From what he has always told me in the past he never does that. They have vending machines in the one terminal where he can buy a subway sandwich etc. He gets a drink and uses the bathroom in the terminal(s). He has complained that they make him sit and wait at various terminals because the freight isn't ready when it's supposed to be. Often the way it works out he doesn't really have much of a break, if that makes sense. Then he doesn't have much spare time to do anything except drive, what with ltl being so time sensitive. FWIW he has complained that their freight planning leaves a lot to be desired.
Opinion on damage to truck
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Evie3, Nov 12, 2020.
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i never passed by my regular coffee stops. a quick run in, and out, and on the road again.
he is not telling you the whole story
i'm out, good luck to him.
maybe also tell him to come here, and speak for himself?alds and homeskillet Thank this. -
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Tell your son to find some nail polish remover from Walmart or some rubbing alcohol from a truckstop. With a handfulls of paper towels and some elbow grease, he might be able to remove most or all of the paint. Anything to mitigate the fact that he didn't do a pretrip is only going to favor him.
My friend was in a similar situation a number of years ago. He sideswiped a bollard with his quarter panel. I think we used lighter fluid to remove all the paint. Saved us the headache of waking up the bases' safety office on a weekend.homeskillet and McUzi Thank this. -
He’s toast. Pbbbttt. Little over the top there. Little preachy too. He will be fine.
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From my point of view of the overall story, your son will be fine. Tell him not to sweat it. If Estes excrement cans him, there are plenty out there hiring.
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Sorry, but it doesn't matter how busy one is, there is always time for a walk around to check the lights, tires and damage. His lack of caring about his job and the safety of the motoring public will hopefully get him fired. And from that hopefully he learns to trucking isn't the same kind of job as say retail where cutting corners doesn't hurt more than the single store. He's on a public road, maybe driving next to my wife, he needs to act like it. Trucks are heavy, deadly vehicles and need to be treated as such!Last edited: Nov 12, 2020
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