Tips and helpful information for new truck drivers.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by WesternPlains, Aug 21, 2021.

  1. SoulScream84

    SoulScream84 Road Train Member

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    Close to the border it's the ethnic drivers screaming into the speaker as they walk around. Too bad they don't have a nice Bluetooth headset
     
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  3. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    Well you got me there I can't make a legitimate argument agaisn't your statement ...lol
     
  4. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    I wear steel toe slip on boots, jeans, belt, t-shirt, and ball cap.

    And a headset.

    I'm going into a random truck stop filled with people I'll never see again. Dafuq do I care what they think about it. Plus, have you seen the people that frequent truck stops? They've got bigger issues than my headset.
     
  5. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    I use the Bluetooth speaker phone that’s part of the stereo system. Why wear a headset?
     
  6. N00bLaLoosh

    N00bLaLoosh Road Train Member

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    I have to wear a headset, it helps keep the go pro from slipping.
     
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  7. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    My truck is old and loud. I don't have much choice. Radio barely works, and it isn't BT capable anyway. And a new radio is worth more than the truck. So headset it is.
     
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  8. Linte_Loco

    Linte_Loco Road Train Member

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    I’m an AirPod kinda person. Only because……..

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  9. SoulScream84

    SoulScream84 Road Train Member

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    I can't hear the truck Bluetooth while eating my fried eggs and hashbrowns in the restaurant booth.
     
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    This is years & years ago.... when I started driving I didn't.. (still don't ) dress the part of of a cow hauler.. it was blue jean shorts and the famous ( wife beater tee shirts ) & tennie shoes.. ( I did wear cowboy boots when I was loading or unloading ) in the summer.... my hair was down to my shoulders .. I did it for 3 reasons..
    1....... so every place I loaded or unloaded they would remember me
    2... I could go in the truck stops and not blend in
    3.....because I felt comfortable when I was in the seat driving...
    I have never given a rat's butt .. what other's think
     
  11. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    I have a pair of flip flops at home I put on to go outside and smoke a cigarette, if I'm lazing around the house. But otherwise I only wear my work boots from the time I get up, to the time I go to bed. They're the only thing that's comfortable anymore.
     
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