
>tfw truck doesn't have an airhorn

>>15284006
Fmcsa requires one audible warning device. Does your city horn work?

>>15284024
Yeah it has a shitty little car horn

"meep" meep"

>>15284026
Its in compliance with fmcsa. Youre good.

>>15284029
>>15284024

>Just realized i was posting without my handle.

>>15283857
Oh cool, the first result in Google. Never could've found that on my own. Thanks.

>>15284209
Bruh it literally spells out what you need and what you need to do and where to go to get and do these things, all right here on this page. Can you not into reading comprehension or something? Because being able to read, write, and speak English is a requirement for obtaining a CDL.

>>15284327
>Because being able to read, write, and speak English is a requirement for obtaining a CDL.

Tell that to the foreigners driving here in the U.S.

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>>15282456
I offered to change the oil on a coworkers car once. Some lazy cunt musta used an impact on the plug, having no impact myself, I had to use a breaker bar.

>>15284341
Clearly you aren't loud or angry enough to get by so you will need to learn english.

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> mfw I am literally the only one still here.
>4 hours and counting
Yeah. I think come July first I'm gonna take a leave and go get my hazmat. If this is how heartland is going to treat us.
>watched 3 heartland drivers roll in,drop and leave
Y-you too.

>>15284413
I'm both. Also 32 years a US citizen

>>15284429
Oh man.
I drive for Shaffer, the refrigerated division of Crete
>get a Crete load bcuz nofreight
>air conditioners to some warehouse
>load says hard appointment, 8pm on a saturday
>has a strange note about driver must tailgate load, need to arrange for lumpers in advance
>ask what's up with that, get told it's a drop, in fact can drop it early, no tailgating no lumpers
>roll in 10am saturday
>ghost town
>there's a call box at gate, no answer
>their phone number on load info has a recording saying they're only open 11am-3pm monday-friday
>wtf dispatch
>umm...try going back in 11am tomorrow
>u fukn srs
>you should get detention, they set the appointment
>fine truck needs a pm anyway and I need laundry, we got a terminal 20 miles away.
>roll back in 11am sunday
>ghost town
>dispatch pls
>yeah we can't get hold of anyone, we've faxed and emailed them a few times, I guess try again monday
>can I please just tcall this and get something else
>we got nothing else, that's why you have a dry load
>fug
>kill a day
>roll on 11am monday
>ghost tow-wait they're all driving in now
>so yea I got this load that blah blah
>weird dunno how you got that appoinment. Anyway dock 32 and you'll have to tailgate it.
>um..I was told this is a drop.
>nope.
>uh...lumper?
>you can bring one in if you want
>it's not palletized
>DISPATCH WHAT THE GOD DAMN HELL THIS SHIT IS IN THE LOAD COMMENTS FOR A REASON NEVERMIND THE FUCKED UP APPOINTMENT I AIN'T DRAGGING 44,000 LBS OF A/C UNITS BY HAND OUT OF MY TRAILER FIX THIS
>ok hold tight we'll let you know
>hours
>watch no less than six crete trucks roll in, drop, hook and leave.
>ask the receiver what's up with that
>they're set up for drops. You're a live unload.
>fuck. Fuck. FUCK.
>get a call
>ya this is ace towing you need some freight restacked or somethin?
>uh...sort of?
>guy shows up in a tow truck
>takes a bit to get him to understand
>he looks in my trailer
>no fukn way...
>i gotta get a few more guys on this
>calls made
>cont...

>>15284592
>8pm on a saturday
>no one there
Weekend appointments. Every. Fucking. Time.

>>15284592
Are you paid by the hour? I hope you're paid by the hour...

>>15284592
Forgot this

>Weekend/Night dispatch
>useless
Every. Fucking. Time

>>15284592
>two more tow trucks show up
>two more interesting attempts to explain the exact situation
>all three tow truck drivers incredulous the shipper won't just pull the shit off
>Another crete truck pulls in while we're in the office getting the three tow guys checked into the dock
>ya go to dock 28, we'll call when yer done
>uh..no tailgating for that guy?
>nope
>you'll just unload him them?
>yep
>and all those other crete drop trailers?
>ya that's what they're set up for
>and you can't just unload me?
>no and btw they'll have to be done tailgating by 3pm or you'll have leave and finish tomorrow
>it's 2:15
>seriously
>yep
>fuckit. Fuck everything.
>dispatch equally incredulous over all of this faggotry.
>they manage to hustle that shit off in 30 minutes, get my bills signed and out the gate at 3:15
>sign an invoice for the tow company. It was a 4 digit charge.
>get a shitload of detention and layover pay
>still left wondering
>What in the FUCK.

>>15284624
Naw, he's OTR and only gets paid when the truck is moving.

Dispatch fucked him over on purpose. They needed somebody to babysit the load over the weekend and all the other drivers refused it (probably because they'd already been burned) so they told ShafferAnon a bunch of BS (drop n hook, early ok, no freight, blah blah) to get him to take it without too much fuss and then blew him off after that.

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>>15284635
Reading this made me feel better. Thanks. I've had 3 of these wtf runs in a row now. I'm positive it's them trying to get me to quit. Even my paint chip eating dispatcher can't be this stupid.
>we have a pre plan that has to pick up three hours ago and has to be in cali by tomorrow morning can you do it?
OK I stand corrected.

>>15284655
For what it's worth, while at the terminal I was talking to a lot of drivers, both crete and shaffer, bitching about lack of freight.
This was last summer btw.

>>15284700
Where you out of, Gordo? West coast?
I got friend working for a seemingly kickass company but they only work the midwest, and don't even go far enough south to hire me out of south texas.

>>15284734
Yeah I'm doing western 11 right now. Once I get around 40k I'm planning on moving back to Minnesota

>>15284818
Look up American Central (ACT) out of kansas city if you do.

>>15284832
Will do.
>mfw I'll never need soap again
I wish it was candy..or anything valuable Welp dumpster time

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>>15284946
Helps to put the photo in dumbass..
Good fuck am I tired. This 19 hr bullshit is pissing me off..

>>15284949
Metal floor dry van? The fuck?

How do I properly adjust the seat in my 4wheeler? I want to be a trucker but my back seems to be going to shit and having awful posture in my car doesn't help. What position should the seat be in?

>>15285053
There's no hope for you if you can't figure out your own damn car.
Better eat a bullet.

>>15285036
They're not uncommon...

>>15285071
Thank you for your quality reply. Nothing better to do on a Friday night than shitpost? Maybe you should eat a bullet.

>>15285053
There's quite a few less zones to work with in a car but focus on lower back support
>>15285036
Lotta the places I go (insulation) prefer them to the wood flooring as the wood floors are more grippy and it rips he bottom product to shit during unloads

>>15284949
Hey Gordo, come over to Andrus and we'll treat you good, same western 11, mostly same shippers/receivers, and 7 of 10 good dispatchers.

Also, what's up with the GTI drop yard in Vegas, everyone up and left 2 weeks ago and now only trucks in there are Wasatch Oil

>>15285146
Heartland threw a fit on the lease moved everyone over by speedway I belive
I'll poke andrus when I get home too.

>>15285139
I guess Crete has enough customers that need to cleat or block loads that they just keep all their dry vans wood floored.

>>15284406
>Impact on the plug

My god what is this world coming to? I replaced my plug with a valve just to make it easier on myself.

>>15285253
Most likely, gordo's big ticket items are giant rolls of paper and insulation from the factory, the aluminum floor is like 1000lbs lighter so they can shove more product in as for the insulation they kinda extrude it into the truck so non stick is a plus.

>>15284024
>city horn
What, you mean a louder air horn?

>>15284327
>Can you not into reading comprehension or something
Maybe that's why he needs a certificate.

>>15284406
>Some lazy cunt musta used an impact on the plug
Probably a mechanic trying to prevent home oil changes. When I did an oil change a month or two back, I was doing pull-ups on the socket wrench and bouncing on it to make it move.
Any effort I put into turning it just lifted me off the ground.

>>15284635
>>15284592
Just dump the fucking trailer and leave.

>>15285843
No. City horn is the one that sounds just like a car horn. Not supposed to use the air horn in cities because of noise pollution laws.

>>15281250
Did an anon take this one on 77?

Also what a shitty op pic I just now found the thread.

>>15286411
>Not just searching the catalog for the term trucker

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Just saw one of our trucks hauling this bad boy.

>>15286411
+1 on the shitty pic, I scrolled past it so many times in the catalog

>>15286929
Bruh, that's why there's a search box. I just didn't want to post some boring-ass pic of my truck or some random highway. Figured that old delivery truck I saw would be neat.

>>15286731

I've seen new fire trucks like that driving down I90 from the factory in Milwaukee. They look kinda funny without the tanker body mounted on the back.

>>15284655

This, it was probably a situation where all the fleece drivers rejected the load and they stuck it with Anon.

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>>15281425
Kekd

>>15285498
>big ticket items are giant rolls of paper
>big ticket items
>giant rolls of paper
Wonder why gordon went belly up.

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>>15287005
I liked the OP pic. It's not quite relevant, but cool non the less. We've got pic related right behind one of my companies yards, I've always liked the look of those old trucks

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>>15287635

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hi from russia

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>>15287658

>>15287658
>>15287676
neat! I always assumed those long nosed trucks were a north american thing.

>>15287390
I should point out those paper rolls went to the factory's who make all the paper towels at costco. Which we then deliver, it was apparently a good gig till heartland mucked with it
>we want the 14 high trailer with aluminum floors don't send anything else
>herro, you want 13'6 with wood floors? We Sen many
Supposedly the reason gordo was bought was for its contacts on the west coast heartland couldn't get cause they wouldn't listen. So naturally once purchased all those contacts jumped ship leaving them confused.

>>15287694
I feel a dodged a major bullet not driving for Gordon.

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Goddamn this turd drives slow.


>>15287233
I see them every time I'm rolling out on 80. Most of them are going to Asia.

>>15287945
You did.

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>>15287682
They ARE North American trucks, they've just been shipped to Russia.

In fact, they're so obviously American in everything from paint to small items like rebel flags and playboy bunny crap that I'm betting that more than a few are stolen. Like that white KW with the McLane trailer. The trailer at the very least is undoubtedly stolen.

>>15288318

I wouldn't say stolen.

Ever wonder where all those thousands of company trucks and old trailers end up? They're usually auctioned and exported to Russia.

>>15288318
Do they make decent money?

Those guys deliver to a lot of the same stores as me and it seems like a shitty job. Their warehouse is up in Ocala I think, maybe Kissimee. They have to team drive, come all the way down here, unload the shit by themselves at a bunch of stores, and then finally drive all the way back up north. Not sure exactly what their schedule is but it has to be shitty.

They are dumb fucks too. They always unload at 7-11s and gas stations and drop the shit right inside the cooler door in the center of the damn walkway when they could easily put it off to the side so other people could get to the rest of the cooler.

>>15288683
No idea. I've never even talked to anybody that worked there I just recognized the trailer. I figure they couldn't pay me enough to do that job.

>drop product where they damn well please
Just like the zero fucks given in blocking the store parking lot and entrance when they're making a delivery.

>>15289682
Of course, just so they can get that ramp right to the front door. Like a year ago they pulled up to a gas station I was delivering to and totally blocked any of the ramps up the sidewalk and shit. I know the job sucks and they are some rednecks, but jesus they are lazy dumbasses.

>>15287658
>mclane trailer in russia

Holy shit. I knew they were big because they deliver to both domino's and walmart, but I didn't know they were /international/ big.

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Dear Lord, I want big 300inch studio Kdub
That exact paint. Mmmmm maybe I can light my shitty Pete on fire

>>15290190

It's probably just an older trailer that was exported and the Russians were too lazy to spray over the Mclane logos.

>>15290442

I thought you liked your Pete. Why is it a piece of shit?

>>15290678
Because he thought a month of down time would kill him so he just rushed in and bought the most expensive lot truck he could find, so now he's stuck with fairly high payments on a truck he doesn't really like.

I know next to nothing about semi trucks. But i've always been curious. What truck gets the most shit? Like the Toyota Prius of semis. What is the slowest truck no one wants?

...and whats the truck everyone wants these days?

Alright, I just got done for the day and cranked up the truck for cool air. Out of nowhere the AWL light is on and my dash is now flashing PAM/camera.

What the fuck is this nonsense? Does that mean my truck has a camera in it?!

>>15290984
Volvo gets the most shit, nobody wants an international esp. one with a haxforce

>>15290984
In 'Murrica, International is like the Chevy Sonic fleet car that a company bought 5000 of because they were the cheapest possible vehicle. The Maxxforce engines and all the elctronics are just shit and the ride is awful. Freightliner is a bit better, the company truck for people that don't totally hate their employees. But if you were a 60yr old super trucker whose pride and joy is your truck, you wouldn't buy a Freightliner. Kenworth and Peterbilt are the same companies. Nicer and more expensive than the other two so you don't see them as fleet trucks as much. Volvos are supposed to be really nice to drive but when they break down in the middle of nowhere, have fun trying to get somebody to work on it and the parts to fix it.

>>15291256
>>15291367
thanks for the point of view

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I-10 in Arizona.
Talk about a blast from the past...

>>15291367
Accurate, but would add that Volvos are also notorious for finicky little shit, like seatbelt suddenly won't pull or retract, power windows not working, dome lights randomly flickering, dimming, turning on or off, fuel gauges fucking up, and also their proprietary "ishift" robotic shifter is incredibly failure prone and frankly unsafe.

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What's the deal with the bridge formula? Apparently you need to have five axles with two tandems and a distance between the outermost axles of 51' to be allowed to weigh 80k, which I guess makes sense for daycabs with 40' tanker trailers, but your average semi (with some overhang) has around 38'-40' of distance from the rearmost trailer axle to the kingpin, and then another 20' wheelbase on the tractor (which roughly coincides with the kingpin position), meaning you could weigh 85k if it weren't for the 80k general limit. Why not raise the limit then? Put another axle on your average semi trailer and you could already weigh 90k even. Why not?

>>15292837
Because the average weight of loads don't go up that high because 'MUH UNION'.
And also because axles are expensive.

However, europe has 44 T O N N E S with 6 axles.

>>15293278
Five axles are enough actually as long as the tractor has three axles, but most trailers including container chassis have three axles anyway so usually it does add up to six axles.

>>15281343
I used to do this then I realized it's a dick move. Sometimes I still do if the truck is smcrawling up to the light at like 10mph and has a ways to go.

>>15292837
>Why not raise the limit then?
What? And miss out on those oversize permit monies? You must be mad.

>>15291367
And Western Star?

>>15293936
If the freightliner cascadia is the toyota camry of trucks, then the WS 5700 is the Lexus ES

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>>15288318
LKQ Heavy Truck is a major exporter. Pretty much any time they get a complete truck without major damage it's sold overseas as soon as it can be inventoried.

>>15288488
I see plenty of thousands of old company trucks and trailers stateside. Hell, I even drive an old Interstate Distributors cucktruck.

>>15290984
International Prostar is the biggest turd on the road. They're constantly falling apart and driven by nothing but company drivers so no fucks are given if the skirts are flapping around into the next lane.

Western Star is the smart man's ideal truck. Top notch build quality with the parts and dealer availability of a Freightliner.

>>15291942
>ol' CF

>>15292837
They do go higher. Pic related - pure Michigan. South Dakota doesn't even have an axle limit.

>>15292837
Last year when the highway bill was going through congress, raising the 6-axle limit to 91k was debated, and for a while it looked like it was going to happen.

Politically, the freight rail industry was lobbying hard against it, for obvious competitive reasons, but trucking and rail lobbyists pretty much cancel each other out in a situation like that.

The in the end the debate came down to safety concerns and stopping distances, not the effect on bridges or pavement. The DOT issued a statement to congress saying that it would be economically beneficial for the country, but they didn't have enough data to make a judgement on the safety concerns, and there was no money in the budget for such a study. After hearing that, most of the supporters backed out.

The primary trucking lobbyists on this, CTP, really dropped the ball. They directed all their resources at arguing the economic benefits and didn't have anything to counter safety concerns. It's 6 years until the next highway bill will come through congress. In between then and now, they need to get positive distance and stability studies funded, or it will never happen.

>>15281889
>It's like you don't

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This Wal-Mart DC just doesn't give a heck.

>>15294074
I don't see how that could even go around the slightest of curves.

>>15295084
>hit switch
>lift five axles
>turn
>hit switch

>>15295127
More like
>hit switch
>trailer buckles
>turn corner
>trailer rolls over
>find new trailer

>>15295127
Seems like that would be hard on the trailer and road.

>>15295314
We hipster now

>>15295320
I'm the entire cucked package now. It was an impulse buy. 95 sportster title in hand. Already looking to sell it cause I realized a sportster is really small. And I look like a monkey fucking a football

>>15295340
10/10 would buy

>>15295340
>impulse buy

Do you ever buy anything any other way?

>wake up yesterday
>reefer not running, low fuel alarm
>-10 load currently +26
>tank says 1/3
>fires right up and runs
>fuel it up
>dafuq
>breakdown says fuel gauge is probably bad
>run rest of day
>sleep
>start today
>seems fine, fuel says 5/8
>run half an hour
>red light on reefer.
>it's off, box temp +8
>alarm for low refrigerant pressure
>clear it
>fires up
>shuts down
>low refrigerant pressure
>clear it
>fires up
>been running 10 minutes
>100 miles to nearest repair
This fuken load

>>15281348
Is this a satanic trucker ritual?

>>15287658
Хyи oceшь? Бoчкy дeлaeшь?

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>>15296283
Nope. It shows where the white women are

>Told to relay load
>No tarps at drop yard equipment box
>Call dispatch
>"Stop at Gary tomorrow and get some."
>Stop at Gary
>No good tarps in equipment room, all are bad ones waiting to be patched
>"Yeah the usual tarp guys have been off all weekend."
>Call dispatch and explain
>"Get some from the vacant trucks."
>Ask equipment room which trucks are vacant
>"I wouldn't know, ask the desk."
>Ask desk
>"We don't have a clue, it's not our business to keep track of that. If you don't have tarps and there are none in the equipment room, you'll be doing without."
>Call dispatch
>"Oh we have a list of which trucks are vacant or drivers are on extended break. Check these trucks."
>Of about six trucks, only two are actually on the lot
>Each one just happens to have a lumber tarp, but they're both rolled up somewhat sloppily
>Load is longer than the trailer so I have nowhere to strap them to the deck
>Have to rearrange tool box now
>Now only have three hours in my 14 (I did take an hour when I got here to run to Walmart for drinks and more work clothes)
>Could've made it to the customer tonight if not for all the runaround
despotch plz

>>15296987
Whenever they cut my regular route and give me some random mission, it always ends up being just like that. "Call A", "No, You have to talk to B about that", "Oh, I don't know anything about that, talk to C", "This is C, I don't know why they told you to ask me, A is in charge of all that".

>>15293882
lol

>>15297008
And then A will try and pass it off until you call them out on it. It's so common it's gotta be like a mandatory thing.

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>>15284949
extra freight very common?
>be me selling pallets in a truck stop in fresno
>trucker says "you live near here?"
>i say "yes"
>trucker gives me a large box of frozen Marrie Calendars chicken pot pies

>>15298050
Reefer shit gets rejected about once a month for me.
Depends on the receiver, too.
Some will reject cases for minor crinkling at the corners.
Walmart and Publix will take shit that's broken out of the case and laying on the floor, so long as the actual product is undamaged.

>>15298050
Depends on who takes em off, safeway and dollar tree like to refuse full pallets for a leak from one bottle apparently.
I did a look at the 9 boxes and only one bottle had opened everything else was fine if a little goopy. The only other time was when I was hanging out at a cons and a guy gave me like 4 of the gallon jugs of laundry detergent. I had to leave them at places to just get rid of them

>See signs for accident, closed exit ramp
>Finally reach it
>Truck rolled on its side
>Swift
As expected.

oh god too excited to sleep for cdl schoolin' in a few hours

wat do

>>15300478
>>>fap
>>>contemplate all the decisions in your life that got you to this point and where your future lays
>>>fap again
That'll cover you for a good 15mins. After that is all you, broseph

>>15300252
I saw a dump truck fully engulfed in flames on the side of the road earlier yesterday in Canadia-land. Shit stank

>>15299303
>>trucker
>>no use for products that will help stay clean and hygenic
And that's what we call a perpetuation of stereotypes

>>15294074
Lel I deff remember the first time I saw a unit where every inch of the tractor body had a tire/axle under it. Look like a centipede. Asked the driver what he was hauling and he answered "...literally a giant bar/ingot of steel..."

Oh, and I deff thought for some reason you had said you started off o/o at Werner and ditched them soon after etc. But I guess not.
Maybe it's all just an illusion to keep the mystery going of the origins of our original TruckerFag™ :^)

>>15282456
Whiney, did you look into mentoring NEwbie-kun yet? We need the play by play here!

what's proper PM consist of a buddy told me to grease the clutch I have no idea how one even goes about trying to find inserts also what other moving parts are critical to keep greased

>>15300688
I just don't understand how you can flip a truck like that. You'd have to be legit retarded to pull it off, and yet I see one every month or two at least. Then again, Swift reasons.

>Delivering building materials
>Arrive at destination
>It's another trucking company's terminal
kek

>>15300764
Prolly sleep/fatigue. I've seen it happen a lot of with smaller companies that don't follow elogs or have a push type dispatch. But I'm sure you elog brethren aren't immune for a night devoid of any sleep.
Apart from this, only thing I can think of is unfamiliar route/not knowing to slow down on an offramp.

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oh yeah, saw this beast at the terminal the other day. I don't dig the donk wheels, but I'll forgive it.
>>15300780
Even if dispatch gets pushy, I don't drive when I'm sleepy. Better late than dead.

>>15281292

>Americans think this guy is a real rebel

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Guess what showed up on my normiebook feed

>>15298767
>That's because publix is a shit teir company selling product at a god teir price. They'll be the next Winn Dixie

>>15300688
Yeah, just need to sign a mentoring application and take a class. I need to get to a terminal that offers said class though.

>>15300688
If I were to wash twice a day for the next 4 year's I probably would still have too many. No human is supposed to have that much axe forest body wash.

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>tfw somebody fucked up so bad they have to unload your truck with a sky hook

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>>15301294
I call bullshit. They were just looking for an excuse. That's gotta be fucking fun as hell.

>>15301294
But the forklift's allllll the way over there, and you're parked right under the crane's reach. And they'd have to use it to get it where they want it ANYWAY.

>>15301294
Also before I forget you need to totally pasdip the whole front of that truck,but leave the grill exactly the way it is. Just to drive everyone mental. Also the light looks a bit foggy, you ever use those polishing kits?

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I think it's finally time to replace these things

>Raining
>Get back in truck
>Drops of water on the dash
>Motherfucking '15 Cascadia with not even 150k on the odo yet
So, the legends were true…

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>>15296598
бecплaтнo - нeт

>>15302952
Do Russians listen to Russian country music when they drive those North Murican rigs?

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soon %%in 10-12 july%% in moskow will be trucker's show. **ONLY AMERICAN TRUCKS**

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>>15302956
trash truckers listen new russian shitty music. real truckers listen rock and county

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russian truckstop

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old mack's we have only 5 semi mack trucks like dat, but to much dump and heavy duty old mask's

>>15303024
Damn that thing is a monster.

>>15302894
Really? Mine has 463,827. Drove through hard rain last week in kentucky and was perfectly dry.

>>15303064
Yeah I've been told it's basically a coin toss whether you'll get a Cascadia with a leaky windshield or not. I'm not so sure it's the windshield though, but I can't find the source.

>>15303081
>coin toss
>freightliner

Sounds about right. Seriously though, good luck with yours. Im sure mine is going to start at some point.

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my friend inter 9700

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some eu trucks from moskow

>>15303081
It's been my experience that drips on the dash itself come from leaks around the clearance lights.

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>>15303092
It really is a coin toss. The 12 I drove had to be re sealed like 4 times and then it started leaking from the clearance lights into the side cubby onto my head
This 15 hasn't leaked from the windshield yet but the driver's door is a sive, my arm will get drenched and the truck Litterally off the line after mine leaks 100% through the windshield so bad he stuffed those expanding tampons in the crevice and you could see an outline around the windows from outside

>hottest day of the week
>4 hours on a jobsite
>3 hours dicking around at Wheatland tube
Fuck. I'm glad I didn't book a load tomorrow. In just going to deadhead back to Toledo, pick up my new glasses, and nap until trivia at 1800. $1575 on 500 miles is good enough for me.


>>15301077
Damn. BigBadBill isn't so big anymore.

>>15301530
I've had them professionally cut, polished, abs sealed. Didn't do shit. I'm getting black projectors with the new hood so ain't care.

>>15302735
>finger stitching still intact
Nah, she'll be rite, m8.

>>15302894
Most new trucks have windshield leaks due to settling of the cab.

>>15303186

mine leaks 100% through the windshield so bad he stuffed those expanding tampons in the crevice and you could see an outline around the windows from outside

>maximum keks

I had a truck like that when i worked for gainey. 2005 kw t600. Driver side wind shield caught a stone. They put a new one in. Then sealed it 6 times. Finally sent me to a kwc dealer. They sealed it once. Never went back.

>>15303243
The fingers are getting pretty worn in a few spots. Cant ask for more. I bought them for 8 bucks 6 months ago. I say they paid for themselves.

>>15303132
I love European trucks. If I had the money, I'd import it and drive that bitch around.

>>15303296
Order a left-hand-drive Freightliner Argosy glider just to piss NCFag off, and drop a '06 Detroit 60 under it.

>>15303351
>'06
Why would you chose the most gutless, buggy, thirsty version of the DD60?

>>15303351
Na I want a Scania

>>15303243
>Waitland tube

I'm sorry for your loss

>>15303374
I thought '06 was a good one, but then I'm often misinformed. What would you get?
>>15303391
>Dat vee ayte
I love the rumble of a Scania, but it's got to be the most impractical truck you could import, if only because of the engine. It would be amazing though.

>>15303534
The truck i just moved out of was an 07 columbia.

550 hp
1950 torque
140mph governor
Electronic egr delete.
Dd60 14 liter
Eaton fuller straight 10 speed.
Best damn freightliner ive ever had.

>>15303577
I started in an '07 Columbia when I first got the job at Skyline. Don't have specs and it was governed at 65 with an Eaton-Fuller 10 speed auto but motherfucker could pull. It was a hardy truck for sure but I don't particularly miss how cheap the interior was. The Cascadia is a small step down from the Pete 386 I was in before, interior-wise, but it's still stronger. Not quite as stronk as that old Columbia though.

>>15303601
Yeah, i miss the columbia. Shes still sitting on the yard waiting for the boss tondecide her fate. (Sale, rebuild or yard/spare truck) thqt old thing has a lot more pulling power than this cascadia. But the cab was load as hell.

>>15303577
>140 mph governor

What the fuck? What is the highest speed limit in the US? Here in western Canada the highest is 120 km/h. Not even fucking close.

>>15303786
>What the fuck?

Having governor set to 140 mph doesn't mean you can go 140 mph. Setting it that high is just like saying "yeah my truck isn't governed" but ofc you still have to follow speed limits.

>>15303828
...No shit. I'm not THAT fucking stupid, but 140 mph on a truck seems crazy fast, so I'm curious what the higher speed limits are.

>>15303865
Sorry. For highway speeds, like 75 mph is the highest I've seen. I wouldn't want to drive a truck that fast bc poop would come out a little.

>>15303786
The highest im aware of is texas at 75 mph. I had the truck up to 80 once or twice buy due to speed ratings on yires wasnt brave (read as stupid) enough to go faster. Due to gearing ratios in that truck i assumed i might touch 100 mph before i blew the engine. But once again i never tried. The boss says my neq truck doesnt have a governor on it either. I can vouch foe its ability to hit that 75 mph mark but i havent tried for anything faster.

>>15304126
80 in utah.
There was some 90 in montana, not sure if it's still there.

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This is obviously for cars, but still...

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>>15304310
Based Texas with the only 85.

Already got a load heading home tomorrow.
I guess they'll have me home for a 34 then back into the fray.

>>15304341
Nice.

>based texas only 85

What is swift governed at?

(Sorry whiney, couldnt resist the jab)

>>15304356
Fucking 62 mate. It makes me want to kill myself when hitting those 70+ interstates.

>>15303929
75mph is not a big deal in a truck. I even did it in YBJ. Any faster and you're exceeding the speed rating on most tires, so that's where it gets scary.

>>15305136
I've seen a police chase on tv with the cops are after a big rig who's doing at or close to 100 mph. Is the speed rating for recaps

>>15304310
Wyoming it's 80 for everyone. With the winds there and the big rigs going past us his little car used to get pushed around haha

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/fmcsa-says-drivers-shouldnt-expect-a-right-to-privacy-in-eld-fight/

B-but m-muh freedoms

So it turns out it isn't 20 weeks i have THIRTY weeks of schooling to do, my first day of cdl school was pretty comfy with no other students indoors besides some guy who kept leaving class to do some tests at the dmv.

Everyone else was outside doing their cab driving training while i stood inside watching videos for almost six hours.

>>15306069
>Thirty fucking weeks
The fuck? Seriously, the fuck man? Is it like a two hour class? My course was three weeks, but I will concede it was 10.5 hours a day (technically 10, there was a 30m lunch break), Monday through Friday.

>>15306069

Truth be told it still could be 20 weeks and the contract had a mid november grad date. Class time is 6 hours a day for 600 hours total

>>15306069
I got my truck license with 8 hrs of training.

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>us foods clifton park ny
>gates don't open until 6am, first in line
>ten trucks in line, ten open doors
>check in, come back out, everyone else seems to already know their door
>still getting used to backing with automatic truck
>dodging trucks left and right while trying to get turned around and set up
>dodging trucks left and right while trying to back up
>get flustered, takes me 20 mins to do a fairly simple back

Just called the boss and asked about a load.

> don't have anything for you yet

Ok... well I'm available

>ok, let me take a look and see if i can find you something. I'll call if i do.

Last time i had this conversation i sat home all day.

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>>15305576

>The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and protects a person from being compelled to be a witness against himself in a criminal case.* Via Wikipedia

>(* except truck drivers)

You have the right to remain silent... Who am i kidding, no you dont. Now answer my questions.

>wake up an hour late
>start rushing to the consignee
>cutting it close to my appointment time
>coming up on a 3 mile backup
>cut through the woods to get around it
>call receiver to see if they'll take me a bit late while I'm at a stoplight
>broker set an appointment for an hour after they close
>have to turn around and sit in the traffic I just flew by going the other way
Fugg. That's one way to blow $100 in fuel.

>>15305154
Speed rating is for the casing, so it applies to all tires. Recaps usually fly off the casing well before then, though.

Most trucks over 300hp can break 100mph given the appropriate gearing. 18 speeds are the obvious choice for triple digit trucks.

>>15306069
Toppest cuck. You're going to be a year in and still no better than any Swiftcuck cut loose on his own.

>>15306207
But you only need 160 hours to test. Wtf are you paying for this madness?

>>15303007
Do Russian truck stops have Russian lot lizards?

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Thoughts?

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Floodgate for the new Olmsted Dam,

2491 miles with the permit route, workers went to lunch so I have to chill for a bit.

Probably putting in my 2 weeks notice soon, take a few months off and shop for a truck and travel a bit.

>>15307121
Dafuq am I looking at?

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Brothers truck rolled off the factory scale yesterday at 19,017lbs. Mine is 18700 but I got a 300lb bumper added. Should be delivered by friday. It must be the full disc brakes. Cause his is 30 inches more frame with a 200lb insert and a ultracab and double sleeper bunk. He even got factory toolboxes

>>15307241
I hope your bro was wise enough to get the Cummins and not the PACCAR.

Basically I'm heavier. And in shorter flat top flat top

>>15307241
>It must be the full disc brakes
I wonder when trucks will be standard with superior disc brakes on truck/trailer. We've got to do away with drum brakes eventually, right?

>>15307252
Same driveline as me. 550 Cummins 18 sp XL driveline

>>15307266
Sounds baller.

>>15307241

Damn, I love it when the airlines go under like that. I wanna get my truck done like that.

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They got the crane setup, making progress!

>>15307006
Only finest 14 year old Russia lizards

>>15307422
>Manitowac

Ice makers and cranes, among other things, apparently.

>>15307121
Gotta keep the dog right by the mouth of the weedburner.

>>15307210
Neat. Leasing on somewhere, or getting your own authority?

>>15307294
It's fun until you've run 300 miles in the snow but your airlines only made it 285 of those miles.

>>15306207

I just got back from school and i double checked it is in fact 30 weeks but the 20 is enough(grad date nov 8th) where the extra 10 comes in is likely if i fuck around or mess up i can make it up by using the extra 10 weeks?

either way this schooling isn't half bad just watching safety vids, taking a quiz after every textbook chapter, jotting down some notes and listening to the instructor...instruct us.

>>15308773
>30 weeks for a CDL

JUST

>>15308773
I hope to God you aren't paying like $12,000 to take the class.

>>15308820

It's only $6,000

>>15308527
Good eye, but this truck had dual stacks with flaps. idk what that is mounted under his frame. Makes me wish I took a broader picture.

No, my point is this trailer's apparent lack of brakes. It has electrical, and that wire thing for what I can only assume is a mechanical e-brake, but no hookups for any sort of service brake.

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>>15308855
>It's only $6,000

>>15308890

pls

>>15308878
No glad hands under it?

>>15309135
Nope

>>15309178
...well shit.
Are the air lines at least there? Can you rebuild the system?

At a glance any opinions on the following companies:
Celadon
Crete
Prime
Heartland Express
Marten
I was going through that pastebin and narrowed companies by the closeness of their terminals to me. Ill be calling them by the end of the week

>>15309348
I hear mixed opinions on Crete and Prime, the rest are pretty consistently bad tier

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>>15308773
I hope you are getting pretrip and post trips too.like every day.
>>15309348
>celadon
There's a youtube guy who works for them, uh,BRT I think. Take what you will from that.
>Crete
Seems like an ok gig the drivers I've spoken to seem happy with the pay
>prime
I'm almost certain 10 out of the 15 drivers I joined gordo with moved to them.or pride. Can't remeber
>heartland
The niggest of nig. Had to buy gordo and wear em like a hat to get contracts on west coast. Still lost em.
>martin
Seems ok haven't met a stationary Martin yet.

>Oh look it's still here.

>dispatch sends me to utah Litterally use 11.5 hours to get here
>sends me another load that picks up in 8 hours.
>mandatory pick up time
I repeat. The niggest of nigs.

>>15309348
>Prime
They slow. I'm told this is partially due to good fuel efficiency incentives, but idk how true that is. The drivers I've met seemed happy though
>heartland
They have good referral bonuses. At least that's what I assume based on the way the last heartland driver I met pushed their mediocre, run of the mill wages and incentives on me while I was just trying to fuel my truck

>>15309348
>crete
Cons:
>62mph.
Driver-facing cameras in some trucks.
>bare bones trucks. Uncomfortable seats. No refrigerator, no inverter. Can only use cigarette-plug accesories.
>equipment breaks down constantly. Like, 1 week out of every month constantly.
>no apu
>bitchy about idle time
>3 days off per 3 weeks out
>roadservice and night/weekend dispatch (a.k.a. any time you'll actually have a problem) are SUPREMELY useless.
Pros:
>good pay
>great benefits
>mostly drop/hook for dry vans
>guaranteed detention over 2 hours
>self insured (they won't throw you under the bus to please an insurance company)
>they actually try to get you home
>DOT doesn't bother you because great safety rating
>always err on side of caution
>"i don't feel safe" is a valid reason not to drive. Bad weather, sick, couldn't sleep, anything.
Kinda pro/kinda con:
>they'll make you take a sleep apnea test, and buy the machine if you have it. No charge for the test though.

What are some essential items to bring with you when you start driving? Do most companies let you wear your own clothes? I like to be able to wear shorts as they take up less bag space.

>>15309972
At least one set of warm clothes in case you happen to end up in wyoming.
Six metric tonnes of wet wipes.

The hi-railer Freightshaker boom truck I have this week has a DD13. This thing makes the best noises.

>Dat rumble
>Dat turbo

Got a fucking violation for "Failing to maintain" my lane. I moved my sun visor from the door window to the wind shield and in doing so moved over slightly within my lane. State Trooper behind me saw that and said I caused a car to swerve violently.

If that normie driver crashed it would be no one's fault but their own. The road would be better for it.

>>15309972
Have at least one pair of pants, some places require them.
Obviously bring the bare essential bedding and toiletries.
Recommend shampoo and body wash.
Work gloves.
Entertainment.
There's your bare minimum.

>>15310024
Sounds like he just wanted to wave his dick around because back at home his wife has the dick.

>>15310030
You mean my own bed sheets?

>>15310024

Shouldn't you be able to win that in court? Well, actually maybe not, if his dashcam video mysteriously "disappears".. Surely you have one, and saved the video, right?

>>15310042
It was a girl, who I assumed to be a lesbian because she was butch.

>>15310166
I don't have a dashcam. It's not a ticket, I just have to send it to my company who will probably not give a single fuck since nothing provable transpired.

>>15310192

Oh, okay. I had something like that too in Washington when a (seemingly new and eager) cop fucked up.

>>15310314
What purpose does it serve to give me this paper then? She also did a "Level 3" inspection where she checked my Qualcomm but I'm unsure what that accomplished.

>>15310352
None. As far as I can tell it's little more than a written warning. A "I know you did something wrong, but can't prove it" thing.

The level 3 inspection is just checking your logbooks, licence, insurance etc to make sure you're legal. Level 1 will also inspect the truck/trailer to find air leaks, brakes out of adjustment, flat tires, etc. (The Dunsmir, CA scales shut me down once overnight for a flat on my trailer. If you're entering California southbound, always stop at Weed and check 'em.)

>>15309972
>do companies let you wear your own clothes?
Unless you've got a local job where you interact with a dozen customers every day, there's pretty much no chance of your company telling you what to wear. The dress code for most truckers could be described as "homeless casual"
As far as things to bring, as mentioned you'll need some warm clothes even in the summer. Shit gets real up north even when it was nice 100 miles ago. Some sort of water resistant boot or shoe since plenty of shippers, truck stops and company yards are muddy lots.
I'd recommend a bag with toilet paper, disinfectant wipes and aerosol air freshener for when you're stuck somewhere with less than ideal bathrooms and really have to poo.

>>15310024
Was it in northern california, near redding?

>>15309497

10 weeks later in the course i'll be out in the yard learning tarping/strapping/pre trip/etc with the in class time it will likely speed up soon as logbooks were discussed today.

I just lucked out unfortunately where a lot of people were given the outside portion of the course first(for whatever reason i don't know) as i'm starting out in the classroom but they have to do the indoor work eventually before getting their cdl.

>>15308527

Still got my eyes on Mercer, don't think I'd ever run my own authority. You still at F2F? I thought about F2F but I just think I'd suck at negotiating loads.

>>15308855
Well I guess that's not too bad if you don't think the extra 6 months of your life is worth anything

>>15311455

yeah i'm pretty fucked either way but i'll trek through it.

>Need to get up at 2 am
>Can't sleep
>Fall asleep at 00:30
>Wake up at 3
Gonna be one of those days then.

>>15281355
>dat unmatched open road beauty day cab drivers wI'll forever be chucked into believing don't exist

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>>15311682
Yeah nature, so pretty.
While you admire that, since I finished my run in 4 hours I'll just spend the other 4 hours of my workday ON THE CLOCK watching anime by the marina.
>mfw literally get paid to watch anime

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Ahhhh. It's good to have a drink after a hard (allegedly) days work.

Hauling 44TONNES needs a nice cold beer at the end of the day.

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It's here. Wrong stacks, and a couple other things. But there she is.

>>15312120
Very nice. Any other pics?

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>>15312128
I swear we ordered double sided bunk rails. They gave us a gay stepless toolbox on the passenger side. The stacks were suppose to be mitre as well. Oh well.

>>15312132
Still a good looking truck.

>>15310780
Yeah, still at F2F.

Negotiating rates is easy as fuck. They'll spend time on it in orientation.
>don't say a number first
>always counter their first offer
>know your expenses going into the call
>being courteous can turn a "no" into a lucrative relationship tomorrow
I literally do it before rolling out of bed in the morning.

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Day two of road training at swift Academy, memphis TN

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>>15312204
I like how he looked at the camera before wedging himself under there.

>arrive at appt 4 hours late due to hours reset
>not one of the guys gives a fuck
I already love these guys.
>rattling off the numbers
>"oh the rancho run?"
Rancho? I was told washington.
>cue more shenanigans it's going to rancho via the office in washington
Well no big. I'm just bringing it to the yard and going home. I'll let dispatch know.
>DON'T FUCKING MOVE TILL WE CLEAR THIS UP
I did clear this up. An hour ago.
>finally have chance for dentist appt tomorrow. Dispatch is going to fuck this over.
I'm sending him the bills for the root canal if he asks me to take it somewhere else.

>>15312459
Just like when we look at our Driver Cams before rolling under low bridges.

>>15312204
Is Mrs Shirley still running it over there?

>>15309972
Combat trousers are a must for any sort of actual work, same with safety boots that fit.

>>15312132
You can't ring them up and tell them to fix it?

Made it in to my destination this morning. Call dispatch.

Hey, im here.

>good, this is now a round trip load. Get reloaded and call me.

Umm... Ok. So 4 loads today?

>no. 5. Youre still on the hook for that afternoon load today also.

Well shit...

>problem?

No. I just hope the money is worth me running like this.

Currently on load 3.

>>15312543
Naw its a big fella named kevin now

>>15312825
For Swift.

>>15312848
Correct

>>15312719
Just pulled into 3rd destination. Check in

>ha! Shift change is in 20 minutes. Come back in an hour

Shit...

Call dispatch and tell him. He says load 4 cancelled. Head to load 5.

What time does load 5 stop?

>dunno head over anyways.

>>15304456
61mph. The struggle is real.

>>15304456
Thats one my cons on weather or not i should stay swift...governors are bullshit

>>15313119
Do you work for prime?

>>15313214
May Trucking Company. Only trucks I consistently pass are CRST. General consensus is you'd have to be pretty stupid to get a speeding ticket in this company.

Im thinking about switching from dry van to flatbed, what am I in for?

>>15313349
Sweat and exhaustion. Pack lots of water and an extra set of pjs.

>>15313349
Be ready for other drivers, this has happened to me

Strapping my load almost ready to leave. Another driver walks up to me english is not his first or strongest language. This was in dearborn mi at ford.

>move

No.

>move your truck.

No.

>I go get someone. They make you move.

(At this point he walked away. I finish securing my load. He comes back as im climbing into my truck another guy with him)

>this driver says you wont move

He's fucking crazy. Im leaving right now.
(Brakes released and gone)


They called my dispatch.

>>15313863
Why'd you tell him no? I usually just bow them off until I'm done

>>15294930
>safety concerns
But the more axles, the more brakes. How else would overweight permits ever be possible?