Looking for greener pastures.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Finalsomnia, Mar 5, 2016.

  1. RustyBolt

    RustyBolt Road Train Member

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    One thing to keep in mind in this business ...

    Sometimes the grass on the other side of the fence is only a different shade of green due to using a different brand of B.S. on it. Or throwing it on heavier.
     
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  3. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    So True!!! LOL
     
  4. Finalsomnia

    Finalsomnia Medium Load Member

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    The Case Paper I'm referring to is on Tioga Street, you have to go inside the building and you have a bunch of docks on either side.... indoors. There is hardly enough room to turn a truck around in there thanks to the pillars supporting the ceiling and both times I've been there I've seen trucks have to wait to get in a dock (I think there are 16 total docks, 8 on each side) because a truck was docked near them so they couldn't set up the backing maneuver. Day cabs have a much easier time with it, as one would expect. Too bad I don't drive a day cab.
     
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  5. Dumdriver

    Dumdriver Road Train Member

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    Yeah, that's the place. The inside docks are at least a little better than the outside ones. I'm not sure they even use the outside ones anymore. Maybe just for box trucks. Place is definitely horrible.

    Honestly, philly is horrible for a truck. I love the city to socialize in, but to drive a truck it's right up there with NYC in terms of pure insanity. I've been stuck on Cecil B Moore street so many times. I've seen trucks do some messed up stuff and the cops do nothing. It's pretty much SOP there
     
  6. Finalsomnia

    Finalsomnia Medium Load Member

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    That doesn't surprise me. Even without that incident at Case, I've never been happier to get out of a town than Philadelphia. I've never run in NYC, though.
     
  7. Dumdriver

    Dumdriver Road Train Member

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    I drove Philly everyday- all parts of it. Still do some days. It's as tough as NYC- if only for the fact that NYC is a little more organized with where trucks can go. Philly's the Wild West (except for kelly and Lincoln drives). And don't even get me started on manayunk
     
  8. TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    geez where are the docks at or even where to enter the building
     
  9. Finalsomnia

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    If you look at the Google Street View of the place at about E Tioga and Hurley Street, you'll see a truck going into the dock area.
     
  10. scottlav46

    scottlav46 Road Train Member

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    I thought my old boss told me that place was an old post office or somethin. Still the most miserable load of my life. And I've had a few doozies lol
     
  11. IronWeasel80

    IronWeasel80 Medium Load Member

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    This pretty much sums it up.

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