Fmcsa in 2015

This I understand... thank you. So many people out there just don't understand how to log...

 

Old timers have a certain perspective on the industry that you cannot understand, just like any other industry. We have seen where it came from and where it's going. You'll understand in another 10 or 15 years when you will be saying the same things.

In the meanwhile, I'm going to borrow your signature:
"With women, sometimes it's best to just shut up"
And change it to:
"With old timers, sometimes it's best to just shut up"

 

I was gonna send a PM, but i think its best to say it here.

So when is it going to be enough? Yeah youve been in it long enough to see where it was, and where its going. Well Congratulations....Me shutting up, means i would accept that you have nothing to teach the newbs? You sure run your mouth like you got something to say, saying that the newbies dont accept what the old dogs gotta say, well im sitting here....waiting for you to show me and other newbies whats up. Id gladly accept any help anyone can give older or young. Id much rather look at an older driver for assistance since that is where the knowledgeis.

 

Fair enough. With that, I'll not lump you in with the others. It's good that you got one of the good ones.

Would you mind showing me where I've ever come off as arrogant and prideful, aside from as a response to your scathing posts or similar posts from others? I'd like to see it so I can have some context. I've always tried to be helpful to those that will listen. You are the one calling names, being disrespectful and have been throughout this whole thread. You gripe because you feel we veterans somehow slight you right out of the gate, yet, you have done THE VERY SAME THING TO US. What makes you think we'd have any other opinion of you with the attitude that you've demonstrated? Life isn't fair. You're the low man on the totem pole. Suck it up, deal with the haranguing and move on. Was it all rainbows and bunny rabbits when you started out as a 'cruit in the Navy? You'll have to tell me because I don't know. It sure wasn't in the Army, so I had to learn humility there, as well as when I broke into trucking.

Oh, and they old boys that taught me were driving in the 50s and 60s, where PC didn't exist and you couldn't be afraid to get your feelings hurt by some grouchy old veteran trucker that was as likely to smack you upside the head for screwing up as he was to yell at you. Well, if we wanted to avoid that kind of treatment, we learned what they were trying to teach us. Fast. Oh, and we #### sure didn't give the kind of attitude you're giving us here or we'd find ourselves standing in the middle of nowhere, lucky to even have a phone booth (and our teeth).

So, by all means, keep up with the name calling. I just hope you limit it to here on an anonymous forum and not out on the road where you might really need help from one of us ####### veterans that you despise so much.

 

You gotta turn off the disrespect Gunner... you're a very rude hand.

 

As one said earlier, respect is earned. I give it when its given. Yes my original post in this thread was disrespectful. But it was also meant to drive discussion as to old vs new. Instead it turned into an enigma of sorts and went off in a different direction.

by the way, your arrogance and pridefulness is demonstrated thoroughly in your previous response.

 

When some one already knows everything you can't teach them any more. I guess I'm just a slow learner. Fifty years and over four million miles and I still learn new things. But I have strong suspicion that this guy is a lot slower learner than I am.

 

Well, one thing that seems appropriate. A lady went to the doctor one day, and said, "Doc, when I do this it hurts". The doc then replied, "well, stop doing that.".

We all get into situations that are less than ideal. But to keep doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result is, by definition, insane. But to the point, I have found it to be extremely rare that one could not finish out a couple of hours to complete a 8hr break either on property or very close by. But then, I have learned over the years to avoid picking up or delivering to customers that create these problems. Can't avoid them all the time, but I sure do limit the chances. I leave them to folks like you to do. No, the majority of folks are not like you and do this kind of thing. You only see the crowd you deal with. There is a lot more going on in trucking than what you see out your windshield. You seem to like it, as I see no motivation on your part to quit going to those places, so really don't know how to help you out. Either you will figure all this out or you will be left high and dry when all the regulatory stuff gets put in place. You might try focusing on finding a solution. That may require a move to another carrier, different customer base, or just calling it quits. That is for you to decide. But any sympathy will be hard to find. That is the nature of business. The diligent survive, and those that aren't, tend to become a footnote in history. No one, at least most of us, do not enjoy seeing someone or some business fail, but we don't waste time on it. If they couldn't change to meet the challenge, it is not our fault.

I am sure there is still a wagon wheel maker or two that decry the invention of the automobile and how it put them out of work. If they had learned to make the auto, they would have had a better retirement. Either you change to handle things or you whither on the vine and drop off. This is the same today as it was 3000 years ago. Those that fight to stay viable, usually will. It's a cold, hard world, and you have to take the offensive strategy instead of a defensive strategy.

 

If computers can be hacked. Then elogs can be hacked also.

 

I agree cowpie.

OTR there weren't many customers I went to where I couldn't at least park in the street or somewhere close by to finish a split. There have been places where I had an appt. And still knew I'd be there 5+ hours. I'd bump the dock and go to bed, tell them to call me on my cell when they were done.


Now working local I just have to get used to flagging my stops. I always forget to flag "loading, unloading, and so on". I know it'd be a waste of time doing paper locally.