Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Occasionally we get those paper rolls, The base is nailed to the trailer and often wondered if a hard jerk left or right would throw them outta the cradle. Being a former flat bedder that crap has me thinking that crap can pop out roll through the side of the van. we don't secure it other then nailing the base.

 

LOL!!! I've heard of some crafty ways people do that. That's hilarious though! My first month was rough for me and I wanted to be home because I missed partying and that was it. Oh and i missed my girlfriend, well part of her anyway. After a while and talking to the other hands out on the road I got to know the way things work, just like any other job. I was in the navy for 10 years so I guess it just doesn't bother me to sleep in a truck, I've been in far worse sleeping situations! I always figured I was being paid to see the country. It's not so bad unless you get home sick, which I did from time to time. I almost always got home when I needed to be and always knew where I was going. I won't take an OTR job if I don't have control over that unless it dedicated.

He makes 150k because he is an owner operator and that is before expenses. I made that in 8 months being an owner operator at North American Van Lines. I had to move people and was on the road 6 weeks at a time but made some really good money! It was a high stress job though and I didn't get into trucking for stress! I did it because I'm lazy!

 

Happened to my co driver once. He had to stop short one day and didn't know the load shifted. He ended being over 4000 lbs on the drives in the NM scale! He tried to show the cop the CAT scale we got when we left cause it was perfect but he wasn't buying it lol! We got shut down and he had to pay a bunch of money in fines.

 

My problem is, I hate driving long distances anything relating to work. Funny you mention North American. Possibly the most butch female i ever met was also my cdl school instructor. She worked for north american for about a dozen years. She was awesome. Yinz HHG know your crap and she wasn't tight lipped, GO DO LOCAL ! after my 4 days "otr" did exactly that. 7 years later always did local

 

yeah exactly what i'm getting at. that crap can pop out of cradle wouldn't know unless you see or feel it. still in flatbedder mode sometimes, never seen a paper roll smash through a van into the cab.

Oh well glad your still around to tell a funny story lol

 

Last year I was a mess. Applied to every company like i did when starting out. Thinking back now, Had a agenda and focked with the recruiters just to waste their time , Lead them on and have no desire to do OTR. Hahaha glad things didn't work out. Swift recruicter told me i could be a mentor / trainer whatever they call it. I laughed, Said i'm no teacher. I just want to collect a paycheck and go home and beat my wife ( no wife ). Sabotaged that swift arrangement lol



Clarify: more detail: Probably could of been hired by swift,england, jb hunt etc. I sabotaged the interviews over the phone. at the time was laid off about 10 days from another job and panicked. sent out apps to OTR's lol.


All seriousness, thanks ACH. don't remember which post, but got me thinking about a pension." dude is 10 years younger then me thinking about a pension WTF is wrong with me " lol
That's when ABF popped up on craigslist. The rest a good journey and still laughing worked a few months at USPF before you got hired ACH. weird crap.

 

no need to be sorry. random crap forget who majority of the audience is that rides a desk. fock i need new friends in higher positions. You and few others can understand ! lol

PS- never did like spacebook,