Did I **** up my career permanently?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by StrayCat1911, Oct 1, 2015.

  1. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    I wish more people had that mindset. I have nothing against a responsible person carrying because anyone with an ounce of common sense knows criminals will always have guns regardless of the laws.

    Company (and a lot of customers) policies prevent me from packing my 12 gauge in the truck with me. Not that I'm worried about other people, but I'm in remote areas a lot and it'd be nice for protection from bears, wolves and cougars (the furry 4 leg kind, not the ones with money).
     
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  3. StrayCat1911

    StrayCat1911 Bobtail Member

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    Well, I'm in agreement with that BUT that doesn't give me the right to open another drivers bag. As another gent said, it would have been more reasonable if said douchebag had just taken the bag to the office. Call me old fashioned but imho NOTHING gives a driver the right to touch another drivers stuff.
     
  4. StrayCat1911

    StrayCat1911 Bobtail Member

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    Sign something meaning "Yeah it's cool if this driver carries one?" No, nothing like that. But drivers manual IIRC does say no weapons.
     
  5. StrayCat1911

    StrayCat1911 Bobtail Member

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    10 years with company, 11 on the specific account. Lol, no paladin press books, but yeah maybe they thought I was a nut. Got told more than once I was too "opinionated". An opinionated truck driver? Naaaaaah! Never seen one of those.
     
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  6. StrayCat1911

    StrayCat1911 Bobtail Member

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    Thank you sir. #### shame I don't live in KC.
     
  7. Leon Phelps III

    Leon Phelps III Light Load Member

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    I'm gonna say YES before even reading the thread.
     
  8. Leon Phelps III

    Leon Phelps III Light Load Member

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    I buy ammo all the time from various states. I've even brought some for my dispatcher and the owner of the company when I find good deals.

    Your company must have some real modern day sheeple gun grabbing Diane Fienstien type mutha ####az working there.
     
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  9. truckon

    truckon Swamp Thing

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    If you dont want your stuff messed with take care of your ####. Why didn't you take your bag with you? Laziness? Forgetfulness? Get over it. Why should someone else have to do your job and haul your #### around? Grow up and take responsibility for your actions.
     
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  10. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Geeze guys, haven't you ever screwed up and left something in the truck that you didn't mean to? Crap happens to everybody.
    I don't know exactly why, but if I'm reading his thread right, he was either a Wallyworld driver or a driver on a Wallyworld contract. It is quite likely that his company does NOT normally do slip seating, but this happened to be the nasty exception.
    My last job, we would sometimes have to jump in a road tractor if we didn't have any extra city trucks and somebody had one in the shop. These drivers did NOT expect to be in a "slip seated" position, and they did NOT clear out their stuff when they parked. To my knowledge, nobody ever went through their stuff, let alone stole anything or went sniveling to management because somebody had something in THEIR PERSONAL STUFF that "offended" them. For one thing, management would have been all over them like stink on crap for even looking in the guys personal stuff.
    Sure, you can get all paranoid and worry that the regular driver might have some contraband in there. But realistically, how often is that likely to happen? Not very, particularly if you are talking dope. Because if he is carrying it, he is using it, and it will show up on a random pee or follicle test.
     
  11. G.Anthony

    G.Anthony Road Train Member

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    as a matter of fact, yes, yes i have.

    many years ago, i was working for an OTR company, not a mega by the way.

    i picked up some female hitch-hiker.

    she had her way with me, and i disemboweled her body afterwards. i got rid of most of the dismembered body parts, but kept her T.T.T.T.'s as a souvenir. to this day, i was told by a former mechanic, they still think, i had raisins in the sleeper.
     
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