I don't want to slip seat anymore.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Stage350z, Jun 9, 2017.

  1. Redtwin

    Redtwin Road Train Member

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    I'm OTR and run 48 states and Canada. Sure I go to lots of places, but I only get to *see* whatever is near to the highways and various commercial and industrial warehouse districts.

    Going to same places everyday may be boring, but that also means you don't have the uncertainty of knowing where you will be from day to the next, whether you will find parking for that night and you won't be dealing with a variety of people, some of whom stink way more than that fishy truck.

    I like OTR, it works for me for now. At some point in my future I can see the need for the more stable pace that something like linehaul with set routes offers, even if that means buying Febreeze in bulk.
     
  2. Big Don

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    Well, I agree with the poster who suggested you spend at least a year in your current job! It'll give you more experience, but more to the point is it will give you some stability on your resume and job applications.
    It's very good that you are currently driving. It's usually easier to get a job, if you are currently employed.
     
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    Lol
    Yeah, I did 8+ yrs in food service
    I still say the spit bottles were the worst
    And not being able to get your hand unstuck from the shifter
    A rolling plague
     
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    I climbed in one of ours one day and found used chicken bones on the floor. I refused to drive it, and I sure as hell will NOT clean up someone else's filth.
     
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    Have to sanitize the steering wheel, door handles, buttons, switches, radio knob, etc. because the last driver picks his nose, sneezes, coughs all over every thing.
    Some drivers like predictability in a job such as that, but it can also turn you into a bitter old man at an early age.
    Calex Logistics does lots of west coast runs if you want to see more of the country.
    Magnum ltd.
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    Freymiller - new grads and drivers with less than 6 mos. experience will go through the "Restore Program". You'll see the country and ride in style.
     
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    I cleaned em up and complained ..fell on deaf ears ..drivers trashed em all the worse and I moved on .
     
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    I got stuck in a day cab like that. Pulled up to the wash bay and parked so the truck was leaning real good and sprayed the inside with pretty good water pressure from a hose. Couldn't believe what flushed out of there including dozens of chicken bones.
    Nothing shorted out, but I didn't care if it did; no way I was driving it until it was flushed out with water.
     
  10. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    I buy the plastic can of great value(Walmart brand) disinfectant wipes every other week. Every morning I use 3-6 wipes hitting everything in the cab im planning to touch that day, because the night drivers slipseat.
    But at least I've never found food in the truck, just lots of spilled soda and stickiness lol.