Truckerfag Thread

Pepsi's complaint of the day:'
>have one of the furthest routes
>always end up in POS truck because I hate fighting with people over it and I'm not coming in at 4:30am just to have a truck with AC
>POS truck's turn signals stopped working so I grabbed a KW
>KW going smooth, gettin off highway and have like 5psi of oil pressure
>has oil, but almost looks watered down, like really thin and not pitch black like most of our trucks
Why do we have such shitty trucks? I wonder if I can seize the engine by noon.

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>>15992075
>10min of sitting in one spot

I fucking hate truck driving

I don't know how people stay awake for as many hours as they do driving. I start to nod off at the wheel

>>15992097
>Pepsi's bosses are more concerned about him sitting for 10 minutes rather than the oil leak

>>15992104
Seriously. I could call and ask them to bring me a new tractor but it would probably take 2hrs so I'm just gonna drive the thing and see how it goes. I'd rather go back early in a tow truck

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>>15992104
>>15992171
Dipstick shows there is oil in it so whatever. I have no clue where it is leaking from because the puddles are all over.

>>15992182
ITT: Pepsi willfully grenades his motor

I was talking to a recruiter and he said his drivers have a uniform. I was like, whatever, uniform, no big deal. But they also have dress code, and have to stay clean shaven. What the hell? The only reason I got into trucking was for the beard. Is this grooming standard thing common?

>>15992182
Diesels have a lot of oil in them to spare, just check it every other stop or three.

Ex. International vt365 is something like 15 - 16 quarts

>>15992329

The VT365 is just International's version of the Ford 6.0 motor which is a huge pile of shit and isn't even a Class 8 truck motor.

>>15992397
Kek. Truth. 6.0 is utter trash.

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>>15992329
It had oil, but like I mentioned earlier it almost seems watered down instead of the normal thick black. Idk what is habbenin.

These CATs love to blow head gaskets but they normally run kinda rough when that happens and this think seems to run fine aside from the low pressure. I have such a fucked up route today and stuff just keeps going wrong on top of it so I hope this thing blows up within the next hour. With my luck tho, I will be out here til 4pm and then it will die and I will be waiting for a tow until 7pm.

>>15992397
>>15992426

I drove an International school bus with the VT365. Fucking thing couldn't even get out of its own way it was so slow.

Whoever had the idea of putting the VT365 in a MDT chassis should be taken out back and shot.

>>15992075

I thought trucks and bay trailers were assigned to individual routes?

When I worked at Dr Pepper they would always keep the tractors and trailers hooked up unless they were getting serviced.

Blew the engine in the pump truck i am officially the new telebelt operator

>run out of hours
>find a place to park
>in Compton
>it's morning and I'm still alive and nothing is stolen

Pretty surprised desu

>>15992486
I have the same trailer 98% of the time. Sometimes they will get switched around if people are getting back late and the warehouse just starts loading them as soon as they get to the yard.

And each trailer is supposed to have an assigned tractor. Or at least the newer trailers are supposed to go to guys based on seniority and where their route is. But it hasn't been enforced in forever. I kinda want to send an email to HR or something about it, but I would have to do it anonymously because once you start complaining too much they will just find a way to get rid of you.

I'm just checking out for the day at this point. I have had problems at basically every stop so I'm at the point where I can bust my ass and try to get it all done by 4pm, or I can take my time and bring a stop or two back at 4pm. I ain't working hard. Between the computers going out two weeks ago and the hurricane last week, I haven't had a real weekend in 3 weeks and I'm fucking beat.

>>15992579
Compton is pretty chill. Spics will rob you before any nigger would.

>>15992580
that looks like a mix of very old oil and brand new oil probably whoever had the truck prior stopped somewhere and got a different weight oil and just threw it in. if you can id just hand the dipstick to the mechanics and just wash your hands of that truck

Is Winter a bad time of the year to go to a company school?

>>15992075
>>15992097
>>15992171
>>15992182
Your engine is full of diesel. It'll pull all the oil off the bearings and it'll lock up eventually, but not today.

>>15992103
Sleep 10 hours a night.

>>15992328
Usually only for daycab cucks.

>>15992579
Googles already know you don't have anything worth taking.

>>15992802
It's not a bad idea. Freight is slow January-April for doorswingers, but instruction on snow and ice will get you the experience you need in time for the November-December rush with minimal rookie fuckups.

>>15992870
>full of diesel
How does that happen? Makes sense. I should fill this thing with off-road diesel and see if it turns red.

>>15992870
>>15992974
And why would the oil pressure be so low? Seems like it drops when I hit the brakes and I can get up to 40psi accelerating

>>15993127
Usually an injector issue. Oil analysis will confirm it, don't think you'd be able to see red dye. It'll tase more like diesel, though.

>>15993140
Lower viscosity = lower pressure. It should be around 45-65psi.

I spend way too much on food. Microwave dinners are shit and you gotta make 4 of them just to feel full. What kind of stuff can I buy to cook regular food on the road. Are electric grills good? Want to buy some meat, eggs, etc.

>>15993184
Crock pot + gas burner overnight
Eat it through the day

>>15993532
If you want to lose your job for having HazMat in your cab, okay.

Any legal options? Do they make electric burners?

>>15993655
Hazmat, at least like that, is over 1000lbs anyway.

>>15993815
I haul HazMat and if I carried compressed gas in my cab, I could forget about losing my job. I would lose my CDL and probably go to jail.

HEY GUYS

i'm applying to a trucker dispatcher job. how much should i ask for an hour? Craigslist ad mentioned $13.75/hr. should i ask for $14 or what?

>>15994078
also how do you imagine the job to be? ezmode?

>Arrive at shared yard
>Our combination lock is jammed
>No one here, local guy doesn't come in until 7am
Lovely day.

>>15993830
So carry liquid fuel.

>>15994078
>$14/hr
>burger flipping wages
No wonder dispatchers are such shit.

>>15994721
yeah i know its shit bro.

>>15994721
We can't all be like Truckerfag making $750k while only working 3 days a week.

>>15994729
>>15994084
Apply for night shift. You won't have to do anything other than say "I'll make a note of that, be sure to call back in the morning".

>>15994738
motherfucking truth.

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Can anyone tell what company this truck is from, from the shape and color of the logo?

>>15994738
thanks i'll try for that! they're asking 5am to 5pm tho

>>15994987
Yes, the company the truck is from is Volvo.

You're welcome.

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>>15994734
I love this meme.

Hey truckerfag, do you go on /ck/? Why don't you do a otr cooking thread there?

>>15992066
Being the new neet job explains why truckers are getting increasingly retarded on the highway.

Every other truck I pass is some dipshit watching dvds, reading, eating or fucking around on their phone.

Really any dumbfuck who signs up gets a CDL.

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>>15995267
>mfw I watch Netflix while driving

>>15995427
Same currently watching highway through hell

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>>15995267
>mfw I listen to a.m. talk radio and fap through gym shorts while talking to mum on the phone, drinking box wine, smoking pall malls, messaging my FM, digging in my belly button and eating McChickens on the run

only shit drivers can't multitask. I just blindside backed across four lanes of city traffic at night in a thunderstorm while getting my dick sucked by a hooker and watching Batman v Superman in my spare eye and eating a poboy. Pretty much perfect come at me bro

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>tfw 3 hour drop n hook

>>15992456
might have been serviced and had oil changed

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Truckerfag,

Is Michigan a good state to live in for a flatbed driver, in terms of inbound and outbound freight? I know Detroit is, but what about the rest of the state. I've been wanting to move there because of all the /out/ stuff I can do and the low cost of living, but ever since I've been planning on becoming an o/o I've been picky about where to move.

>>15996072
Do you like long, firm wood being loaded onto your rear multiple times a day?

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>tfw studded tires for the winter

>>15995965
I told the mechanic about it this morning and he agrees with tfag that an injector is fried and the low oil pressure makes sense.

>so you wrote the truck up, right?
Nope.

>>15997139
As long as it pays well

>>15995109
Might just be for training. If they have a night shift theres probably someone dying to get off it.

>>15995228
I lurk /ck/ a lot. I think I'd probably be fighting for shitpost share with progun_il's fanbase, and that probably wouldn't go so well on such a slow board.

>>15995737
Wew lad. My 5th wheel is freshly rebuilt so it gets bound on newer kingpins, but even them I'm in and out in an hour.

>>15996072
Both bottom corners are great for flatbed O/O's. Your money markets will be Grand Rapids, Chicago, Elkhart, Ft Wayne, Butler, Toledo, and Cleveland. If you want to branch out you've got Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and St Louis for 2 day trips. I moved from southwest Michigan to Toledo, and kind of wish I'd stayed in Michigan, but I'm still doing fine and the snow isn't as bad.

>>15997349
He'll pencil it in when it spins the bearings.

>>15997350
Bepis confirmed for homosex

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>Just now
>Passed by flatbed with shipping container
>Only two straps
>mfw radioactive placards

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>get there early and you'll probably get loaded early
Been here 21 hours now, just now getting into detention time. I should probably be more annoyed than I am.

>>15998058
You won't get paid for detention because the shipper will never pay your company, if so it'll be 9 months from now and you're forget what the extra money was from. Just don't worry about it.

>>15997990
Would it be possible to move to Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, or Colorado and make a living in flatbed if your plan is to go out 3 weeks at a time then 1-2 weeks off?

>>15998051
Probably some Type A waste.

No big deal.

>>15998203
Except that container isn't properly secured. Straps are only acceptable if it's empty. If there's anything in the container, it has to be secured with four chains, one at each corner.

>>15998218
Or with twisty locks

>>15998167
Very highly unlikely. The Great Lakes ate the honeypot for spot market freight.

>>15998218
>4 chains
Fucking greenhorns don't know how to knuckle. 2 chains, 2 binders, 2 straps. 4 binders would be direct securement and adds nothing to securement rating over chaining indirect with 2 chains.

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>>15997990
They actually changed the injectors out this morning. I should've checked the dip stick though because I'm not sure they changed the oil.

He says injectors have been going bad on a lot of trucks recently and thinks we are getting bad diesel from Port.

>>15997990
yeah there are 2 dispatchers working here. hopefully me and then there is the other guy that works nights. I'd love to switch positions with him

>>15998777
Might be, but you'd have filter and pump issues before injector issues with bad fuel. Sitting for more than a few weeks at a time will wreck O-rings, so long OOS periods might be to blame.

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wuts this mean? I get this message from time to time in my 2015 Prolapse. Are they watching me? If so, where is the camera? As far as I know there is no driver cam.

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Almost got my first violation today. Almost.

>>15999470
That just means someone from PAM is checking out your junk.

>>15998758

there's a reason why so many flatbed companies will stay east of the Mississippi

>>15992097
Diesel mixed with oil
LOL

>>15999579
I do that all the time. It's a bit of a hazard for being an LTL linehaul driver.

>>15998758

I know in Ontario MTO wants bins secured with min 3 straps empty or 4 chains, and they either go to the top or the bottom holes, no mixing, and zero overhang on whatever your using to move it. They're pretty fucking retarded with bins.

>>16000331
Being an Ontario-fag, I can confirm that they're retarded on a whole of issues.
Ex- the moment you clear the pillbox at the border and enter Ontario, the road/highway begins. Soon after, there's a scale which tickets drivers for not pulling over on the side of the road and changing your status from "on dirty" to "driving" for paper log drivers

>>16000933

Oh boy, if you want retarded look no further then the boys at the MTO. Each and every single officer has their own interpretation of what load securement is. Some get pissy with ratchet binders, some get pissy with break over binders. Some with 2/32 tire life is fine, some think 4/32 is out of service.

And if you really don't want to deal with their bullshit, just wrap a towel around your head and threaten to call your lawyer and sue for discrimination. Seriously.

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>>15998058
So after all that waiting Tyson forgot to load a third of the load.

>>16002518
Fucking tyson.
>show up 10 hours before appointment per instructions
>at appointment time it's not ready
>finally ready 8 hours after appointment
>expect me to immediately run 11 hours and make delivery, they already set a new appointment
>i expect them to go fuck themselves
>arrive at consignee when i feel like it, my company sets a new appointment with receiver
>half the load is not listed on the bills or packing list
>receiver indeed ordered all this shit, but bills are fucked
>receiver says "i hate to do this to you but they need to get their shit together and I've been told not to accept errors like this any more"
>entire load rejected, total time at grocery warehouse:25 minutes
>tyson buttdevastated, wants to blame me due to late delivery
>company CSR gently tells tyson to get fucked
>end up taking the entire load back to shipper
>drive it straight through because why not, at least I had some sleep this time
>shipper sarcastic about it
>i point out that the consignee didn't hold me for 8 hours only to ruin their own load with bad paperwork
>angry shipper noises
Whatever, got paid.

>>16002852
I can't stand a company where people in the office don't know what the fuck they are doing. I got a new dispatcher a few months ago and he would always blame me for shit that is his fault, booking me on loads after I told him I can't do because of hours, then getting mad when he has to reschedule. I told him to settle his $14/hour ass down and learn how to manage a fucking driver before you get your shit rekt. I record every phone call with the company so try some shit. I wish my old dispatcher didn't leave. Now the company is hiring all these college graduates who got worthless degrees and desperate for a job, and don't know how to manage their own daily schedule yet alone 20-30 drivers.

>>16002852
>>16002944
#justdoorlythings

What's the difference between a courier and a delivery driver?

FedEx in my area is hiring both for couriers and delivery drivers.

>>15992066
Are women allowed to be truckers? If so why aren't there more of them?

>>16003311
they cant handle the bantz

>>16003311
It's harder for them to piss in a bottle going 70 mph down the interstate.

>>15998354
>tfw twist lick pilot

>>16003758
Shewee is a thing.

>>15992397
I know, but I mention that, and all the retards come out of the woodwork to bash it.

At this point the aftermarket has put a lot of r&d into addressing the trials and tribulations of it, so finding one that has all of the correct fixes done isn't exactly hard.

Btw international developed it but Ford had it engineered further to their specs.
Aka international motor with ford badging not the other way around.
>>15992426
What does it take to make it a reliable motor?
Pro tip - The metallurgy of the heads is garbage.
>>15992476
The motor uses a variable vane turbo actuated by a solenoid to control boost. Sounds like the vanes are stuck open. That would normally point to a bad solenoid or a turbo in bad need of being inspected, cleaned, and resealed.

>>16003297
Courier delivers important paperwork, delivery driver delivers packages

>>16003297
Basically Express for courior and Ground/Home Delivery for delivery driver. More but smaller packages vs. Less but larger packages. The most important I think you need to ask is whether you'll be working for FedEx or a contracted service provider. Pay and benefits vary because of this.

>>16004032
I was considering courier because delivery drivers typically work 12+ hour days, whereas couriers work a lot less. I was able to speak to a courier on plebbit and he said he usually leaves around 8-8:30AM and is done by noon on most days, but he works for a contractor, not FedEx.

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It's a beautiful Saturday for some shit carpentry.

>>16004429
Because of how the new healthcare laws work and CSP's being stingy asshats, the smaller ones would rather hire more part time drivers. Many of the home delivery drivers in my building are actually part time, so look there aswell if that interests you. Note that some contractor's pay per stop and others are salary. Things to consider are how densely populated the area you'd be covering and how far from the station it is. I.e. If you get farm country with 80 stops, you'll be there till 8pm and good luck finding the adresses of those that don't want to be found. Vs. City in the vicinity of the station and 80 stops you'll be done way sooner

As a disclaimer I'm not a driver but serve a couple years as a package handler and you'll learn quite a bit.

>>16004723
More money in your pocket.

>>16004723
holy shit that stop is empty.

>>16004429
I was a courier for about 3 yrs. I enjoyed it but I had a night route that nobody wanted so the bosses were all gone and they knew nobody would take it if I left. I left home about 1230 am and got home around 630-7. They tried to add an addition stop that would have put me out another hr and half for no pay. I refused. I ended up just leaving their deliveries at the warehouse. 3 days of that and boss called me during the day and said I either take the new stop or not show up. Said I wont be there then. Guess who was calling me frantically at 130 am. I guess they went 6 months before they found a replacement driver. Just using subs in the meantime or the boss ran it.

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All together. Just have to trim off the extra screw and figure out how to jam it in.

>>16005644
Tilt and hammer.

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Aww yisss. Sweet organization. I screwed the bottom of the box to the frame as well, so it no longer sags. 3 plates and 12 screws should hold me over until I can get it into the shop to get the corners welded back together. I'm going to replace the handles because these ones are just too damn full of slop to hold the doors closed even with a square box to close over.

>>16005745
It was a tight fit even with the hammer. Had to bust the corner off the top left, but still got a snug fit between the hanger bolts on the bottom.

Why are the receiving guys at Costco such faggots? They always have some reddit tier banter they feel they need to share

>>15992066
Currently in Swift Academy in Idaho right now.

How bad did i goof?

>>16006346
>Idaho
What even is there besides potatoes?

>>16006346
Eh, you could've done worse. Stick to it until you can quit without paying them, then bail for greener pastures.

>>16006419
That's the plan. Plenty of work in my home area. And I wouldn't mind long haul for a while, but I will get homesick I'm sure of it.
>>16006403
Fucking nothing except hicks and dirt.

I guess if I get my CDL I will get myself a tripcode so I can feel just as dumb as I do on other boards.

Any truckerfags around during the last recession? How bad was it and will it be just as bad in the next recession?

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http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/trucks/for-sale/7097763/2016-marchi-mobile-mmpro

wut

>>16006403
Onions. They're actually pretty well rounded when it comes to agriculture.

>>16006460
You're going to need to be more specific. Give a year range.

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if any of you go to a Target warehouse, please pull your trailer out with as many people as possible and kill them all pls

>lost CDL because refused to sleep apnea
>decide to get a job while that is straightened out
>get hired at Target warehouse
>show up
>no orientation
>no safety
>12 hours shifts with 2 20 minute breaks
>they take me back to the loading bay
>don't tell me what to do and walk off
>come back 30 minutes later cussing at me asking why I been standing there
>expect me to operate a conveyer belt and stand up fork lift
>have never used either
>just figure it out
>fuck no I'm not getting myself injured
>stand there some more then decide to help some Mexican unload a trailer while he operates the belt
>he throws his hands up and complains about everything but won't show me how to do it correctly
>conveyor belt runs out of labels
>maintenance guy comes over to add it
>literally holds his hand under the stamp to test it
>does OSHA even come in here?
>see people throwing their hands up at me because I didn't get on a fork lift and continue unloading
>sit in the trailer on my phone
>tell Mexican I'm going to the bathroom
>sit in there for 30 minutes
>come back 10 minutes before break
>go to front office during break
>tell the security guard to call the supervisor up
>break is over and he never comes
>leave

>>15992066
What's some of your biggest complaints about being in this industry?

>>15992328
Clean shaven

Fuck that shit. I would never work for a company with that type of policy again. I haven't shaved in a year now.. feelsgoodman

>>16007299
you lazy fuck

>>16007456
Me? It pretty much goes with most blue collar jobs in the US unless you get in a really good union, but skilled labor isn't appreciated anymore and big companies would rather hire, train, and fire 100 new guys who have no clue what they are doing than pay one competent worker what they are worth.

And the fact that the rest of the economy is so fukt in so many ways that people are willing to live in a truck for next to nothing and undercutting the people trying to earn a real wage. Welcome to the future.

>>16007591
Large turn around?

>>16007622
You me turnover? And yes.

My boss said our location has like 70% turnover for our bay drivers. It's a strange metric, but I think that is measured in a year, so out of every ~40 people hired for this job, about 12 of them will be with the company for a least a year.

He said a lot of locations in the SE are over 100%. So if they have 40 positions for bay drivers, they hire and lose over 40 people per year. And that is fucked up for a $50k/yr job.

>>16007299
lazy nigger

>>16003311
Because they get abused/raped

>>16007919
That happens everywhere. There aren't more women because while they're better at learning to drive and driving forward than men overall in a semi, they're absolutely abysmal at backing for some reason. Most women you see on the roads are husband/wife teams, and she'll always wake up the husband to park. It's ridiculous how common that arrangement is.

>>16007495
another millennial who needs hand held

>>16007299
>Refuse sleep apnea test
>All of a sudden you really seem to care about safety standards.

You're full of shit.

>>16009040
I paid $200 for a home sleep apnea test conveyed by a DOT physician, but they wouldn't accept because I didn't pay $1,500 for their friend's sleep study, so I'm getting my physical elsewhere.

>>16009052
Have you considered just not being obese?

>>16009077
>pot calling kettle

>>16008957
Spatial reasoning.
That's not to say women can't back. I see female drivers at my company park their trucks smooth as you please.
But I'd bet they had to practice more.

scania suck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4WHdg2qatI

>>16009169
Maybe if the scania had a bogey drive axle setup it would be comparable.

>>16002944
hey i may be starting as a dispatcher soon. any tips?

>>16009090
I'm overweight, not obese, which is the qualification for sleep apnea testing.

>>16009393
having a neck wider than 10 inches was the reason for the test i think. least thats what it was when i went in for my phisicals. the local guy here said its bunk reasoning the guy for werner agreed with him. shit the Chinese lady said the same thing at gordo when i had mine Re done for the books each time. im almost 400 and i got 2 years each time.

>>16009936
Sweet jesus. I'm 220lb and catch endless shit on here for it.

>>16010255
well i also don't namefag. that may have a lot to do with it.
>mfw was as the freightliner across from gordo's old yard for interview.
>truck is STILL there.

>>16007654

yeah turnover at Dr Pepper up here in WI was about the same - merchandisers for us were far worse than the bay drivers though.

A lot of people don't like the intense physical labor and the fact that you actually have to show up every day.

>>16010823
Pay nigger wages, deal with nigger employees

>>16006052

numales love working at costco for some reason, they're the only kind of employee I see whenever I go to my store.

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http://futurism.com/uber-otto-trucks-2017/

>>16010856
Like I said with Pepsi tho, you can actually make some money. It isn't great, but you get all the benefits and it isn't McDonald's tier. The turnover shouldn't be so high.

>>16010882
Whole Foods is pretty close too. Although I actually get along well with the chick at the one I deliver to and she is a solid 7.5 or 8/10.

>>16009936
>im almost 400

> Letting yourself get that fat
> Staying that fat
> Eating enough to stay that fucking fat
> Continuing to not do any exercise at all

It's a wonder they didn't fire you for putting their trucks overweight with your fat ass

>>16011035
seeing as i can crawl under and into the trailer without issue or puffing like a chimney,i was one of the more fit individuals employed by them. also only one of 3 who didnt get a 1 month dot physical card.

>>16006025
oh god yes i just cock-sneezed

>>16010994

serious question, you think Florida is really a nicer place to live than Illinois?

>>16010969
WTF I hate Uber now

How does one adjust the clutch

>>16011377
Rev to 5000 RPM, range selector up, shift to reverse. It should unlock the clutch, allowing for easy adjustment.

any truckerfags with dogs/cats? is there a single solitary company out there that would let me drive their truck with my cat in it otr?

>>16012690

plenty of companies have pet policies, however you usually have to put a deposit down or sign a waiver stating that you will be liable for excessive damage.

I absolutely hate my factory job and was thinking of trying to get my cdl and get a job driving a truck. Anyone have some advice? I was around trucks when I was really young, but it's been a while

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>>16010994
Wtf does Pepsi sell at wholefoods? Back in my numale phase I worked at whole foods and they were damn proud that you couldn't buy normal pleb stuff like coca cola and Heinz ketchup. yet they proudly sold Pabst blue ribbon and lone star which I bought the fuck out of with my 25% off employee discount

>>16011291
Yes. The people kinda suck in South Florida but that is just because of New Yorkers and the East Coast attitude. But IL and other similar states just want to keep taxing the average person to death and for what? The roads here are better than IL and we still have schools and firefighters.

>>16013217
Tropicana and Naked Juice

So if I got into this shit where would I even start? I've been looking up reviews of some of the places around me and I haven't really found anything that positive

>>16013318
I don't have my cdl either and can't really afford to pay for it on my own

>>16013318
>>16013396
Go to Swift or England's school.
Eat their shit for a year.
Get a real job.
Be prepared to suffer.
Learn as much as you can.

>>16013318
>>16013396
Go OTR and sleep in a truck fot a few years until you either buy your own truck and make good money or get a local gig. Or bust ass at a place like Pepsi for a couple years and sleep in your own bed and eventually move to an easier local job.

See if you can get a grant. Some CDL schools are <$2000 and have payment plans. Mine was flexible. $1900 total, need $500 to put down, and then pay whatever you can whenever as long as you pay it all by the time you get your license. And you work at your own pace so you can get it within a month if you are there 8hrs a day or go a few hours a week and take a year to get it.

Otherwise if you really can't do that, sign a contract and get stuck at a shitty company for a year or two.

>>16013522
dont go to england. its only going to spit you out and ruin any possibility of you having a career.
go swift if you must,or Werner.

>>16013522
I was thinking about Swift. I found a lot fewer negative things about them compared to England

>>16013541
I'm only 20 currently so it's gonna be a few months before I can do OTR. I haven't a problem doing it though. I don't have a family or anything to worry about

>>16013571
Look at Roehl. I didn't get my CDL through them but I know they offer it. I work there and everything is pretty ok except the pay, but for a first job I think it's probably a much better company than swift or c.r. England. I drive regional for them and next year plan on going national then the year after maybe leasing a truck. It isn't perfect by any stretch but so far they haven't fucked me over and I'm not upset about working there. A few other people here work/have worked there, maybe they can tell you more about getting a CDL through them.

>>16013589
Nigger, I was in the same boat as you last year. I'm 21 now and I'm doing OTR with hazmat tankers. I get 45cpm, which is pretty much as good as it gets for your first year.

I went through my local community college....2 grand up front, 2 grand when I graduated (4k total). My advice is to do the same.

Dont get cucked by the megas. They pay like ass and treat you like one.

If you can, get into a tanker, flatbed, or linehaul division. They get paid more than them lazy dry van steering wheel holders

>>16012690
I've got two cats. A few companies have pet policies. At werner it pretty much just meant you weren't getting your $500 deposit back. Seems reasonable to me since my seat is crumbling between the cats and all the fucking I do while driving.

>>16011377
There are two major adjustments, the rod, and the plate. The rod rarely needs adjusting, but for the plate, as a company driver all you need to know is
>BUMP IT
>BUMP IT
>BUMP IT
>.......
>BUMP IT
>BUMP IT
>FUCK
>BUMP IT
>BUMP IT
>BUMP IT

>>16013729
They'll be sure to fuck you as soon as you lease a truck.

>>16009393
You keep telling yourself that.

Delivered in Washington DC today. And then headed to Arlington about 5 mins away for second delivery.
Fuck DC. Even NYC wasn't as bad as this.

>>16015243
i remember the traffic being garbage with like 10 mile slowdowns right up to the border then it just went away.

>>16010823
>mfw I work for DPSG in eastern central WI

my warehouse is a subsidiary of a larger one. We have 13 positions total and only have 11 at the moment. We've been hiring for a merchandiser position for as long as I've been here. I started 2 years ago.

>>16016330
How do you not have people applying? We have plenty of hires but not enough that stay.

I had some real nig working with me today. Just lazy and slow as fuck. He ain't gonna be around for too long. He started at the beginning of July and still doesn't have a real route yet, just kinda fills in. If they do finally give him one, I'm sure he'll be bitching and moaning about the 12hr days because he isn't working smart or hard enough and will be gone within a couple months.

Seriously thinking about this. Newly single guy. Currently working upper management retail.

I think my goal is to eventually get fired, and while I'm on unemployment for the next couple years, get my CDL.

Would seeking a bank loan for my own cab be a decent option? If I was going to do it, I'd love to be an Owner Op.

>>16016380
>Currently working upper management retail.
Scum.

>>16016330
Maybe your workplace has a bad reputation for being shitty to employees? That, or you're not offering enough money.

>>16016380
Totally, go straight into O/O where the big bucks are. Trucking under your own authority with an un-neutered truck feels amazing.

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Lel

>>15992762
This was in cali with a friend and walked around compton ate a phat ass burrito. No one bothered us except oddly enough the cops asking us questions.

>>16016368
Everybody who applies either has
1) a problem with their driving record
2) a felony reported

Even when we do hire someone they quit in a month anyway.

>>16016548
I can do legit whatever I want because I know if they fire me my lazy ass bosses are actually gonna have to do something.
We are starting at 13.85/hr which isn't terrible.
(I started part time at 11/hr and got promoted to FT at 13.85/hr and we are supposed to get raises every year)

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>at the shop
>mechanic is taking forever to change batteries
>start doing it myself
>finish connecting the last terminal
>huge spark and small fire
>ohfuck.jpg
>mechanic comes and ask wtf am I doing
>my bad thought it was positive to negative for some reason
>mfw

>>16016928
>retarded steering wheel attendant: the post

>>16009936
>400 POUNDS

Fucking lards ass whale fat fuck

>>16016971
Feel better about yourself now? Good.

>>16016963
Kek I grabbed the fire extinguisher and everything kinda scared me

>>15992066
You ever fuck a prostitute at a truck stop?

>>16017185
No just get on okcupid or pof and they meet me at the truck stop for some sloppy toppy (I never fuck them)

>>16017256
>Sloppy toppy

Fuck sakes now you've ruined the song "Rocky Top" for me

>>15999579
If you go over the clock. Nothing actually happens unless your logs get audited by DOT. I've done it 3-4 times. If safety calls you just said you got caught in massive back up and were unable to find a place to safely park.

>>16018635
Even if DOT sees it its up to the discretion of the inspector. If you have a reasonable explanation you're still fine.

>>15993184
https://www.amazon.com/Presto-06620-11-Inch-Electric-Skillet/dp/B0000BYD65/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1476756639&sr=8-4&keywords=presto+electric+skillet

I have this. It's awesome. Just take good care of it and it cleans off really easy with some paper towels and water in a spray bottle. Downside is that it draws a lot of power so you need 1500w inverter

So what truck should tfag upgrade to next? Can we do a poll or something?

>>16018791
Is that even a fucking question?

His next truck should be YBJ

>>16018791
Beanered out peterbuilt

>>16018791
Toyota Dyna

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>be Friday
>co-driver doesn't like to work or drive and finds excuses to get out of doing so
>can't fire him because I promised I'd train him through the winter
>"oh shit primefag there's grease and oil all over the wheel"
>same wheel we had serviced for a broken S-cam and worn pads a week earlier at Peterbilt
>"God dammit shut up anon we can roll to the 90 and service the customer, and fix this shit later we're light enough to dodge all the scales that will see it"
>PRIMEFAG IM THE LEAD SEAT I MAKE THE CALL IM CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP ETC.
>has 3 months experience and got assigned lead seat by pure chance
>"Whatever dude"
>100 miles from Intergalactic HQ for Prime we pull in
>Prime says earliest they can work us in is Sunday AM, Peterbilt says Friday night
>Drop off Friday at noon
>Load is repowered
>Fast-forward to 4am Sunday, truck is finally checked in
>Call them at 9am and find out about this
>Proceed to ream them a new asshole for making us sit so long
>Monday at noon truck is finally getting looked at
>Tech says nothing is wrong previous dealer forgot to clean the wheel
>could have sworn it wasn't like that at 01 but whatever
>Truck shut down on them on a test drive
>It's Monday night and we're still sitting

MFW

>>16005644
Should have used longer screws

>>16013548
How about knight?

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which one of you drives this?

>>16019099
sliding scales and bullshit excuses for never getting you home on time. plus they hound on engine time.

>>16019115

Holy shit it's /o/'s official transport truck.

>>16018685
>>16018635
Good to know.

>>16016330

> east central WI

Where would that be? I worked out of the warehouse in DeForest but I was only there for like 4 months.

I figured out it was better to earn a little less and just drive buses. Way less physical work and I actually get to talk to qts all day instead of busting my ass slinging 12 packs.

Anyone have experience getting their cdl through Swift or Roehl?

>>16016928
Kek

>>16018635
Yeah, but do it too often and you get fired. We've had many driver get canned for repeated HOS violations.

The drivers were almost universally angry "But I did what I had to!" Possibly, but when Safety said knock it off you were supposed to do that too

>>16018791
Go away

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>at the aeropuerto
>waiting for security escort at the gate
>have to back into this spot, and when we're ready to go we gotta make a sharp right turn between these barriers
>Cheney Bros was parked when I got here, on my left, so I back in nice and far so his trailer has room to clear my truck when he makes this sharp right turn
>Coke comes and parks on my right, leaves his truck pulled up as far as possible even though he could back up another 30 feet
This is why truck drivers get such a bad rap. So many retards.

>>16020553
he did it on purpose

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>>16020589
No, it's just more retarded Haitians
>CO2 guy has to wait for the bomb sniffin doge

>>16020598
I would have done it on purpose. Maybe I'm just a cunt.

>>16020601
All that would mean is you have to get back in the truck again and move it.

>>16020598
>airport security
What a stupid meme.

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> Trucker Approached By Armed Man In Parking Lot

> The attempted robbery happened around 3 p.m. in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. A Werner truck driver was resting in the secluded parking lot of the East Hills Shopping Center in preparation for making a delivery in Harrisburg later that evening.

> The driver said that an armed man approached his truck and attempted to rob him. When the trucker told the would-be robber that he had no money, the man fired a shot through the driver’s side window and then fled the scene.

> The bullet grazed the trucker’s head. He was later taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay.

> Witness Reports Lead To Two Hour SWAT Standoff
Witnesses claimed that they saw the shooter take off toward a nearby neighborhood, so a K-9 unit was called in to investigate. The dog tracked the shooter’s scent to a home on Bracey Drive, in East Hills. Police believed that the suspect had barricaded himself inside the home and called in a SWAT team.

> After a two hour stand off, the SWAT team was able to apprehend two individuals. They were taken to the Penn Hills Police Department for questioning. After speaking with the two individuals, police determined that they had nothing to do with the trucker’s shooting and released them.

> The shooter is described as a black male, 5’6″, with dreadlocks with blond tips wearing all black.

Niggers

>>16018791
A glider, new would be awesome before they stop making them, or a used Schneider, they are a great value. http://schneidertrucks.com/inventory.aspx?engine=S60

>>16018791
Fix up YBJ and swap out the engine for a 70's two stroke twin supercharged V12

>>16022028
>wanting the maintenance nightmare of a mechanical engine

>>16021270
Manlets

>>16022028

>you will never fly past everyone up Cabbage Patch 80k pounds in an 85' KW K100 with Detroit 12v71 with twin blowers and four turbochargers

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>>16022071
Bitch you know it's 110% for the lulz
>>16022321
Don't put these feels on me Ricky Bobby!

>>16020553

Did you fight the coke guy to maintain Pepsi's honor?

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Making money off poor people that want to look rich when they're dead.

Is there any of the romance and adventure left in this trade that used to be captured in music and movies?

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KEKSHED?!

>>16023707
overweight? or are you delivering tombs?

>>16023864
absolutely not.

>family: "oh you must meet all kinds of interesting people out there! Tell us your tales! What's the wildest thing you've seen?! Have you finally made some friends? Where is the best secret food spot you've found?!" What do you do with your free time, go anywhere cool?

sorry to disappoint. I work 14 hour days, park wherever I can park without getting a ticket, eat fast food if I'm lucky and sometimes don't even have anything to eat or a place to shit and piss that isn't a bottle. the most interesting things I've seen are billboards along the freeway advertising interesting places to see nearby. the majority of my social interaction is sending and receiving text messages to my FM, who's name I have forgotten. when I go home I'm completely drained and right when I've had enough rest to start taking care of those little hometime things like getting a haircut or getting the oil changed in my car or visiting a long overdue friend I'm right back on the road. I barely even get to shitpost anymore

>>16024166
Kind of the response I figured I'd get. I'm 41, worked a union job for the past 11 years as industrial maintenance. I make 29 bucks an hour, almost free bennies, and a shitty pension. I am fucking bored of life. In 5 years my youngest kid will be 19, and my wife and I are free. I just don't know what to do. My job is basically meaningless, at least to me. I work on the same shit my grandfather worked on in the mill. Nothing ever changes. My dream is to escape this mess, make 50k a year, and live in the northern Nevada desert in a fucking trailer, while driving local or regional, or at most, the western states. I wish guys like you and I could switch jobs for a week or two. Yeah, I sit on my nuts most of the day, but when I do get called to do something, it's filthy and dangerous. My biggest problem with my time driving truck was that it sucks up your life; you devote all of your time to it.

>>16024166
Get a new job beta cuck lord I'm 22 and already on my 3rd trucking job

>>16024207

I'd swap with you.

24 y/o, wish I had a steady job and time to start a family. This shit is lonely, yo.

I'm sure 20+ years of fatherhood can be monotonous and stressful, but I'd give anything for it.

t. an autistic truck driver

>>16023888
What lewdness is going on here

>>16024211
Well I'm 29 and this is my first.

>>16024207
It isn't all bad. Like the other guy said, I should look for a new job. I don't want to discourage you from joining, after all I said I still don't hate the job. And I still feel like there are better opportunities out there. But coming into it new, expect very low pay and all the things I mentioned. I mean, driving is the easy part. I deal with a lot of shit that I don't even get paid for, and the hours are gruelling. The only reason I make enough money to support myself is because I live in a truck, don't have any family, and no bills.

>>16023888

Who is this sperm worm?

>>16024336
>>16024373
Kukshed bitches

We must summon EF

Schoo Bus driver anon, I was the one who was asking about bus driving a few weeks ago.

I went for a small interview and it went ok, but they haven't called back and it's been 3-4 weeks.

Even though I'm 22 I look 18 so that's probably the main reason.

oh well I didn't really want it that much anyway.

>>16023888

jesus christ EF get some taste. that slag is even worse than the last one.

>>16024859

they probably forgot. i had a manager that would rarely remember to call applicants back even though we were desperately needing drivers.

try finding some private bus companies, I think charter work is way better than school bus routes anyway.

>>16023888
Who is this hideous she-orc

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Somehow got a brand new International today. 10k miles on it and drivers already fucked up the steps on the passenget side and the fender on the drivers side.

At least they got the better engine. I was suprised to see red when I popped the hood for the pre trip.

>>16020792
But for the sake of being a cunt, it is worth it.

>>16023888
nice cuckshed, sven

>>16024009
Mosoleums. Could load the whole trailer with these two high and still not be overweight.

>>16026483
Did you wear a suit to the gravy yard?

>>16026292
>You must be 18 to post here

I got my CDL yesterday, and they slapped tanker endorsements on it. How bad did I goof?

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From a friend's Facebook post. Well done.

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>>16027069
Some of these are gold.

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>>16027087
And here's what I'm looking at right now. White truck is too lazy to get out of his truck or try backing with the space available to him (there's plenty), keeps blowing his horn at blue truck. Dude from the blue truck is inside the building. Dude's been sitting here for like a solid fifteen minutes.

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>>16026497
No, I was covered in diff oil because the greenhorn that did the brake job on that corner 4 months ago didn't torque the axle nuts when he was done.

>>16026483
so then im guessing the lavender shirt fag is the curator who paid you.

>>16027087
to be fair he hasnt rolled it yet he could possibly salvage that..
>>16027108
i had that happen once only the blue truck lost a hub and was oozing i yanked the big horn and pointed and then had to shimmy to park it straight then shimmy to let the tow truck in

>>16027928
>to be fair he hasnt rolled it yet he could possibly salvage that..
He just needs to back up verry carefully and try again.
> He was dumb enough to get like that in the first place
Someone's gonna have to come out with a crane and set him upright.

>>16027069
What's the context of this though, and why do so many people shit on Swift without any context? Statistically they are no where near the worst company when it comes to wrecks. They're just retards that get hit with log violations once a week because they can't plan trips or use a GPS

>>16028059
Swift is the largest trainer company.
They have the most newbies on the road.
Newbies make ignorant mistakes.
Swift's training is also very subpar.
Ignorance+insufficient training+biggest batch of trainees=company made entirely of hilarious mistakes waiting to happen.

And then there's Eminem, who must have set some kind of record for going full S W I F T.

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>>16027087
Sick grind swifty

>>16026227
Nice......? I drive a new Cummins international and I like it.

>>16028408
>he drives a new cummins international
>and
>he
likes
>it

>>16028408
>>16029191
Yeah they are still shitty truck but they are much more quiet now since Internationals are tin cans on some wheels and Maxxforce engines always sound like a midget punching the hood. The Cummins relieves some of that noise so all you hear now is road noise instead of engine noise AND road noise.

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>>16024399
I am become ascension.

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>>16029262
Here's the ogre u guys refer to. Definitely now, but not at first.

>>16029262
>>16029329
Which trailer park did you grab her from?

>>16029442
>>16029329
Across county lines about 45 miles away. Living downtown in an apartment with a lesbian who spun her own fabric ironically with a spinning wheel and owned a chinchilla.

Completely irrational person at times. Always cared more about what other people think about her more than what I did. Hence her now shacked with a 35 year old loser (we r 25 now) who convinced her she can sing and they do cover songs duets in bars around town to drunk ppl instead of taking responsibility and being a housewife type like she should. (Our 3 year old son has been at my house since feb.) which is a good thing considering I will literally kill this guy if he has anything to do with him.

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>>16023888
>>16029262
>>16029329
So Bubbles finally want full-time with the greasy pimpin'

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The silver lining here guys is that I dodged a bullet. No child support and I'm not locked down with this anymore. Yes this is her now. Same person. Yes it's hard to fathom. I had her best years 20-25 and than whenever I get my shit together with trucking and have enough income to go buy a house of whatever she dips out. Being completely wrecked and hideous.

>>16029659
Whatever puts the sand in your eyes at night, friend

>>16027912
Nah, that was the curators son. Curator was just as flaming, but weighed 3x as much.

>>16029659

> buying a house

good luck with that, you're gonna need it if you plan on covering a mortage AND the payments on the Pete

Bomp

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>>16031986
>get to work this morning
>cut my route and put me on other dude's route since he has been sick all week
>of course since he hasn't been there, his regular nice tractor is missing
>route is a long drive, not taking the POS 20 year old International on there
>grab last KW with working AC
>get on the highway, starts losing power
>limp back to base on side roads
>grab KW with no AC and make sure fluids are topped since nobody writes up these broken trucks and they just swap them out instead of getting it fixed
>get to first stop over two hours late, already a shitty route and now way behind
>and now this truck is running hot

I'm bringin at least one stop back today. I just hope this thing makes it back when I'm heading to the warehouse in traffic at 5pm.

>>16021270
>yeah we found the perp
>he's black though so let him go
>who cares that he almost killed a white guy

Well, it finally happened. I finally fell off the trailer.
>sneaking past a load to grab my corner protectors
>grab onto a 4x4 for balance
>didn't notice he'd already unloaded the guard rail that was on it
>notice this as I feel the board shift back
>do a super hero landing
>get right back up on the trailer to get those corner protectors

Is safety worth it?

I'm other news, I'm hauling a giant robot on Saturday, just like they do in the animus.

>>16033091
i hope you take plenty of pictures.

id say yes to safety.
what if you were at the mill and they werent going to be back till monday? just laying there for the weekend.

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>>16033091
every time I climb into my hoppers to sweep and I'm getting back out I'm always super worried I'm going to lose my footing or slip and fall. even inside my hoppers I'm worried I'll slip and fall because of how few steps there are

>>16033091
Nah, fuck safety. Maybe if we're lucky we'll die and end this suffering.

>>16033091
>Is safety worth it?
Depends on the lengths you go to, and the amount of safety.

Being slightly more careful isn't a lot of effort, and can save your life.
The same with basic safety gear. I ran my foot over with a dolly last week, and would have broken toes if my toecaps hadn't stopped it. Killed the boot, though.

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>>16030589
Thanks for the good wishes. Don't know why ppl think u cant save money if u have new equipment. I have 45k cash in the bank from this year alone after all expense and living relatively frivolous. and that's after putting 5k cash down on my Harley, 5k down on my brothers kenworth(still owes me) 4200 on a HERD bumper.. I've since moved the goal posts since I'm single and don't need immediate housing.

I'll be putting a kit log home on a piece of property in 2-3 years

I'm gonna bust 200k this year with super. Cheap fuel

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Got an Iowa customs drawer and fridge kit as well.

>1pm delivery appointment
>arrive 12:15
>consternation
>"we wasn't expecting another truck"
>they take my phone#
>parked all fucked up to keep tiny lot designed for 40' straight trucks navifable
>2 hours
>check back
>"we ain't forgot about you just tryin to get all this stuff situated"
>2 hours
>bunch of cars blitz out of the parking lot
>check back
>ghost town
Welp.

>>16034100
My day went better then.
>Arrive at first stop a day early
>They're closed
>Park at small town truck stop for the night
>They have an A&W and a Taco Bell

>>16034100
i hope you put in for detention pay.

>>16034379
Oh yeah.
>tfw 15 burgerbux/hour to play world of warcraft

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>>16033286
GrainGuy, if anyone would know it would be you, why did the farmers let the corn die?

>>16034724
It's fuel or feed corn. It don't need to be fresh because it's not for you to eat.

>>16024344
Thanks for the insight friend. One of the most amazing traits of truckers is their patience. I don't know if I have it. In my limited time in the trade, I would get kinda antsy at shippers. Years of being in a union will convince you that you should be paid for every second of your day.

>>16034724
>>16035110
what he said. it's either for ethanol or feed

>>16034724
Corn silage. They are going to harvest the whole plant stalk and all and then wrap it/cover it to let it ferment. It needs to have a low moisture content for this so they let it dry out.

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>Get home 10/14
>Get an easy load for 10/18
>I like the run since it goes to Utah
>Wake up on the 16th
>Message from the dispatcher I hate
>"Can you take this load to Arlington, TX then Northfield, MN right now?"
>Tell him I'd rather stay on the Utah load
>"But we're renegotiating a contract with McLane!"
>Fine
>Instantly in a bad mood
>Load shit in truck
>Go to warehouse
>Security comes out to check me in
>Asks me if I can wait a bit because there was a fire in one of the docks
>Emergency crew leaves
>Get trailer
>Qualcomm already updated to go to Arlington
>Get told to drop at the Conway there since load was going to be late to original destination of Walgreens no matter what
>Drive
>Stop 80 miles out at 2AM
>Next morning try to verify which Conway it's supposed to go to
>Dispatch doesn't respond to anything
>Alright guess I'll take it to the one closest to the Walgreens
>Get there security says these bills say Windsor, WI
>Tell him I was told to come here
>Cool guy from dispatch calls at that same time
>Tell him about address on bills
>"Oh sorry Whiney, it WAS supposed to go to Windsor"
>FUCKING WHAT
>Tell him if that dispatcher pulls this last second shit with the wrong fucking destination again I will quit on the spot
>He laughs a bit and asks me if I can take it to Wisconsin
>I agree since he's helped me more than the other fuck


How have you guys been?

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is swift the GM of these threads?

>>16036209
I'd like to say we're more FCA than GM

So I was thinking about trucking.

I "regularly" drive from Connecticut to Iowa and vice versa to and from college. its about 1k miles.

I literally got my license then left and drove 1000 miles the next day.

Last time I did the drive (3 weeks ago) I was able to do it without getting tired or having to stop and rest. Also without wanting to kill myself. I think it was about 18 hours.

Do I have what it takes? Is it worth it?

>>16036169

> Windsor

shit boi that's like 10 minutes from my place.

>>16036450
It was pretty nice up there desu
Weather isn't too cold yet and the scenery ain't half bad.

>>16036286
It's easy as shit 99% percent of the time. The other 1% you'll want to die and take everyone surrounding you with you.

>>16035974
As far as I'm aware that's incorrect. Every farm/ranch I've worked on we harvest corn silage, or any silage for that matter while it's still green because you want that moisture.

>>15993830
I have hazmat training and I have never heard that one

>>16034626
Aye. I get 15 an hour after the first two hours. So if they detain me 2 hours I sit and pray they detain me the rest of the day. What chaps my ass is when I have a bunch of short runs in a day and each load and unload takes almost exactly two hours of my day. Nigga don't get paid to spend two hours loading, driving 15 miles and spend two hours unloading

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>>16036169

>be on shitty Tropicana load that pays .80/mile and weighs 44,600lb
>but it goes to Denver which has good paying loads all the time coming out
>drop load, don't get out until 3am yay detention pay
>find out I'm shuttling two empty trailers to Dodge City, KS 400 miles away for 1.02/mile
>mfw Tropicana loads are literally worth less than air
>mfw getting paid 1000 dollars to haul sailboat fuel

>>16038030
>but it goes to Denver which has good paying loads all the time coming out


Are you crazy?
Denver is a black hole.
Colorado is notoriously hard to get a load out of.
Denver is booming hard and frieght comes in like mad but not much leaves besides coors
Navajo makes its money bringing in freight and takes a loss getting back out of denver

>>16038059
Oh and navajo is always deadheading to dodge city

>>16034100
I think the first order of business in those sort of cases should be to block the fuckers into their car park until they unload you.

>>16036169
I would have hundreds of lamia babies with Miia any day...

Fucking senior management showed up wednesday and decided that my job was inefficient. So they moved a bunch of other jobs out into my warehouse to put a different one done by complaining women into the well-lit room with heating.
So now I'm working with three guys in what was formerly a nice quiet warehouse, working near-constantly instead of having time to slack off occasionally.
And they've got their own set of speakers, to play shitty rap music on.
And I've lost any privacy for singing along to my music.

On the upside, I now have company and I'm not constantly juggling four jobs because the other guys take care of a couple. Soon as I've trained them, they'll even do it properly.

Also, I have learned never to correct a rapper's grammar. One of the guys IS a rapper on the side when not working retail, but his grammar is awful.
If I hear him massacre the english language again, I'm challenging him to a rap battle, because I can string rhymes together all day.

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Goddamn glass on freightliners is cheap.

>>16037872
>not getting paid percentage
That's where you fucked up.

Another truckerfag hopeful here. I've saved up the money to go to my local school and do their CDL program (about $4k), but what should I do after that?
Where do I find a job? And what are some good employers in Texas? I know there used to be a pastebin in the OP but it's gone now.

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russia. 1259,84 inches or 32 meters

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>>16039693

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>>16039699

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anyone have photos of the living areas inside the truck cabs?

>>16039693
That's probably the safest non-military vehicle you can drive in Russia due to its size and inertia

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>>16035110
>It's fuel or feed corn
this, pic related is what comes out of the harvester

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>>16038030
i don't know how big sailboat fuel tankers are, but can you dolly up take them both at once?

>>16039461
That's because I was too lazy to copy and paste it.

Your school will probably have recruiters come. Big OTR companies will pre-hire you and you can go jump on one of their trucks while your license is still hot off the press. Otherwise you can stay local with a bust ass Class A job like me or a shitty Class B job but at least you get to sleep in your own bed.

>>16039972
Just google it. It's kinda hard to tell from pics sometimes though.

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>>16039693
>>16039699
>>16039708

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>>16039972
It's a bed and some cabinets.

>>15992397
>Ford 6.0 motor which is a huge pile of shit
>>15992426

https://youtu.be/vDf6LloqciA

>>16040102
I turn like figure 2-12

Kek

>>16033966
are you going to have a better chipboard cuckshed than EF?

>>16040187

Tow op here.

Thats not very impressive.

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>>16010969
>http://futurism.com/uber-otto-trucks-2017/

>pass truck doing 60 mph
>take a look at the driver
>no one is there

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This thread is slow and r/trucking is full of lease op cuck fags thinking they are experts with 6 months under their belts.

Where do truckers hang out on the internet?

>>16040623
Are cabovers comfortable rides?

>>16040633
No.

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>>16040633
i have no idea farn

>>16040566
>giant red emergency stop button next to air brake valves
>thinks he can get to that from the back seat

idiots.

>see what looks to be load locks in back sleeper

also savages.

>>16040633
Modern Euro ones, probably.

Concrete pump guy here, just asked for a raise and the talks in the works if it doesn't work out I'm set on driving a tanker or some other high paying gig. About to go nose deep in some cocaine then hit the casino /blog

>>16038030
Kek I been through western Kansas nothing buy beanered out peterbuilts

Tfag

I drive flatbed and I'm leased on to a company with my own truck. I'm driving mostly 1.80-2.20/mile full truck loads. They don't offer any LTL? What are the typical rates on LTL loads and is the volume there to drive 2000-2500 miles a week or do you sit a lot waiting for loads to set up in the same lane? Is 2500 miles a week at 3/mile minimum realistic?

Thanks

so nearby my house I noticed there's an area where there's always trucks parked. It's off the major highway and in a business park. No businesses right there at the area they park in front of. It's a street, and I see cops go through a lot but never bother them

Anyways is it normal for you guys to just dip out and park somewhere to nap or relax? Does it really matter where you stop?

>>16041165
Looks to me like the cops are treating it as containment. Trucks park somewhere relatively safe, cops buzz through to give a Visible Police Presence to reassure truckers, word gets around that it's a safe place to stop for the night.

>>16041165
Even if it's not technically legal, cops usually don't give a fuck if nobody complains.
Unless you're on the east coast. Everybody hates trucks with a passion and will go far out of their way to harass truck drivers.

>>16041165

Most of the time cops are just glad that they aren't running out of hours or parking in an area that will generate complaints from people.

>>16041163
>mileage mentality
LTL isn't right for you.