>>28898413
Fucking grim.

>he doesn't drive an electric truck

The worst load I ever did was a restaurant supply that had a million signs in the shipping/receiving office saying, "do not park on our yard". Motherfucker WHERE ELSE do I park to walk inside to talk to your dumb ass? These motherfuckers expect clairvoyance, I swear.

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>>28898413
Had to fill up the freightshaker at an in-town station that kicks off the pump at $300

>on day off after 3 days of training
>must force myself to stay up all night to rewire my sleep schedule
i will not disgrace myself again

>>28898529
I paid more than 5 bucks a gallon in bum fuck nowhere New Mexico back in 2012 during a road trip.
Minimum wage for a burger flipper in california today is $20 an hour.
It was $8 in 2012.
Kindly eat a dick.

Came within seconds of blowing up my entire life dealing with an absolute faggot of a yard dog today. Had to take a deep breath and play it cool instead of asking if he'd ever been hit in the head with a hammer or if he'd like to meet me in the grass outside the gate. Doorman manlet syndrome chihuahua brained wigger. Made sure to set the landing gear as high as it could possibly be cranked on the empty I left, will not be returning to that place ever again. Whatever it is about that job the people that do it are either exceptionally chill or deserve being beaten within an inch of their lives and there's no inbetween.

>>28899201
>Minimum wage for a burger flipper in california today is $20 an hour.
And everything is somehow even more expensive than it was in 2012 to offset any benefit that has.

>>28899209
>Made sure to set the landing gear as high as it could possibly be cranked
Useless if they have hydraulic 5th wheel platforms. Was it one of those cheap yards where dogs use normal trucks?

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>truck on my right gets green light
>he starts turning right
>I get green light one second later
>I start driving forward
>he almost hits my mirror with the swing of his trailer
I managed to brake in time, but who would even have been at fault in this situation?

>>28900793
Tail swings are a preventable hazard, so the other driver would be at fault.

I'm thinking of doing a total career pivot.
Was thinking of trying to get a CDL, but wondering if there's other jobs you can get with a CDL that isn't trucking.

Adjust your rates to where fuel costs are at you goobers. The shippers and brokers should be the ones accounting for your fuel costs and you're letting them take advantage of you.

>>28901187
in the states, if you don't really use your cdl for trucking jobs for a period of time you'll have to take refresher courses.

that being said, you could also be a yard jockey. it won't count as driving experience, but it's still a CDL job

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>>28901187
If you want a CDL trucking-esque job that isn't trucking, try a railway inspection company like Sperry. You still travel and are put up in company-paid hotels but you aren't a "trucker." Bonus if you have any NDT knowledge.

regular guy question for truckfags:

how do you choose which fleet you drive for? when I'm on the highway I'll pass like 40 different branded trucks all saying the same "WE PAY YOU MORE PER MILE" jargon on the side

>>28901257
>driving for a fleet

I mean I get it if you're just getting started but the end goal should be getting your own truck, your own authority and having your own customers for loads. Maybe even getting a broker/carrier authority at some point. Be your own boss one day then when you have regular customers you hire employees and they drive your trucks and you can retire comfortably with 3 trucks or so and a steady amount of loads

>>28901257
One of the main narrowing-down points is usually home time, freight type and routes. These are usually advertised on apps and company sites. From there you just pick whichever one offers the best deal for your experience level.

>>28899201
New Mexico fag here. Where'd you go? I still don't even pay 4 a gallon and that's for premium. Diesel is still only about 4.50 here.

>>28901257
I base it on which carriers have terminals close to home and go from there. Research can help but all megas are a mixed bag of being decent and being completely shit, so you will just need to choose one that suits you the most.
Do not fall for the bullshit advertising you’ll see on the back of those trailers. Starting pay will always be shit, especially for solo OTR drivers, who earn $35k annually, but you’ll have to start somewhere.

Trying to sleep but some Ukrainian with a reefer turned on fucking Chernobyl behind me. Holy fuck I'm not even on the same row as him!

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>>28901323
nta but even with the megacarrier debuff diesel is over 5 a gallon on the west coast

>>28901257
I look for companies where the amount of bullshit you have to put up with is minimal. No driver facing cameras, not getting phone calls because you were yelling in the truck about niggers acting like niggers in Atlanta traffic, and a safety department that really doesn't give a fuck as long as you're not hitting shit and not going faster than their insurance will cover in case of an accident. I'll take a pay cut to not have to deal with churlish bullshit. Bonus points if they have a pet policy and a lax idling policy even if they're unofficial and only offered to drivers that really excel and will tolerate some bullshit with little complaint and will still be professional and polite when shit gets hard.

I know I could make an extra 15k the second my first year is up moving to another company that I have my eye on. But if their recruiter doesn't answer my questions the right way and won't put certain things in writing, I'll just stay where I'm at and train noobs and make an extra 15k that way. Personally I think being an O/O nowadays is fucking retarded and insane because of all of the liability especially if you're under your own authority, and I think if you're a lease op you're too goddamn stupid to live and experience tells me that is the case 90% of the time. Only way it would make sense to go O/O under your own authority is if you're a functioning psychopath that lives like a monk that will undercut jeets and megas and use every hook and crook in the book to get ahead until you can buy more trucks and get to the point you can be a broker as well, at which point you can start a company, and continue being a ruthless fucking monster from an office instead of a sleeper bunk like everyone else that has a successful trucking company. Or you can just be a company man and be making six figures net after 5-8 years depending on the industry segment you're in and when you get out of the truck or it breaks down or someone hits you you don't care.

I’ve got orientation this upcoming Monday. I think I’ve become less ignorant and stupid since my last attempt at starting driving trucks. Any advice besides don’t hit shit? Is there a copy and paste phrase I can say if I’m being pressured to drive or do something illegal? Excited to get some experience behind me!

>>28901932
Go slow and don't hit shit. If you're asked to do something illegal ask them to send you that request in writing, and if you're pressured to drive when you're tired or don't have enough time to make it legally tell them in writing that you're tired and you're going to stop and take a nap.

Mostly though, just shut up and pay attention and don't act like you know everything. Ask an annoying amount of questions. Don't be an asshole to anybody for any reason.

>>28901932
> there a copy and paste phrase I can say if I’m being pressured to drive or do something illegal?
swing wide itsa fucking trailer
best advice is go 5 under the speed limit, watch your mirrors, read all the signs and turn wide as possible every time
if a road looks sketchy to go down, dont go down it
like other anon said get everything in writing, dont be afraid to ask stupid questions and dont freeze up when youre in a pressure situation - if you make a move or turn and realize it was a mistake commit to it then go from there, indecision is how you fuck other people up
And in traffic at least in the beginning turn the radio off and just drive in silence
youll get used to it you just have to get used to it, took me about a year for it to really click and now 5 years in i can do this shit in my sleep

>>28901932
Get Out And Look
When in doubt, Get Out And Look
When you feel like hot shit, Get Out And Look
When you feel like you should do it every time you’re backing a trailer, Get Out And Look
If you think you’ve hit something, Get Out And Look
When a some fucktard and/or towelhead damages someone else’s truck at a truck stop or shipping yard, Get Out And Look
When a pissed off trucker starts beating/murdering a lot lizard, Get Out And Look

>>28901932
>copy and paste phrase I can say if I’m being pressured to drive or do something illegal
The one I've always went by was "When in doubt: don't."

>>28901956
>>28901963
>>28901970
>>28901986
Thank you for all the advice! My game plan as far as food/drinks is that until I’m able to buy a fridge and what not for the truck is to avoid slop if I can, and drink only water with the occasional electrolyte drink. I don’t drink coffee, so I’ll just stay stocked on gum. I’ve got a 35lb kettlebell, and a yoga mat to throw out on the asphalt so I can workout. Will this be a job I can still do 5/10/20 years from now and be able to retire from? Is it even possible to have a relationship while driving? I want to get a cat or dog after I’ve got some miles under me and a better understanding of the job and if I can fit a pet into it.

>>28901995
> Thank you for all the advice! My game plan as far as food/drinks is that until I’m able to buy a fridge and what not for the truck is to avoid slop if I can, and drink only water with the occasional electrolyte drink. I don’t drink coffee, so I’ll just stay stocked on gum. I’ve got a 35lb kettlebell, and a yoga mat to throw out on the asphalt so I can workout
good, it’s very easy to gain a bunch of weight so stay on top of it
> 5/10/20 years from now and be able to retire from
yes, AI has been coming for our job for 20 years and it’ll likely be another 20 before any self driving truck hits the market
you gotta earn your money though if you take it easy you wont make shit, gotta be self motivated
>relashionship
unless she’s willing to come on the truck with you or you 100 percent trust her it’s very difficult
>pet
a lot of drivers have one, just don’t get a giant dog or anything with a long coat

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>>28901995
>Will this be a job I can still do 5/10/20 years from now and be able to retire from?
Yes.
> Is it even possible to have a relationship while driving?
I’m sure it is but it’s easier being single.
>I want to get a cat or dog after I’ve got some miles under me
I have a cat. She’s very manageable but she hates it when I leave her in the truck for work, but it’s better than her being stuck at home without me since she’s very attached to me.

>>28901932
No major carrier is going to ask you to do anything illegal.

Just trucking and seeing so many four wheelers and peds competing for the Darwin Award – some dumbass cunt tried jaywalking without looking both ways and ended up inches away from getting splattered by a Chevy Express.

>>28900982
Driving forward into an area where a trailer is going to swing is also a preventable hazard so the poster would be at fault.

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>>28901806

>can survive trip to shipper
>on the way back i get too tired and have to let trainer drive
NIIIGGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I WAS EVEN RUNNING ON 3 CUPS OF CAFFEINE

>>28902138
What about the bottom of the barrel carrier? The one that shall not be named. They’re my only option given I have no recent work history.

>>28902160
Everyone on the highway in massivetwoshits needs to be pulled over and violently sodomized by a police horse.

>>28902411
Even welfare express won't openly ask you to do something illegal. They'll just put you in situations where it can happen and see whether you do it or call it out and refuse to do it. That happens often with quite a few carriers. Personally, if it's something that's not really a big deal like an inspection being a month or two out of date or a missing mudflap I'll usually run it no questions asked. If I'm going to a state that's a real bitch at the weigh station or it's just a really shitty run I don't want to do, I'll make a stink about it. If it's blatantly stupidly giga illegal I'm documenting shit and going to safety so they can resize someone's asshole.

>>28902438
>massivetwoshits
Why in the ever loving fuck do they have rest areas with prison toilets? Idk if they all have it but the rest area on I-495 near Chelmsford have stainless steel toilets with no fucking kid!

>>28902549
Granted, it’s not the worst toilet I’ve encountered – toilets in truck parking areas, such as one in Missouri on I-55 near I-57, is essentially a permanent porta potty with a stainless steel bucket with a hole in the middle and your shit goes into hole in the ground.

>>28902357
getting your endurance up takes time, it’s like a muscle you gotta work it to get it up to snuff

>>28902115
cat or dog? does your truck smell like litter box and cat excrement? where do you put the litter box, if one is required?

>>28902714
It only smells if you don’t clean if for several days but I usually keep it clean every day. I keep a small enclosed litter box on the floor of the passenger seat. It gives her more privacy and it prevents cat litter from getting kicked outside of the box.

>>28902571
thing is, i can't keep fucking this up. it's not gonna look good for me or my trainer if he has to tell my company that i keep wearing out halfway through the run

>>28903097
how long have you been in training for?
also your company gives 0 fucks so long as the load gets to the 90 on time

>>28903100
yesterday was the end of my first week out of three. my trainer says i'm doing good and a lot of people would have quit by now, but i can't let that be an excuse to be lazy

>>28903101
you will be fine and when you go solo your dispatch wont immediately throw you to the deep end, but yeah driving tired is a part of the job you just have to get good at it
youre currently running what they call “super solo” runs where theoretically a single guy could run it if theyre on their Ps and Qs but its great for a driver with a trainer because exactly how youre feeling, you get worn out so the A seat can take over

I'm moving from OTR to fuel hauling soon, any tips?

>>28900793
>>28900982
European laws say: Both are at fault. Both motorists should know the danger of rears swinging out.

>>28903176
Update your will and get your final affairs in order. As insane as people drive nowadays I would never do fuel except maybe diesel.

>>28903097
It takes a while to be able to drive 8 hours straight without a break for most people. I for damn sure couldn't do it when I first started. A lot of guys stop every four hours to take a break and honestly if you're not running super hot loads and you're starting your day early enough that's the way you should do it. Law says you're supposed to stop every three hours or 150 miles to check your shit but most dryvan guys don't do that because it's overkill.

It's good to know how to do some supertrucker bullshit but you really shouldn't be trying to do that every single day. If you want to drive three hours, stop for 15 minutes, drive another three, take your 30, then do the rest of your shift until you shut down nobody is going to bitch about it if you're making your appointment times.

Idk how in the ever loving fuck people get their trucking jobs but if you can’t drive the fucking speed limit on a flat road, kill yourself.

>>28903338
Pussy

>Bro you don't wanna drive the giant bomb that gives you cancer through a city full of retarded turdies every day for nowhere near enough money regardless of weather conditions?
>You're a fukkin fag bro lmao
t. dumbest nig living

>>28903353
better yet
>10 under on single lane road
>passing section appears
>they magically speed up only for the duration of the passing section

What happened to ethan? I miss his wife.

>>28903660
Went out of business cause of the gas prices and had to sell his truck. He used the last bit of money he had to buy some kneepads. Very sad.

>>28903660
He's still around but only pokes his head in occasionally when a topic of discussion more advanced than shitposting and greenhorn topics pops up.

Why is my dispather smiley facing me bruh

>>28903660
He is struggling hard. Half finished house, another kid that's not his... Etc.

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These things are great for trucking. The noise cancellation is god-tier and will turn a noisy day cab into just a low whine of road noise that disappears under music. Nice sound quality, too, with good instrument separation and nice highs.
I paid $300 for mine and consider it one of the best purchases I've made.

>>28903924
It's illegal to wear these while driving.

>>28903932
Try being white.

>"If I have the stereo on loud enough to hear over the sound of this engine I can't hear a damn thing else, and that isn't illegal. I can hear more with these headphones canceling out the engine noise than I would with the radio on. I could be completely deaf and still legal to drive, so what's the point in dinging me for headphones?

>>28903903
He heard your lisp over the phone and wants to fuck ya
Shitposting aside, one of my dispatchers does this and I just ignore it. I guess they’re just trying to appear friendly/non-threatening and a smiley emoticon is an effective way to set the tone of a message. Don’t fall for it.

>>28903924
I have a pair of Skullcandy Crushers. The plastic build causes it to rattle but I like the bass.

>>28903945
You think some shibag cop is going to give a fuck about your feeble appeals to reason when he's out on his daily fundraiser mission?

>>28903945
You have to apply for a special waiver from the FMCSA to be able to have a CDL if you're deaf, the application process takes months to complete, and you have to do it all over again in two years after you receive that waiver. You technically can have a CDL and be completely deaf from birth but it's not like you just check a box and they give you the license. It was flat out illegal up until 2013.

Personally I think you're retarded for not just working for a company that has bluetooth enabled sound systems in trucks that aren't totally clapped out pieces of shit rather than insisting on wearing headphones like an uppity shithead in highschool. Getting a better job because you're treated like equipment rather than a human being where you're at now would be "being white". Being a scofflaw retard limiting one of your senses while doing what is statistically a wildly dangerous job because you have to listen to jungle music bongo banging all day to be happy is "being a jiggaboo".

>>28904337
>and you have to do it all over again in two years after you receive that waiver
IIRC you only get a 1 year physical if you use any waivers.

>>28904389
I still get 2 years despite having to get a vision exemption form filled out for the keratoconus in one of my eyes.

>>28904393
Really? When I got one some years ago I only got a 1 year. Huh.

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pilot 4 miles up the road is overflowing yet the weigh station is empty, what gives? literally free ez on ez off parking

>>28904445
Fear of DOT inspections.

>>28904337
WX-1000XM5's will make a day cab far quieter than a Cascadia sleeper full of couch cushions for sound deadening, and the sound quality is on the level of a SQ competition system. There's "hearing musical noises," and "listening to music," and you just aren't doing the latter unless you have nice speakers in a quiet listening environment, and the WX-1000XM5's are good speakers and they create a quiet listening environment.

>>28904445
youre gonna get a pleasant wake up knock

>>28904395
Either the physician who did the physical likes me as a patient or I have a good optometrist.

>toothache going apeshit
>benefits don't kick in until next month
i must keep going...

>>28904542
>>28904714
something that has never happened unless your truck is literally falling apart. its not hard keeping a nice truck and trailer
>>28904891
toothpaste and a toothbrush broski

>>28903660
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>>28905099
That’s not going to convince people to park at a place where they can potentially get a citation and/or be placed out of service.

https://youtu.be/6ifpMbPwMsg

>>28904891
Swish hot salt water in your mouth. That always helps my toothaches. Hot water from the red spigot on the coffe machines inside, and a lot of salt mixed in, swish several mouthfuls for as long as you can stand it

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lol

>>28905622
Can confirm this is the very basic and effective method for treating oral discomfort.

>>28905373
It really depends on the weigh station in question. Some of them are pretty chill, some will nail your ass to the wall on niggling retard bullshit. The real answer is don't be a lazy nig and just start your day early enough you don't have to park at the weigh station.

>>28905697
gargling salt water works wonders for a sore throat too. if you feel a cold coming and your throat starts tingling gargle salt water at least twice a day, more and saltier is better though. you'll still get the rest of the flu symptoms but it'll nip the sore throat right in the bud.

>>28905734
>tune your schedule to be able to park at crowded truck stops instead of running a legal truck and enjoying free parking anytime everyday of the week
>dont be a lazy nig
get off the road before your wheels fall off

Today marks my 1 year as a solo trucker, and I’ve just completed my first 100,000 miles. Still got a lot to learn and I still need to work on getting my backing perfect but I’m confident in my abilities, and know how to correct any errors in my backing.
Here’s to another year and another 100,000 miles. I’m planning on continuing working for the same carrier to gain more experience but I may consider greener pastures once I feel like I’ve outgrown them. I’m still considering my options for what type of freight I want to haul and whether or not I should specialize, which would be beneficial, financially.

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>UPSHIFTS
love
>UPSHIFTS
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>UPSHIFTS
iner
>UPSHIFTS WHILE TRAFFIC ZOOMS PAST ME

>>28904542
Just imagine the officers naked

>>28901970
There's a "Get Out and Look" sticker directly on one of our trucks mirrors, and it fucks with your ability to properly see tje mirrors clearly so YEAH guess Im gonna have to Get Out and Look

>>28907085
I am now apprehensive and disgusted by the idea of getting a DOT inspection.

>Beaver Dam, KY
I’m pretty sure they mean the diaphragm contraceptive.

>>28903910
Sad to hear, I was hopeful to become as successful as he was someday. No one is indestructible.

>>28907136
just imagine the DOT inspection naked

>>28907283
Trip on Ethan.

>>28907638
Ok

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>get a reefer load required to be set to basically the average air temperature outside
>no frequent TCU starts so you sleep peacefully
>other truckers avoid parking next to you so the likelihood of someone backing into you is lower than usual

>>28898894
>battery runs out mid-trip
>next charging station is 142 miles in lalalibtardville city
>undefined hours later
>charge time is 8 hours and 31 minutes
There's a reason why commercial logistics doesn't use electric trucks, retard.

You Reap what you sow
You all made your bed and casted your vote
Now where's all that high and mighty gloat?

You did this to yourselves, you didn't listen, we tried to warn you yet you decided to double down in the delusion.

I just hope you're all happy with how your faces look now that you've cut your nose just out of spite. Hopefully God is merciful when it's your time because the scales look tipped against your favor.

>>28907835
Free 9 hour break sounds based

>>28907835
I have never run out of fuel driving because I'm not retarded.

>>28907849
he's not talking about gas
>muh reading comprehension

>>28907850
Fuel is fuel. Doesn't matter if it's gas or electricity. If you run out of either when driving, you're retarded.

>>28907754
>reefer driver
>light sleeper
NGMI

>>28907890
I’ve never found out if whether or not I’m a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper, or somewhere in between, but I honestly have no issue sleeping with a TCU on cycle mode. It’s just an added convenience that if I don’t have to hear it turn on all the time.
But I’ll make it.

Oh, I see what you’re doing, getting in the hammer lane as we approach a large hill. Unfortunately for you, there’s a familiar term we use that will kill your hopes of ever passing me, and that’s “deadhead”.
Now, observe as I disappear over the crest as you’re fighting against gravity!

>>28907837
Take meds.

>>28907754
>other truckers avoid parking next to you
Shit. Every time I'd park with the reefers I'd wake up surrounded by flatbeds.
I eventually just said fuck it and parked where I wanted.

i dont know why i thought doing 150 miles without a break on long dark roads at 2-4 am was a good idea as a newfag

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>>28908504
>needing to break after 150 miles
From one greenhorn to another, work on your endurance. You should be able to last a long in a truck to be able to drive for up to 8 hours straight before needing to take a break.

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Would you drive the gaytruck? What if it paid extra?

>>28908853
I never understood why people do this, four wheelers and truckers alike. Driving isn’t a leisurely activity.

>>28908863
I mean, it can be a leisurely activity but you shouldn’t be a retard about it, is what I’m trying to say.

>have size 15 feet
>try to back freightliner by lightly and slowly pressing pedal
>truck reverses at mach speed
3 months later and i still don't get it

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>>28908900
>take foot off brake
>BEEP CREEP MODE ABORTED
>slam into dock at mach 9

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>>28908863
leisure deez nuts bitch

>>28908994
>>28908900
bruh Ive been driving freightliner for years and still do this sometimes

>>28909049
Are they called freightshakers for the whiplash they give their drivers?

>>28908686
If you're being super anal and running according to the law to the letter you're supposed to stop every three hours or 150 miles and do a midtrip inspection so technically that's all you should have to do without stopping. Realistically you need to be able to do six hours at minimum. It's a rare day I run 7.5 in a row without stopping and I have no problem getting 9-10x my governed speed regularly.

>>28909382
thats only for flatbeds retard

>>28908900
Older Eatons were like that. They eventually learned how to make them do a reverse creep mode but they're still not even close to a Volvo I-shift/Mack M-drive or even a DAF (PACCAR) 12 speed. Just a half-assed job by Eaton imo.

What I learned about the things was you had to be reeeeaaaal easy on the fuel. Like almost imperceptible movements of the foot. The necessary movement is so slight that it seems like there's a delay in increasing pressure on the pedal and the engine rpms coming up just slightly. And even then the damn thing is going to stop on you multiple times. If you've gotta jack it into a tight spot you'll end up rocking back and forth at the point of highest resistance as you try to get the truck to move without acting like it's rocket assisted backing.

>>28909638
The worst thing about it imo is clutch overheat. Pull up one too many times because its a tight back? Sorry fucko, hope you like sitting in the middle of the driveway blocking other trucks waiting for the clutch to cool down so your instrument panel stops screaming its digital lungs out at you.

only thing i hate about drop & hook jobs is that there's no downtime

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50k a year to do the most dangerous job in America wow sounds like a great deal thanks jews

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>>28910236
>the most dangerous job in America
Not it isn’t.

>>28910262
>not
No*

>>28910262
What a dogshit infographic. 98.9 what for logging workers? What do these numbers even represent?

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>>28910432
Yeah, people can be lazy about creating infographics but it’s supposed to be the number fatalities out of every 100,000 workers.

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Ordered a pizza today. Expected it to blow me away after such a long time without cooked food. But I just felt nothing eating it. Just felt like an idiot for buying that instead of eating the cheaper food I already have. I have transcended past the need for such luxuries.

>>28910432
Deaths per 100 workers.

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>>28902115
Pet the cat right fucking now and nobody gets hurt

>>28910262
By total number of deaths it is, but by percentage of deaths of total workers in that industry it's only fifth. Still worse risk of death than being a cop or pizza boy.
>>28910236
First year was about 58k gross, second year will be about 72k, third will be about 84k, and should be up around 100k gross by my fifth year. That's all doing basic bitch dryvan and reefer. I could go hustle sand and water in the oilfield for 105k net my second year if I got some endorsements and was cool with living in a dorm with random dudes for three months before I got my own room and bathroom. Farmer's pretty nice to the bulls that give him calfs and the cows that give him milk.

>>28910262
More truck drivers die on the job every year than any other profession, by a huge margin. The average life expectancy of a truck driver is 61.

>>28910892
Do you have proof of this?

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dog wtf is this shit this is what i get for taking the "truck route"

>>28911446
I've been stuck at a crossing before for an hour and a half even though that's illegal and shouldn't happen. Railroads are joggers and could give a fuck.

>>28911269
The source is a 2003 report done by the CDC. It's even younger for owner operators at 56 years. Realistically though unless you just totally give in and let the stress consume you you can make it to old age as a truck driver. Oldest driver in the US with an active cdl is in his 90's and I've got family that did it for nearly 50 years that are in their 90's now and still hanging on pretty strong but they retired about a decade ago.

If you're a retard and get fat, smoke, drink every second you're off work, and have no friends or family and stay mad enough to kill people all the time then yeah it'll kill you young.

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>>28911499
>2003
>CDC
Your “source” is outdated and from an agency that specializes in diseases.
I’ll level with you by providing statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/sept/wk4/art04.htm

>>28911552
No matter how you slice it it's still firmly in the "if you fuck around at the wrong time you're dead or wish you were" class of jobs.

>>28898413
>He doesn't fill Diesel #1

NGMI good buddy

>>28911269
Yes.
>>28911552
More cope.

>>28898413
do these pumps have a higher flow rate because that would take fucking ages with a standard car pump.

>>28911835
yeah diesel pumps are like 2x the size of a regular car pump and have a handle for each side of the truck
it’s a mindfuck when you get back into your regular car and use standar pumps they feel tiny

>>28911835
Sometimes you get a fuel lane where some idiot drove off with the line still in the tank and ripped it off the pump and the only replacement the store had was a smaller fuel rate nozzle and it takes fucking forever to fill your truck with it. Typically at a good pump at loves with two standard tractor nozzles you're doing about a gallon every two seconds with both of them going full blast so even putting 150 gallons in only takes like five minutes. But if you get a fucked up one or the store you're at is starting to get low on diesel in the holding tanks that shit can drag ass all the way up to like 20 minutes.

>>28911552
Look at me in the agriculture industry actively avoiding death every day...

Had a pissed off mamma cow wanting to kill me last night.

>>28911786
Correct.
>>28911822
Saying you read it somewhere almost 25 years ago without providing evidence of this “fact” is considered hearsay in the court of law, so it cannot be accepted as fact. Failing to provide actual evidence to support your claims means you’re all talking out of your asses about trucking being the most dangerous job.

>>28911883
Not everyone is as smart or lucky as you, especially when working around combines.

>>28901187
Power lineman. They make fucking bank.

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finna oink it up at the iowa 80 buffet

>>28911919
Grab some danishes at the TA, there.

>>28911884
Still coping

How many train car graffiti porn have you found?
So far, only 1.

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>>28912068

how is this retarded industry still afloat? last time i was at a TA all i saw were fat boomers and shitskin truckers. i don't know how i got out alive. at what point will you submit the pajeets taking all your jobs?

>>28912154
>how is this retarded industry still afloat?
Supply and demand, retard.

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>>28912154
if youre not making money in this industry its quite literally a skill issue

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second week ends and the hardest part of this job is staying awake during those long rides down dark ass roads with cruise control

once it reaches 2-3 am, no amount of caffeine or micro naps at the truck stops help for very long

>>28912385
Training will end, eventually, and once you begin driving solo, you will have slightly more control over when you can stop and start, depending on dispatch and company policy. If your carrier has a good safety department, then they should honor your need to rest, if dispatch denies your need to shut down due to fatigue.

>>28912305
Another simp in denial

>>28912627
if you cant drive tired youre not in a position to be giving anyone advice

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>>28912630
cope

>>28912633
That’s my secret – I’m always driving tired. I live my life every Monster Java and 5 hour energy shots at a time.

>>28912642
^^
finner boutter pull another 14 hour shift on 3 hours sleep kek
the endurance is a muscle greenhorns have to work up

>>28912644
Oh, I love when those days end because once my head hits the pillow, I go right to sleep and then someone will bang on my door because I was snoring too loud and can’t go back to sleep.

>>28912649
same, sometimes causes sleep paralysis for me though

>>28912639
What, is this supposed to be good?

>>28912987
Post yours then fag

>>28911887
Luckily I don't mess with combines much. I grow forage crops and cut and bale feed. I do however remove pto shields and other shields if they are a pain in the ass for preventative maintenance and greasing.

im gonna miss my trainer after this week
he's a bro

>>28913357
Give him a goodbye handy, he'll be sure to remember you

>>28913357
I think I ended up being my trainer’s last driver before he got married and started team driving with his wife. Apart from the smoking and sometimes playing loud music while I was trying to sleep, he was alright.

>>28912154
I don't mind the jeets, this is the only job I can do that doesn't make me want to go postal because I can say nigger a thousand times in a day and listen to ribald bullshit all shift long and nobody cares as long as I'm polite and professional the few times I have to get on the phone or interact with customers. Plus it's the only job where if I'm having a bad day I can just go lay down and jack off pretty much at will or take a nap. And I get plenty of time for uninterrupted vidya too.

If I've got to deal with dalits like you occasionally is not so bad.

>>28912644
Shit three hours ain't even bad to pull a 14 on. I've done it on an hour and a half and 36oz of redbull. But the other anon is right you have to build up to being able to do that and still drive safely.

The reward for being efficient is more work.

>>28913771
work = money

>>28913902
Pay is by the day.

>>28912639
Damn, I average $1600 gross income

>driving srw 250
>"10k" box trailer on rear ball (maxed out)
>20mph crosswind
>governed at 65
>passed by an 18 wheeler doing 80
>almost sucked into him
Fuck SRW pickups. Its bad enough with a gooseneck.

>>28914118
I'm from Europe and have no idea what any of those words mean

>>28914129
It just means he’s a god damn poser.
He’s not even a hotshot driver but someone with a cuckmobile designed to only haul up to 2500 lbs on a tank of petrol. He only does bumper pulls but implies he has a ball hitch in the bed of his truck.
It’s like a racing enthusiast walking up to the paddock and telling professional racers that he enjoys playing Gran Turismo.

It’s always jeets who drive below the speed limit and have shitty headlights

>>28914118
>max speed limits for your truck programmed in.
>70, 75, 80, 255. mph.
Y'all need to speak CAN bus.

So, yeah, my truck is governed to only go 3 moose per bags of milk.

How do I not die during summer? My cabin is already getting hotboxed to hell during April.

>>28915142
Idk I’m a company driver driving a 3-year-old truck with an APU.
Leave all windows open and stay hydrated?

>>28915142
Over certain temps (86 in our case) the truck won't shut down, so you can run the sleeper AC which is far better than the APU's, though if you work for shitters this may be disabled.

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wtf is going on in Germany dude
62€ for a couple packs of water??? I am never shopping at a REWE again

>>28915142
APU? The only one I've had that could really cool the entire cabin was a Dynasys but it was so unreliable it just about didn't matter.

The Thermokings just don't have what it takes to keep the entire sleeper cool, let alone the entire cabin. What I found was
1)get some insulated window covers
2)Park facing away from the sun
3Park in the shade, or will be in shade soon, wherever possible.
4)cool the cabin as much as you can with the truck a/c before parking
5)Do NOT let the cabin warm up in the slightest before getting the APU going
6)hang a blanket from the top bunk such that the bottom bunk is closed off
7)close all a/c vents but those for the bottom bunk
8)have a small fan in the bottom bunk too
9)the bottom bunk is your life now

That'll work for most of the US but places like
Phoenix you're just fucked and have to run during the day.

If you're running the truck a/c then it helps to idle up to around a 1000 and also have the engine cooling fan on constant so that there's good airflow over the condenser. If you've got a PACCAR everyone will hate you because of the noise but you'll be cool.

>>28915626
Just remembered there was something about some of the APU cooled air bleeding off through the truck sleeper a/c unit and onto the floor via the truck sleeper a/c air intake and I had to get under the bunk and pull a couple hoses off so I could block that backflow and get more out of the bunk vents. Been too long and can't remember exactly what I had to do just that I did it.

I just want the industry to change so that it's not standard operating practice to have security at headquarters because they know so many people are assholes to drivers that there's a non negligible chance one of them shows up out of the blue.

Reeferfaggots need to be SHOT

>>28915934
Please put me out of my misery.

>>28913069
Mine is even worse. But yours is still not good for how dangerous and unhealthy the job is.

>>28915934
mine is set to 0, the same number as the amount of things youll do about it :)

>>28915934
>WWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Nothin' personell

>>28915934
What’s stopping you from sabotaging their trailers?
>turn off TCU
>disconnect glad hand connections
>sever the air hoses
>pull fifth wheel release handle
>smash their lights
>slash their tires
>pull tandem release arm
>cage their brakes
>cut their seal and open the doors
That’ll show ‘em!

>>28916110
It will also earn you a felony and get you blackballed from any industry segment that isn't only available to niggers and jeets after you get out of prison. That's assuming you don't get shot for fucking with the truck or trailer which is entirely legal in several states.

Park somewhere else or don't be a faggot. Or go to prison or die and go to hell for being a tar black mooncricket

Reefer is white noise and actually helps me sleep. It's not like niggers playing loud music, horns, alarms going off, etc. it's just background noise and actually helps drown out the inconsiderate subhumans that increasingly are found at truck stops