Its mostly metrosexual men who try to dress up out here from what iv noticed. If you pull a flatbed you want some that offers a little protection like jeans or cargo pants while working on the deck , but if you pull a reefer why not stay in casual clothes all day.
i always wore, neat, pressed, cleaned work clothing. either Dickies, or Wear Guard. usually always matching pants/shirts/jackets. pockets T-shirts, usually black in color, during the summer time. always wore either 6" or 8" tall work boots. baseball cap as well when needed due to the weather.
Dickies work pants for me . If loading or unloading that day , usually have high vis shirt on ... if just driving , put on collard shirt or just regular dickies work shirt, tucked in. ... tennis shoes to drive, work boots for the jobs, steel toes for the mills and quarries , insulated work boots for winter and cowboy boots for texas... i dont even own a pair of sweatpants but to each their own
if a driver wearing sandals gets injured on a dock or at a warehouse and ends up in the hospital it affects us all, insurance. healthcare etc.
I will wear whatever I want to wear. It's my comfort. I never look like a bum, but if it's summer time you might mistake me for someone going to the beach as I climb into my W9.
Yeah I don’t care much about how other drivers dress but some companies want drivers to look respectable most don’t want drivers wearing sandals even though they can’t witness drivers at truck stops.