Wal Mart...Shame On You!

Hey,it happens to Swift drivers all the time. In fact, it happens on this forum a lot.

I look forward to your being as strident in your sympathy and support of swift drivers ,the next time someone here disparages them just because of who they work for, as you are with people who think they should be entitled to park heavy vehicles on people's property.

 

I have a low opinion of whining about things which are ,in my opinion, insignificant in the greater scheme of things. A grocery store who does not allow heavy vehicles to park in their parking lot (and remember that the store in question has truck parking) is not going to get me bent out of shape and I have an extremely low opinion of the notion of displaying the victim mentality and trying to garner sympathy over that.

Now in case you missed it, my opinion is about the whining behaviour,not the whiner.

 

Actually I applied for a job with Swift but Schneider responded more quickly. So no, I don't look down on Swift drivers or Schneider drivers are all. I learned a long time ago that the name on the door doesn't say a #### thing about the person holding the wheel! Quite the opposite, having been a rookie at one point, I will go the extra mile to help anyone who needs it, offer my opinion when asked, and always give someone the benefit of the doubt.
The only drivers that get my disdain are those that are blatantly unsafe (tailgating, excessive speed, weaving thru traffic to get to the fastest lane) and we have all seen them. They are not just the newbies that don't know better. They drive company trucks and own their own. A jerk is still a jerk!
Additionally there are none so dumb as those that think they know it all. I bet even you could teach me a thing or two or three, and guess what, I would even be willing to be taught!

 

Of course we should , and if the thread was about that I would not be posting as I am, but, and this is just my opinion, not being able to idle ,to keep comfortable in order to get required rest is a totally different thing from some Walmart ,or in some cases,a particular town not allowing trucks in their parking lots. And please bear in mind that no trucks is not the same thing as no truck drivers.

 

And how might you suggest avoiding a 72-in-a-70 citation at 6 AM on a Sunday morning on an empty interstate? Lemme guess....don't ride?:smt108

 

Just remembered.I drive for a dry van company headquartered in Lincoln ,Nebraska with a reefer division originallly headquarterd in New Kingstown ,Pa. This company has a terminal in Kansas City.
On some public holiday last year, I pulled into the Walmart in question here. Truck parking was full,and since the car parking lot was virtually empty, I pulled into car parking lot ,did some quick shopping,and headed down to the terminal in KC.

 

So are you admitting that you were exceeding the speed limit?

 

I see your point. As long as I don't park the truck on their lot then I am allowed to shop there ( lets just say for the sake of conversation That the place in question had no truck parking, OK?) Am I correct in my interpretation? What if no trucks were allowed (for example: Dayton, Ohio) anywhere near the store and I just needed to buy some food or refill prescriptions or what happens (when we are all on some kind of EOBR) I am out of hours and not legally allowed to move the truck because it took them 4 hours to unload it and I only planned it for 2 hours???
I guess I get a ticket, get towed or both.
Anyway, on this note, I have to go to bed. I have a 0200 start time tomorrow. I have enjoyed our verbal sparring very much. Thank you for the entertainment. I will check in later.

 

No, just that the ticket was written for 72-in-a-70.