Where is everyone #2!!

Well said ---

 

I agree as well. Being frustrated or cynical is not the answer for drivers who really know better.
Even helping another driver out, its like second nature.

That one wide load I was being a pilot car for San Antonio way. It was getting late so I called ahead reserving two spots at the TA. I paid for parking he bought dinner. I had just met him outside of Dallas talking on the CB . when we did park he was an OG in his late 60's. Still gear jamming. It was a nice chat over dinner. Probably be along time before I see that KW again. Hopefully we still have good truckers left and some up and coming.

 

I could bet. I've parked next to you and never known it. Its the pride, and drive that I feel a lot on this board have. Raised right, pride in there work as well as equipment.

Maybe this lull in or industry is like. "New years resolutions of going to the gym"

The rookies who feel forced to drive will leave to go back to there previous profession.

On a side note Cluck Cluck. I'm 45 I tried to hang up the mic. But I enjoy the challenge of different products, the change of scenery. As well as a group of drivers you become acquainted with over the years.

Hell. I found out. Its a Crane migration festival here in this sleepy little town. Just might go sight seeing.

 

They had a thread to 90 pages, 90 freakin pages, about a guy recording his dispatcher trying to force him to drive tired. I saw the opening post, didn't even bother playing the video, and thought, "Must be a doorslammer." But even in my doorslammer days, I didn't have anyone pressuring me.

Had two drivers pull oversized out of BC. Chain law was in effect for Snoqualmie (spelling?), big storm riding through. They stopped at a casino around Everette. Next day, one of them took off for the TA on 90. They sat for another day and then suddenly, there was a small break in the weather, and they lifted the chain law. The driver at the TA phone the other in Everette and told him he was going for it. He made it over the pass. By the time the other driver made it to the TA, chain law was in effect for another 3 days straight. I then get a phone call from the driver who opted to stay in Everette crying because he was stuck under an OD and won't be making a check, and his dispatcher didn't have time to hear his story.

Someone made mention of the length of Lefty's (Martin's) trip, and Martin is asking about PA regs, because he was trying to avoid those pesky metro curfews. And the gang stepped up to help him out.

Exactly!

No fear mongering.

Gave the driver exactly the info needed and nothing he didn't need. I get sick of the cowardice. When the ice storms and snow storms kept pounding the southeast, we were there too! The difference was if the roads were open, we were going for it.

"I'm going to orientation at Moron Trucking. What should I pack?"

Seriously?

Could be that your friends are all stupid. Birds of a feather? All the stupid friends I had died out in middle school. Protected the herd.

 

Beckley, Wv. Should be in Roanoke tomorrow morning.

 

Triplesix, notice all his replies are about " I had a friend this and that" ..... Makes you wonder how he has so many stupid friends?? Must have been three for one day in the Pilot parking lot

 

Coburg, OR at the TA... kick off possibly both drops tomorrow then hopefully reload south Tuesday... Fist drop doesn't open until 1130 and app. is set for 1230 so I am in no hurry to finish the 90 miles in the morning

 

Wow seems like I missed the party lol anyway made it out of Houston rolled out of Beaumont with a load of plastic rig mats ( never knew they made them out of plastic) took them to new Philadelphia oh. Grabbed a good load of fire bricks up the street paying 3800 right back down to buda tx. Sitting in jarrell tx at the hook. Detailed the interior of the truck greased 5th wheel plugged a trailer tire that was leaking now looking for my #### cookie lol

 

Greeley Colorado oilfield