Actually, to some veteran drivers, your post does come off as such, if only a little bit. And forgive some of us for feeling this way, but we have seen a proliferation during the recent years of "drivers" coming into this industry with a very skewed sense of what is important and what needs to be prioritized.
Not long after I started at Crete, I was parked at a customer right next to another Crete. He hadn't been there long, and had a dog with him. He hadn't been there long enough to have been grandfathered in, so the dog was with him against regulations, and he knew it. Didn't care. I'm sure he's no longer there.
It is similar to my experience with one employee I had working for me in another industry. He was part-time, weekends only. But unfailingly, each time he would hit the door, and before the door was even closed behind him, he would ask "If it's not busy, can I leave early?".
After the third time this happened, he did leave early. I fired him.
Too many drivers that are entering this industry now are concerned with stupid stuff, instead of the important things.
Not saying this is you, but again....to some of us, well....we've just gotten a little tired and weary of some of it. Good luck to you.
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And when you are out there,you will find that it is almost orgasmic for some to find reasons to give a new driver grief. This will come from both 'veteran' drivers and new drivers themselves.
Don't worry about it. That is more a reflection on them (and their insecurities) than on you. -
The only insecurities I have are over these new "professional" drivers I described in my post. And it's not limited to trucking. It's a societal ill. And it's not getting better.
"All for one....as long as it's me" is the new mantra of humankind. So forgive me for being a bit jaundiced in my original response. But I stand by it. -
48Packard Thanks this.
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They will try and say,'well,it happens more often now', to which my reply is,'did you do a census or survey to come to that conclusion'?
Selfishness is not a new phenomenon and it is not exclusive to the young or inexperienced.
Try and get in touch with the safety dept,to get an answer to your question.
When I was with Crete, I remember seeing a company truck at the Deland terminal with a small generator on the ground outside with an extension cord running into the tractor. I thought it might be something I could do,so I asked one of the shop guys if it was allowed and he said he didn't know. I didn't pursue the isue though. -
Again....it's not new, nor an exclusive trait exhibited by newbies. If you're one of the ones who genuinely try to do the right thing, that's great. I wish more were like this. -
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