Cheyenne WY, I 25 exit 7 has 3 truck stops, if this is part of your route.

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Yes you have a valid point.

But has JB EVER had a driver complain about driving a truck in -40 degree weather without heat? Ever seen a Swift driver scrape ice out of his bunk?

While we as truckers take chances on a daily basis. I don't know anyone that is willing to sign up for that... that person would be the poster child for desperation.

And, I'm sure there will be that driver that didn't see the show, sign up.

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Just in case you forgot..

Right Lane -- Lookin and learnin
Left Lane -- Turnin and Burnin

There are truckstop guides at most truck stops. These tell names, how big, conveniences, whatever.

You could grab a motor carrier's atlas at the same time and plan a route using it.

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--Paved Dudley--

Yeah I drive a Swift truck
And that means one thing
It means she's slow
It's a typical company truck
It's just all show and no go

I'm gettin' passed by Yella
And even Overnite
I'm gettin' passed by ever' body in sight
46 days on the road
And I'm not gettin' home tonight

No, my hometown's nowhere in sight
And if you think I'm pissed off
You're right
46 days on the road
And I'm not gettin' home tonight


Love pissing off those trucking company insiders.

I agree on the issue with Hugh.. He may have lots of people wanting to drive for him, after all he is a " MOVIE STAR " now...

Personally I would like to drive the road a few times just to say I have been there done it.. But I would want something that is dependable..

BACK to the orginal post, good luck finding the right people and places to do the interviews, as most good people know anything can be taken out of context and edited to make it seem good or bad.. The trucking industy is one where no 2 people will agree on anything, including directions or what brand of Pepsi is best...

If "NEW" drivers should make the same as you or I, what should happen? Should their pay be raised to be on par with ours, or should our pay be lowered to their level?

Another question your statement brings to mind; if all pay was equal, what would be the incentive to become better and safer drivers? Can you apply this same theory to, let's say: brick layers? If a newly trained brick layer gets the same pay as a seasoned veteran, what is his incentive to become better or faster?
Or, how about Doctors?
Isn't this a recipe for mediocrity?
Kind of a silly proposition, if you ask me.

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I'd be afraid an effort like this would be bankrolled behind the scenes by the likes of Jerry Moyes. Imagine what the final product'd be if that were the case. Talk about bias.

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--Paved Dudley--

Yeah I drive a Swift truck
And that means one thing
It means she's slow
It's a typical company truck
It's just all show and no go

I'm gettin' passed by Yella
And even Overnite
I'm gettin' passed by ever' body in sight
46 days on the road
And I'm not gettin' home tonight

No, my hometown's nowhere in sight
And if you think I'm pissed off
You're right
46 days on the road
And I'm not gettin' home tonight


Love pissing off those trucking company insiders.

Most of the truck stops these days are huge corperate jobs. You can look on the web sites for flying J, truck stops of america,Petro, Pilot and luves. you can get locations from there. That, unfortunatly pretty much is 95% of the truck stops (oops sorry... Travel Plazas, can't forget to be politically correct) left in america. Personally I preferr the independant places but they are harder to find. There is a Sapp brothers in Chyanne WY. I liek the sapp bro's they tend to attract a different trucker, more of the old timer/ owner operator crowd where as the big chains get the newbie big co drivers since they can usually only fuel at the big chains.
Have fun in TX! I just moved there and I LOVE the truck stops in TX. it really is like a whole different country there. You get much mor eof the small independant truck stops there, places where you can still actually get a decent meal instead of McDonalds

Cool I made a documentry about British trucking is only 2min long if you would like to watch

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I'd do it but I don't haul freight. I haul mobile medical imaging so that is probably a side of trucking you'd probably not want to get onto unless mabey you want to get into something like what some of the guys who are fed up with trucking in general are getting into. WHich is basicly why I got into it.

It would be good to see safety issues addressed such as motorists in small automobiles need to stay out of the "no zone". Any documentary about trucking needs to include information about how tractor trailer drivers deal with the unsafe actions of other motorists as a non stop routine to maintain a safe driving record to preserve our occupation and cdl. The general public, in my opinion needs a better understanding of the sight limitations of the rear and side, and stopping distances required from large trucks.Safety has an infinite value and is so much a part of truck driving.
Also, it would be good to find out the #1 reason new drivers are starting to drive trucks, the health issues drivers have going on these days, and the modern day mobile warehousing on trucks for "just in time" delivery.