Truckers - What are your top 5 problems?

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by paragur, Apr 13, 2017.

  1. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Hookers who will take com check


    Asian Spas with truck parking

    Better happy endings at said places

    Truck stop showers that are clean and nice sexy ladies to wash ones back

    More casinos with shuttle service lol
     
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  3. joesmoothdog

    joesmoothdog Heavy Load Member

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    I ain't gonna bother but for sure not one truck driver will answer number 1 as getting fat as a walrus before winter.
     
  4. Steel Tiger

    Steel Tiger Road Train Member

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    I know I do. It's easier to make money with $4.50/gallon fuel than it is with $2.50/gallon fuel.
     
  5. Pintlehook

    Pintlehook Road Train Member

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    1. Odd sleep/work schedule
    2. Lack of respect from anyone outside the industry
    3. Traffic
    4. Low pay for newbies and most general freight OTR drivers
    5. Lack of respect amongst fellow drivers.
     
  6. jethro712

    jethro712 Medium Load Member

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    someone to have a drivers back, besides the driver.
    stop expecting drivers to eat crap sammiches.
     
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  7. RET423

    RET423 Medium Load Member

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    1) Pointless and redundant government regulations.
    2) Keeping the emissions system functioning enough to avoid limp mode.
    3) finding places that stock repair parts (many businesses have left Kalifornia and the ones who remain are afraid to keep much inventory on hand)
    4) Roads so rough they destroy truck and trailer components well before they should fail.
    5) The damaged tendon in my right arm that won't heal.

    4 out of 5 are caused by the government, thanks for asking that question so I was motivated to think about it. :)
     
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  8. DoubleO7

    DoubleO7 Road Train Member

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    Me too!!!
     
  9. quatto

    quatto Medium Load Member

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    Four outta five of those answers seem to indicate that you seriously need a date. ;-)
     
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  10. KillingTime

    KillingTime Road Train Member

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    1. I'll reiterate:
    2. I'll reiterate:
    3. The absolute lack of 'a Life' even if you're a local guy. Oh, the gov says you can work 70hrs a week? We'll get you close! Probably even put you over with that sweet lil diddy known as the 'short haul exemption'!

    4. Being treated as if you're expendable.... wait, that's basically the same as #2.

    5. Many of the roads I travel do utterly blow. Maine is an excise tax state upon vehicular registrations.... Where's that money going? Sure as #### isn't to the guy in the hole while his 7 other DOT buddies 'supervise' his efforts....
     
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  11. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    1. Dispatch
    2. Dispatch
    3. Dispatch
    4. Dispatch
    5. Terninal manager who allows dispatch to be the lieing ahols they are.
     
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