Truckers for self

I noticed that "most" not all truckers but most are for themselves about a year back. I was running teams at the time, when my co driver pulled to a shoulder to piss. Make a long story short the shoulder was a soft shoulder and the trailers tires sank into the mud, trailer dam near tipped. I didn't want to call the company so I got onto the radio, I must have asked hundreds of trucks that I seen in the distance coming toward me on my side of the high way for help to no prevail. I than got smart and said over the radio "anyone that can help me with a quick pull I have one hundred dollars for them". Mind you I had been on the radio at that point for hours watching trucks wiz by, within five minutes of me mentioning money, I had two trucks lined behind my trailer. I went back to talk with the two men, one asked whats the problem, I explained to the both of them. One of them said so you got a hundred after explaining my situation. I noticed the other not saying much giving the other a dirty look. I replied "no only seventy," this guy walked off back to his truck and pulled off. The other guy now he was a blessing. He didn't say much but what he did say "man I don't need anything, lets try and get this thing here free," sure did make me happy. He got some chains off his flat bed trailer, pulled in front of me and we hooked up one little pull I was out. I pulled out that seventy dollars and went to give it to him he refused and only would take twenty his reply "this should be good for a pack of cigs and a shower god bless you man be safe" and he was gone up the road. How many time do guys pass an individual broke down on the side of the high way and ask "driver you all right" just to switch lanes and wiz right pass the individual broke down. Whats the point of asking if they are all right? Just switch your lane and continue on.

 

now i understand it makes sense. Company would ask why you turned around cause they can map your position, I also see the liability issue there also thank for your response.

 

Yeah I hear that, though it was my co driver i woke up as i did mostly when the truck stops. Though there was no fuel island or trucks parked around us, so i figured somethings wrong got up and looked to see our truck tilting.

 

i didnt want to make another post or thread section, though i found this video to be relevant to how many of us feel and its interesting with some humorhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIsQzL_6-sQ