tanker drivers you ain't special

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by peabody747, Dec 21, 2022.

  1. MM71

    MM71 Heavy Load Member

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    Food for thought. Half the people in the world are below average intelligence. Truck driving is a low IQ, low talent, low ambition job.

    So every day. Count your blessings that you run across as few true morons as you do. In the grand scheme of things 99% of us are mouth breathing idiots ... you're not really smart. You're not really talented. You're not really special. But you are a human and can be courteous to others.

    GTFO of the way. Stop slow drag racing. Stop ####ing with people for sport.

    If ya can't show any courtesy towards others. Do us all a favor and remove yourself from the equation.

    Merry Christmas
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    I was always wondering why so many drivers speed up when I start passing them, now I know what goes through their mind
     
  4. LoneRanger

    LoneRanger Road Train Member

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    I usually made ‘em speed up knowing there could be a speed trap down the road. Have him clear the cops and I’m on my way.

    useful tool sometimes when driving a 4wheeler too. Pretend to race a few idiots and they fly down the road collecting every cop that could be hiding for miles.


    Love it on the 15 heading to families house.
     
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  5. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    As always, we need to get along and help each other out.

    Even if that means forgiving stupid or dangerous behavior.
     
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  6. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    They cannot stand to be passed by a big truck has always been a thing while I am driving. Same people drive trucks to and do the samething.
     
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  7. Lilj

    Lilj Medium Load Member

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    Well, I’m a tanker driver and I am special

    Merry Christmas
     
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  8. MacLean

    MacLean Road Train Member

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    When did tanker drivers become the raging psychos of the road? I always have been run off, blown by or treated like crap by gravel haulers who’d run over their own mother to go get another load. Yes, while I stereotype an entire section of the industry I can assure you that I don’t engage.
    Ain’t nobody got time for that.
     
  9. PaulMinternational

    PaulMinternational Heavy Load Member

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    So what exactly did you do to get the stink eye? Or was it simply imagined because you do crap that irritates people regularly? Like going slower than the flow of traffic then pushing the pedal when someone passes you because you think they gave you the stink eye when they just happend to give a check in the mirror when they were beside you.
     
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  10. peabody747

    peabody747 Light Load Member

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    My biggest problem with the situation is we were in the third left lane already and speeding to begin with. If he really needed to pass me then he could've gone to the fourth. We were already in law violation plus speeding. Bur he insisted on waiting till the construction zone spilt cause its only 2 lanes got past then slowed down. Regardless he was a jack blank. And yeah most all tanker Yankees seem to be in a big huge hurry
     
  11. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    ^^^^^
    You sounded like less of a tool before this post.
     
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