The company I work for had subpar trucks. It was a nightmare. I liked the work itself, I liked my co-workers… those #### trucks. I stuck it out...
I got my CDL a few years before the manual restriction was an option, and I’m glad. If I had that opportunity then, I would have taken it gladly.....
Makes sense why cabovers are the standard... you really do need to see EVERYTHING in front of you! I've been hauling port containers for the last...
I visited a cousin in Bath, England a couple of years ago and I will admit that the extreme narrowness of the roads gave me pause! :eek:
I had a similar question and don't want to start a whole new thread. Unlike OP, I'm American born and raised with two Scottish parents. I'm a...
I started at a new company recently, so far my schedule has been 7am - 3pm/4pm. It's a myth that local trucking consists of nothing but 14 hour...
Replace a can of beer with a joint and watch as these drivers turn to advocating a lynching. That double standard in this community will never...
No excuse. Once you have a CDL drunk driving shouldn’t even cross your mind. Likely something that they do a lot... only caught once. Don’t mess...
I work intermodel local. Rails and ports... nights. The good thing about that is ports close at 2am, so if you can't get in there before then, the...
You're right about not making 100k a year, personally I'd rather have something resembling a life and make half that. Just the price you pay for a...
Local isn't all 12-14 hour days. I've been local for almost 3 years now and very rarely work a 12+ hour day. Today I worked 8 hours. Last week my...
Zipper merge is great when put into practice. I work local in Southern California, so I'm in traffic jams every day. Without fail four or five...
All trucks must be in the terminal before 2am. If you don't have your container by 2:45am, on the dot, they shut everything down and you're sent...
Between the waiting at the ports and the 100 mile round trips, you may be able to do two trips on a consistent basis. Even if you run your hours...
As a former regular weed smoker I see nothing wrong with a few hits before bed or in a social situation. Driving under the influence of any mind...
@Davezilla - no offense, I'm not familiar with you, but why would you wind up at Werner after all that experience hauling OD, explosives etc . ....
I will never team again, unless it's a husband/wife situation. I teamed for a year and a half. It started off ok, but eventually the other persons...
I was a regular weed smoker for years. Never had a hangover, never had a problem working to the best of my ability the day after. Unfortunately,...
You have an advantage over most of us... You're being trained specifically for the ports. When I started down there I had zero experience and zero...
PA is probably one of the more beautiful states in the union. Would probably prefer to drive a car through it though. Southern California, other...
