Be an Expert!

Please, please, please, please, PLEASE ... make sure you interview at least 20 or 30 "drivers" to get a better sense of what is out there then choose the best "representations" you feel are available. I'm not going to go into exactly what I mean. If you do your homework, and interview ENOUGH drivers, you will understand what I'm talking about. Many of the "true experts" maintain a low profile, and many of those who jump to be considered an "expert" are anything but.

Someone posted a link to a story here that was written by a writer for Al-Jazeera. It was basically about a "typical trucker" and it was such an embarrassment to the industry and to the people.

Furthermore, please understand the difference between the owner-operator driver and the company driver, and the difference between the true OTR 48 state driver and the regional/home daily driver. They will all have completely different takes and viewpoints and key issues.

 

If you want an expert I'm the man for the job. Taking my 30 in the fuel island right now, so I got some time to to tell you about myself.

Well I started in the trucking industry as an Owner Operator with CR England. I leased a brand new truck with no money down and ran over 300 miles every week. Next thing you know I put about 500 chicken lights on my rig and 10" pipes. I go by Billy Big Rigger on the CB c'mon. I prefer to remain as stylish as possible while driving because you never know when the lady at the fuel desk wants a tour of your truck (if you know what I mean). That's why I wear sweatpants that I cut into shorts, a sweaty white tank top, and flip flops. You may have noticed my BlueTooth Headset that I'm wearing - I'm pretty important. But the most important piece of my equipment is my fingerless gloves - they keep my hands from..well..they just look cool.

I leave my piss bottles on top of the fuel pumps so other drivers know this is my territory. as I said earlier I'm an owner operator so I'm very concious about my fuel. That's why I draft other trucks just like Nascar. Yeah, I had a chance to drive for Nascar but there just wasn't enough miles in it for me.

 

Spectacular. Screw the op, this guy needs to be on 60 Minutes

 

We ARE ALL EXPERTS, whaddya wanna know..??

How the food is at truck stops..??

How the hookers charge, by the hour, (or for some by the minute)..??

How are America's roads and do we have kidney problems or hemorrhoids..??

What is the best way to eat a 16 oz steak..??

What are the showers like and can we do it together..??

Please, please do ask us, we are ALL EXPERTS........!!!!!!!

So much so, some of us actually get paid to do it...!!

 

The thing we can all give is a tip and suggestions But if you ask one question to 30 people you're going to get 50/50% of different answers. Trucking is weird a a majority of drivers haven't been trained right don't know better or have THEIR own way of trucking. For example I use Jake brakes in Dry wet and snow conditions..... now watch all the mega and ex mega carrier drivers tell me how I am a psycho and I am going to kill someone and my self. Something about how the trailer does a 360 back flip slaps a baby because their driver manager who never sat in a truck told them that,That will happen

 

I'd be happy to answer some questions, but only if you refer to me as an uberdriver; expert just doesn't cover it. See I'm not like these 48 state pansies who can't figure out how to run their big rigs to Hawaii or Alaska, I'm the real deal.

 

What I bolded...

you're gonna kill someone....notice however, I did not bold/underline...you.

 

This oughta be good!