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>>28988140happiest apu
Twukkuh fwens
>>28988140the lunch i got for paying $200 for a washout in boston :)also i took a spot some old italian guy "reserved" by putting his empty trash can in front of at one of the 3 pilots in the entire north east. i kinda want to feel bad for him but that is something i wouldnt even dream of doing, let alone expecting it to work lmao. sucks to suck bro
EF sucks dick
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>>28988503It's about time someone just said it.
>>28988503That's a given. I always knew EF to stand for Effeminate Faggot.
God running out west is so much fucking nicer than the east. Don't get me wrong it sucks again when you make it to Cali but everything else is pretty based. New Mexico is sad as hell though.
>>28988901I plan on leaving my dedicated account and do some extensive OTR runs, one day, so I can see the rest of the country before I finally decide to leave my mega for a more specialized or local job.
>>28988901 I imagine it's horribly dry there right now... But yeah that place is a gigantic shithole.
>>28988503Is he alive?
Been driving 2 months so far. I put in a request to switch from dry van to flatbed so I can get some actual skills. Dry van is too easy.
>>28989134He just shatpost earlier this week.
>>28989639Flatbed is a decent gig, just gotta be careful. Lotta ways to get hurt bad doing it. Usually pays better though.
>>28989134Unfortunately yes. At least when he dies he will not pass on any genes. His "kids" are obviously not really his.
At this point I'm pretty sure that either Ethan is the one shitting on himself all the time or the people doing it regularly in his absence are bigger lolcows than him. He's a dipshit trucker, he has an excuse. You guys are essentially foamers over him.
Whenever we take hauls for smaller firms it's always a gamble wherever it'll be the biggest bullshit imaginable or the coolest trip ever. This time I somehow end up at a village near the French-Italian border in some absolutely stunning section of the Alps sitting at the table in the bar with the French family owning the place (me not speaking a word of French) and their dog, eating chocolate cornettos and drinking coffee for free while they get their equipment ready for the unloading. I rate bretty good/10.
I want to slap the shit out of whoever thought wrapping everything but the bottom of the pallet was a good idea
lot lizard recommendations, please.
>>28989918Uh... don't? You don't know where that vag has been.
>>28989918Sicflics, a lovense edge 2, and the pocket pussy of your choice.
If you've read about how someone recalling seeing a lot lizard "cleaning" her vag in a truck stop puddle, you'll think twice before fucking one.
>>28989918>>28991043Just fucking go on an escort site when you're camped next to a big city and look for incalls you retards. You pay a bit more but the girls are clean and you can fuck them in an actual bed. They even have stuff to eat and let you shower after most of the time.
>>28991057Most escort ads are scams or bots, just like dating profiles.
>>28991080Just don't go on obviously fake sites. Idk about muttistan but we have ones that verify them before they can post in Europe.
>>28989687Any advice on how to be careful doing it other than take my time and check everything early and often? Switching to it so I can add more skills to my resume, and keep myself in good shape.
Dear truckers, when you post a video of a road rager slamming their brakes on you, how come you only show that and never what happened 5 minutes before? Very Rodney King of you.
>>28991592Blame shifting; only showing the most exciting part due to platform limitations regarding media sharing.
why the fuck is it that when i was offered this dedicated account that they said that ill constantly be running and they dont do 34s and its my second week out and ive already taken 2 34s already?
>>28991740You can only run 70 hours in an 8-day period, in the U.S., so you're implying that they're having you use up your hours before you can start running on recaps.
>>28991802i only had like 2 days last week that were above 8 hours on duty
>>28991513Funny. At first I thought this was a reply to one of the lot lizard/escort post.
>>28991740They lied. Happens all the time in this industry. Never work anywhere until you've talked to several if not at least half a dozen of their drivers and at least some of them have showed you paystubs, mileage logs, and preferably also their 401k accounts. I did that before getting on with my new company and I'll likely be here until I retire in 30 years.
>>28991592I don't post video of a goddamn thing and I just pull off the highway for a few minutes until ricky retardo is gone rather than let the intrusive thoughts win and turn them into mulch. Three quarters of anyone in a vehicle of any type on a public roadway is so fucking stupid they should be sold into slavery. That includes me some days.
>>28991740Why don't you want to take a 34? I mean, I get it that you're not making money when you're not rolling but taking breaks can be beneficial for your health, but working for less than 8 hours a day sounds unproductive.
>>28993418Running recaps fucking sucks ass. You can only do 8.5 hours a day with at most a 15 minute extension so you have to shit and get the entire time you're driving and any kind of heavy traffic or accident will fuck you. It really only works consistently if you're running overnight and even though you do get more time off every day not getting a weekend ever will eventually fuck with you mentally which is why up in Canada you have to take their version of a 34 every two weeks if you're running recaps. Unless you're in a truck that can do 70 minimum on the cruise it's going to be real fuckin hard to make recaps work especially if your company isn't chill about speeding.
>>28993929ive managed to use recaps without ever taking a 34 for the first like 5 months at least of driving a truck. the only time i needed to use a 34 strategically was when i fucked up and didnt look at how little the next day was going to give me, then i had to get repowered
Imagine being someone who likes Mack trucks.
POV: you are a yuropoor
>>28995874Still better than thirteen or twelve letter shit spreaders.
I'm really regretting getting into trucking.It's been 5 months. He money has been SHIT. Like fast food tier money. In fact less than a fast food wage if we're being honest, yet I'm working much longer and harder with many more responsibilities.I partly blame you retards for encouraging me to get into this shit ass dying pajeet saturated industry. Misery loves company.I just want you to know that I fucking hate you all.
>>28996857What do you haul? Do you do anything special like flatbed or reefer? Most jeets won't do anything other than dry van so you can set yourself apart by specializing in something.
>>28996866Reefer for Stevens Jewish Transport.
>>28996915everything i dont like is jewish btw
>>28996857Nobody encouraged you to get into trucking – we told you what to expect, which included telling you the pay will be shit at the beginning of your career.
>>28996857How much are you earning?
>>28997077If he's grossing $900 on a 70-hour week, then he's only earning less than $13/hour.I'm currently earning $21/hr after getting onto a dedicated account back in November.
I've been such a poorfag driving 90s and 00s cars over the years that I didn't realize the "premium" ABS plastic dashboard and steering wheel in my T680 is just standard plastic used for the interior of modern vehicles.
>>28997097@Grok explain this in NET monthly so my Europoor ass can understand
>>28997129Uh... I average 8000 DM every month?
>>28997136But that's also gross monthly, not net.
>>28997136What the fuck is a DM...?
Bro gets 8000 bitches in his DMs every month? ZAYUM
>europoor not knowing what DM stands for
There's a special place in hell for truckers who speed down truck stop parking lots and laying on their air horn as they drive past parked trucks.
>>28996857You don't make anything your first year and you'll never make anything with a starter company. That's just how it works. I do basic bitch dryvan and clear six figures because I'm not in my first year and I'm not at a starter company. Keep your record clean, prove you're not a retard or a bitch, then go somewhere better.
>>28997097If I'm at the limiter on the cruise I'm making 43.50$ an hour. Doing basic dryvan. In my second year. If I was doing reefer it would be more like 45$ an hour. You can make good money in trucking you just can't be a retard and being a retard includes whining about low pay in your first year or staying at a starter company past your first year. It also includes almost anyone that is a lease-op outside of very specific conditions.
are there any megas that actually pay well? I work in a warehouse and it pays more than what I made with Werner (despite working 20 more hours/week at Werner), but the fluorescent lighting and zombie-esque coworkers make me want to blow my brains out no offense
>>28996857Agreed man this shit sucks even the one “good” gig I landed wasn’t even good (NYC daily 84cpm with I think $10 stop pay) do the math and you’re only making max $22-28/hr… seems like you literally have to be hauling fuel to make any decent money and even then companies want you working 60 hours
>>28997326Currently earning 66 cpm as a 1-year solo driver on one of their larger reefer grocery accounts – they had just recently acquired FirstFleet and they have an account that pays slightly higher without having to go into their 6-figure Dollar accounts.Dunno what Swift, Marten, or Prime are paying their drivers, who are on this account as well.
>>28997326I'm in training for JBHunt Intermodal, 3mo required exp, 63cpm+ activity (54cpm if you get off weekends), average weekly gross ~$1700That said pay varies terminal to terminal and I working out of one of the highest paid terminals in the country (Harrisburg PA)
>>28997431Oh yeah, home daily too
>>28997431I miss doing pop ups in Pennsylvania...US-322 was a good drive from Harrisburg to Woodland.
>>28997438I just moved up here, fell in love with PA when I first started doing OTR.
>>28997326Spanakopita! If you can't figure out the reference you're probably not cut out to work here.
>>28997449Broke my PA cherry by traveling on I-70 from Maryland; I climbed up the mountain and was rewarded to the breathtaking view of the Ridge & Valley mountains before reaching Breezewood– best possible introduction to an Eastern state.
>>28996938The Aaron family who owns stevens Transport are Mega-Jews. Like a step below the Adelsons.
>>28988140My International with 12k miles had the Powertrain Control Module burn out. 3 months and 2 loaner trucks later I'm finally back in it and waiting for the next inevitable explosion
>>28997710>InternationalWhy did you accept the 13-letter shit spreader in the first place? Were you not offended a choice between tractors?
>>28997653source?
>arrive at shipper>expect a 30-minute unload >it's training day
>>28997982u nerds invoice for time spent waiting?i'm not familiar with intricacies of the trucking industry but those do seem like billable hours from here
>>28998000if its for a real reason like breakdown or crazy weather. if you cant trip plan like >>28997982 then its your problem. expecting anything other than disappointment and third-worlders is a skill issue
>>2899800799 times out of 100, the warehouse I routinely go to isn't being treated like a daycare and they're able to clear the trailer at a fraction of the time it took the new hires to unload me, last night.
>>28997710Intertrational fucking sucks dude. I can tolerate a freightshaker until a real truck is available but I'll quit a job over a modern thirteen letter shit spreader.
>>28998000Depends. Sometimes you just eat shit on it, sometimes you do get detention pay. Breakdown/maintenance layover/weather layover you do get paid for as a rule and if you aren't you need to find a better job. Only one of those that's at all negotiable is breakdown pay.
>>28997742Yeah hang on let me do more work because you're too lazy to do a three second search
>>28998665see >>28996938
>>28998676Uh ohhttps://tjpnews.com/dallas-doings-270/
>>28998693>they donate some money to literally the safest PC places to donate to, PR wise. and its not even steve himselfwoah.... crazy zogged mega jew corporation family....
>>28998706and that was the entirety of things related to jewishness in that article. youd think mega jews would have more content about their mega jewishness in a newspaper about jews in texas
>>28998706You're the one who was denying it, anon. I simply posted proof. That's one of many many links...But you knew this already. You're just being a slimy cocksucking fag as per usual.
>>28998711>thats one of many linksok so why not post all of them instead of just one?
>>28998710Oh oh hotdoghttps://tjpnews.com/aaron-family-pledges-1m-to-jfgd-emergency-israel-fund/
>>28998714Because I want to see how long you can squirm before giving up. We're going to find out just how good of a shabbos going you really are.
>>28998706God I wish the holocaust actually happened.
>>28998715youre getting closer but 1m is literally nothing, youtubers make more than that for charity livestreams
>>28998728How quickly you went from "prove they're Jewish" to "1 million dollar charity is no big deal" lmaoA shekel for the good goy.
>>28998750you said mega jews, comparable to the likes of the adelson family, whom own international casinos. donating money to aipac and oct 7th relief is no doubt jew behavior, but its not mega jew behavior
>>28998754And either lied about not knowing or didn't know until 15 minutes ago so how about go fuck yourself you room temp IQ shabbos goy
>>28998765pwnd
>>28998774>680 dollars Sounds about right for Shabbat Transport
>>28998783for sitting in dallas for half that pay period its not bad imo
>>28998787Now post your YTD take home on workday app...
>>28998790cant be assed, idk the login
>>28998794It's fine. You already know what it is anyway.
>>28998795how am i supposed to know my ytd if i cant see it
>>28998820You don't know much of anything, a model Stevens employee.
>>28998850mad for no reason, id bet money youre just another mega company driver lmao
>>28998867Whoa don't bet that whole 600 dollar check there Mr Stevens Driver of the Year
>>28998873*636, and yes, i am stevens driver of the year
Everyone in the entire state of Indiana needs to be thrown into an active volcano. Illinois too.
Hey guys. How do you make reallyTight turns with these trucks? I work at a place and across the street there’s a small intersection that trucks have to break and back up and wait for other cars to back to turn.
>>28998970Button hook or don't bother driving in that area in the first place, if you can avoid it.
>>28998873Nobody makes shit their first year dude. The anti semitism I expect given where this is but shitting on someone that just started driving for not making dick for money is just being an ass.
>>28998970If possible, block the adjacent lane when setting up for the turn so you have more room. It's often necessary especially if wherever you're driving has particularly retarded assholes like most major cities.
>>28988140Any company offering under 80 cpm can suck my balls
I am gonna die from heatstroke bro.I am not surviving this summer.
>>28999437Should be expected if you're a greenhorn.
>>28999582One thing I've learned over the years is that when you think "I should stop", do it. Right then. Don't continue thinking "I'll just finish this last thing" because even the thought of stopping is already too late and continuing ensures either feeling like shit over the next day or two or a hospital trip.
>mfw actually making money again
Dallas is overrun with Indians
>>29000327>mfw never have to drive through that hellhole again because I'm local nowNuke D*llas
>>29000274Boo
>company eld gps vehicle profile is set to 53 feetSomeone is getting their anus resized over this on Monday
>>29000456So, create your own vehicle profile.Copilot isn't that difficult to figure out.
>>29000684Or... don't – I just realized I'm still locked to the two vehicle profiles after the v11.2 update.
>>29000688Yep. Company has to be the one that changes it by updating the profiles for the entire fleet, I can't make a custom one, and routing a 74-76 foot combination vehicle through routes meant for stuff up to 53 feet long is how you get into situations that require a wrecker if the driver isn't paying attention. I get the mistake though, whoever set it up thought "oh yeah the trailer is 53 feet long" without realizing the gps has no friggin idea what the length of the truck pulling the trailer is so it just thinks your overall length is 53 feet.
>>29000754To be fair, Copilot has the dimension set for trailer length, not overall length.
I have learned to triangulate the position of the sun over the course of the day so that I can park in a way where it doesn't hit my cabin.
>>29000768Well then it's lying because it tried to route me down a road that had an overall length limit of less than 74 feet that I would've gotten stuck on. I set that shit to 76 feet in every trucking gps I use and never have a single problem. The length of a semi and trailer when straightened out is 74-76 feet and just because it can articulate doesn't mean it can be routed down roads that have an OAL of less than 74 feet minimum. When I've run copilot on a secondary device I've had that parameter configured to 76 feet as well and it worked just fine.
>>29001095Weird. For some reason you can only configure it to be 70ft now, or at least that's what it shows if you set it to that. Seems like fucking retarded app design to me. Regardless it would've avoided the fucked up road it told me to take. I guess I'll just be trusting truckerpath from here on out.
>>29001095My Garmin is already fucking overly cautious with its routing. If I changed the shit to 76 feet it would tell me to drive to an army base so I could have my load transported by Chinook helicopter.
My Garmin tried to have me drive down a county road
>>29002385Trucker Path tried to lead me down a farm track once. Yeah they aren't perfect, flip it to satellite view and carefully look over any roads that aren't highways, generally the first and last few miles.Also got stuck on a icy hill road because it decided it was quicker than the way I got to the reciever, got real fuckin worried until a gent with a plow on his pickup cleared a path for me down an alt route.
I do not feel bad for the guy in a Scion tC sitting in the middle of the road either a snapped ball joint – you had plenty of time to get that replaced before you ended up at the point you put yourself in.
>inspecting wires and fuses>BussmanThe internet fucking ruined my mind.
>>29003360I saw Troon Rd in Houston and laughed so goddamn hard I thought I was going to shit my pants. I have also sharted myself in shartlesville although thankfully it wasn't a full on pants destroying load just a misty fart. Still waiting for the day I get to take a hot load from Gays to Climax though, I'm framing the BOL if it ever happens.
Any of you guys have experience with dollar general private fleet? I'm going to test for my cdl this Thursday and don't really know what to do. I was hoping to do dollar general because it seems like it pays pretty good and wont allow me to get fat. If not the private fleet than probably the dollar general account with werner. And if not werner, then probably melton. Those two, maybe 3 seem like the highest paying jobs that hire right out of school, I planned on switching to US Foods after a year.
>>29003893I don't work for them or on that account but the details I have for it are:>solo salary $95k>It takes approx. 6 hours to unload a full trailer.>Loaded rolltainers can weigh upwards of 1,000 Ibs.>Must be willing to help other Dollar Fleet(DG, F$ or DT) or other Dedicated Accounts when freight volume dictates that>100% Driver Unload of freight on rolltainers >Drivers must use store provided U-Boats and empty rolltainers to stack "toppers" and downstack heavy rolltainers that will not push>Driver must use liftgate to lower the freight to the ground>average 3-5 stops>1200 miles/week
>>29003680>a misty fartcareful you might summon that autist with the dodge wagon fetish
>>29003919Also, if you've seen the size of a Dollar store lot, you know how small they can be, and you'll have to drive a sleeper cab in there – you'll be better off with a shitty International or tolerable Freightliner for easier maneuvering than the premium PACCAR kings, Kenworth and Peterbilt.Plus, with their acquisition with FirstFleet, Werner is starting to use Volvos.
>>29003919>>29003929For the pay it sounds doable, probably not for the other dollar fleets though. Idk, I know all starter jobs suck but this one is starting to sound less good. I'll probably still stick it out if it means I get experience
>>29003977Walmart dedicated pays $20k less and it's grocery live unloads to stores, but you'll need 3 months of safe driving before you can try to get on the account, but unless you proved your dependability by doing pop up fleet during holiday seasons, getting on the account may be difficult.
>>29003977Dollar general accounts eat cdl's for breakfast. Lots are way too goddamn small and the roads and methods you have to use to reach them at the times you need to be there are frustrating as fuck at best or outright dangerous and begging for a ticket if not a preventable each time you take them at worst. I would highly recommend not starting out doing that unless you're a ultra masochistic whore for suffering and frustration.
I love truggs. One day I’ll win the green card lottery, move to a red state and become a trugger. t. eurobean
>>29004655Why wait for that? There's gotta be a way to get into truggin there. Ausfaglandia keeps saying they need road train drivers too. Wasn't that long ago I saw some sort of special work permit was available for furriners to come in for that. Were I 20 years younger I'd have done it.
>>29004875yeah but i want to be truggin in the land of the free.fuck yurop
>>29004655Fuck off. We’re full.
>>29004967full of browns, yeah
>>29004967If hes white and learns english its fine.
>>29004995>learns English my English is pretty good I’d say. getting rid of my kraut accent is difficult though, but living in the US should ultimately do the trick
>>29004977Speaking of which, I need to take an Ethan.
How do I cope with having to drive a volvo vnl?
>>29004655Literally just work as a trucker in Europe?
>>29005056>How do I cope with having to drive a volvo vnl?Develop an eastern european accent?
What's to stop me from riding on pallet jack as the con unloads me?It's right fucking there, waiting for me to ride it like a skateboard.
>>29005170OSHA.
>help out some guy with a flat tire>we start chatting>he mentions he has a buddy who is working with a company who was looking for a partnership with somebody that has trucks just like ours and asks if I can hook them up with my boss>tell him sure just give me the number>they get into contact and apparently have come to an agreementI AM getting a bonus for this... right?
Henlo truckfags.
Swift just offered me 50cpm for NE Regional with 1 year EXPNo stop pay.
>>29005543Currently getting paid 65 cpm after getting onto a dedicated account with 6 months OTR experience.
Pulling through a parking spot takes away the opportunity to work on your backing, but if there are plenty of spaces to park at, go for it.
Not a trucker, but see many around. Any advice yall have for a 4 wheeler to be safer around 18s? Aside from don't brake check and dont cut you off.
>>29005911Thats basically 80% of it. Make sure you stop at lights behind the white lines, those are there to mark our turning area. Don't tailgate, even if you save on fuel it makes us (or me at least) quite nervous if we know you're back there but can't see you. If you pass us, give us at least 4 or 5 car lengths before you come back over. Its basic courtesy stuff, but its always nice when a car gives us slow big retards the space or some other helping hand, and we appreciate it.
>>29005932I also dont want to be underneath you. I didnt think about passing and leaving a ton of space, I have not been doing that. How do I know if I am too close? If I can see your mirrors, that is good enough?
>>29005970Basically if you can see our mirrors you're good.
Back before I drove a truck, I respected truck drivers. Now that I'm around you mentally challenged/limited/damaged fucks all the time, I have zero respect.Most of you are worse drivers than 4 wheelers. The sheer amount of astonishingly stupid/dangerous/petty shit I see you retards do on a daily basis blows my fucking mind.Got stuck behind some mongoloid in a blue car hauler on I-80 in Wyoming today weaving all over the fucking road, driving at an inconsistent speed, slowing way the fuck down for no reason, then speeding up as you try to pass him. He's functionally brain dead, but the remaining electrical signals still active in what used to be his brain still doesn't like getting passed because it's tied to losing resources in his sea urchin level consciousness. I pass him going downhill and look over, it's some miscellaneous brown asshole slumped towards the left in his seat, nearly nodding off with a cigarette burning in his hands.Only way for me to get around this asshole was to coast downhill past him as my governed speed was low enough to where he wouldn't let me pass despite him slowing down to 60 randomly for no reason.
>>29005970>>29006045Minor quibble here. Quite a lot of trucks now have Ai cameras which detect following distance and some safety departments insist on a minimum of a 2 second following distance and if that is violated even briefly the driver is required to do something, such as tap the brakes, to show safety that they recognized the incursion and were taking steps to mitigate it. Yes, it's dumb as hell. Yes, it adds a significant amount of stress to an already stressed driver but they don't care. So try to get out at least a couple seconds ahead before coming back over, thanks.t. stressed driver
>>29006132Oh, and I should mentioned there can be some real stakes in it for drivers. Have a following distance violation and didn't respond? That's a coaching by your FM and Safety. And since you had to be coached you lost your Safety bonus for the quarter. You have to hit the Safety bonus before any other bonuses are allowed which means you lost your fuel bonus and profit sharing. That's $1-1.5k gone right there. Worse you have to clear an entire quarter without a violation before you can be up for bonuses in the following quarter which ups the ante to $2-3k lost that year all because 4 wheelers want to come back over half a second in front of the truck but hang out in the left lane all day any other time.
>>29006117Car haulers are regularly the most retarded drivers I see on the road, even worse than the drayage intermodal spics. I give them the same "stay the fuck away from me" treatment as Altimas.
>>29006132>>29006155I had no idea. Thanks for letting me know. Feel free to rant at me for all the dumb shit like this, it is great to hear the other side of things. If I can ask one question though since I am here, what is up with some 18 wheelers in the right lane and passing in the middle lane at seemingly 1mph faster than the other guy? Am I missing a key piece of info as to why the left lane is the only open one sometimes? (not trying to be an asshole, just want to understand from yall's perspective)
>>29005970Two car lengths minimum. If it's heavy traffic still try to leave as much room as you can. At max gross weight even with the engine brakes cranked and good disc brakes it takes longer than you'd think for us to slowdown and if we rear end you with more than about a 15mph speed difference the odds you're dead or fucked up for life are high. Please don't chill out next to or close behind us for any longer than you have to either. I have no control over when a trailer or drive or steer tire decides to randomly let go even if I've been pretripping shit autistically and they're inflated to 90-120psi so it's like a bomb going off that throws rubber everywhere hard enough to fuck you and your shit right up.
>>29006168Not sure about others thoughts on it but for me, when you drive all day, you can feel the difference in 1mph and can make you feel lethargic. Its stupid, but true. That and staying in the middle lane avoids local merging traffic if we're just passing through.
>>29006168A lot of places you risk a ticket being in the far left lane in a semi for any longer than absolutely necessary or at all other than to avoid an accident. And retarded fucks that can't trip plan or enjoy being slaves trip plan to try and get as many miles as they possibly can in a day, to the point where running 1mph slower than they possibly can can fuck them. >>29006132Uh the solution is simple, don't work at that job. I don't work anywhere that mandates driver facing cameras either. My MVR is spotless and being treated like a retarded child isn't worth an extra 10k a year. >>29006155See above>>290061174 wheelers are still worse on average but a really fucking stupid trucker can be a menace. I've called the cops on plenty of them. I chuck piss jugs out the passenger window at the engine bay of retarded faggots that think they get to park on any shoulder in the country to take a 10 just because they put out cones and popped their hood too.
>>29006168First thing to know is that most trucks are governed to 65 or 68 mph depending on the fleet. This is driven by insurance which gives price breaks for having the truck governed to whatever speed they dictate. Anyway, that limits the speed difference to about 3mph at best and a 3mph pass takes ages and seems like 1mph to outsiders. Also new drive tires on the 65mph truck and worn ones on the 68 mph truck can narrow the speed differential considerably.Basically though most truck drivers are miserable cunts with little to no experience at driving trucks (110% turnover in the first year, still 80% in the second) and are drawn from an economic strata that's prone to toxic self-interest as the pay is way too low for what they're asking to be done.As for the far left lane on a 3+ lane highway, as noted previously some states make it illegal for trucks to be in that left lane and as most truckers aren't familiar with every legal nuance of every state they just apply the more restrictive ones to themselves everywhere.
>>29005970Wait until you see both semi headlights in your rear view mirror before getting over.That's how I used to do it before I became a trucker.
>>29006207Copy.>>29006173>>29006174>>29006189Thanks trucker bros. Really cool to hear your side of things for sure.
>>29006189First year pay is way too low, true, but that's because you're insuring mostly retards that are going to fuck shit up statistically speaking way more often than not including a few that kill themselves or others that lead to settlements. Second year pay it starts getting acceptable, although it's still too low when you really understand how dangerous the job is and how much of your health it's taking from you. By the time you're five years in and have been fucked every which way you can be fucked you're smart enough to demand a fair wage or less bullshit and if you've somehow kept your mvr clean that entire time and managed to get all your endorsements in the process you can even get both. Really though it's a job for misanthropes and cynics that can't do much of anything else because they'll end up murdering people or being really sad they can't make an entire city chimp out by saying nigger on the cb.
>first day after training for new type of job (intermodal)>get truck assignment>number has 666 in it>ohboy.jpg>entire day is a fuck>several scenarios that didn't come up in training leaving me confused>dispatch throws extra load on me for the lulz or some shitI hope this gets better.
>>29005056I had one of those as a rental for a little bit. I loved the thing. The dual sun visors were the best.Where is ef at? I’m here to say hello from the land of jobs that won’t be automated in a year or two.
Coming up on 3 months soon with everyone's favorite punching bag of the industry. No I don't mean Ethan. Clean record, all my endorsements. Is there another company I can hop to for flatbed? I've asked my DM to transfer me to the flatbed division but it doesn't seem like it'll happen. I want to do more than swing doors, bump docks, and sit in a seat.
>local Amazon shuttles in the VA beach areaHow the fuck do people live here why are we slowing down in the fucking tunnel bro there's nothing to look at, wow, concrete, fascinating shit. fucking GO.
>>29007554TMC seems to be one of the most well regarded flatbed megas, and I hear Melton's decent too.
>>29007613Probably scared that one of the many trucks that drive through there will get stuck, given there's an inch of clearance between the truck and those tunnels.Or they're just hoping Chesapeake Bay will spill into the tunnel and end their pathetic lives.
>>29007656>TMCTrucker's Marine CorpsDo NOT step on the grassOffices are filled with miserable ex-military types that act like they're still in and hot shit to boot.Fried drove for them for a while and his experience went something like this:Short hops around 300 milesUnload in the AM, load in the PMhustle to receiver, frequently without enough time to piss.Company insists on drivers overnighting at receiver with enough time to get a 10 in by 0600Truck MUST be washed weekly. Drivers are hounded to get that done. You'll spend too much time sitting at the Beacon because of that. Also must still make all the other requirements for the tripDespite that trucks are only averagely maintained. Breakdowns were commonYou'll get to know the Indy terminal wellTruck are inspected for cabin cleanliness and overall organization (straps, etc) during terminal visits.6mo drivers are trainers lmao
>>29007613the upgrade is p steep so gravity forces me to slow down
>>29007274This is bullshit that people repeat over and over like parrots. They heard it, so they lived it, and now they repeat it.My buddy got a good paying job with only 3 months of solo experience.Another friend went through company sponsored CDL school, got his CDL, bailed and didn't even show up for orientation, went back home and got a heavy haul job making double what he would have made at shitco mega, with ZERO experience, got his hazmat and tanker in the next few months after that, and is now going to oilfield to make bank with very little experience.Let's face it most truck drivers are good goys who love taking it up the ass and getting paid next to nothing, it's a point of pride for them, to be the goodest goy working the hardest for the least amount of money possible.Fucking advocate for yourself and make connections. Or don't. It's your life and your money.
>>29008171Not him but I don't complain about only making 65 cpm because despite working longer hours, my net weekly income is greater than my gross monthly income, with my job before I got into trucking. I don't have a lot of bills, and I moved back to my mom's after my friend sold his house because I saw no point in getting my own place, or a better car, if I'm only going to see it every other month.So, while I could benefit in more mileage pay, I'm currently content with what I have.
>hitting the power band going uphill>your Cummins X15 starts making that crunchy chugging sound as it approaches 1500 rpmHoly fuck, that's a good sound.
>tfw the clutch on a freightshaker when you have to pull up more than once on a back
>governed at 68>speed limit is 70>truck in front of me is governed at 2-3 mph slower>passing them would often be a waste of time because they'll never slow down, and you risk holding up traffic>you now have to resort going vastly slightly slower for miles and die inside
>>29008507>BEEEEEEEEEEEP
>>29008171Some people get lucky sure. Most don't. I did the year at a mega after getting my license before I jumped ship to a much better mega. I'm not opposed to going to a smaller company but I'm not doing anything but no touch dryvan ever for a variety of reasons mostly related to my health and the place I'm at you can clear six figures net after a few years doing it. I didn't mind doing a full year with a starter mega. It sucked at times and the pay was shit but on the whole they were pretty good to me otherwise and I learned a lot. Most people get recommended to do it that way because most people aren't cut out for trucking and getting let go from swift is going to be a lot easier that getting fired and stranded from a smaller place.
>>29008267Also this. I'm clearing 13-16 hundred net a week on average after insurance, child support, and 401k contribution. That's more money than I've ever made in my fucking life for getting to jerk off and play xbox while getting paid detention and basically just holding a wheel for the most part. Why the fuck would I do twice the work for three times the risk slinging chains and straps and tarps for an extra half a grand a week take home? It's stupid. If I wanted to hump it I'd get my endorsements and go run water or sand or oil in the oilfields. I'm happy where I'm at.
>>29009063I'm governed at 70 and anyone slower than 68 I'm passing immediately and could give a fuck about everyone else on the road unless the fast lane is also going slow as fuck.
>caused too many critical events(false crash events, some hard brakes, roll stability from shit roads, etc)>keep getitng message to contact safety on my tablet>call safety>no one ever picks up>now will probably get ambushed by them when i go in to work one day in front of everyonegreat
>>29009112You work for a dogshit company. Quit and leave. Place I'm at only puts cameras in trucks if you're retarded and have recent tickets or you're on certain dedicated accounts.
>>29009132>Quit and leavethat's the plan once i get my year in
>>29009112Safety never bothers addressing false positives and I work for a mega.
>>29009112The Shabbos Transport experience in a nutshell.
>>29009817steven himself personally raped this anon btw
>>29009922Yes, every Thursday, which is pay day.
>>29010089maybe you should drive more
>>29010155I found video footage of your orientation group anon.
>>29010288What mind virus causes people to do this and think its normal?
>>29010288it's surreal seeing a biker dancing so happily for israel
What are your preferred steps when coupling to a trailer?>slowly back in with tractor aligned with trailer, until I hear a click – if the trailer seems too high or too low, while backing, get out to confirm and adjust height>perform tug test to confirm locking jaw has closed around the kingpin>get out and close the door>confirm no gap between fifth wheel and apron>connect service line, cable, then emergency line>get under the trailer to visually inspect and confirm the locking jaw is secured around kingpin>raise landing gear
4 months in as a newfag doing local drop and hook making only 49k in southern us, but i live with my mom. what's a good thing to try once i get my year of experience in? i work night shift. it's comfy, but missing out on daytime activities gets troublesome at times
>>29010818Dedicated regional
>>29010817>connect to trailer and tug test>check kingpin>connect lines>check trailer tires>pull tandem bar>check lights>strap load>raise landing gear>slide my tandems >release tandem bar and lock it>fuck off
>>29010821I meant just the coupling part, not the pretrip afterwards
>>29010475https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraethyllead
>>29010831Just work out and back, efficiency.
BRRRRAAAAAAAAPPAPAPAPAAPAAAP
>>29011703Discovering how Jake braking works made me realize semi truck engines are non-interference engines.
>>29010817I check tires before even hooking due to experience in a drop n hook yard. I try to get it to hook easy but most times it bangs in there due to various things. I check the jaws before anything else. Caught partial closures many times so I wanna know if I have to rehook before doing anything else. After checking the jaws the landing gear goes up so that I don't forget. Finally the hoses go on and they are the first to come off when dropping.
Me too buddy, me too...
What the hell are you reading this for – GET BACK TO WORK!
>>29014890I'm at Target DC. Nuff said. Hopefully I get unloaded before before the midterms.
Some of y'all need to learn to hide your power levels
>>29015143There's no shame in being a greenhorn.
Food distribution centers are some of the most miserable places on earth
>>29015143>t. HR karenMy truck is my secondary home, I'll call 4 wheelers niggers all I damn well please, and YOU can crawl up an elephant's ass.
Snuck my way into a residential area for my weekly break, this place rocks dude!
read it and weep
>he isn't using his CDL to do equipment hauling for a forestry operationThis shit pays
>>29015287Not talking about that, talking about folks getting into racy topics of conversation in a professional environment around coworkers. It's fucking stupid. >>29015424Nobody cares if you call the changing consumer demographics a mooncricket in traffic, but if you feel the need to let everyone know how based you are at all times you're a buffoon. Throw romans and read mein kampf on your 30 idgaf but keep that shit to yourself outside the truck. It's cringe. Even someone that thought it was based would think it's cringe you have no discretion.
>>29016398Thanks for the advice, captain reddit.
>>29016296I've gotten my T680 up to 21 mpg, once.I assumed it was a glitch.
>>29016398>It's fucking stupid.I agree, which is why I choose to ignore those posts, as well as treating them as satire.
I find it easier to back into spots with my tandems slid back even though I've always been told its easier to do it with tandems forward. Anyone else the same? I always seem to over- or undershoot with my tandems forward and need to do more pullups.
>>29016717It’s easier to stick the ass end between two tight parked trailers when the tandems are back, assuming you have all the space in front. Tandems back is like driving a longer trailer, and they respond slower to corrections than short tralers. Tandems forward and you’re going to get more movement backing for small steering inputs. Backing a little 28’ pup trailer is a pain when you’re used to 53’.
Does it really count as dumping piss in the parking lot if it's pouring rain?
>>29017891In that context, water is water.
>look inside driver's lounge as I'm entering the Amazon center >see heaving shirtless fat guy standing knee up over something
Summary execution for those who take their 30s in fuel lanes.
>>29018804If it's 15 at the pump and 15 at the line, and the place is packed, I understand it. Hard 15's though. If it's 30 at the pump then yes immediate execution no questions asked.
>>28988140truckerfags can you explain why how the fuck this woman trucker is averaging TWO THOUSAND viewers everytime I see her. she's literally just driving a truck mostly in silence, no videogame content ever. I just know they're all eurofags.
>>29018834Woman in mans field is sexy to people. Also, some people interested in trucking like to watch trucker content. I for one watched Trucker Josh before I started driving myself.
>>29018850Yeah but 2000+ viewers? There are girls whose tits are hanging out and playing videogames who can't even come close to breaking 1000.
>>29018855Botted perhaps?
>>29018834Botted and gooners jorkin it to her
>its another "pathetic incels see a strong womyn excelling in a male-dominated industry so they think she MUST be cheating or leading on other incels like them" episodeWhen a QUEEN speaks, LISTEN.
>>29018855>Babby learns about simps for the first timeA large percentage of men are pathetic simps, it's just a fact. They will humiliate and debase themselves just for a chance to get a whiff of used up pussy. Even tranq addicts in Philly have more dignity than simps, they don't fight each other over who gets to eat the discarded spoiled half eaten sandwich out of the dumpster.Simps are the stage IV bone marrow cancer to society.
>>29019049>Simps are the stage IV bone marrow cancer to societyNot people who use AI chatbots to play out their sex fantasies?
