To be honest with everyone here in this thread I think this whole business is nothing more than someone just playing games. OP became a member today, this is his first post and he has not replied to any responses to his foolishness. Also, if the OP had been driving for "less than six months", why did he choose to call himself "Not a Trucker Yet" when he signed up as a member of this forum. This clown is just trying to yank other members chains because he has nothing better to do.
New Trucker Screw Up
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Not a trucker yet., Aug 1, 2014.
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Please post your truck identity and every route you plan to drive daily....
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Regarding the OP:
I think many have nailed the issues and I hope you respond. Time management has been raised several times in this thread to which I will add COMMUNICATION. As SOON as you know you aren't going to make a delivery on time it is your RESPONSIBILITY to COMMUNICATE with your dispatch with the time you WILL be making delivery. That way your dispatcher can talk to the planner and customer service representative, who in turn will communicate with the customer so the customer can adjust their schedule. Communicating is the key to making sure the customer is happy. If you show up late without prior notification that's a huge problem for many customers. They may have a second shift scheduled for the parts you are delivering to keep their factory floor running and meet their customer schedule. If you show up late without letting them know you will be late then they have an entire shift on the clock with nothing to do.
This is a job with a lot of responsibility. Take it seriously.
Regarding the accidents, unless we know more particulars about each accident then we can't really help you. In general I think most accidents on the road involve tailgating. LEAVE MORE SPACE AROUND YOU, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF YOU. There's no reason why any trucker needs to be tailgating as a habit.
If your accidents are in tight quarters situations, like hitting a light pole on a right turn in a city, or clipping another truck in a yard, then you need to really start paying attention to SLOWING DOWN and learning that you are driving a TRAILER, not a truck. Drive the trailer tandems through tight quarters. Try taping a push broom to your backside and walk around your house and try not to get hung up in the doorways. Same principle. -
Is poor trip planning the cause of late deliveries? A few, sure. But what if a driver is late 50% of the time?
Met a couple drivers in Newark,NJ. We were loaded the same, going to the same delivery point. We all decided to run together to Wyoming. We hammered out of NJ, and stopped for the night on the PA/Ohio border. Both of them asked, "Six, what time you heading out in the AM?" I told them 0300.
I go in to the truckstop, get a shower and food. I see one of the drivers sitting in the seat, talking on the phone, lining him up some strange. At 0250, I notice that the other driver is sitting in his drivers seat doing paperwork. I knock on the ladies man sleeper, and he comes to the window groggy. I turn and walk away. 0300, the other driver and I gear up and drive. A few months down the line, another hand tells me that this guy is calling Six an a/hole because Six ran off and left him.
Hey guys, I like the ladies too, but thing is, you have to keep your hobbies in check. Turn that TV, play station and that phone off.
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Amen, Six.
Sleep is a RESPONSIBILITY. Catting around or playing zombie and guns on the Playstation don't qualify as sleep. A 10 hour break is a sleep break, maybe get that shower or laundry MAYBE... but sleep is the priority.
I like to play poker every chance I get, BUT I never play on a 10 hour break. That's insane. I'll play poker on a 34 or other extended break, when I have a chance to be fresh as a daisy at the table to play my best and then get some sleep and be fresh as a daisy when I drive professionally. -
I get in that sleeper every chance I get, while loading/unloading, even in the staging area, I give them my cell # they call when I have a dock. Every bit of sleep you can get is good (for me). I can lay in a dark sleeper and just relax and it helps alot. OP, Keep your eyes open, pay attention, managment your time wisely, communicate with dispatch & GOAL!! You're #### lucky to still have you're job imo. I agree I smell a troll. -
I agree.Being late is a good way to get on your dispatchers #### list in a hurry.
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