What is the dumbest thing you've done while trucking?

My Wife watched some program & wanted to make me look better. She is with me 24/7. I lost my wallet in a row of pallets. We just don't eat till we get unloaded. My "Chain Drive" wallet is not so much a fashion fo pa. A tailored suit is nice, but it is not practical on a truck.

 

Hey Woodys, that's funny, I've done that too, it's actually kinda scary for a second. When I hauled eggs, yeah, I know, I heard them all, hated that job for 3 1/2 years, I high hooked my loaded wagon( trailer was too high) and I saw it on my walk around. I couldn't pull back away from the trailer to lower it and rehook. I yanked and rolled forward and pulled the johnny bar, just too much weight on the jaws. So I had to unload the WHOLE trailer at the dock, then I yanked the trailer brakes hard and she came free. I thought I ruined the fifth wheel, but rehooked and it was ok. Reloaded the wagon, and took off, about 2 hours late. Boss wasn't too happy with me, but I was 1 of their best drivers( time on routes and fuel mileage wise) so there wasn't much he could say,,,,,,,WAIT A MINUTE,,,Truckers Report better not be making a book about all these stories, if so, I want 10% ( HA, kidding, love this site!!)

 

That brings up another dumb story. Dang it!!

I was going to the Fulton Street Market to Variety Meats near Neeleys in Chicago for the first time at 2 am. I knew where I was going because I scoped it out well before I left. I get off I-94 and the first light on the other side of the overpass a man jumps up on my step. Where you going? I'll show you how to get there! Yada, yada! After giving me a hard time I just told him to hold on, lol. I get there and back in while he's waving me back like he's doing something.

He then jumps up on my step and tells me $40 to get you in and $40 to get you back out. I told him he was crazy I didn't need his help. (newbies beware they try this stuff at the market at night). Anyways after going back and forth I agreed to give him $10 I had in my pocket just to get rid of him.

Now this is where the stupid comes in to play. This was about the time my thyroid died and I suffered from forgetfulness so I kept my wallet on the dash corner. As long as I had it in sight or in my hand I was okay. I can't count the times I lost my keys and other stuff that year, lol.

Anyways after giving him the $10 he disappears around the corner. Right then I noticed my wallet wasn't on the dash. Son of a ... he clipped me!! I had like $400 in my wallet. I looked everywhere including the bunk area in case I threw my wallet back there. Nope it wasn't anywhere. I was convinced he got it so I called 911 and told them I just been robbed, lol. I'll give Chicago finest some credit. Two cop cars pulled up in less than 2 minutes. I told them what happened and one car took off after the guy and the other one talked with me. He explained to me they have been trying to stop them con artist, blah, blah, blah. The other car comes back saying he couldn't find the guy.

They then tell me to come over to their car and they would fill out a report. So I got out of the truck and backing down the steps there was my wallet glowing under the seat where I forgot I first tossed it back at that first red light. Lol, I was so embarrassed and the cops laughed. I got my wallet back, doh!

 

'Nother egg story. It was my 2nd day on the job, had a peddle run, usually 10-12 stops. Most stores used the racks seen in coolers nowadays, but Piggly Wiggly used baskets back then(80's) My last stop, I had 1 pallet for a Pig in Ripon,Wis. A tall pallet. They were 12 dozen to a basket, 12 baskets to a layer, and this pallet had 5 layers(60 baskets)and shrink wrapped.Very top heavy. As I pulled the pallet to the back of the trailer, it wasn't up high enough( see where this is going?) and the pallet caught the dock plate. The baskets swung toward me, and as if in slow motion, crashed into the trailer. I didn't know what to do, I stared at it for 5 minutes, eggs all over. I salvaged half the pallet, and backed over to the dumpster and shoveled the rest into the dumpster. When I got back, I told the boss what happened, and he could take this job and shove it. The boss was a great guy, and told me these things will happen, and told me what I did wrong, should have taken a layer off, and would I give it another try. Reluctantly, I agreed,(had a family to support) and did that job for another 3 1/2 years.

 

I can beat all yours lol. Grew up on a farm never have damadged a peice of equip before. I have gotten 2 tractors stuck trying to pull the first one out had to get two more to pull the telehandler and 475 out. Anyways i was hooking upto a trailer in the east coast, there were boulders on the edge of drive way i hooke up didnt swi g wide enough just mind was blank rand over a 2' 1/2" boulder ####ed my radiator and cruahed pil pan