What do you like best about trucking?

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  1. BigDog Trucker

    BigDog Trucker Heavy Load Member

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    I like yelling at stupid drivers on the road. I also like when pretty girls wave to me and blow me kisses.
     
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  3. Brandonpdx

    Brandonpdx Road Train Member

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    What do I like best? Driving all over the place. Just never seems to get old and never even really seems like a "job" most of the time.

    Worst? Fixing broken trucks or being broke down somewhere. Always worrying about what mechanical part is going to give up next and how much that is going to cost.
     
  4. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Great food, cool people, different sites, great education from all walks of life
     
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  5. hannafarms

    hannafarms Light Load Member

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    Just started a new job and my Volvo has an ali arc moose bumper and I have no clue how to unhook so I can open the hood all the way?
     
  6. shatteredsquare

    shatteredsquare Road Train Member

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    You have arrived at the threshold of transformation, this test of resolve will strengthen your mettle and prepare you for the rigors ahead. Godspeed.
     
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  7. hannafarms

    hannafarms Light Load Member

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    Iv been driving for 12 years over a million miles in every brand or truck and every trailer type but have never had a moose guard
     
  8. Chubby Fly

    Chubby Fly Medium Load Member

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    i dont do it for the money, im local though. I almost just do it as a hobby becuase i have always loved trucks. I only drive for like 6 months a year.then the other 6 months i do other things and restore my 20 year old pete.I like the sound of an old cat with loud pipes and 18 speeds. after about 8 hours im ready to head home and work on other things. If i had to own a new truck or live on the road, i wouldnt bedoing it anyore.
     
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  9. Dennixx

    Dennixx Road Train Member

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    Got to be pivot points and some type of securement system.
    Don't use them where I work we just keep replacing front ends..lol
     
  10. hannafarms

    hannafarms Light Load Member

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    Lol funny. And yea it’s weird iv had different types of deer guards but this is a full moose bumper and looked everywhere I could think. I don’t wanna ask the boss n look dumb. I’m able to get hood open enough to check oil but that’s it
     
  11. shatteredsquare

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    You have to hit a deer to pop it open, it's spring loaded, like a mouse trap, smacks the deer flat, goes under the truck, no problem
     
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