Personal Hygiene (Showers)

Your going about it the wrong way.You need to beat him him/her? at his own game.
Im vendictive enough,I would shat my pants,and just sit there in it.Maybe roll up some dried cat turds,and light em up in the middle of the night.
Its your right.If you wanna light up cat turds,maybe have a pet dead rat that you keep with you.
Schneider should have put you with a non smoker,as well as make it known to "you" the trainee that you will be paired up with cdl swine for 2 weeks.
Theres no excuse not to wash your nasty as- in todays society.
Maybe back in the old days that was ok,but we gots runnin water available these days,and its even heated

Now get in there and get nasty!!

 

I refuse to pay for a shower. I use points or the OC's.

With that said, I TRY TO SHOWER at least every other day. If I get a chance, I prefer every day and a half, or 2 showers every 3 days. However, that's not to say I haven't gone 4 days without a shower when it's super busy. You think you have time, then you're stuck at the shipper all day and have to spend the night there, and then the next day is a huge rush, then you get stuck at a shipper again, etc.

In the summertime, it's impossible to put off showers. But in the winter, it's easier to get by for a longer time. Obviously the heat and sweat means more showers are required.

With that said though, considering that your TE obviously had ample opportunity to take showers and choose not to, that is pretty sick.

 

I'm going to school soon and any trainer that doesn't shower for days on end and treats me like crap is liable to get his dirty ### beat down in the name of attitude adjustment.

 

I carry baby wipes without the heavy moisturizers and clean up before bed every night on the road and shower every day I am at a truck stop (Fuel points) or an OC/Terminal (Free). I carry change of clothes for everyday I'm going to be on the road, plus two spares for emergencies (Rain days / greasy days / Etc). I carry bottled water so I can brush my teeth and I carry gum so I can have fresh breath in front of shippers and consignees. I carry a mirror so I can check my appearance. I carry a company hat so I can cover up that bed head when a wet down does not suffice. But then I don't want people to mistake me for a dirt bag. It's just not that difficult.

 

I will say you may want to adjust your attitude before you go to school or you may find yourself out of this industry before you get into it.

Reason: People that show no self control or discipline and present an aggressive attitude when dealing with others while they are not behind the wheel, have been shown to be more aggressive when they are behind the wheel. An 80,000lb tractor trailer is a h@!! of a weapon in the hands of an angry person. Companies have been known to get rid of drivers like that (For obvious reasons); that type of stuff WILL show up on a Hire Right/DAC report.

While mutual respect works best, your trainer can make or break your careers future.

Just my .02

 

Alot of drivers take a shower once a week,if they need it or not.

 

H@!! it is a society problem. I went to a gun show Saturday morning and had a security officer walk past me that stunk so bad I nearly hurled. A woman at the bank on Friday (Wearing a business suit) smelled like 200 lbs of ###.

There are disgusting people everywhere...

 

I was in Gary when a driver was at the driver service desk b!t@hing because he was routed there after several complaints about his hygiene. Driver service rep handed him a key and a towel and pointed down the hall toward showers; she said she would not talk to him till he showered. lol

I believe that SNI would in fact terminate a driver if they received enough complaints.

 

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