Truckers Insist on Keeping Computers in the Cab

You have to expect and compensate for stupid behavior from 4 wheelers...
It's part of being a pro. After all if we weren't better than they are, We wouldn't be able to do this for as many years as some of us have done this.

They are not representative of a pro. They re just "steering wheel holders"

 

There is a distinct difference between a "trucker" and a driver!
Some people are just going to be a "driver" regardless of whether they are an O/O, L/O or a company driver.
There are plenty of "truckers" that'll never own a truck...But they are "truckers" none the less. Pride and professionalism are a large part of it and the ability to get it done without whining and sniveling about how hard it all is.

If it's done right, It's not always easy but it's never a "job"!
It's almost a calling...Some guys are more at home in their truck than they ever are at "home". They have an almost instinctive ability to know what some dummy in a 4 wheeler is gonna do before the 4 wheeler even knows. They have an abilty to get a truck through the toughest of conditions effortlessly.

These are "truckers"...The others don't see it, They can't, It eludes them because they are a different breed.
Truckers are getting harder to find in these modern times and they are far outnumbered by the steering wheel holder types, But they are out here, Not making a big fuss about the job they do...Just doing it, Better than the others ever will.

The difference is hard to spot to an outsider but is glaringly obvious to a "trucker".

That is one of the reasons that so many steering wheel holder types (drivers) have such a hard time taking advice from the real deal. (truckers)

They don't understand the difference...They never will.

 

Ain't that the truth!

 

One situation that I have found my GPS very helpful is when I come up on a shppr/recvr in a city area and cannot pull into the drive for whatever reason. There may be a truck coming out or blocking the driveway. Or sometimes you just don't see some of these smaller outfits until it's too late.

With the GPS you can see the outlay of the city blocks around you, and which are the major streets, making it easier to go around the block, or blocks, to get back around to the shppr/recvr.

I can remember when I didn't have GPS, I would be looking around trying to figure out what lane to get in, looking for a place to turn around, or after making a couple of turns, ending up on a road taking me completely out of the area altogether.

Mine is on my laptop, on a laptop stand. But I agree with everyone else here that there are idiots who are going to cause problems no matter what. Some will have the sense to use these devices responsibly, and others won't. Hopefully that won't ruin it for everyone else.

 

Or if you deal with SoCal enough, they have the streetsigns tagged, stolen or ran over. Another fun one is the wrong name or numbers on the side of the building down there.

 

when i started driving in 1995 i did not have a cell phone,gps,laptop,ect and now that i have those things i have become safer,more productive and a happier driver.I just wished the voice on my gps was sexier! (Hint Hint to you developers)

 

FYI depending on the unit, you can download different voicepacks off the internet.

 

I don't see the wireless headsets helping either. Some idiot almost ended up under my truck a couple months ago jabbering away on one. I moved over to the left lane because of something on the shoulder and some blonde cut right and cruised on by between me and it. So I watch her go by and hit my signal, check the mirrors, check ahead to see if I shouldn't get back over and in those two seconds (if that) this idiot in an suv with big goofy glowing headset had passed nearly my entire trailer and was by my drive axles on the right. He had to have been doing 90 to appear there like that. Well I noticed him after I had a tire in his lane and he about flew right off the highway in shock. I moved back left the moment I noticed movement down there and he went by screaming and yelling and flipping me off 20 times, then pulled out front and rolled his window all the way down so he could hang his arm out and flip me off 20 more times. Idiot. (Then he figured out I wasn't speed limited and fled in blind terror, that was funny.)

I don't understand what is so hard about using the phone or some other device while driving. I don't swerve even with both hands full and a phone stuck to my ear. I don't have a headset. Controlling the vehicle is just flat out more important than anything else. Period.