questions/observations of truckstop from a non-trucker

"Truck Stops" are getting harder and harder to come by. And they are getting run down due to big trucking companies taking there money to big "Travel Centers"

 

I wish that many of these tourist could live in our shoes for just a week.

 

They do . Don't you see them coming out of CDL schools ?

 

Oh SNAP!!! Ha!!!!

 

First off not all truckers look and smell bad, its true but if you're hard load after load, some truckers began to neglect themselfs but not on purpose. And if you were to have an encounter with one of these truckers on the street, you probably wouldn't reconize him or her. You have to understand, that a trucker is sometimes running more than he is resting. Trust me all truckers or at least most of us do bath and shave. If its a problem then I know its other places to get coffee at on your route. just a thought, no harm in that

 

Amen, they wouldn't last 8 hrs. Let alone getting the truck in motion lol.

 

awww com on driver not every person that iv gone to shool with was a green horn, some where there because they needed to make there class b into an a , and others like my self who have the skills but didnt have a truck and trailer to take the test with, well we had to put up with instructers for no reason at all, we did what we had to do to get our cdl. shure you also have people in there that i think in my own opinion are waisting there time,money and will never get it those are the people that i think are gonna have the hardest time while over the road.

 

I was at a TA sitting up at the bar talking with a group of drivers. As we all know, when truckers get together, stories and tall tales abound. Had a group of people there with bad children. The kids were running around and screaming while the parents talked. Thats fine and well. Well, the waitress comes up to us and asks us to be quiet because we were disturbing the group with the hellion children.

Once upon a time, I was a nice person...

....once.

Mr Coffee Drinker: You can get your coffee anywhere. We have limited access to parking, running water, restaurants...etc. Instead of being so self-centered and complaining when a trucker is hogging the sink in the throne room, why not get your joe at StarBucks with all the rest of the weak-minded, self-centered zombies? I am certain you wont see any truckers brushing their teeth in the StarBuck's restroom.

 

Wanna-Bet? , I will be searching now for any starbucks that I can or cannot get into with a big truck, and take a full blown who**s bath in their bathroom. Complain somemore Joe public, we can make your life miserable.

 

Mr Airborne, I will drink my next beer in your honor. Salute!