What is the dumbest thing you've done while trucking?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by zoekatya, Apr 24, 2014.

  1. zoekatya

    zoekatya Medium Load Member

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    Just wondering if anyone has done anything funny whether on purpose or accident or messed up in some way to make you shake your head at yourself. Let's hear some stories.
     
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  3. startsmonday

    startsmonday Light Load Member

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    You might want to offer up your own goofy story first OP
     
  4. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    Oh, boy.....lemme get my pop corn. This is gunna be good.
     
  5. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You first; tell us the drive shaft story.
     
  6. DeadArmadillo

    DeadArmadillo Light Load Member

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    I'm not a driver yet but let me take a shot at this.....why would i take a bull horn to my mouth and broadcast to the world (internet) my brain****! Life lessons....and none of your business...just sayin'!
     
  7. tumblin dice

    tumblin dice Light Load Member

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    Now that's funny....don't care who you are!
     
  8. maffy95

    maffy95 Light Load Member

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    Why would anyone not want to share something funny that they screwed up.... I had a thread on here not to long ago on the same topic...

    Mine is that I crossed my air lines and couldn't figure out why the railer brakes would not release... had to get someone to help me... of course they were laughing the butts off, hey everyone makes mistakes.
     
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  9. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    Don't try to "recycle" a plastic water bottle on a rough road
     
  10. jbatmick

    jbatmick Road Train Member

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    Possibly 'dumbest' thing I ever did was check in at the refrigerated side of a grocery warehouse, I had a dry van. Checked in, gave me a door number, told me to back up to their door, keep my doors closed,they would come out and tell me when to back in. Six hours later, I woke up and went in to ask what was going on. They said I needed to be on the other side of building, on dry side.Missed my appointment, had to wait a day. My mistake, but they should have told me.

    We all do dumb things.
     
  11. Ebola Guy

    Ebola Guy Heavy Load Member

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    Ok, I'll bite. I backed into the door 45. Two hours later, they still haven't started. I go back to the shipping office asking what's taking so long. They ask what door I am backed into. I tell them 45. They tell me I am supposed to be in 54 and they were wondering where I was the whole time.
     
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