What are some of the unwritten rules among truckers?

You see your one 'thank-you'?

We know what that freaky cat's into.

 

I will admit that I ain't got no panties on right now. I have been announcing it on the CB. The other West Side drivers at the terminal are mad at me now.

 

My..... uh....... struggle? With the whole scenario: I've no idea what your gender is.
You squawk like a dude, but your avatar snuggles two good looking gals arm-to-neck.

Ever seen a blind man paw his way around an unfamiliar room filled with stuff with which he's unaccustomed / unfamiliar? That's me - with you. Lol.

 

Martha Stewart is a hot cougar and that Holstein is beautiful. I still ain't got no panties on.

 

As you dig it.
Ultimately: irrelevant.
Enjoy the breeze.

 

Didn't read the whole thread so I may be repeating info so my apologies in advance. Here goes. If I move over to let you merge, don't let me completely pass you and then accelerate around me in the right lane, starting a chain reaction where everyone else decides to pass me on the right too. If you pull in the fuel island, fuel and then move up, don't go inside and get your lunch for 15 minutes.

If you drop a trailer with an issue, report it, of course it depends on if they even did a Pre trip. If you leave a dock, move the wheel chock back out of the way so I don't have to get out twice and move it. If you drop a trailer in a tight drop yard, push it back far enough so I can get in the space beside it, and wide enough I can walk between them. If you skip seat, leave the truck the same way you found it, fueled up, clean interior etc.

Cliff notes: Be courteous and use common sense.

 

If someone moves over for you to enter the highway either from the shoulder or the onramp, even if you can easily leave then in the dust, you let them get back over into the right lane in front of you.

Changing lanes is one of the more dangerous things we do out here. We take it for granted because we do it so much, but it can very easily end a life or a career. Show the same courtesy by letting them back over. Once they are in the right lane, you are free to pass them.

When someone is clear to pass, cancel your headlights or flash your markers, do not flash your high beams.

If you aren't about to fuel or #### in your pants before you can set your brakes, you shouldn't be in the fuel island.

If there are open parking spots and you park anywhere but in a spot, you're an #######.

If you are in a state where people pull doubles and triples and all you have is a 53 foot trailer, back into a spot and leave the pull through spots for people who would have a nearly impossible time backing a trailer.

Basically don't be a dick or take the easy way. Consider others before yourself.

 

Don't honk in the truck stop unless someone is about to back into a hood. Doesn't matter what time, guaranteed someone is sleeping.

Don't blare your music, television, or other noisy entertainment device at the truck stop. Same reason.

Don't race a governed truck against another governed truck for more than a mile or so.

Edit: don't use the cb for retarded ####.

 

One exception to the retarded cb rule is if Convoy is blaring over the radio. If Convoy or Eastbound and Down is on, you are required to broadcast it for all within broadcast range, without interruption.

 

This is what I call a 24 carrot gold question.

Here's some rules of the road I have gleaned from lunch counters back in the '70's that apply today:

Rule #1 - NEVER impede the progress of another trucker. This means you don't take 5 miles to pass on a two lane freeway, pull up after fueling BEFORE going in to get a fuel receipt and take a piss, signal a faster truck to make a pass on a two lane road when it is safe, etc.

Rule #2 - give LOT'S of space to truckers that need to make a maneuver. Turn off your headlights and STOP if a trucker is attempting to park at night in a truck stop when you are following. Leave PLENTY of room for a truck to turn off a road onto a narrow entrance to a yard or dirt road. Never tailgate or crowd another professional driver.

Rule #3 - leave a bathroom or rest area cleaner than you found it.

Rule #4 - help everybody around you get home safely.