My Experience as a Line Haul Driver

that guy isnt takeing it, but he has to ask a guy thats been here 4 months, it takes him 13 hours to do a 420 mile run and they are gonna offer him this spot.....###### idiots! But they said they'd put me down for day shift next week so im guessing as long as he says he dont want it i think i have it...


Then i get to fight 20 drivers every morning for a truck....day shift stands outside waiting for trucks to come back they literaly fight over trucks. since some suck more then other, some are single axle, some auto some stick, some do 65 some do 75 lol






American Trucker

 

Ah, the joys of trucking.......

 

They should just assign trucks

 

This is what my employer does as well.
Each day when I get in I know what truck I'm taking for the night.
It may be different from the previous days, but I don't have to fight over which truck I get to take either.

 

last night i got the big money went all the way to richmond, va 580miles or so. TONS of traffic do to the construction on 95 just south of Richmond. Got there swapped trailers and headed south at 130am. When i got back by the north bound construction i saw a ton of flashing lights, 8 fire trucks, 3 amblances, and a lot of cops, a WV driver drove into the back of another truck everything from the sleeper forward was gone, they had the interstate completly shut down so im guessing he was hurt bad or killed himself (WV drivers are some of the most reckless drivers i've seen so no pitty for him here)

Then i get back at 615am and work the dock till 745am. I found out threw the other drivers that me and the guy that started last week are both going to day shift starting monday (i'll confirm when i go in tonight).

THEN the drama started. We were trying to do a short on a load with the assistant manager (thats what i'll call him since he's the #2 guy) And he gets a phone call from a driver on the yard yelling about someone takeing his truck, and #2 says last i new your name wasnt on the title...bla bla bla and then the drivers like he's trying to take my stuff too! So #2 says tell him to come see me.

We finish the short and i go into the office to get #2 to give me my check. Thats when it hits the fan. Driver #1's truck is in the shop so the terminal manager told him yesterday to take truck # X today, well driver #1 comes in, puts his stuff in the truck and goes in to get his paper work (thats how you hold a truck you put your stuff in it). Then a russian driver #2 gets in the truck because the assistant manager told him to take that same truck today...well #1 see's him and tries to stop him and tells him the manager told him to take THAT truck and that his stuff was already in it. #2 tells him to F off and tries to drive away, and #1 says fine take the truck just give me my stuff (log book, scanner, etc) and the russian guy just continues to drive away....


Well #2 joins us in the office and the assistant manager lays into him about trying to take this drivers stuff and or a truck with someones stuff in it... and the russian guys well you told me to take the truck, and the manager keeps yellling at him because the russian guy clearly didnt understand nor care about what he was saying. So the russian guy just walks out with the manager on his tail yelling at him about walking off the job, so the russian goes outside, gets his bag comes back him turns in his scanner and walks off the job! over a stupid POS truck when there is 7 other POS trucks just like it sitting there with no one in them...


So NOW there is 3 day shift spots open, and they just hired and trained 7 night shift drivers....so now not only am i going day shift but i'll have seniority over 8 drivers and 2 of which will be on 1st shift with me....which means less crap runs for me!





American Trucker

 

Good luck with the new gig on days...

 

Wow...lol


What's the turnover at that place?? All sounds like a big headache with the fighting for trucks in the morning... someone needs to put in a better system in.

 

I got it! I start 830am monday morning! Im going to practice my tae kwon do this weekend, aint no one taking my truck beeeatch! Lol





American Trucker

 

From what i've been told 1 out of 20 will make it 3 months here, that why you dont a uniform or benies until u been here 5 months lol






American Trucker

 

Congrats!!! Practice practice practice! Beat up one of the drivers and you'll have the best truck every morning! Oh wait... its beat up the toughest guy and you won't become anyone's biiiaach... watched too many prison movies last weekend.