Where is everyone #5

D.Tibbitt · Sep 18, 2022

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I finally took some time off to just hang out around the house, play baseball with my son and see my beautiful wife Jill. I spent 6 days at home with my family and it was nice.

It was time to hit the road so I snagged a load of Maxx-D Trailers from Summer, TX to Chichester, NH. Drove to Jackson, TN and shut it down for the night a few hours ago. This is where something happened to me that I have never encountered before.

So, I pose a question and a piece of advice for the newer drivers here.

I parked here at the Loves in Jackson but I needed to backtrack to the T/A to buy something from the shop for my truck. Instead of losing my parking spot I unhook and lock up my trailer like I normally do. I head off to the T/A to buy a mirror and grab some food while I'm out. I'm gone from the Loves and my trailer for about 2 hours. I pull back in the parking lot about 30 minutes ago to find a newer Mack backed up to my trailer. The truck was running and the curtains were shut. There was a large condensation puddle under the truck so he had been in front of my trailer for some time. I'm at a loss for words as I try to fathom who this driver is and how his brazen attitude allows him to make decisions like this. I knock on the door and nobody answers. No movement whatsoever. I didn't see the cab rock like someone was moving around inside. Well, crap. I knock again but this time with door-denting force. I see movement because the cab rocked around but still no one is opening the curtains to see what is going on. Well, time to get the chains off of the headache rack and get tied up. I hook up the chains to the back of my truck and I give the driver one more chance to answer before I tow this thing out of my way. I knock again and again and again until finally I see the driver open the curtains. He looks at me and says "Yeah"? I told him the tow truck was moments away from removing his truck. He asks "why"? He actually asked "why". I told him that he was backed up to a trailer that is not his. He then proceeded to stare at me without saying anything. I told him he was parked in front of my trailer and I needed my spot back so I could hook up to my trailer and he said he was parked for the night and couldn't move. I told him that was okay because if I walk back to my truck I am dragging his truck out of my way. I gave him the choice and he finally moved his dam truck out of my way.

So, my question for the masses. Have you ever had another bobtail back up to your trailer while you were gone running errands? If so, did the driver act like you were in the wrong and assume that the spot was theirs even with your trailer dollied in the spot?

I couldn't believe this was the situation. How in the "H-E"- double - hockey sticks does this driver think this is okay to do? What In the world is happening? Where is the common driver courtesy for your fellow driver? The way this driver looked at me and spoke to me you could tell I was inconveniencing him as he felt like he found the spot to park in.

Sorry this rant turned out to be so long. My advice for the younger, less experienced drivers is this...

Please have respect for yourself and your fellow drivers and help me bring back that level of courtesy to the trucking industry that my Dad got to experience in the late 1970's and the 1980's and part of the early 1990's.
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Be glad the sherriffs didnt come impound ur trailer.. Thats what happened to me when i dropped my trailer to go get parts

Gliding ProStar · Sep 18, 2022

D.Tibbitt said: ↑

Be glad the sherriffs didnt come impound ur trailer.. Thats what happened to me when i dropped my trailer to go get parts
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Yeah, that's always my worry even if I have permission from the truck stop or not.

IH9300SBA · Sep 18, 2022

Gliding ProStar said: ↑

Yeah, that's always my worry even if I have permission from the truck stop or not.
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My buddy dropped his trailer, company driver, to go to the movies one Sat afternoon. He came back to a wrecker hooking up to it and ending up having to pay $250 for them to leave it. He wasn't aware dropping trailers without permission from the truck stop wasn't allowed. In his defense, he was new to OTR.

Gliding ProStar · Sep 18, 2022

YardMule89 said: ↑

My buddy dropped his trailer, company driver, to go to the movies one Sat afternoon. He came back to a wrecker hooking up to it and ending up having to pay $250 for them to leave it. He wasn't aware dropping trailers without permission from the truck stop wasn't allowed. In his defense, he was new to OTR.
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Yeah man that stinks. If I don't have permission to drop my trailer I am not leaving. I normally drag it around with me everywhere I go but last night was only the second time this year I have unhooked and a driver decided to park his bobtail truck in front of my trailer.

This has been a weird year for me in trucking.

BackwoodsGA · Sep 18, 2022

Good evening from Elgin nd.

Espressolane · Sep 18, 2022

BackwoodsGA said: ↑

Good evening from Elgin nd.
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That the home 20 zone?

BackwoodsGA · Sep 18, 2022

Espressolane said: ↑

That the home 20 zone?
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No.A basic 3 bedroom home...not on wheels.

PoleCrusher · Sep 18, 2022

Gliding ProStar said: ↑

I finally took some time off to just hang out around the house, play baseball with my son and see my beautiful wife Jill. I spent 6 days at home with my family and it was nice.

It was time to hit the road so I snagged a load of Maxx-D Trailers from Summer, TX to Chichester, NH. Drove to Jackson, TN and shut it down for the night a few hours ago. This is where something happened to me that I have never encountered before.

So, I pose a question and a piece of advice for the newer drivers here.

I parked here at the Loves in Jackson but I needed to backtrack to the T/A to buy something from the shop for my truck. Instead of losing my parking spot I unhook and lock up my trailer like I normally do. I head off to the T/A to buy a mirror and grab some food while I'm out. I'm gone from the Loves and my trailer for about 2 hours. I pull back in the parking lot about 30 minutes ago to find a newer Mack backed up to my trailer. The truck was running and the curtains were shut. There was a large condensation puddle under the truck so he had been in front of my trailer for some time. I'm at a loss for words as I try to fathom who this driver is and how his brazen attitude allows him to make decisions like this. I knock on the door and nobody answers. No movement whatsoever. I didn't see the cab rock like someone was moving around inside. Well, crap. I knock again but this time with door-denting force. I see movement because the cab rocked around but still no one is opening the curtains to see what is going on. Well, time to get the chains off of the headache rack and get tied up. I hook up the chains to the back of my truck and I give the driver one more chance to answer before I tow this thing out of my way. I knock again and again and again until finally I see the driver open the curtains. He looks at me and says "Yeah"? I told him the tow truck was moments away from removing his truck. He asks "why"? He actually asked "why". I told him that he was backed up to a trailer that is not his. He then proceeded to stare at me without saying anything. I told him he was parked in front of my trailer and I needed my spot back so I could hook up to my trailer and he said he was parked for the night and couldn't move. I told him that was okay because if I walk back to my truck I am dragging his truck out of my way. I gave him the choice and he finally moved his dam truck out of my way.

So, my question for the masses. Have you ever had another bobtail back up to your trailer while you were gone running errands? If so, did the driver act like you were in the wrong and assume that the spot was theirs even with your trailer dollied in the spot?

I couldn't believe this was the situation. How in the "H-E"- double - hockey sticks does this driver think this is okay to do? What In the world is happening? Where is the common driver courtesy for your fellow driver? The way this driver looked at me and spoke to me you could tell I was inconveniencing him as he felt like he found the spot to park in.

Sorry this rant turned out to be so long. My advice for the younger, less experienced drivers is this...

Please have respect for yourself and your fellow drivers and help me bring back that level of courtesy to the trucking industry that my Dad got to experience in the late 1970's and the 1980's and part of the early 1990's.
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This is the kind of crap that has me seriously considering leaving the industry. The attitude of the vast majority of so called drivers anymore is just pathetic.

The guy that hit us acted like we were wrong for being upset that he backed into our truck. Like we were supposed to just be ok with it. Its nuts man, just absolutely nuts, and it's only going to get worse.

Espressolane · Sep 18, 2022

BackwoodsGA said: ↑

No.A basic 3 bedroom home...not on wheels.
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That’s what I was talking about.

MOBee · Sep 18, 2022

PoleCrusher said: ↑

This is the kind of crap that has me seriously considering leaving the industry. The attitude of the vast majority of so called drivers anymore is just pathetic.

The guy that hit us acted like we were wrong for being upset that he backed into our truck. Like we were supposed to just be ok with it. Its nuts man, just absolutely nuts, and it's only going to get worse.
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I agree, part of me is very glad to be off of the road at this time.

As frustrating as it is, just remember that you all are the professionals. If you give into your ire and frustrations, then you might as well get in there and wrestle with the pigs.

And I know you are better than that.

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