R. L. Smith Trucking Wentzville, Mo. AKA. LINRIK trucking

Well; since this thread will most likely not go anywhere (one post wonders never do), I am not afraid to take it in another direction:

I absolutely DISPISE anyone and everyone that doesn't use a fuel card system that is accepted at the pumps.
Swipe your card, pump your fuel, and go in and pick up your receipt either at a kiosk or in a slot on the fuel desk. STOP WASTING MY TIME AT THE REGISTER! It is 2013....there are ways to make it easier TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM.

 

would have to disagree with you on that one boyscout. I have worked there for over 20 years and I think if you would have given it a chance you would still be working there. I know every driver that works there and I have a pretty good idea who you are. when you cant make your deliveries on time and you have a negative attitude it shouldn't be a surprise when you get handed your walking papers.

 

2200 miles.. So why would a 34hr restart be an issue?

 

Dang... 2200 miles a week and home weekends. Sounds awful..

 

Poster says 2200 miles a week and be home on weekends,can't you stay out and earn more weekly miles?I drove for a company that got drivers home on weekends but didn't mind if you wanted to stay out.Whata he mean by this company minipuleates your logs to work in with your reset?If he was home on weekends at 2200 miles,how can the 34 reset be a problem I wonder.

 

I made over $60000 there last year and rarely had to juggle the book. I think it is like most things in life, it is all about the approach. If you want to make it work you can, if you want to find fault with something or someone that is easy to do. Some guys like me are actually out here to make a living and others just to moan and groan. It is amazing that one of scouts complaints is the truck had extra big fuel tanks and did not allow him to stop often and buy fuel and then in the next sentence complains about not getting enough miles.

 

I hear that.My company is in this bad company forum.They have to be proud they made it here,lol.But I get along great with everyone from dispatch to safety to logs to the shop.I have no problems with any of the departments.

 

My intention was not to flame boyscout. I just think trucking is no different than life in general, it is all about the attitude and making the most of a given situation. Not to change the direction of this thread to something negative but....................................... Is it just me or are more and more drivers pulling up to the pumps to buy fuel and then disappearing for 30 minutes or more? Where do they go? What are they doing in there for so long? Are the oblivious to me and the 5 other trucks that are lined up behind them?