What are some of the unwritten rules among truckers?

Really? You must work for a company where all trailer tires are at 110 psi cold. At my company about 1 in 50 drivers does a actual pre trip inspection using a tire thumper, so when I thump a trailer's tires next to mine, it's not so much to help someone else as it is me. We don't have mechanics around at 3 am when I'm leaving so if I can catch it early, I will have it fixed before I get stuck with it being flat the next day. But by all means, I won't touch your equipment, especially since there's probably a 1 in a million chance we work for the same company.

 

I'm not going to thump a different company's tires. I like to see people get nailed for not doing their job. I told a driver at a Love's truck stop the other day he looked like he had a flat off the rim, instead of getting it fixed at the Love's he said ok, I will get it fixed later on. At that point, I hoped he got pulled over for a DOT inspection within the next five miles of leaving there.

 

No need to get riled up. Clarify what you're talking about next time before someone assumes you meant what your wrote.

 

You're right, I did make a broad generalized statement in that regard. If I notice something wrong with another truck or trailer, regardless of company affiliation, I mention it to them but I certainty won't do their job for them. I don't get paid enough to do all the stuff I do at my own job.

 

Yes driver, you are absolutely right.
That is a direct result of new drivers being qualified by the big companies as trainers.
Hence: The blind leading the blind.

 

The trainers of the young ones are showing them it's OK to block fuel pumps, park anywhere but a parking space, even if there are 40 empty parking spaces, stay in the middle lane even if it's 3 a.m. and there is no traffic, etc., etc..

 

OMG
Talk about wet behind the ears.
No way would I ever touch another drivers equipment.
LMAO

 

This can not be stated enough!

 

Wet behind the ears? Yep, that's me. Third generation truck driver, driving since 2004. Dad's first truck was a Transtar II with a 290 Cummins back in the 80's, helped him work on it, then a 9370 Eagle with a Big Cam 3. I've hauled tanker, flats, cattle, up to 15 stop furniture loads at Ashley Distribution. Worked on B model cats, ISX, a few N14s, and recently Volvos.

As I previously stated, I don't touch other companies equipment. I do however believe in mentioning something I see wrong in passing since most people today don't know the difference in a brake chamber from an airbag. If that makes me wet behind the ears, so be it. I will be one potential ear infection for the rest of my life.