What Makes a Trucker, "The Best Trucker?"
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by 7milesout, Mar 9, 2021.
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Let me write that down. Freshly iron track suit. GOT IT!
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Well first of all, he pulls open deck.
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All things being equal I guess it's the largest campaign contribution. Did you adopt a blind dog, did you carry a crippled child across the street, do you donate all your free time to the shelter and never miss church on Sunday and are you still a virgin?
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Just go look at the "Truck load rates halt 2 week slide" thread.
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The best trucker doesn’t have to blame their trainer or gps for their f up’s. They do their own research and self taught instinctive common sense learning. They take ownership and pride to better themselves.
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Take these principles and apply them to trucking. The very best drivers are the ones that you don’t notice. Look in the RANT section. Many of you just notice the negative. You see a thousand trucks in a day, but the only one you noticed was the one that tailgated, elephant raced, and camped out on the fuel island.
Well, it stands to reason that the very best driver in your company saw the exact same thing as you, but somehow circumvented all of the obstacles that you see every single day to a point to where his annual pay, while being the exact same pay scale as yours, equals 1.5-2X the average pay at your company.Last edited: Mar 9, 2021
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What Makes a Trucker, "The Best Trucker?"
i'd say, being clean, neat, wearing good clothing, not ripped, soiled, or grungy.
being on time for a pick up, or delivery
doing his/her best to adhere to all traffic
regulations
being respectful to all others, no matter how he/she is treated.
proper loading, inspection, weighing, securing the customers products
making sure the equipment is up to standards for the road.
making sure all paper work is in order and any hazmat bills properly labeled
driving thru the truck stop parking lot at a SLOW speed with out the jake brake on
knowing how to actually read a truckers road atlas map
keep the lines of communication open with the company.
knowing when to call it a day in bad weather
but if there is one thing that makes a trucker the best trucker?
is that no one is the best, just better than someone else, as there will always be a BETTER trucker than younatedogg323, Gearjammin' Penguin, Road-house and 3 others Thank this. -
well this is simple
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