Company Owners' stories about drivers

These are some great stories! Sometimes you wonder what goes through peoples heads. I work for a large company as a local driver. It can be very interesting and entertaining to sit in the driver's lounge and hear some of the conversations that are going on. There are some real weirdos out there! But on the other hand, most are very nice people just trying to make a living the best way they can.

 

down a hill that is under construction and speed limit is only 65.

Need to start your stories with " You aint going to believe it BUT ! "

 

I read your STORIES lets just say seems a BIT STRETCHED.

Better check your facts on IOWA SPEED LIMIT for trucks.

RURAL INTERSTATE is 70 MPH , URBAN INTERSTATE is 55 , LIMITED ACCESS ROADS 65 MPH and the fines double in CONSTRUCTION ZONES and POSTED SPEED ( VARIES ) is based on NO WORKERS present.

 

That right there has to be the best description about trucking that I have ever read. All these new fly by nights and steering wheel holding monkeys need to have that tattooed or burned into their #####. In reverse of course so they can read it in a mirror.

 

And I thought I was the only one...(very condensed version)
driver #1 was a self proclaimed diesel mechanic who took a "dirty" air filter out and then drove 900 miles with no air filter severly damaging a Cummins recon engine with less than 50,000 miles on it.
#2 was an associate pastor who I allowed to keep the truck at his home.Fuel mileage dropped to 3mpg,couldn`t figure out why.Found out from a previous employer who caught him in the act of siphoning fuel into his in ground heating oil tank.Starved him out-only took a week.
#3 Caught trying to steal a $300 advance.He thought if he threw away his copy I wouldn`t find out.Took 10 minutes on computer and an hours drive to produce a copy.After that he wouldnt come get his belongings or his check.
#4 Just flat out too stupid to work.Lied constantly.Has since become a long term guest at the crossbar hotel.
# 5 Came highly recommended.Had trouble with hookers,drugs and my money.In less than 2 months he was over $1000 in debt on his advances.He wrecked my truck and hasn`t yet repayed anything.
#6 Was my mistake.If JB fired him I should have been more cautious.He was "working" the unemployment system and I became his next free ride.
#7-A super clean young man,quiet and neat.Late on 1st load,disappeared on inbound load.Had to go search for truck and load.Delivered myself.Found a wet syringe hidden in the bottom of the armrest on a new seat that I installed before he left on his first load.My young son loved getting inside of this truck to "drive".I shudder to think what could have happened if he found that.Haven`t seen this driver anywhere since he picked up my truck but when I do I will whip his #####.That is a promise.
#8-Managed to condense his driving record to 1 1/2 pages instead of 7,so I guess I can`t actually count him.
#9 Again my fault as I rehired driver #1.Who would ever think if you drank all day alongside a city street,while leaning on your pickup,that you could actually get your 3rd DUI when you try to leave???Guess the cops gotta pick on somebody,right?
This is getting tooo long but there were more.I had some really good ones for a while.A good friend with a bad (really) back who helped more than he should have.Another friend who gave his 2 week notice so he could come help me was killed in a truck wreck 3 days later.And the one I thought wouldn`t work out at all turned out to be the best.He was born and raised in the Bronx and I thought he wouldnt make it a week.A fine man who passed away at 42.
All of this has brought me to the conclusion of ONE TRUCK and I drive it.

 

I agree...

I know there are some real losers out here driving trucks but this guys stories strike me as pure bullshi+!