What happened to the old timers and renegades?

Jason, I'd strongly encourage you to take the time (and maybe recruit your kid to help,) to write a letter to the editor about what happened and how you were spoken to. Ignorant people like that need to called out for such behavior. The school board meeting would be another place to bring this up. It'd teach your kid a good civics lesson, and shed some light on a ####roach who doesn't deserve to be in a position of authority.

IQ, here are still quite a few out here who run the old way. But read around here; we are safety hazards according to the new breed, all of our millions of safe miles mean nothing. Everyone is indoctrinated into believing that exactly by the rules is the only safe way; you break a rule, you must be unsafe. Sad state of affairs considering the drive-by-braille method of learning employed by a large percentage of the noobs.

I've spent 29 years of my life driving, and I've been out of the truck for a few months now. And to be honest, I may get back in one for financial reasons, but I really have no desire to go back to dealing with the BS a modern driver faces every day. There isn't enough money to ever get me back OTR.

 

That's the only reason I went back to driving giggles. I needed a pay check I was out of it for ten years. I got hurt. So I know exactly how you feel

 

Twenty yrs ago I was moving from TX to VA. My first long trip and had a 2 yr old. My father was/is a driver and made sure I had a cb in case something happened. My 2yr old loved talking and got ahold of the mic towards the start of the trip. Needless to say, he talked to drivers the whole trip. He had a blast and I had many drivers thank me for bringing smiles to their faces due to talking to him.

A few yrs ago, when I had my detailing company, my kids would be with us on occasion. They had drivers who did everything from give them candy (1 even gave them a huge bag of Skittles ugh lol) to letting them check out what they had on their flatbeds (under close supervision of course). If drivers knew the kids were with me, they would jump all over anyone being crude on the radio.

Now ow that my bf is driving, my kids can't wait for summer to ride in a "big truck" with Daddy.

the good guys are still out there. They are just outnumbered by the rest.

 

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That's true, many parents do not want their children to take anything from a stranger they know nothing about, & who can blame them? And its not about everyone being untrustworthy, its about the one who comes along gaining trust them does the unspeakable.

For there's many predators out there in every walk of life looking & searching for the moment of opportunity, & I'm sure all of has read about the many horrible things they've done to children on the news on TV or in the newspapers.

And if the parents children teach them to trust anyone & everyone they've just met by taking candy & whatever from a truck driver they just met, them there might come a time when that child will trust a stranger & the parents may never see them again.

When I drove cross country during the summer months when school was out the wife & daughter would make a few trips with me, I don't believe either one will ever forget those trips, & I know my daughter enjoyed them much more than my wife. And I had a nephew who went with me a few times during the summer months to, he just loved it.

 

I remember for my "High School Career Day" we had a guy in from Shoneheite Drilling (Oil),Gibbs Die-Casting, Murray State, and a O/O for Dallas Mavis. That guy was great when he went to the mic he said "If you want to go into the oil field talk to Jim, if you want to work in a factory talk to Mr.Gibbs, girls go talk to Janet (Murray state rep), if you want to drive a truck you already know, I don't have to show you anything or try to tell you anything. About 1/3 of your daddy's drive trucks he said if your dad drives stand up" bout 25-30 of us stood up "If you want to drive stay standing" all the girls and one boy sat down he said "have a good one see you on the road" he was wearing black shined up cowboy boots a button down and aviator sun glasses. The principal (new that year) his jaw hit the floor he couldn't believe after all this wonderful education all his football players wanted to drive trucks cause their dads did. I bet if you walked into today's high school and ask in rural communities probably 5 kids, in places like NYC people would make weird faces at you.

 

As a teacher once said to me there's many occupations that much worse than being a truck driver.

He told me of a day a School and Career Counselor talk to his students. He said in front of his students he put down being a truck driver big time saying none of you want to become a truck driver, that's the worst profession you can choose. After he left the classroom he told his students that truck driving is not all that bad, that some of them make much more money than this School and Career Counselor that just talked to you. When you decided what you want to be don't let someone like that talk you out of it. I personally know several people who drives a truck for a living & they're very good people. The main thing what ever you decide to do, do the best job that you can, & above all be honest.

I agree.

 

It's sad, but hearing you talk about the good old days makes me glad the industry is regulated now. I just wish it wasn't overregulated the way it is.

 

That's an astounding observation made by the school administration. It makes me wonder if they , the supposedly educated , even know the history of the Eisenhower Interstate System and it's intended usage.
I can tell you, for one thing, it's not designed so Pam and Bobby can get to WalMart or Grandma's house without being hindered by "truck traffic".

It's design was for the swift deployment of military vehicles and INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

Going to the grocery store and Aunt Fredas house was done on the US and STATE system.

Now , we are the outcasts on our own track because someone driving 20mph over the speed limit is inconvenienced by having to slow down for A TRUCK.

They forget that we are WORKING.