Receiving clerks at these businesses can be real jerks. Noticed its mostly the 20 something guys and older women. I dont know if its because of some drivers they have experienced but. I am brand new to trucking and cant believe the disrespect these people have towards us. I am not an idiot, I am college educated, have a respectable IQ and think its funny how they talk to me like I am the biggest piece of crap in the world. I know some will be thinking if your all that why are you driving. Cause I wanted to, guess you could say I am an underachiever. Just like to do what comes to mind and have no judgement of others until I interact with them, then I will judge lol. Even the guy at the canadian border was the biggest ### of them all couldnt believe how rude he was. Anyway just had to put that out there, maybe its just me, if so let me know.

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Everybody is entitled to a bad day. I've seen places where the receivers are overworked just like the rest of us. I've seen some nice people, and some not so nice people. I don't take it personal. I just make the delivery, thank them, and wish them a nicer day.
I have seen drivers who go into a receiver with a chip on their shoulder. They walk in and start complaining about how long it took to get in the gate, and how they are in a hurry and want to be unloaded fast so they can get on their way.
The clerk doesn't want to be on the receiving end of a driver with a bad attitude. That will get the driver put on the 'long wait' list. Could also get the driver ejected from the property.
So, like I said, I always be as nice as I can be, and sometimes it pays.

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Oh yeah, the couple of times I went to Canada, the Canadian people at the border were very nice. They asked me their questions, and wished me a nice day, hey?
But, coming back to the U.S., the American border guards were less than friendly. All they wanted from me was my identification, and the processing fee, and any manifests. It's a good thing they don't work at Mcdonald's, because they would have to do away with that 'we like to see you smile' motto.

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Forgive me for saying so, but I kind of find this comment condescending...

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No wasnt the canadian side it was coming in from canada, guess I worded it wrong, it was the american side coming back to the states. You are right the canadian side was very nice. And I understand what you mean about being rude to them or they are having a bad day. But I am always pleasant and learned a long time ago that comlaining gets you nowhere. I just go with the flow and figure they are doing what needs to be done, especially with me being new, I am the lost one at these places. I am thinking thats why they give me a hard time, cause I am not sure how things go at these places, so they just figure I am stupid. Hey maybe thats it, okay dont blame them then lol.

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Sorry guess I was just repeating what I have been hearing, since I wanted to be a driver, from friends and family.

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Then use my favorite line to those friends and family members that are telling you that "Bite Me!"

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LOL I havent used those exact words but pretty in other words have. I am enjoying it very much and dont regret my choice at all. Hope it suits me just as well months/years from now.

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It's in your blood now, you'll never get rid of it!

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Which is a whole lot nicer than I am.

Truck drivers aren't underachievers. An underachiever is someone who is too lazy to make their way and better themselves. I could have chosen other lines of work that others might deem "more acceptable" or "higher class", but I chose trucking because that's who I am and I'm proud of it. When I became a driver I found myself surrounded by a class of people I wouldn't trade for a million BMW-driving jackasses. Things (such as attitudes) have changed some since then, but there are still a lot of great people in the industry.
I missed out on a lot in the years I spent pounding the pavement. I lost many things that can never again be obtained. Know what, though? I wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything. Trucking is a way of life many people, including some "drivers" today, will never be able to comprehend, never grasp.

We now return to our regularly scheduled thread, already in progress...


US Customs agents rate right up there with ATF agents in many cases, as far as I'm concerned. I think they're genetically grown in some crap-filled greenhouse somewhere.
Had on in Oroville, WA, years ago that would see me every week when I would haul cyanide into Hedley, BC. This guy knew who I was. My paperwork was always perfect and he still liked to pull me in, check everything over and make me sit there forever. His name was Castro. Go figure.

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-Ben Franklin


Liberalism is a mental disorder.


"As long as Democrats support a Presidential candidate that harbors anti-American sentiment, they can not claim to be Americans." - Joetro