Not a question but a thank you

Well - thank YOU. For the most part, the experienced hands on here simply want to share their knowledge and help new drivers, be it in the basics, or the technical and business aspects.

It's up to YOU, or whoever engages with questions or discussion, to retain a thick skin and level head, and realize that some of us can come across as arrogant, dismissive or rude - or simply blunt. How YOU perceive and learn is what is important. As time goes on the older members will eventually leave the industry - and the public needs better operators on the road.

I, like others here, have personally met many members - and you'd be surprised at the vast difference in how some people convey their thoughts in writing - vs. their behavior in person. Guys that come across as arse hats at times here, are often the guys that will bend over backwards to help you in a jam.

Keep up the good attitude. B.

 

living in a truck 75% of your time, or more, tends to make one lose their social skills a bit.

and sometimes more than a bit.

 

Thank you. If we didn't care we wouldn't answer, and if we didn't think our advice was correct we wouldn't argue for it. You have to weigh all factors of your situation and decide. One thing that helped me, once I found it is, someone is solving this problem you have all day every day as a job. They've seen a thousand similar situations and seen the results. They've probably tried the gimmicks and those results. If they can explain what to do and why, honestly consider that advice. Everyone has advice, but if they can't explain why, they may be just operating on instinct or nor know why it works. Maybe it's true, maybe they are just lucky.

 

You can thank me by sending some Kentuckians my way.

 

Some of us HAVE seen a lot of strange goings on in this industry and a multitude of attempts to tweek one's approach to the FCMSA regulations over and over.

Coming from operations after gaining seat time [mostly maintenance yard time] while paying for college and spending a year after college fueling and moving construction equipment I spent most of the time from 1977 to 2022 driving a desk except a few years as a driver trainer.

I have more time in the right seat than behind the wheel and hope to give some perception from both sides.

Truth be told If I had saved $0.25 for each application I've processed and $0.50 for each road test observed; my retirement would be much nicer!

I would never say 'I've heard it all" or "there is nothing else to learn in this business" although I do have experience from the regulated days when the interstates were still being finished and a 250 Cummings and 275 Maxidyne were the most common power out there [the impending release of the 350 'Big Cam' was the hottest news] staying current until today.

I've found there are a group of individuals on here that do care about education and helping although sometimes we do get weary about some frequent topics.

Nice to see someone taking the time to say thanks.

Judging by the numerous 'necro' threads popping up this is becoming a repository of, hopefully, good information.