Right?! Well, at least I'm not the only one who feels/felt that way, and that in time, the trucks start to feel smaller. It might be nice to have such a clear view of everything, right? I drive a Frontier and like being up higher than when I used to drive a sedan.
Oh, and I hope I didn't offend you yesterday when I suggested that the female driver in your fleet (who I now know is Jenn) show you how she backs up the truck.
Wondering if I should pursue trucking
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Lol avoid the inner city rest stops...got it. Probably a good idea. Does anyone ever try to bother you or steal the truck/cargo?
Native New Yorker here. Moved out-of-state before I had to drive in winter weather tho. Definitely don't have your extensive experience with it, so that should be interesting for me.
Driving at night is a great idea! I suppose it depends on the delivery schedule, but do most companies support driving at night?
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Most locks can be easily clipped with a bull cutter. Or if not that, the lock is usually easily picked. Just check youtube if you don't believe it for tutorials about how to pick most cheap locks you buy at truck stops.
Even then, those sealers attached to trailers that we lock closed can be clipped with bull cutters even if we using an expensive lock.
If you are parking in a city area and concerned about the safety of your cargo, the best defense is to park against a building or fence. And usually parking against a building is a violation of some fire code. So park against a fence or some concrete wall, or a post of some kind that makes it impossible to open your doors, because the locks you buy will only save your cargo cargo from the random passerby, not anyone that knows a few things about circumventing security locks.
Most people can break into a locked trailer fairly quickly if they know just a few things.Last edited: Oct 20, 2020
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Its not that bad though. Just use common sense and care for yourself.
You are probably better off trying to park at truck stops in rural areas. There are a lot of them. If you do need to park in a city area, try to park in a well lite area in the front of buildings, if possible. Close your outer curtains.Lisa9 Thanks this. -
Rural truck stops it is! I've seen on here that those are preferred over parking in the cities.
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All this stuff about parking in cities and against a fence or something.
You are in a big rig and you can not just choose to park somewhere anywhere.
Plan your trips correctly and you will always have a safe place to park.
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