Drive a big truck realy

I agree 100%. We should all be greatful that at 66 years old and after 2 strokes that southernpride takes his time to come on here and post. He is one the drivers on here that when he post something, I don't need to sit there and decide if its BS or real because he always tells it like it is!


Good to see you back and I hope your feeling better SouthernPride!




American Trucker

 

Ya know, I can spell and write with the best of 'em, but, my friend Southern Pride has probably forgotten more about trucking in one day than I'll ever know. Thanks SP, glad your back and I wish you only the very best as your recovery continues.

 

Well, I'm glad the business I drive for isn't considered a company in your eyes.

I've heard some horror stories but I find it hard to believe the average company is nearly as bad as posts like this would suggest. Surely there have to be some good companies out there. I know the business I drive for isn't perfect but based on some of the stuff I read they're pretty #### close. If I'm not making money neither is their truck so it's pretty rare for me to sit for any length of time waiting for a load. I'm sure others here have similar experiences.

People are more likely to post about bad experiences than good ones. Also, people who are quick to talk about their problems are often people who always seem to find problems if you know what I mean. No offense to the OP but it doesn't sound like he has much experience with being an employee of many trucking companies and is in no position to make blanket statements suggesting that every company out there is in the business of making their workers lives terrible.

 

As someone who is looking into the industry, I tend to find SP's post less than helpful and have a hard time taking it seriously. I feel that if you want a post to be taken serioulsy, you should make it presentable with some punctuation, spacing, etc. I know we're not writing essay's for English class here but still, if you want people to read and respect your words, I feel it helps to make some effort to make your thoughts as presentable as possible. Just as you shouldn't expect to be taken seriously walking into an interview with sweats and sandals, you shouldn't expect to be taken seriously writing without some punctuation, etc.

I also don't tend to give much weight to posts that simply give a laundry list of things that are wrong with the industry without some support. While what SP is saying might be true and accurate, it's hard for me to give it much credit when it is written in a ranting format. Perhaps if he would provide some concrete examples from his experience it would be easier for me to give him credit for his statements.

It sounds like many on here feel that experience = wisdom. I don't believe this is necessarily accurate. Perhaps it is the case with SP and perhaps not but the arguement that he has a lot of experience and therefore should be taken seriously does not necessarily flow. Certainly I'll consider what he says, but I won't take it as being true just because it was said by him.

Finally, does someone deserve more leniency if they are recoving from illness? I suppose that depends. But, if someone just suffred from brain damage (eg, a stroke), it's hard to be as confident in what that person is saying, espicially when the post is full of vague rants that feel like some form of scare tactics for prospective drivers.

I'm sure SP's intentions are good, but unless his style of expressing his thoughts improves, I simply cannot feel confidence in what he has to say.

 

I hear what you're saying. And perhaps I'm being too harsh. I do value other's opinions quite a bit and want to learn from their experience. I just tend to put more weight with posts that seem to have been well thought out, both in content and format.

As I mentioned, I have not obtained my CDL yet and so I'm working thru a lot of posts to consider the various options for schooling and to educate myself of the pros and cons of those options. As a whole, these posts are informative in that regard and I'm trying to make the best use of that info and apply it to my own situation to determine what I hope is the best outcome for me.

However, I find a lot of posts here to be like reading reviews on Amazon.com. Either a product is just the most perfect thing in the whole wide world and gets a big shiny 5 stars, or it wasn't quite the right shade of orange as seen online and gets one miserable star. It just takes a lot therefore to filter thru all this and make some sense of it all.

I'll keep on reading, including I'm sure Southern Pride's posts, and I won't say more about how people choose to write their thoughts, opinions, and advice since it probably won't matter anyways.

Best.

 

valled point but most commpanes will bring you back to the yard so they don't have to run for the truck but there a lot that can go rong fast in trucking
But as i all was say " how ever told you life was fair lide to you"
have fun out there

 

For all of you over-edumacated Pudknockers that never learnt to speak southern.

With very few corrections - here is a version you can (maybe) wrap your brains around.

Appologies to Southernpride.


........... Jim

 

Shadow If newbies are wanting concrete examples all they have to do is look around the everyday life of this industry. The longer you are in the more you will see that this life is not all glamorous. There are a lot of hardships that a driver has to endure. This is what the seasoned drivers try to warn about before the newbie makes a choice he/she might regret. They may not say it the right way and it may sound like ranting but it is still solid advice you might want to think about. Their experience does equal wisdom for the simple fact that they have been out here a heck of a lot longer than you. I am sure SP can still remember not having near the things newbies have today that they take for granted. IF you and others were wise I would take stock in what he has to say and just maybe 45 years down the road you'll be on here giving the same advice to other newbies.

SP so glad to see you back. I hope you are doing well in your recovery and continue to get stronger everyday. You are in my prayers

 

Newbies who don't listen won't make it 45 years down the road..... They are better off quitting while they still know it all....