What is a Steering Wheel Holder?!
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What's the girl trailer you are referring to exactly?
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Being a steering wheel holder has nothing to do with age, experience, or the truck you drive. I have seen wheel holders in a pimped out hood jakin in the truck stop parking lot, cowboying it around just to hear the pipes. I have seen 20 year wheel holders that didn't have sense enough to pour piss out of a boot before running their foot in it. I have also seen a newby start with Swift cause that was his option and make a top shelf hand. Its all about attitude and common sense. We have all been in a bind at some point due to a case of head in ###. Its how you handle it that separates it. If you have to be told every move to make, want everyone to think you know everything. If you don't give a shat bout nothing but you or if nothing is every your fault , your just a wheel holder.
If you get out in the left lane to turtle race when someone is coming up on you at a high rate of fuel consumption then its obvious you didnt look and your a wheel holder.
I only thought they made 2 engines CAT and all them others. Lmaojamesthewiseone, sawmill, MACK E-6 and 14 others Thank this. -
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Here I figured it meant it had skirts and a big box.Last edited: Mar 9, 2016
Reason for edit: Fixing tagsallniter and Cottonmouth85 Thank this. -
True, we don't get paid to fix trucks. Since the company I work for isn't going to give me things like spare starters and alternators, fuel pumps, compressors, turbos, whatever, and I'm certainly not buying them just to have on hand, they can do those sorts of repairs. But when you turn the key and it goes "click" and you have plenty of power, are you going to call for a tow or are you going to at least try knocking on the starter to get her unstuck? Do you even know where the starter can be found or what it looks like? Stuff like that differentiates between professional drivers and steering wheel holders to me.Texact23 said: ↑Most drivers are paid less than 40cpm to move goods from point A to point B. That's actually the main reason why they were hired. They were not hired as diesel mechanics but as professional drivers. That's why most companies have a maintenance departments to take care of break downs and things that nature. Therefore, divers do not have to fix broken stuff under the hood unless they are sure they're knowledgeable enough to do so. Because if you create a bigger problem while trying to be a super trucker, you'll live to regret it. Minor stuffs,no biggy.
That's why I always adamantly do my pre/post trips everyday to make sure I can safely and professionally move the load from point A to point B. Now any employer that needs me to do any kind of mechanic work on their equipment will have to pay me more and provide the proper training before that. Until then, I will just ride like an airline pilot. They don't fix planes, I don't fix trucks either. I am just a driver. If something breaks down, I call maintenance. Call me what you want but as long as I get the load their safely and on time, I am happy. Now when I get my own truck it'll be a different ball game.

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If you've ever put type "b" jake brake fluid into a Cummins instead of type "f" , you are defiantly a steering wheel holder.
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I never know which blinker fluid to use...
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Type 4.... or if it's an older model with incandescent bulbs then type 2.Hazardous said: ↑I never know which blinker fluid to use...Click to expand...
If you have a newer truck and an older trailer you may need a conversion filtolator.Bean Jr., Slowpoke KW, MidWest_MacDaddy and 4 others Thank this. -
Post of the daywore out said: ↑Being a steering wheel holder has nothing to do with age, experience, or the truck you drive. I have seen wheel holders in a pimped out hood jakin in the truck stop parking lot, cowboying it around just to hear the pipes. I have seen 20 year wheel holders that didn't have sense enough to pour piss out of a boot before running their foot in it. I have also seen a newby start with Swift cause that was his option and make a top shelf hand. Its all about attitude and common sense. We have all been in a bind at some point due to a case of head in ###. Its how you handle it that separates it. If you have to be told every move to make, want everyone to think you know everything. If you don't give a shat bout nothing but you or if nothing is every your fault , your just a wheel holder.
If you get out in the left lane to turtle race when someone is coming up on you at a high rate of fuel consumption then its obvious you didnt look and your a wheel holder.
I only thought they made 2 engines CAT and all them others. LmaoClick to expand...spooky-tooth, allniter, Diesel Dave and 1 other person Thank this.
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