ok, what NOT to do in a truck stop...

i would have no problem with someone waking me up to help him out backing into a spot if it means he wont hit a nother truck, the time i sit at truck stops, sometime as early 2pm, till 9am the next morning, but from 2-9 i just sit there, listen to the radio, wacht tv or a movie, or do something, and when i see a truck pull into to what i no is a tight spot, first ill get on the radio and see if he is on, and if i get no response within 30 sec ill get out, go over and ask him if he wants assistance, now iv had to do this about 9 times already, and 8 times they were very thankful for the help, specialy the guys that are backing inbetween o/o's.

i did 6 months at school, and i did some training with the company that im at, and they both told me the same thing, " when your pulling into a truck stop to park, **turn on your C.B** cause other drivers that are wacthing are looking out for you on ur blind-sides. "
thats no joke, for the drivers that are newer then i am, the best thing to do is turn on the cb and listen to drivers telling u to stop!!!, and im going to keep saying this... ****GET OUT AND LOOK****, if ur holding up other drivers, just look at them tell them ur sorry, chances are they will not mind at all. dont let the people ur holding up scare you, and make you rush.
rushing is the worse thing to do, it will only screw up your whole day. most people no that ur driving a rig that takes some time to manuver.
again!
G.O.A.L!!!

 

hey CMoore, i guess what ur saying is true, i never really thought of it like that, however, when u work for a smaller company such as myself, and you no that your that companies only truck in the area it would work out fine. i guess its moore like 50/50,
but the most important thing is to GET OUT AND LOOK.
im going back to my school next weekend i think, they has asked me to come down just to talk to the students, being that im so new, and i can go back down there, no what they have learned already, and give them some insight on the real deal being such a new driver,
and ill be sure to def tell them to GOAL.

 

thats the expression if i woke up to that haha. but def true, you prob shouldnt leave the doors unlocked at anytime, weather ur in the seat(s) or not,
last week i had this bum looking guy climb onto my truck trying to offer me directions, and im not sure where, i just yelled at him and told him to get off my truck, and i started driving, he got mad, but he could have and flattened..... i dont ever leave my doors unlocked, when im in it, and when im outa the truck my doors are always locked, but more for the sake of the stuff i have in my truck.

and also, the way you say that, has that happened to you...?