Suggestions For New And ALL Drivers About Parking

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by 315wheelbase, Jun 4, 2015.

  1. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    I once came across a 'guy' with really big breasts.
    And a beard.

    It was just plain weird.
     
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  3. Longarm

    Longarm Road Train Member

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    Ahead of it's time(96)...

     
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  4. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    ok I'll go along w/some of this &some is actually kinda good advice.....BUT I will NOT stop blindsiding my Reefer between two Skateboarders....a guy my age has very few pleasures left in this life&that's one i ain't givin back.....except maybe blindsidin between two Newby megas at the grocery whse....nah I'm keepin that one also......;)
     
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  5. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    I had side and back windows in the carhauler... and took great pleasure in scaring the dickens out of innocent doorslammers by blindsiding in without stopping. :-D
     
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  6. 6daysontheroad

    6daysontheroad Medium Load Member

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    Sitting here at TA in Georgia I 95 exit 29 out on the back row. Just had a 53 footer come nosing in next to me at a backward angle doing 25 mph. Thought for sure that was the end of my hood. Then she started backing up to try and straighten out and I figured I'll be needing a new mirror. Finally after about 5 times going back and forth she managed to straighten it out and get in the spot. Then, in broken English she told me "I was trying to geet on the other side of jou".
    Reckon I ought to move to another spot?
     
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  7. Vilhiem

    Vilhiem Road Train Member

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    Good sir. Many thanks to you. If you're not doing just TS etiquette, mind adding to let off the cruise and allow others to pass? I might can only go 60, but elephant races still get on my nerves...

    I tried something similar with jack daniels... I'm still not sure what I went to bed with. But I know what I woke up with!!

    (Leave it to Chinatown to ask that question. :))

    That depends... Do you want tomorrow off or not?
     
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  8. freebirdusa

    freebirdusa Light Load Member

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    I believe in letting a driver choose to operate his rig however he thinks would work out for his(or her) way of getting the job done safely. But....On the pulling straight in thing. I don't do it. More power to the driver that does park that way. Just don't knock on my door at 3 am asking me to pull my truck straight ahead so he has some room to jack his truck and trailer out of the parking slot. It might have been an easy entrance into the parking slot at 5:30 pm. But during the night while he was sleeping an inconsiderate dummy parked his truck long ways against the curb shortening the distance that he needs to back out. So now he is stuck in that slot until I or the truck beside him leaves. Because the dummy that parked against the curb behind him is at home in bed.
     
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  9. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    There's a pin up of whatever it is in the bosses office. I've fallen into a disturbed group of individuals. On a side note from what I'm seeing on the 20 miles of Interstate I drive daily, this industry has hit the bottom. Retirement can't come soon enough.
     
  10. rank

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    I think it has a long way to go yet. Speed limiters, ACE manifests going into Canada, self driving trucks, ever tightened emissions, more and more "temporary" foreign workers, more and more people means more traffic and more construction.........
     
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  11. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    You have a point. I have never seen so many trucks tailgating other trucks.
     
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  12. Vilhiem

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    I've thought about putting a bumper sticker reading, "If you're gonna ride my ###, at least buy me a drink first."

    Unfortunately some would perhaps take that seriously and I doubt the DOT would appreciate it either.
     
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