Definition of a 'Super Trucker"

oneshyne · Aug 2, 2014

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We do have a lot of SUPERTRUCKERS that tailgate the hell out of cars in front of them 70mph+. I just smh & say to myself all it gotta take for is for the truck in front of you that you are tailgating to break check your ##### then its a huge mess. They don't take following distance seriously

Lucar · Aug 2, 2014

Cajun ragin

Mountain Hummingbird · Aug 2, 2014

Right now I am burning up a few hours half way through my day, did done exercise now laying back in the sleeper roaming the net. Have 5 hours more I can drive will be doing that in time. I have clocked 40 years accident free Not by being the greatest driver who ever plied the trade but by learning how to do better at some things and learning new ways of doing some things from other drivers. I believe what they call it is constant improvement..

Mountain Hummingbird · Aug 2, 2014

buck and a half said: ↑

Don't take this the wrong way but,everytime I hear a trucker say in person or on the cb,that he learns something new everyday,well,then I ask him about what he learned yesterday,the day before and so on,you know they ussually can't tell you because it is just a saying that is a myth. We do have to constantly remind ourselves of prior mistakes and make sure we learned that lesson and not repeat. My son told me that a driver he knew ran a motorcycle off the highway 95 in bangor the other day,alot of broken bones and a wrecked bike though. He is gonna survive. I told him see,that's why I have always told my sons that drive truck and others,always check your mirrors twice,not once when you change lanes,when you are tired check three times,although you should not be out there tired.Please watch for cycles,I have rode one almost all my life,I want to stay upright and on the bike on the road.To me a supertrucker is just that,a caring,safety minded individule that is the best at what he does,they may drive faster than some,I do myself,I always stay with the flow of traffic but not in the middle,just like nascar racing,you run in a crowd and something really bad can happen,and by not being there I avoid it and hope I read it myself in the paper and I was not involved.To me,a super trucker cares to pride himself in being the best of the best. Most guys and girls with those supertrucks earned them thru schools of hard knox until they finally succeeded,and crafted their trade as far as possible. That's a supertrucker to me,nothing less or more. He or she is really just one of us.
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Well I learned yesterday that if you use can a plug in a tire in some places in Canada and the DOT see it and you cant show them a repair receipt you can be put out of service as plugs are not allowed as a repair.

The day before I learned that if you wipe an onion on your headlights bugs wont dry on and it makes keeping them clean a lot easier.

the day before that I learned that my GPS has a function for Cat scale locations, and tells you what resturants are at the listed truck stops.

ezover · Aug 3, 2014

GasHauler said: ↑

I'm sure there's surveys out there that will tell you just about anything you want them to tell you. It's funny that the subject of experienced drivers being careless or over confident is almost always brought up by drivers that have less experience. I'm not defending any driver with bad habits but in my line of work hauling gasoline you don't get experienced by having bad habits. The oil companies don't need that or want that and believe me there's 50 drivers waiting to take your job. I use to say that experience drivers are drivers to learn from until another driver pointed out this. An experience driver with a good professional record are the drivers to learn from.

It's true that after awhile a driver can become complacent in his job and carry on with bad habits. A good company will recognise this and put into place a good safety program to combat that. We always said if you think you've learned all you can it's time to get out of the truck. And we always say that if you get complacent just look behind you and see the tank with thousands of gasoline that's just inches from you.

So I don't think just because you get more years under your belt that your going to be less professional. I believe it's up to the driver to learn everyday and drive better than the day before. That's what I've seen drivers do that make the most money.
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some of the guys at work laugh at me for the system i use to stay safe and humble about my driving. if i catch my self doing something stupid like being in a hurry and making a turn on red or a left turn and i cut some one off, i will pull in to the next spot i can park and park the truck for at least 3 times the amount of time i think i saved by cutting some one off. there by confirming the fact that being in a hurry only slows you down.

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