Drowsy Driving, Zero Options
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by AmericaHatesTruckers, Aug 29, 2019.
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Dispatch; says take a quick walk for a few minutes.
Driver; calls back says he is still tired.
Dispatch; "Your not tired", go to work.
I can see this 100 % I agree. The irony can't be made up. The stupidity is just so bad it contradicts what it says is a contradiction. And being safe is immoral.x1Heavy and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
When you stop checking your mirrors,it’s time to stop.
If you never check your mirrors,you should never start.D.Tibbitt, x1Heavy and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
I'll just leave this here....
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Every time....
Me: "Im sick" (Fevers burning up etc ride it out int he sleeper three days.)
Dispatch;" Silence"
They know it's really bad when I head for home being sick on instinct. The status of loaded or empty matters not. They track the satellite and see the miles dwindle as I get sicker. It's really stupid. But instinct is strong.
But the minute you say this....
Me: Im tired. Long day.
Dispatch: good job, see you there (There meaning 800 miles at 8 am tomorrow)
Me: Bs.
Dispatch: Wot? is there is a problem? You had all day to get rested for this run... now we have to write you ...
Me: Great come out here and do this (Profanity) and then I go looking for a transport home effectively quitting.
The tone changes instantly. They call my house and then all hell is loose. Sheesh.
Happened to one company that pushed it too far. That company is not in business. They died 4 months after I quit.
For a side note, it took me 6 weeks of resting and feeding on that porch to regain normal weight and zeal to get back out there. That was how sharp that work was.
The work was not the problem the doing is nothing.
The oily corporate politics and use of code words or scripted type words on phone calls used to enrage me. Long before these people I used to have what I called a trucking daddy say over a problem like as described and he will fix it so that the load will have two days to run. Easy peasy. Plain speaking his way too. And usually a little teaching.D.Tibbitt and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
I always have a Gerber on my belt. If I don't have any caffeine within reach (spoiler: I always do), then I grab a nose hair with the Gerber pliers, and ZOINK, I'm AWAKE!!!!!! For at least half an hour, anyway. Oh, and I drive a day cab, so "quick naps" are a thing of the past for me.
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40 minutes from home & you couldn’t keep your eyes open. That equates to piss poor trip planning. Plain & simple.
The only other reason could be pre or non eld truck & you was acting like it was still the 90’s out here.
Oh and you should know of a couple hidey holes within an hour of the house.D.Tibbitt Thanks this. -
Don't drive until you become drowsy and then start looking for parking. Know your body, eat healthy, and start planning your stop based on local conditions.Iowa80, rachi, x1Heavy and 1 other person Thank this. -
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