R and D's big adventure at Knight Transportation. Wait, really? Yes Knight!

I've had to hard brake a couple of times while driving (w/o locking brakes or screeching tires) when cars pulled out in front of me doing right-turns on Red ( twice me having a fresh Green and doing the 40 mph speed limit)....I knew that Swift was harassing drivers for such as I drove for an o/o who carried their loads and had Swift Qcoms.

Goes back to an older post of mine saying that Knight doesnt really want experienced drivers but prefers those with less than 2 yrs experience (most likely the reason why they started Squire), as experienced drivers wont put up with BS like such....driving a big rig in all types of conditions 'is-what-it-is!' The unplanned for anomalies & idiots are out there and it''s just a matter of time until a drivers meets them!!

 

I wish I had gotten a call regarding a "hard brake" when I worked there. Would have been a lot of fun.

 

I must be the lucky one.My DM is the bom! Gets me where I want to go when I want to go. Pays me for every thing.

 

Glad to hear the wife is doing OK.

Yeah, weight control is really hard OTR, and I never was on BP meds until OTR and in my 50's. Hygiene also suffers (how'd your wife do?), as many nights I couldnt get to a truck stop (or they were full) and spent them in strip mall parking lots or on entrance ramps (dont tell Knight!)---how supposed 'big co. drivers' claim that they take showers every night is beyond me!!

Since been off the road now for several years, BP & weight is down, and hygiene is way up. Unless a driver owns his own rig and schedules his own loads, dont see how they can lead a somewhat normal life and drive for 30+ years, make retirement, and live to their 80's?!

 

When 'pushed,' I took Wippie sponge baths and carried water, keeping my hair short (just got cowlicky anyway going in & out of the sleeper) and washed hair next to truck...

You do realize that if a 50 gal min fuel-up wasnt a min for a shower tkt/credit, Knight would have their drivers fueling up with 25 gals in CA every 4 hrs hoping they would make it to an adjacent state w/$0.01/gal cheaper fuel..