How old is too old & How fat is too fat for driving a truck?

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  1. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Can't remember his name, but he's a famous DJ for late night trucking radio.
    He said he went to a truck show in Louisville, KY and saw many young, former drivers, with no legs, in wheelchairs. He talked to them and they all had diabetes and had been in denial about it until too late.
     
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  3. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Loser mentality. The whole plan is to skirt through by doing the bare minimum. In 3 years, he’ll pack on another hundred pounds, won’t bathe (bathing isn’t a DOT requirement), hating life and the trucking industry and any woman not involved in porn. We see the type every single day.
     
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  4. MaybeAFutureTrucker

    MaybeAFutureTrucker Bobtail Member

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    That would probably be a deal killer for me if I had to pay anything out of pocket. And even if I had it I don't think I would use it.
     
  5. MaybeAFutureTrucker

    MaybeAFutureTrucker Bobtail Member

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    No. I'm never going to gain more weight. In fact my weight has been going down.

    I'm not even in the trucking industry right now. I haven't gone to CDL school and I probably won't. The pay vs. the amount of time spent on the road isn't adding up.
     
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  6. Walk Among Us

    Walk Among Us Medium Load Member

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    I knew don't click on this thread.
     
  7. MaybeAFutureTrucker

    MaybeAFutureTrucker Bobtail Member

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    I'm all for any information that truckers want to share with me. I appreciate it whether it's good or bad.
     
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  8. Walk Among Us

    Walk Among Us Medium Load Member

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    Honestly that picture above makes me sad.
     
  9. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    Big Maude makes me wear those whenever she wants to role play... "Baby Doll".
     
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  10. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Are you the character throwing adult diapers all over the truck stop parking lot.
     
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  11. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    No, I'm retired. Besides, Big Maude is big into re-cycling.
     
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