New Career ... From the beginning.

You know I've been concentrating on driving....which is important...but...I cringe when I think of the STUPID decisions I have made to keep going when I've missed a turn.Wedge..that google satellite Pre inspection is GENIUS! I've already looked at tomorrow morning's drop. The SNI GPS switches from route numbers to street names and back again with no rhyme or reason...sometimes it's says to stay left....(or right) Other times she just keeps her mouth shut. I've learned not to trust her. They like to provide fuel stops...but today I couldn't get a fuel stop even tho my life depended on it. I guess if you are the captain of your ship...you have to make your own decisions. Thanks guys....you have no idea how much this forum is helping me.

 

Don't know yet...I'll worry about that next week not bored at all..talk radio is a good companion. No...I have a cooler...cold cuts, bananas, oranges, pretzels....yes....no

 

I find this very interesting...the weather report calls for a few hours of freezing rain...so I, like hundreds of other drivers all duck for refuge at a truckstop. My load is supposed to be in Central PA by about 11 tomorrow morning..so, I figure I'll leave by 5 and it should work out. My goodness I could t believe the intensity and the rate that trucks were pulling in here. It was like ants to a picnic....you woulda thought that we had a Willy Nelson concert here tonight. Inside the drivers are hanging out at the shower suite...wait'n their turn. The guys are all normal...red blooded American guys with flannel shirts, camo baseball hats and workshoes. When you see them on the road in their big trucks...they all seem so fierce and sure of themselves...but outa the truck...they could be my Uncle Alva. God Bless America!

 

Will do..thanks.
I am amazed at the way drivers are treated at shippers and receivers. I am used to the sales world where most everyone works with a smile on their face...because its sales. You don't make sales if you treat a customer with contempt. But that's pretty much how I've found a lot of the clerks who check us up in and out of the lots. I suppose security is a big issue...and I have not been universally mistreated..but, clearly they see us drivers all day long...every day...a steady stream. The larger companies seem to foster that contempt for the driver....I arrived at a DC to pick up a preloaded trailor. It wasn't ready...but I couldn't stay there....go find a Walmart I was told...come back in 2 hours. Along the entry of many places are signs that there is no parking allowed....or maybe..you can only park there for 5 minutes. Well Geeze Louise! We have paperwork to do! Can't do it driving down the highway! I am certain that many drivers have abused privileges. And In these days of Homeland Security...terror threats and powerful Insurance companies...they have to.be careful. I always do my best to shine when I there...we"re all human... We all like to be noticed, complimented, and given a good word.