What Is It With These Forced Teams?

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  1. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    There's absolutely zero plus to teaming.

    Unless it's your significant other.
     
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    20-30 minutes in an instant pot, and it won't bounce around and escape while cooking.
     
  3. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    LOL^^^^

    Come roll through the construction project and say it won't bounce around. lol

    The people are posting roller coaster pictures of cars jumping up in the air.
    Like that stretch of roadway in Cali that goes up and down just like a roller coaster. I don't remember the road number. I want to say it's that road that goes to the sand dunes. But this project is much worse.
     
  4. GhentSaintPeters

    GhentSaintPeters Light Load Member

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    This should be illegal. I'm serious. It's some straight up third world ####, absolutely disgusting.



    On a side note, does anyone else think of this song every time they see a CR England truck?

    This video/rap is from THE OFFICIAL CR ENGLAND YOUTUBE PAGE!!!! Lol! ####!

    CR ENGLAND THEM WHEELS IS ROLLIN!!!!



    Truly, the Freebird of our generation.
     
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    Bear in mind that the fast delivery loads pay much more.
    Does it show in the pay for teams? I don't see it. Companies are making a killing with teams.
     
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  6. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    That ladder is a nice idea.

    I can't believe england turns out that many students though.
     
  7. NorthEastTrucker

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    When I got out of Trucking school back in the 90's I went straight to City work and a year later OTR. I heard nightmares from those who drove team with others from even times one driver said he woke up to a lot of noise which threw him off his bed during his sleep. Only to find that the co driver ran off the road in a river. Regardless, it a usually newbies or married couples who run team. I personally can not sleep with someone else driving no matter how good of a driver they are so I have to drive solo. I'd suggest finding a local job just to learn the difference of local then drive OTR. Local imo much more stressful & harder work because of P&D with some of the calls difficult to get into & having to deal with impatient shoppers, traffic & bad drivers cutting you off but you're home daily. If you like the open roads/highways and seeing nature and various cities then OTR is the best.
     
  8. tscottme

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    And even more sleep deprived. Have you ever known someone you can't wake up by shaking them? No thank you.
     
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    Yes 3 bunk CR England is for real. I'd rather stay in my own country and take my chances with Ebola.
     
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    You won't be able to avoid it during your training period, but most companies have both teams and solo drivers. It is usually your choice which you want to do after your training is complete.