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Hanging out at truck stops for a better insight. Good idea?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by elusive1, Jan 19, 2010.

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  1. Jan 20, 2010 #11
    elusive1

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    Wow.. you've already given me a pretty good image there, Paddington! And it does sound a little rough when you put it like that. But I figure as long as I'm not part of that unkempt crowd and I can maintain my own diet that I should be alright. In the end, isn't it all about who you are?

    There's something to complain about in every job. It might not be quite as gross as the smell of piss, but there's always something, right? A lot of you talk about cubicle jobs being something you don't want. Well, I don't want a cubicle job either. They might be tidy and clean work spaces but that doesn't change the fact that they're still cubicles.

    Is any of this good logic or am I just being too optimistic here?
     
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  3. Jan 20, 2010 #12
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    paddington had some good points. and I think you have a good idea. a truck stop will allow you to see a few things. go to one - hang out for a while. observe the quality/caliber that is the average truck driver. if that is NOT who you are or want to be - run!!! RUN AWAY!! if you think you can drive a truck without turning into one of those people - sorry, you can't. if you drive a truck, you turn into a truck driver.
     
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  4. Jan 20, 2010 #13
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    I would say if you are going to do it just do it....
    You just get to know the pro's and con's and you will be just fine....
    The number one thing when you start out is to make sure that you start out with a decent company not a driver mill.....
     
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  5. Jan 20, 2010 #14
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    I disagree ... you are who you are and who you are is how you carry your self and what others perceive you to be...
    I.E. dress like a slob you are one.... look sharp guess what you are !
     
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  7. Jan 20, 2010 #15
    elusive1

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    I'm sure I'll turn into a truck driver by sheer nature of driving a truck, but do I have to have the mullet and stench? That's what I'm trying to say.

    (Not to say anything bad about mullets.. if that's your thing, cool.. i'm just reflecting on the Paddington post...)
     
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  8. Jan 20, 2010 #16
    cactusjack

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    That is funny..... One thing that you do need in this profession .... a sense of humor !
     
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  9. Jan 20, 2010 #17
    elusive1

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    Haha hell yeah! Gotta have some fun with life. I would assume especially being on the road all the time.
     
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  10. Jan 20, 2010 #18
    cactusjack

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    Yeah you see some really funny #### out here.....dudes that want to be chicks ...chicks that want to be dudes......
    Folks so fat they probably have to look into a mirror just to see what color their peckers are.....
     
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  11. Jan 20, 2010 #19
    cactusjack

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    Then you see the ugly......
    about a year ago i am thinking it was close to november in 2008 sitting there in my cab ready to settle in and i look up and see a driver getting stabbed about 6-9 times in the back at the back door entrance of the petro in el paso texas .
     
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  12. Jan 20, 2010 #20
    elusive1

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    I'm sure, man.

    People are people. There are all kinds of 'em.

    I just want to make sure I can stay sane out there, on my own. I guess that's why I started this thread.. I want some kind of real life experience about it first... even if it's just observing...
     
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