Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.

  1. Shaggy

    Shaggy Road Train Member

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    Yes, I'm better then you, Know when to move on and have a challenge with a good reward. Of course in real life keep that confidence to myself, I'm a friendly driver/ coworker, If asked, applies the best of my of resources or abilities to task at hand, and always gotten the job I really wanted.

    So yes, I'm better then you. you asked me :biggrin_25519::biggrin_25519::biggrin_25519::biggrin_25519::biggrin_25519::biggrin_25519:Just joking lol











    -Sincerely,

    Fake trucker
     
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  3. joewispers

    joewispers Medium Load Member

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    Big Don is that you...?:biggrin_2555:
     
  4. joewispers

    joewispers Medium Load Member

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    Where at , any chance your in the N.Y. area...?
     
  5. Big Don

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    whoME?:biggrin_25512::biggrin_25525:
     
  6. ACH1130

    ACH1130 Road Train Member

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    No he's is bumble ####. I'm actually not to far from you on the island though. A lot of our city guys do t finish till after 9pm, but they are the ones who go far away on the island
     
  7. road_runner

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    I don't agree with all the things Shaggy said. But he does have a point. OTR drivers are cheap labour. No doubt about it. And the mega carriers churn n burn them like crazy. I consider CRE and Swift the McDonald's of the trucking industry. And yes, driving a dry van is not labour intensive at all. You back, they load you, you back again, and they unload you.

    The part where I disagree on is that I consider trucking a "semi-skilled" job. If you are a professional athlete, painter, or wood worker, you either got it, or you don't. With these wheel holders you can make them do it over and over again until they build enough muscle memory to maintain the bare minimum skills to pass a Class A state test. After that, you push them out into the big blue sea to see how long the stay afloat.

    Come drive in Montana/Idaho/Washington/Colorado and see how "unskilled" you can be before you end up sideways in a ditch. Winter driving is the big equalizer that shows who has what skills.
     
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  8. Shaggy

    Shaggy Road Train Member

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    Challenge accepted. :biggrin_255:

    knew it would it get some more posting in this section. Honestly I don't care how another driver makes a living. Just thankful to be employed and any driver is my brother/sister in this weird backstabbing hated by the public industry.
     
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  9. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    I called NY state hazmat cdl office and you are correct sir. I can ask for a ninety temp. While my background comes back.
     
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  10. Big Don

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    Of course he does! But, maybe if he'd wear a cap. . .:biggrin_25523:
     
  11. cool35

    cool35 Heavy Load Member

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    Honestly I think ltl is unskilled labor, I had it way harder otr. LTL all I do is hook a set of doubles, sometimes and go from point A to point B. I always know the roads I'll be driving on, how to get there, how to go around if needed, approx what time I'll get there. I never had it so easy as I do at Reddaway.

    My first 5 years were OTR and it was stressful a lot of the time, especially if you wanted to be home. Getting lost, having to back in some really tight spots and I mean tight! Places you would look at and wonder how you could get in there with a day cab! Backing a 53 footer with a sleeper truck is not as easy as people think. While the weather gets bad up on I-80 and I've been in it lots of times, I've also driven through 2 tornadoes or next to them and was chased out of Florida by a hurricane in 1999. The wind across the I-40 is no joke either. I also had to load and unload my first year out there about 50% of the time.
     
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