TRUCKERFAG THREAD

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Which one of you fuckers did this?

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=716_1486751732

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>>16646510
>Ice Road Truckers girl lookin bretty gud by comparison

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>>16646967

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>>16646987

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I've noticed in my time around truckers that ruskies only drive white Volvos. Is there any reason behind this?

>>16647001
Because the Russian Mafia in Chicago only buys white Volvos. Probably get some sort of kickback from a dealer around there.

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errything looks better with a Kenworth badge on it

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>tfw no qt trucker gf who also repairs her own shit

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>>16647031
Kek.

>>16647001
Because Russians have superior taste.

>>16646510
>Tandems slid all the way forward
You scared to take a corner, boy?

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>>16647252

Commiefornia load. Story time.

>be checking into CA a few days after I shot that
>slowly approach the inspection station
>notice bees swarming around my truck
>wut.nef
>get to the station and roll my window down enough to get the bills out
>officer asks what you hauling
>gubmint cheese
>okay you can go
>two guys in bunny suits are on the shoulder
>skateboard hauling fucking beehives with millions of nopeflies in them
>DOT is inspecting the load
>clever retribution for all the horseshit they pull on it
>noped the fuck out of there
>mfw

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well yesterday was a fucking day boys.
>scale open South of Edmonton
>26300kg on tridem
>can only be 24000
>caked in so much fucking snow and ice
>no way I could possibly be that heavy
>told to shovel as much off as I can
>doesn't help
>715 cuckbuck ticket
dunno if I pay it or the boss does but fuck me man
>pic was before I knocked off as much as I could before I even started driving in the morning.

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>>16646510
>Endor
I assume you mean the forest moon of Endor since Idaho isn't a gas giant but then you mentioned ice, so I assume you actually meant Hoth. I find your lack of star wars disturbing.

>>16647647
And now you know why drivers, but most especially grain and rock carriers, always avoid coops because it's way to easy for them to be overweight.

>who pays
Your employer may front the money. Or not. But ultimately you will be the one paying.

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Would trucking in the oil fields be a good idea now that the pipelines got the go ahead? I'm making $20/hr, 40 hours no overtime comfy local delivery job at the moment. But thinking when I turn 25 next year I should maybe try some real trucking and have a sense of adventure.

>>16647685
I forgot there was a scale there, otherwise I'd have jumped off and scooted around. Better luck next time i suppose

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>>16647707
I'm in the same position as you. I bet my job is comfier tho. I finish my deliveries early and I get like half the day to my self while still getting paid. Some days I'll just go home early getting paid for the full day of course.
I get to see tons of awesome places in the great state of California. I don't earn much considering the high cost of living but since I live with my parents I keep most of my check. I'd say don't do it. It's better to be happy at your job compared to earning more but being unhappy. Pic related. Dwarven village I went to this week.

>>16646816
>the training program I am taking is 4 months long with 260 hours
Jesus Christ, what a gigantic waste. I got my license with a 2 week course and was a qualified driver after 6 weeks (1 orientation, 5 training).
I hope you're getting paid by a company or something to take this training program.

>>16646816
>What kind of schooling do you guys get before heading out on the road?

None. That is """"""""school.""""""""

>Not trying to be a dick. I get that it's always going to be different once you actually start working, but the training program I am taking is 4 months long with 260 hours spent behind the wheel (most of which is on actual roads), so I'm hoping to know a fair bit by the time I get a job.

It just depends how smart your trainers are. My trainers will tell me I can make a turn, then literally we can't make it.

Or I'll ask them a question, and they'll just look at me with their mouth open with this vacant, soulless gaze. Its like dude what are you even doing. How are you human? How are you real?

Basically Prime trainers are just high school drop outs who need to slave you out so they can afford their lease payment. So they can continue to LARP as small business owners.

It sounds like you have actual educators with an aptitude for teaching. So you're not really living my hell I wouldn't worry.

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>>16648102
Hey where is my trip. It was there I saw it

Pic related is me hating life.

>>16648102
>>16648102

You must be training for Prime. There's a lot of that out there, they only have to pay you 700 + your bens and taxes while they rake in monstrous amounts of cash on team loads that pay well.

Not all of their trainers are like that but when I was in training I had a few I interviewed who were trying to hustle me. I lucked out 3, count em, 3 times. First went intermodal so I had to get off. Second I stayed on past my miles for winter training and got injured. 3rd was a refresher and we got along great and he really sharpened my backing skills big time. Dude was an ace and let me bring both of my road bikes on his truck whenever we had down time we would ride to restaurants or other shit, we got stuck in Canada for two days and rode around Toronto for a while doing the tourist thing.

>>16648166
This is actually triggered I just didn't get my trip up.

My second trainer was actually awesome. But I was only with him four days. My other 3 trainers have been aids everyday.

Only 2,100 miles left until I upgrade.

>>16646649

"fuck this cop car in particular"

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I would absolutely destroy this

>>16648245

ew

>>16648245

Meh i'd probably hit it. She still looks better than any lot lizard

>>16648245
A few months back I was delvering to the airport and there was a couple who are owner-ops and team drive. They were probably like mid 40s or maybe lower 50s but the wife was actually pretty fine. I would hit that for sure. Wouldn't go down tho, I don't like the taste of old leather.

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>>16648245
>tfw you don't even have impossible standards and would be completely happy with someone like her but you'll still never find a trucking girl for yourself

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>need to download podcasts/movies/porn
>look at connections, "4 bars, nice"
>connecting
>connecting
>unable to connect at this time

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>tfw no Flatbed Chick gf

Is it unusual to get a semi license when I'd really prefer to drive a garbage truck or something? Getting the license is no big deal and I figure it will make me more competitive when looking for a job.

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>>16647707

Oilfield trucking didn't fully stop when the recession hit two years ago, and will continue whether those big pipelines go through or not.

It pays really well in exchange for working long hours in often hard conditions, especially in the border states or Canada where winter can be breddy fierce.

There are lots of different aspects of trucking when it comes to oil and gas work, so there are a lot of options, depending on what you want to do.

There's tanker work hauling all kind of fluids like crude oil or fresh water, pneumatics for hauling bulk oilfield cement, chemicals like calcium or flyash, or frac sand, flatbedding mobile equipment like bulldozers, or pallets of drilling mud chemicals, winch trucks for loading various types skids, cryogenic trailers hauling liquid nitrogen or co2, and then there are tonnes of different types of vocational driving jobs that entail driving and operating mounted equipment like high pressure pumps, vacuum trucks or cranes.

>>16649200
You are much better off getting the higher license. Like I mentioned a million times before- opens up more options for you and some jobs where you will be driving straight trucks still want the Class A anyway, especially if they have other equipment that you may possibly drive in the future and requires it.

>>16649061
M-mom...?

>>16649200
If you can drive a collection truck, or a transfer rig, you'll be much more appealing to the larger companies that run both. Transfer is a pretty cozy gig in most places. Drive 1-4 laps and end where you started the same day.

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>>16646649
>Who did this?
>White Volvo
Cyka Blyat!

>>16646990
>>16646967
>>16646987
If those badges had underglow she whould have been supertrucker/10

>>16647647
>715 cuckbuck ticket
That's cheap. I got knocked off for $600 roobux, just for 1 tonnes over on the triaxle. I'm sure 2 tonnes over here would have been more expensive.

>>16647647

How far over were you once you cleaned the snow off?

>>16649570
That's cheap. Here in the US it's a dollar a lb overweight.

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Oh snap u guys. I offtracked and hit a cement highway median lol. Construction detour required me to do a really tight u turn. I didn't quite go wide enough.

Amazingly on the trailer there isn't even a scratch at the very back of my trailer where I started to hit up against it. Not even a cut or abrasion on the tire.

No harm no foul?

>>16649627
No it's not. In most places it's pennies per pound over. The high dollar weight violation tickets are for being above max gross limit

>>16649667
Rubbin is racin'

>38 TONNES overloaded
>$500 fine

https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/500-fine-for-38-tonne-overload/2743764/

Does it feel like it's harder to back between lines than it is to back between trailers? Sometimes it takes me like three or four pullups and I feel retarded because I one-shot earlier that day between other trailers.

Got a little dilemma. Should I stay with Piss And Moan for my full contact year, making shit wages, or should I look into moving on to a different company? On one hand, I don't want to give them the satisfaction of taking $6000 of my dollarydoos, yet I would like to make more.

>>16650305
will you make back that 6k and then some by doing so?

>>16650305
>$6000
Jesus. What the fuck. That shit is just immoral.

>>16650363
Sounds more jewish than immoral to me.

>>16650305
Your first year anywhere isn't going to be good. Everything you dislike now, you will likely dislike the exact same things at every major carrier, and nowhere worth working will hire you with less than a year of safe driving.
Just suck it up and don't hit anything, then you get almost any dedicated or daycabber job you want.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47JWL6TnXW0

>>16650363
That's apparently the cost of three weeks of CDL training, with motel accommodations, and one week of orientation with hotel.

>>16650469
>real companies put you up in a hotel and PAY YOU for orientation

>>16650713
Oh they payed us during training. A whopping $25 a week, then $50 on the last day of training when we passed the state CDL test.

>>16650720
That's awesome

>>16651235
Shoo shoo

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>>16650305
You really should just stick it out, as much as it sucks, and get at least that full year under your belt before you seriously consider switching employers.

>>16650429
>>16650314

These guys are right, odds are nowhere good will take you this early in the game, and its pretty doubtful you'll make above and beyond another six grand to cover the costs of your training with anyone else that would.

>>16649667
Did anyone see you do it? You don't report it and someone calls you in, you're brobably sungk :DDDD

>>16651410
The only reason I'm considering it now is because the fat fuck that was formerly my team driver quit and went to Transport America, and he keeps telling me how much more he's making over there. Could he just be a greedy jew going for the referral bonus?

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>>16651410
No it was like 2am.

I don't think I hit it that hard because there was no evidence of any collision. I just treated it like a curb check. (Except it was actually a concrete wall check.) I noticed it, corrected myself, and moved on.

Is that so illegal?

>pic related is my new trucker hat I found at Flying J kek

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>>16651576
I meant to your company, not to Johnny Law. If no one saw it and there is no visible damage, you're probably fine.

>>16651441
I am sure the referral bonus is at least part of it.

If you figure you can make enough to cover that 6k and more to make it worth your while switching companies, then you do you. How much longer is your contract till it's finished?

>>16650719
Fugg. Roehl payed me a flat $600 a week for orientation and driver training.

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>MFW we've been waiting three hours on a frac crew to begin the job, and just got told that it'll be even longer

Glad I am bayed by the hour when on the jobside :DDDDD

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>forgot my wallet today at a Costco
>Thank the Lord someone turned it in
It's a relief to know I they had it. What would I have to do in that situation had it happened? I know I'd had to get a replacement license from DMV but what about muh medical card? New physical? I think the place I got it from closed down.

>>16651441
Going from pam to transport america is like getting reamed by a nigger with a 12.75" cock instead of a nigger with a 13" cock.

>>16651957
>medical card
Wew lad, didn't know anyone still had the cards anymore. Thought for sure they phased then out 2 years ago.

If I don't get paid per diem, how much per day away can I claim?

Why cant I claim on my commute to work when carrying work clothes and my food and fridge.

>>16651441
The guy that left the Swift dedicated way before I did would tell me that every subsequent time he switched companies. I think he's been through 4-5 companies in the span of my tenure with Swift.

>>16652497
$63 a day, I believe.

>>16652082
In the civilized states in the Union they still require them.

>>16652698
No he's right, it's "Medical Examiner's Certificate" and long form now. The certificate and card are the same thing but they aren't actually cards anymore but everyone still calls it a card.

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>>16649667

dumb ass.

cop or snitch didn't see it, you didn't do it

Story time.

>Pick up in Middlesboro, KY
>Smithfield load
>Öh i've done these before, no big deal
>but not here
>have to weave through this ghost coal town built 120 years ago in the hills of KY
>taking all of my turns super wide because parked cars on the street that was designed when the average truck and trailer was small enough to fit in the trailer I'm hauling
>turning into oncoming traffic people are being nice and giving me room, cool
>get to the entrance of the industrial plant
>i have to almost drive through someone's yard to make the turn without hitting anything with the ass end of my trailer
>have to do it all over again on the exit and it was dark
>mfw that turn claims a trailer every couple of months and ends up on Twisted Truckers
>mfw a fucking prime driver can do it

>>16653166
>fagging it up this much
I cant wait till you take out a light pole and get shitcanned just like Eminem.

>>16653180

Perfect driving record since I was 16, will be 32 in April, don't hold your breath faggot

>>16653188
Low tier troll.
>>16653180
Bruh. I'm still new. Let me enjoy my petty victories.

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>>16653166
DRIVEN BY THE BEST

>>16653188
>trolling it up this much
I cant wait till you get backtraced and the consequences won't ever be the same.

>you will never fuck her in front of her dog and cat

>>16653413
>shilling it up this much
I cant wait till it comes out that shes been married to a black ironworker from Georgia since 2011.

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>>16653428
I wish.

>>16653166
I take product in there (read: pig parts in 20 2000lb bins) at least a couple of times a month and yeah the place is in an absolutely retarded location for an industrial park since it's on the opposite side of a residential area from the only truck highway to the town, US25E. And with a low bridge on the one road that would make sense to get to the place so you can't use that. Even better, the only truck route in to the place (KY 2079) has a 22 ton restricted bridge on it.

Since Prime drops and hooks there it's not so bad for y'all but we hate them since we have to do live unload and you just as well figure on getting at least an 8 in.

>>16650363
>That's immoral
So is breaking a contract you signed.

>>16653754
It's like the BHPH dealers making you sign a contract with some fucked up 70% compounded interest where you pay $17k for a $3000 shitbox. Fuck them taking advantage of people like that.

But either way anon fucked up signing that contract so he might as well stay there unless he wants to leave and just default on it and tell them to fuck themselves. How are they really gonna get their $6000 anyway? They could withold the last paycheck but that's about it. They can have fun chasing him down for the other $5000.

>>16653781
Bruh, I haven't made more than $300 a week since Christmas.

>>16653781
Lawsuits that'll fuck up his credit for life.

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>>16653649

Optimus Leasefag how often did you get the 5cpm fuel mileage bonus when you were company? Every week? Say yes.

so how much do you whore stranglers earn then?

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>>16652576
>>16651441
>Not starting your career Driving For The Best™ who arguably pay the highest rate to first year drivers in the industry.

>Not driving an ultra comfy 62 mph everywhere you go

>Not hanging out with me and Optimus Leasefaq at the comfy state of the art Prime terminals

>Not winning at life

Seriously once you get past the team driving you have to do to upgrade into your own truck Prime beats out every starter company by light years

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>>16653649
she has a decent bod, and i'd rekt that caboose

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>>16654210
so i thought about it for a minute, maybe this would be better

>>16654210
>>16654282
>>16653413
>there are people on this board who find this female attention monger to be an interesting topic of conversation

wew

>>16654150
what the fuck is this

>>16654355
>attention monger
>literally just makes low effort vlogs of herself to kill the loneliness of driving
>happy go lucky girl just enjoying life

man you must be really miserable. you need allie more than any of us

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>>16654282
Large improvement

>>16654362
Not an argument.

>>16654393
>this triggered beta

>>16654150
>damage controlling your awful employer this much
I cant wait till they corral you into a predatory lease, and you go broke dumping 96% of your profits back into """""your""""" truck.

>>16654691
>realizes he cant ever get allie knight pussy
>scatters to find a way to protect ego
>cognitive dissonance goes into full effect

>>16654727
2/10
>>16654746
.05/10

>>16654841

k

>>16654861
.00000000000000001/10

>>16654868

k

>>16654895

k

>>16654841
>gets btfo as a tripfag
>damage control overdrive
>on suicide watch

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If I had a dollar for every shitpost in /TFG/, I could have retired two years ago.

>>16655050
I'm stuck for the weekend at the receiver. You better believe it's time to fun post.

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>I remember a time before primely rookie, hotel prime, and oilcancuck shit up these threads

>>16655190
Oilfag is the worst because he isn't even a trucker.

>>16655219
notruescotsman.jpg

>>16655375
Except he's literally not a trucker.

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>>16655050
If I had a dollar for every shitpost in /TFG/, it would be Wednesday, my dudes.

>>16655190
I remember a time when these threads were fueled by YBJ shoops alone.

>>16655391
Yeah, same I been here off and on since you started tripping and getting so many questions you started making truckerfag threads.

>>16655461
Lel. Tripfagging on /b/ and /r9k1.0/ was a riot right down to page 16.

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>>16655190
>>16655219
>>16655386
>Boy, I sure wish there was a lot more instances of the same four or five questions rookie otr drivers ask in this thread day after day instead literally anything else

#NotAllTruckers

Just because I drive a vocational straight truck now doesn't mean I wasn't a trucker before.

Bepis isn't technically a trucker anymore either gonsidering he now does local deliveries, yet he doesn't catch any flack about it.

Stop repressing me with your privileged white male patriarchal attitudes. I am a proud disabled, feminist, lesbian, woman of color, and I will not stand for this blatant discrimination.

>>16655386
>drives a truck
>literally not a truck driver

What is this fallacy even called

>>16655505

Whoops, so triggered I forgot to be a tripfag.

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>>16655507
Because this place is a cuckshed hugbox. You're not a trucker if you're not getting paid minimum wage to live 24/7 in a moving shoebox.

I'm too autistic to go inside and ask but what is general policy in truck stops on using the microwave for shit you didn't necessarily buy there.
Will they yell at me if I just walk in and nuke some soup?

>>16655644
No. They're used to shitstains doing it all the time. The polite thing to do is to buy a hot or cold drink while it's in the microwave as thanks for the convenience.

Alternatively, get a HotLogic Mini for $25. They run on 200w inverters. Just throw your gruel for dinner in when you wake up and it's ready in 4-8 hours, and will hold it at a safe temperature until your cuckbox tells you that you're allowed to eat.

>>16655589
I can't understand why an enlightened gentleman such as yourself would actively seek out a place where high school dropout cuckboxers get together to talk about cuckboxing, and then you don't like them talking about being cuckboxers.
It's a trucker thread for truckers to talk about trucking. Driving a straight truck does not make one a trucker.

>>16655751
k

>>16655717
I planned on getting a 12v portable stove, but I have to order it from Amazon since I don't want to pay truck stop price. I hear they work pretty well, 300°

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>>16654895

I am not a smart man but I do not believe I would walk between a hoisted garbage truck and the crane doing the hoisting. I certainly wouldn't do it while looking around for spare change as if the plastic pisspot on my head had a +50 physical damage enchantment.

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>>16655751
k. This will be the last post I ever post.

>>16655717
>>16655644
Another option is one of those 12v hard plastic, black lunchbox style RoadPro heaters.

I had one while I was sleeper living, and theyre pretty convienent for heating up canned soups/stews or making hot sandwiches. Wal-Mart and lots of dollar stores sell disposable baking tins that fit in them pretty well to use as a liner for easy cleanup.

>>16655960
That's what I meant, I don't know where stove came from. Yeah, the portable lunch box.

>>16656075
They're worth the shekels. They can heat two cans of Chef Boyardee to piping hot in about twenty five to thirty minutes or so.

>>16654140
1800/week after tax

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Full moon out at Wrightsville Beach NC tonight. It's a good night. Shout out to all my homies camping out at Tyson chicken plants.

>T680 nice as fuck
>Satellite unit isn't picking up signal though
Not like I would watch it much anyway.

>>16655219
He has the smallest cuckbox.

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>>16657375
I'll have you know that my cuckbox is easily 38" long.

>TFW yesterday was a 15.5 hour day, and we don't have to be on site until ten tomorrow.

>>16655855
They burn the shit out of anything you don't keep an eye on. The HLM heats to 170F and holds it, so it doesn't matter when you pull the food.

>>16655960
They'll burn the zinc off a soup can, so it's not a great idea if you don't want to spend your old age in diapers.

>>16657159
I saw the nicest kenworth today. It was aerodynamic yet still had that muscular old school look. I was actually jelly. And I usually couldn't care less about who's driving what truck so long as my cup holder is in arms length.

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>>16657522
>38" sleeper feels

>>16657736
What's HLM?

who thicc here

>>16657736
170° seems kinda weak though but I suppose it's enough for just heating soup and leftovers.
I was thinking of trying to cook rice in the Roadpro. Maybe I'll get both.

>>16657736
>They'll burn the zinc off a soup can,
No. 300f is not enough.

>>16659100
Maybe for a 1950's can that has no protective lining.

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We were discussing having project tractors for cruising. Found one that would be perfect with dat Detroit sound and here I am with only cuckshed money. Pic related

https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/5981178054.html

>>16659297
Get a cabover and put a custom truck bed that's the max width and all the way to the rear end, with a tailgate and even a bumper. Enjoy the bewildered looks.

>>16659207
>Not eating Korean Conflict era rations to save money

Its like you don't even want botulism.

>>16658979
takes about an hour with minute rice, but its not bad

>>16653180
>>16653260

same Primefagging

>>16654107

just about every god damn week because I do like 60mph average.

if I had a week out west in the mountains sometimes I didn't get it

>>16654727

1.5/10 bait I replied.

the only ones dumping 96% of their revenue into their trucks are not running their trucks right, not doing the best fuel stops and in general being a douche and we have a few of them here.

>>16655190

>hotel prime

I lol'd

>>16656622

>tyson

Man fuck that. You're new so I'll explain how your average Tyson load works for leasefags

>Tyson calls Prime
>"Hey we got some chickens for you to haul"
>".90 cpm and we aren't paying detention pay"
>"trailer will be fully loaded to 45,000lb and your driver will be in the hills so he'll get crappy fuel mileage"
>"we won't honor the DDT and your driver will be stuck here two days with no data on a nasty smelly chicken farm with maybe a bathroom if he's lucky"
>"he will have to drive through switchback roads in the middle of nowhere in Arkansas that were not designed for 53' trailers and sleeper trucks"
>"on top of that the load will be ready at midnight and he will have to drive all night tired to make the load on time"
>Prime sales "Sounds great!!! We'll dispatch a truck immediately!!"

Generally I turn them down mostly because of those reasons, plus I'm vegan. Smithfield loads are a lot better they pay better and don't send you to literally where to pick up. And most have overnight parking and actual facilities, I went to a Smithfield once that had free showers, for OTR drivers. The one I'm at now has full facilities except for that.

Cargill isn't much better but most of them have facilities and they're usually drop and hook and almost always honor the DDT.

>>16659465
>I'm vegan
Opinions discarded.

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>>16659596

>reply/10

nothing wrong with wanting to save the planet.

some of us have higher aspirations for the species than eating other animals like fucking cavemen.

>>16659100
Don't argue with tfag, he makes $16/mi and is an expert at everything

>>16659677
>All this money
>Truck doesn't even have a grill

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>>16659297
>>16659312

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>>16659835

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>>16659859

>>16659637
>thinks he can save the planet by being a vegan while Muslim families have 4 kids each

>>16660015

>implying that Muslims are our enemies

>implying that I don't have Muslim friends

Its meat eating dinosaurs like you that give humans a bad name.

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>>16660085
How much of a cuck can you be?
> vegan
> mudslime lover
>got cucked into a lease

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>MFW it's 5°C (41°F) in the middle of February

A breddy nice day to be working outside, muddy conditions aside.


>>16659835
>>16659859
>>16659864
>Has science gone too far?

There are a couple of big rig pickups like these in my area that are often at local show and shines. One is a Kenworth and the other is a Peterbilt, and they both are from the early 80s.

They're pretty neat, but I am not a big fan of the box on the back look, although I see their use.

>>16660085
K

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>>16660369
>>16660369

>>16659465
I got 6.5 mpg for the first in the Appalachians this week. That's why I got nervous.

Vegan I can't do, but I was trying to do the vegetarian thing for a few weeks. I found it was too difficult though since my TNT guy only wants to eat out of truck stops. I'm upgrading next Tuesday though. What do you eat. I'm thinking I'll get a crock pot and cook a lot of beans and rice .

>>16660085
Well, I'm sure that when they instate Sharia law and start killing all non Muslims, your friends will make sure your beheading is quick and painless.
Maybe if you're lucky, they just cut your balls off and let you be their homosexual fuck partner.

>>16659637
Opinion discarded, vegan. Shut up and eat your bacon.

>>16659637
>>16660085

fuck off imitation primefag you are cancer

>>16660514

truck stops. gotta real labels noob. I can go to iron skillet and throw down like the rest of you fat asses. have never had a problem finding good food at truck stops and i don't live on bread and french fries either

i do cook though from time to time. crock pot is for the most part all you need. microwave and a fridge, don't get cucked and pay 650 for one of those fridges from the company store get a dorm fridge and strap it to the top bunk or remove the passenger seat and put it there

>Arrive at shipper
>Only one way in/out
>Docks to the left as you enter
>Only just enough room to back in/pull out
>Wiley Sanders driver parks his trailer in front of mine as he's swapping like four trailers around
Still managed to not hit anything, even with the KW's gargantuan turn radius

>>16659835
Keks. I'd drive it.
>>16659859
Getting closer
>>16659864
Nicely done, but not a cabover for maximum oddity.

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>consignee is in a shopping plaza, decide to take ten hour break behind the building next to dock
>right as soon as they're done unloading, this little FedEx truck comes zipping around the corner and parks right in my spot.
>it's been over an hour and he's still there
>he could've parked literally anywhere in the entire city and he picks the one spot that I can be in
FUCKING MOVE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT FUCK

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>>16660936
Let's see your new digs.

>>16660819
>Fucked with enough to tripcode
Zoz.

Fug. My mentor is driving for the first time since I started, and he is one of the rev right to 2100, grind it till it'll go in type of shifters.

>>16661173
>>Fucked with enough to tripcode
THAT'S NOT ME

>>16658979
4 hours will cook rice at 170F. Most high temp cooking has the objective of minimizing time, but you really only need to get food hot enough to kill bacteria in mosey cases and heat will break it down over time.

>>16659100
They get a good deal hotter than 300F on the elements.

>>16659718
Grills in the mail. Picked up the well nuts today.

>youll never nut on those tits

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>>16661192
>>16660819
I can't tell which is which!

>>16661395
The lunch box ones you definitely have to keep tabs on. They're better for heating already cooked food up, then setting it and forgetting it with something raw.

https://youtu.be/wuD-wU1lkjk

FENDIRRORS STRIKE AGAIN

>>16661679
If he was Smith Systeming like should, he would've been able to see the car inn his mirror with its blinker on and prevented that accident.

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>>16661173
>Tfw swiveling passenger seat and swing-out table

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>>16661729
>Shoes in the sleeper area
>MFW
Wew lad.

Looks breddy spacious.

>>16661729
I went to this new company with the intention of doing a driver unloaded dedicated account, the downside being (aside from the driver unload) there's way way more driving in towns and backing behind the building.
Anyway, they have me the choice between a Freightliner and a T680, and given the nature of the position, I went with the smaller and more agile 'Shaker.
Then I quit that position after 3 weeks because fuck driver unload, and went back OTR, thinking about that Ken I let slip through my stupid fat fingers.

>>16661035
>werner logo
how are the new trailers doing btw? i know they swapped out a ton of them recently.

>>16661395
>grill in the mail
now you just have to have the drive to go home.

also did you settle on a place yet? last iheard you were debating going to the west coast. but that was like a year ago.

>>16661395
What advantage does the mini have over a 12v slow cooker? Isn't the function identical?

>>16661846
Nope. Don't have any reason to head to the coast anymore. Going to take another stab at Montana, but might end up in Wisconsin.

>>16661836
The new Wabashes are a dream. The new handles are so much better than the old chains, and they're really light weight, too. I've had some loads that are like 47k lbs on the bill.

>22
>most companies want someone 23 with 3 years experience

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>>16661758
They's clean.
>Pic
Tell me that's troll ammo.

The fukken overhead lamps in the front of the cab are shaped like the KW badge silhouette.
>>16661775
Mistakes were made, the consequences will never be the same.

Time for hilariously bad ideas with Balam

How retarded would making a tulpa be in this business? I'm alone everyday, might as well put that functioning insanity to use.

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>>16662251
>Wat.

Going off this image I found of one, don't do it.

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Any other Owner ops here? South Louisiana Oilfield trucker here and heres my beauty.

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>>16662353
Also a great song for a bright sunny day trucking in the USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emxH2yl6ybo

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>>16662353

>>16662353
What are you gonna do next year when your truck gets regulation'd off the road?

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>>16662458
What regulations are you talking about my friend?
Mines a 1995 so Im out of the E log regulation, and dont need EDF, what am I missing?

I'm on my third swap out since Thursday. Company cuck lyfe, I better get a comfy run to Cali or something for all this.

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>>16662475
>>16662456
Idk why all my pictures are turning sideways sorry.

>>16662482
Phone probably stores orientation metadata in some section that 4chan culls when you upload. iPhone pictures turn out the same way except for one orientation.

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>>16662511
Ah makes sense, sorry.

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>>16662353

>>16662511
Remember that time I said this exact same thing like a week ago and one samefag got so mad I corrected him that he made a new OP and mocked me in it even though I was right?

>>16662541
Nigger detected, learn to take pics the proper way.

>>16662574
Keks yeah. Don't mind the banter.

>>16662353
About to get my hazmat do i even need to study seems pretty easy and only like 20 questions right

Ex pump bro is here btw finally going to get a real trucker jerb have a interview with fed ex tomorrow they are trying to get me to do team driving but I'm more of a mr solo dolo

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I helped tfag do a thing.

>>16662476
>Comfy run
>Cali
Pick one m8

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>>16662919
just STFU and post a picture of your asshole you insufferable roast beef slag

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>>16662919
>>16661395

>MFW not shiny and chrome

Mediocre. How do you expect to get into Valhalla like that?

Did you already get it Line-Xed?

>>16663042
Nah. The bug screen clips weren't the right style, so it'd get totally fucked pulling it off. I'll just replace it with a line-x'd grill when I get a new hood after the rebuild.

>>16662879
>fed-ex
>solo
Probably not happening off the turnpike. If you can't pull those triples two ways a day and call it quits you have to be bunk buddies to earn your cuckbucks.

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>>16663070

How many Freedom Currencies was the grill, and how many more would it cost to get the Freightliner badge?

>>16662353
>Oilfield driver
>No tire chain racks
That sounds like a wonderful dream.

What do you usually haul? Anything and everything?

>>16662475
Cute little coil tubing unit. I just ended a job doing that a couple of weeks ago.

>>16663127
$180. Badged grills were closer to $300 and chrome. Got a dash mat instead. Might pop something cool in the badge slot.

>>16661698
Car caused the accident. Faggot 4wheeler just had to be onfront of the truck and turned from a non turning lane.

>>16662574
You were wrong.

>>16662919
You sucked his dick I hope. You had to pay him for that youtube vid he posted.

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and fixed

yw

>>16663426
Dat KW badge better be fukken backlit

I mean tfag can afford it after all.

>>16663426
Needs moar underglow, and a pair of sick angel eye conversion kits.

>>16663085
I could probably do tripples and doubles seems ez

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>>16663426
>>16663443
>>16663478

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I got to ask, what's some hackery/frankenstein trucks have you've seen?
>Be me, not a truckerfag
>See a big rig up ahead
>Notice it's a Peterbilt, but with weird fenders.
>Get passed it, it looks like it has some weird lights on it.
>Try to figure it out, find out it's from pic related.
>The truck has fenders and head lights from a volvo

You're not at real trucker unless you gross at least

4 4 T O N N E S
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>>16663982
Bonneted scania's and they aren't even hacked together.

>>16663307
Who's at fault is irrelevant; the trucker could have prevented it if he was a good driver.

>>16664865
t. shortnose cucktruck driver with exposed fendirror

>>16664089
Life begins at 44 tonnes m8.

>>16662961
Destination might suck but running coast to coast is about the only way to enjoy reefer.

>>16662476
>get to swap location last night about 1900
>shitty 8 spot Pilot just outside Chattanooga, already has about 15 trucks jammed in
>truck I'm looking for is not there
>find a spot at a gas station down the road
>inquire where the fuck the swap is and why the would tell us to swap at a 8 parking spot peelot
>Answer: lol I don't know swap will be there about 0400
>wake up at 0445, where the fuck is the swap
>74 miles out
>wake up again at 0730, where the fuck is the swap
>just outside Chattanooga
>0830 swap still not here
Fucking swaps man

>>16664865

I'll bite, Supertrucker. Explain how he could have avoided that 4wheeler running into him.

>>16665316
By looking at his mirrors

>>16660936

>KWopper
>Turn radius

Pick one

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>>16662961

>Cali
>Not comfy

You're just in the wrong part of Cali, pic related some OC I shot a week ago out of Santa Maria.

>>16665316
Did you miss the post where I already did that? Car had his signals on, and there was more than enough time to see him making his turn. That's also a good reason why you don't jump off the line like that. It's a stop light, not a Christmas tree. But because he had to be a hot shot, he ran into another car.

>>16661524
We are legion.

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>>16661679
If someone does that, you should get out and execute them right there at the scene. That level of ignorance of your surroundings should be punishable by death.

> Get bored on a friday
> Spend 15 minutes huffing on frost and drawing in it

>>16665534
Are you fucking high? Did you actually watch the video?

The truck was in the single, solid lined dedicated turn lane proceeding into the turn. The 4wheeler was in a straight through lane and made an illegal maneuver. Neither started from a stop during the video like you claim.

>>16665637
I know the car made an illegal turn but at the end of the day, the truck is the one that had an accident. As professional drivers, we have a responsibility to be safe drivers. If he paid attention to his surroundings, he had more than enough time to see the car and brake.
You can get all pissy about who was at fault and yada yada but ultimately you're the one responsible. He wasn't at fault, but now he still has to spend who knows how long sitting on the side of the road dealing with cops and insurance, and he still has a mark on his record.

>>16665755
The car driver broke the law and hit the truck. At fault all the way.

>>16665955
And yet the trucker still has to deal with the consequences.
Wouldn't it have just been easier to prevent the accident?

>>16665637
>>16665955

You're just giving a busrider (You)s at this point.

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The Chrysler cradles I hauled out to Michigan last year are rolling back out now. Tried to spot wtf these were retooled got, but the only test shells on the floor were very obviously BMWs.

>>16665755
TLDR: trucker gets screwed by idiot driver cause we can get fined more regardless of who's actually at fault.

>>16665238
man fucking swaps suck.
>this is an urgent pick up you HAVE to be there at 0400
ok i can do that.
>no you have to swap with this guy at 1100 at the loves.
uh.ok? ill need to turn around as ive already passed that loves..
>do it
ok its like 1300 where is this guy?
>he is en route.
ok its 0400 where is this guy?
>he is on break 5 hours out.
dispach plz i need sleep.
>he is taking his restart deliver to final
right after i get some sleep.

>>16665755
>the truck is the one that had an accident

Nope. Regardless of what that video looks like, you can't tell where the truck drivers attention was. Most probably watching the road he was turning in to. Or keeping an eye out for pedestrians/cyclists that try to cut across his path.

I wouldn't be watching my right side while making a turn. And there's not much the truck could have done about it once that SUV started his turn.

Stop making excuses for clueless or asshole car drivers. Just take their licenses away and give them a lifetime invitation to ride the bus.

>>16666275
>I wouldn't be watching my right side while making a turn.
Because you're not a safe driver, and will likely be involved in several similar accidents.
>And there's not much the truck could have done about it once that SUV started his turn.
They make these things called brake pedals. You can use them to rapidly deccelerate your vehicle.

>>16666303
>use the brakes!
>in the 0.3 seconds between the retard starting to turn and the impact
The brakes would barely respond to the pedal in that time.
>SUV was at fault, but truck is still responsible
You're as much a retard as the SUV driver. Were you the SUV driver?

>>16666333
He had more than 0.3 seconds to respond,, but he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. Had he been more attentive, he could have easily prevented it.

>>16666346
>moving the goalposts
From the time the SUV started the turn until impact was less than a second. There was no time to react, and have the truck respond. If you seriously believe that the truck was in any way at fault, you are fucking retarded. I wouldn't even be surprised if that SUV was invisible from the driver's position. The camera is mounted at the top of the windshield and has a much better view.
>but- but the turn signals!
Do you even drive? Retards leave those on all the time. You can't trust them, especially when someone is in a non-turn lane and has it on.

In any case, the SUV was in a non-turning lane, attempted to make an illegal turn and turned into another vehicle. It was 100% at fault, and was the sole cause of the collision. The truck is not at all to blame here. SUVs insurance pays everything, nothing ends up on truck driver's record and after ~10 minutes to exchange insurance info he's on his way. In the end, it's a minor collision that doesn't matter in the long run.

>>16666395
I've already said once or twice before that who was at fault is irrelevant. You can make up excuses till you're blue in the face but at the end of the day, it was a preventable accident that that driver could've avoided.
>nothing ends up on the driver's record
That part isn't even true. Some companies look as far back as 10 years on your driving record. If the cops get called, it goes on your record.

>>16666458
>That part isn't even true
Yes, it is. Nothing goes on your record unless you're at fault. Have you ever seen what a driving record says? Last time I pulled my NSC record it said (from memory, wording not exact):
>This agency has no record of any at fault claims during the previous 5 years from the date of this search
Also said something similar for driving-related convictions, suspensions, etc. Not at fault = no record. Doesn't make sense to penalize someone for something they didn't do.

>>16661679

I can't believe people like that are allowed to vote and breed in America.

disgusting

>>16661173

RIP gearbox

>>16666522
No, it's not. Every thing you do, at fault or not, preventable or not, everything goes on your DAC. It is a COMPLETE driving history that follows you for up to ten years.

>>16665755
>professional drivers
Cool meme.
Don't see professional football players running around on the field with amateurs .

>>16666827
IKR. Fendirror users should be sterilized

>>16666880
K busrider

>>16666912
>I realised I was wrong but I'm not a big enough man to admit my mistake so instead I'll just double down with an ad hominem like a child

>>16666894
Are you implying people who drive a vehicle as a profession are not professional drivers?

>>16666346
>he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings

You can't tell from the video where he was looking.

>>16667354
You can sure as hell tell where he wasn't looking, when he ran right into the side of that car.

>>16667506

k busrider

>>16667506
When the suv turned right into the truck

>>16667056
K busrider

Why are you niggers swallowing the low tier troll's incredibly obvious bait

>>16667608

k busrider

>>16667608
k bus rider

got my temps today. starting CDL class on monday. do tankers suck? I'm under the impression that tankers suck.

>>16667655
It all sucks. Have fun.

>>16667663
alright then. I got the endorsement for it anyway.

anyone have any experience with Melton? I had someone local recommend them. doing flatbed seems like it may be a little more exciting than just hook and drop loads.

>>16667706
You need a tank endorsement to haul larger containers of liquid on other trailers. I pull a flatbed and had to get it for one shipper that sends out totes of sealant.

Melton is far from the worst starter company. Open deck will keep you strong if not in shape unless you eat a fuckton. You have to think once in a while, so that's great, too.

>>16667810
yeah I figured even if I'm never actually hauling 5000 gallons of milk it still wouldn't be a bad thing to have.

that was kinda what I was thinking though, regarding Melton. I used to be a milkman (yep, still a thing) and I liked the job, but I liked the driving part more than I liked running to and from 200+ houses every night. I think I'd be happy with primarily driving, and occasionally doing some physical work. I would kind of like to start out on a three pedal truck though, to get the experience with it, and it looks like Melton only has automated rigs these days.

>>16667608
K busrider

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>>16667706
There was someone in the thread that recommended Melton over Roehl when I gave Roehl a shot. Sounds like they pay better, and from what I've seen, their fleet has a lot of T680s in it. You'd be throwing tarps on the regular, so I hope you're in shape if you take that route.

>>16667655
Depends. I do asphalt and its great. Get cpm then when stopped I have to heat. I get paid hourly to heat. I got a cold load the other day and it took 7hrs to bring it up to temperature. I got paid to sleep. Usually it is 4 hrs heating each load when going to an asphalt sprayer.

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>tfw 34 happens

>>16668217
Reported to DoT and PAM Safety.

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>>16668344
checkin those sick dubs my dude

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A little different post than my usual shitposting.

My little old 06' Peterbilt 378 from when I was hauling frac sand.

101,963 (46,250 kg) pounds with a 30 tonne load on, which was 99% of the time.

A 390HP Cat C12 with an 18 speed RoadRanger, and no governer.

Could do 72mph all day long.

I miss that thing.

Anyone heard of a Pete 357 having a 365 hood? Or did I stumble across an abomination?

A question truckerfags, i'm a fresh cdl school graduate and have less than 150bux on hand, can i survive if i go with a mega? do orientations pay on the spot? i can get to a terminal no problem with a company i found.

>>16662919
my god how fuckin bad does tfag need a new truck

>>16667918
Go to a CDL school with manuals. That's pretty much all you need. You can perfect floating if you ever get into a manual on the road.

>>16669277

They look very similar to me, so I am not really envisioning a frankentruck.

Wikipedia claims that the 365 replaced the 111" 357.

I assume it has the newer style headlight pods?

>>16669555
I think the 365 uses the same headlight pods. just the single rectangle sealed beam.

>>16669535
You can usually pull a cash advance from your fuel card in the range of $100-$300/week. Don't make a habit out of it, and don't forget it comes put of your paycheck.
The idea is to give you a cash source to pay for scales, washer fluid, and cheap lumpers that are easier to pay cash and get reimbursed when you turn in the receipt.

Any company that will hire you as a w2 employee will at least get you a couple hundred a week. Don't sign any fucking leases.

>>16669542
yeah the truck I'll be driving is a 2005 9400 with a 10 speed 3 pedal and a fresh ISX15. but that doesn't stop me from dreaming of driving a 379 with a 6NZ and an 18 speed.

>>16669535
Call Crete and ask them if your school is one they hire from. If it is, your choices are:
Crete: dry van mostly drop/hook. Sweep out the trailer every load. Mostly decent miles but inconsistent.
Shaffer: refrigerated mostly live load. Get the trailer washed out between most loads. May waste a lot of time getting washed out. More consistent miles and longer runs but lots of time sitting on docks, and lots middle of the night deliveries.

>>16669640
werner and covenant are companies that hire from my school, werner i couldn't go with due to the never wracking 9 hour bus ride and covenant i dont want to team drive.

i also know better than to sign a lease, i keep myself updated on the horror stories with this industry

>>16669656
Your first year sucks. If you can't endure 9 hours breathing the body odor of social rejects on a greyhound you will not make it as a truck driver.

>>16669656

>Nerve wracking 9 hour bus ride
>Nerve wracking
>9 hours

If you can't handle 9 hours of being in a seat, how are you going to handle weeks and weeks worth of 11 hours a day driving?

>>16669656
Also werner is fine, covenant is a shit stew.
You WILL end up team driving, either with a trainer or an "evaluator" for at least a couple months. Until you have a couple years under your belt get used to the idea.

>>16669684
>>16669688
>>16669702

Fair point, i know i'll team drive with a trainer which is fine by me but team driving in general i can't see myself doing.

>>16669688
Oh i can drive just fine, however riding a bus asleep knowing my luggage can be stolen which i can replace as theyre just clothes at the cost of me not eating or shrugging as i tell my potential trainer i can't just up and go to a hotel or something on his 34 makes me weary of such a scenario.

>>16668869
>46 tonne
>390 HP
>72mph

It only took an hour to get to 72mph

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>>16669888
Zoz.

It could sit all day at 72mph, assuming I would be driving on a theoretical infinite flat plane.

>>16668869
Is 72mph the limit big rugs can do?

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>>16670052

In and around, yeah. Depends on the motor and gearing. Most truck tires are speed rated for a max of 75.

Lots of trucks are governed to 62-64 by big companies. I have personally driven units that were limited to 59 which is maddening to drive on Canadian highways that allow 68mph.

>Look up the article from that image if you want to feel some rage

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>>16670052

>>16670111

>>Look up the article from that image if you want to feel some rage

That's the only article under the name Michael Sonmore. Googling the name turns up nothing but reaction to the article. I would guess it's cuckold fantasy pulling double duty as clickbait.

>>16668217
I enjoy a beer or two at the end of the day. Fuck waiting for a reset to enjoy a quality hipster craft brew.

>>16670111
>Look up the article from that image if you want to feel some rage
Fucken cucks. Is that shit real? You americans disgust me.

>>16670471
I imagine its a pseudonym. If true. But more likely its just calculated propaganda.

>>16670732
k

>>16668217
>>16670727
NO DRUGS
NO ALCOHOL
NO CIGARETTES
I pity you simple men who can't enjoy this truly Great American lifestyle.

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>>16671065
>Amerigans :DDDDD

>No gogaine to stay awage while trugging 37 hours straighd :DDD

>No cigareddes to feel thad smoodh mellow tasde and loog cool :DDDD

>No algohol to help quied the demons once you ged parged :DDDDDD

WE EAS-uhh SOUTHBOUND AND uh… yeah, south. Headed to Brownsville, TX, down by the border tonight. Anyone got recommendations?

>>16671869
>Anyone got recommendations?
Turn around at the border.

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>when your dispatchers keep double donging you in the dillhole
>but you like it like that

>>16671869
Lrn u sum gud ole trukin jives
https://youtu.be/aSeGp3W_DIY

>>16671869
In all seriousness, there isn't many big places to park but lots of gas stations with 5 - 10 spots. Kingville is the last area with large stops but the nearby Navy air station likes doing flybys during the day. The scale in Rivera seems to be open more than any other Texas scale. There's also parking in McAllen which isn't too far away.

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>>16671869
>not eastbound and down
well you're going to have to go east bound and down
load lot lizards up and truck it
you're gonna do what they say shouldn't be done
you've got a short way to go and a short time to get there
you're east bound just watch ol' Gundam run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHZJej98_T0

>>16671965
Good to know, I wasn't terribly sure what to do about that border business.
>>16671972
Catchy
Reminds me
>This morning
>Entering eastern TX
>Turn on the radio and start searching for some classic rock
>NPR
>3 Mexican stations
>4 Christian stations
>1 Pop station
>1 'Classic' station that plays 80's pop with occasional pop-rock
>9001 country stations
I rode in silence.
>>16671994
Good to know. I likely won't be down there til 7-8 tonight, is parking generally packed before then?

>>16672055
There isn't much parking to begin with in Brownsville and I'm not very comfortable parking behind random stores so I've always stayed out in the Kingsville area and drove the rest in the morning. There's Road Runner I think in Robstown that has a huge dirt lot for super late night parking.

>>16672100
Good info, thanks. Looking at my clock, I probably wouldn't make it all the way to Brownsville tonight anyway.

>>16672055

>What is satellite radio?

>>16672190
>$20/mo
I don't make TF's paycheck.
I would just run Napster all day, but it suffers a bug where occasionally it'll start playing the same 3-6 songs in an endless loop. Have to select a new station to fix it, and Skyline has a strict no-touch (except for one-button functions) policy. Already got in trouble twice for that.

>>16672220
>Not just starting a free 30 day trial every month with a new email.
turn the audio quality down to normal and it hardly uses any data, or stop being a cuck and get Verizon's unlimited data for $110