Do you park wherever you can at truckstops?

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  1. Brickwall

    Brickwall Light Load Member

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    Thankful I never did. My first company was Cargo Transporters out of NC. #### fine company.
     
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  3. KillingTime

    KillingTime Road Train Member

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    I'll have to take your word for it, bub. I'm New England based - don't know if they (Cargo Transporters) come up this 'ah ways.... My current outfit has Southern terminals if I wanted to do OTR (NC, SC & FL).... but I'm 'lazy' and I really like my own bed. That's one thing I took away from Big Blue: The road is an adventure. My home bed is the ####.
     
  4. IluvCATS

    IluvCATS Road Train Member

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    ####..I didn’t know u were such a player. Must be nice! :) Between my scuba diving, mountain climbing and hang gliding... I don’t have enough time for that anymore.
     
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  5. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    Never worked for them either.
     
  6. Antinomian

    Antinomian Road Train Member

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    I haven't done that since I was a Swift driver. Just saying...
     
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  7. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    when i ran the road, it all depended on what time(s) i get to the truck stops. if i got there early (which was nearly always my plan), i'd park close to the building, wither the main building or near the shop.

    many times, i''d just say screw it, and park near the exit.

    and others, i'd just park near the back row, since so many spots are available, cuz all the fat truckers can't waddle from there to the building.

    i never double parked, or made my own space. i always knew that if my rig got hit, i'd have to tell my employer(s) why i chose to park like that.
     
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  8. ACO476

    ACO476 Light Load Member

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    I only park where I'm not supposed to in the middle of the day when there's 100+ open parking spots because I'm a lazy lardo who refuses to walk more than 10 steps to get my Chester's Chicken fix...
     
  9. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I don't know how y'all can stand that dry Chesters and Popeye's crap. But then again. KFC on the east side of the country sucks too. Unless they've changed.
     
  10. TheDudeAbides

    TheDudeAbides Medium Load Member

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    If you’re gonna double park on the end of rows because you don’t wanna back into a spot on the back row, at least have the common courtesy to set your alarm for 5 or 6 am and move into a spot when all the motivated drivers are getting their day started and leaving some prime pull- through spots for you
     
  11. CorsairFanboy

    CorsairFanboy Medium Load Member

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    Which ones do you use?
     
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