You know you're in trouble when...

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tlalokay, May 2, 2021.

  1. JerseyBarrierRacer

    JerseyBarrierRacer Bobtail Member

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    Found the capstone lumper. Not being prepared for a retarded situation doesn't change the fact that its a retarded situation. The irony was that the lumper guy could get food practically anywhere/anytime. I could not, and only because he chose to take lunch instead of just bang it out for a few more minutes to finish the job. I've loaded and unloaded my trailers since then... --many times. Never have I just halfway unloaded a trailer of six pallets to go smoke or eat a sandwich. Not saying I shouldn't have been prepared. Just saying its silly for you to miss the actual point of the post and point out some anecdote like you never made a rookie mistake before.
     
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  3. tlalokay

    tlalokay Medium Load Member

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    The point is not "blame" but rather situational irony...

    Everyone has to learn that loading and delivery can take forever and be in far-flung locations without services, but the callousness of the people involved in that situation never ceases to surprise- everyone else knows their facility is far-flung and without services but a naive driver without anything to eat or no where to relieve him/herself for 10+ hours gets no sympathy- not even from fellow drivers.

    I will never hesitate to offer some fresh fruit or a soup to a fellow driver next me if we're both in a bad situation.

    Most callous places to deliver are often along the border- they actually have bathrooms accompanied by signs saying "no drivers".

    I drove for an outfit on the border once that had a bathroom in the office that drivers weren't aloud to use. There was a port-a-potty outside for the drivers.

    Just hold your nose while doing a walk-around on your trailer before leaving.
     
  4. slow.rider

    slow.rider Road Train Member

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    ...the inspecting officer accuses you of lying through your tooth...
     
  5. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    What the more neglects to mention is that crazy is contagious!
     
  6. BigBob410

    BigBob410 Road Train Member

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    What is this “lumper” y’all speak of?! @Hammer166 @wore out y’all ever hear of such a thing??
     
  7. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    "We're from the government and we're here to help..."
     
  8. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    In my foolish past I knew the meaning of the word.
     
  9. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    This from an actual direction sheet handed me by my dispatcher:

    "When you get to the post office, turn right, after 3 miles the road turns to dirt, at the first Y go left, at the second Y go right, at the third Y go left, don't drive through the puddles, they are deep"

    The Post office was the only building in "town"
     
  10. BigBob410

    BigBob410 Road Train Member

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    Honestly I’ve been in that rodeo! It’s one of the things that pushed me to becoming my own lumper!:):cool:
     
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  11. Hulld

    Hulld Road Train Member

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    I knew I was in trouble today when I was in Delmar NY picking up one of my customers cars that wasn’t home and a cop showed up saying I was reported for stealing a car.
    First time that’s happened lol.
     
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