BS. Your opinion is no less valid than anyone else’s, especially you’re smart enough not to do what this other driver did, or you know how to correct it.
What would you do?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by TripleSix, Jun 7, 2021.
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Second time, I probably would help again, but I would be quite conflicted about it. Sometimes people need to learn the hard way, but I would prefer to do without the extra scrutiny from law enforcement that could arise from some idiot dropping a high hooked trailer with my company’s name on it in the middle of the highway somewhere. -
People only value your opinion if it means something. It’s got nothing to do with your gender.
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I personally always get out and check before fully committing. One of our trucks has LP 22.5 and the other tall 24.5 so it's ingrained in me to always get out and look.
2nd time happening that's on him 100%TripleSix Thanks this. -
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Stuff that really bothers me when it comes to helping people is real simple.
If I’m helping you back up, you can goal I don’t trust strangers either.
But if you’re completely clueless like one CFI driver was dont completely ignore what I’m saying when you obviously have NO idea. -
Not quite the same situation... but one time when I was yard dogging we had an intermodal driver come in and drop his loaded can without cranking the landing gear down. He tried to save it but it came down on his frame/drive tires and there was nothing he could do. I came upon him as he was out trying to crank it up. This was a hot day and the guy was probably pushing 400 lbs. I jumped out and cranked the trailer up for him because he was on the verge of collapsing on the pavement.
This had nothing to do with me being nice (although I am usually pretty nice), mostly I just didn’t want a 400 pound corpse blocking my docks lol.
Now would I help this guy again if he came back a week later and did the same thing? Meh...Idk, probably. But I wouldn’t be as nice about it the second time. -
Many yard dogs frankly are just complete idiots, and inexperienced ones at that. And a lot of your facilities have docks and drop lots that have different terrain, some are level, some are not, some have pads, some don’t, etc. A trailer may sit right in the dock but will sit a foot too high once they set it down on the pad. But your stupid drivers won’t realize the difference so they just unhook and drive off. I have had to train and retrain a lot of yard dogs on how to properly drop a trailer. Some just didn’t get the concept.gentleroger Thanks this. -
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