Advice for the trucking school students.....NOBODY LIKE TRUCKERS!

I don't know about this, the last little kid that I passed that gave me the air horn motion, gave me the finger when I didn't do it and drove by. The homeless guy? He also knows and easy mark for a sad story to fuel his/her drug/drinking problem. The rest of what your pop told you I agree with.

 

I don't know,4 wheelers just don't care,I think the lack of training is cause for issues with the cops,kids still like big trucks.

 

I've seen some of it, but not enough to think ALL people hate us. Some are mis-informed and some just don't care.

 

No matter what job we do there are days we all feel like everybody hates us. Need thick skin and a good wife.

 

+1 on the wife.

Makes life sooo much better!!!!!

 

I like truckers... heck, I'm married to one! I must be a big kid, because at age 36, I still love the trucks & the horns! Most (not all!) truck drivers I've come in contact with have always been nice and respectful.

Here's a little story - I worked as a Sr. Project Engineer (construction) a few years back and was in charge of not only the projects themselves, but the men & women working on those projects. Many of my colleagues assumed that I was in that position because I had slept my way there. And they probably formed that opinion because of some other woman that may have done questionable things to "earn" her way up.

So, you see - a few bad apples can make the entire bunch appear to be bad.

 

What job is there that people like you because of what you do? I can only think of a handful. Even when you do something that provides a useful service directly to individual customers all you're thought about is the guy that just charged them money to do it.

 

We have had dedicated runs with the same shippers and receivers for over 15 years . They like most of us . Every carrier has its few misfits .
I've also had quite a few pretty friendly DOT inspectors . Before my last CDL renewal KY started marking Veteran on CDL's . I think that helps some .
Dispatcher ? Before we are assigned a load we are sent an e-mail asking if we want it . Dispatchers have sent out prayer requests for drivers when they or their family members are having medical problems .

 

Don't feed the trolls.