Talking to truckers at truck stops. Have you done it?

I always fuelled as close to to my loading point as possible. I want my max weight with full tanks not be worrying about having to run with tanks part empty to scale the load.

 

I'm planning on going to truck driving school for my CDL in the Spring. I go to truck stops as often as I can and talk with truckers if they're available. Many truckers are busy at truck stops and I don't bother them. Last week I had a good talk with a company driver from Utah who spoke about his job with a small company. I think the more I observe and learn through speaking with experienced truckers the more prepared I'll be in entering the industry.

 

I had a drug dealer in Wildwood Florida ask if I want some crack once, does that count?

 

RGNY, that's gotta be the straightest poop I've heard from ANY driver about how things can be out there OTR. Thank you.

 

It is a proven fact that people are far more likely to complain than praise. I find that talking to people often leaves you just as confused, if not more so, than when you started. Truckers are especially bad about ######## since they have nothing to do but stew in their bad attitudes all day.

 

Not about how things can be grasshopper, it's how they are lol. You'll learn. However, since you're based out of Texas, you probably won't be getting stuck on the dirty side all that often.

 

So tell me why it isn't best to fuel in the morning? I'm rather clueless as to why you say or think that.

Me personally paying for my own fuel... I prefer to buy it first thing in the morning. Mainly because of the costs involved.... I don't want to pump 250-300 gallons of fuel. Go park my truck. Go to sleep. Then wake up in the morning only to find that some worthless pieces of scum siphoned my fuel out of my truck...

At least by fueling 1st. thing in the morning.... You will at least get 700 miles or better off that take of fuel. If some worthless idiot is going to steal my fuel, I'm not topping my tanks off for him... He can steal whats left after a good day of running.

 

Well, let's just say you have a little more freedom with your logging when you don't have a fuel stop tying you down.