Werner Trainer Craps Himself

and this why he thinks this....

The original posters observations about a lot of truckers is correct. We have all seen them, hell, some of you on this forum might be one of them. I've seen truckers that looked and smelled so bad that it made homeless street people look like Wall Street executives. I'm not picking on anyone just telling the truth.
If homeless people can take care of themselves then don't even try to defend the trashy-trucker. This business does attract a lot of social misfits, loners, etc. but what can you expect from someone that is asked to live like a gypsy out of the back of a wagon. The trucking outfits don't care, they are just happy to have a warm body in truck making them money, and for those of you that put down truckers for bathing an a daily basis........well I'm betting that you smell like a dead skunk and your house is a rats nest and in trucking you have found a home[/QUOTE]

I havent bathed in 5 weeks

 

I'm pretty sure I was behind that guy waiting for my fuel ticket # the Pilot yesterday!

 

Professional! Whats is a professional driver? I've heard of a fireman, policeman, a school teacher, etc. but I have never heard of a professional fireman, professional policeman, or a professional school teacher. You must think very highly of yourself to bestow that title upon yourself. What do the rest of us have to do to get such a mighty title as you have.

I worked for ten years as a commercial vehicle operator, or as a truck driver as most of us are called and I never needed any such title for me to feel good about myself. Just know this PROFESSIONAL - you don't get to judge yourself only others get to do that.

 

OK, for the simple minded amongst us...

That would be a driver paid and trained to do the job, as opposed to "amateurs".

You probably haven't heard of "indoor plumbing" either - but I can't help you there.

But then again, I don't live in the backwoods of the "Confederate States of America"

Wow, if you say so (I thought "My Majesty) was pushing it.

So we can guess what kind or "Commercial Vehicle Operator" you were ...

This may come as a shock to you - but some of us take pride in our jobs enough to consider it a "profession".

As opposed to just "someplace to make some money till I get a real job" ...

OK Forest ... don't hit your head on the bullet proof glass on the way to your cubicle ...

 

unfortunately some people don't like the term Professional, well I myself am a profesional truck driver when I arrive at a customer site I'm clean and shaved used deodorant and BRUSHED my teeth.the one thing I noticed most was when I came in around a bunch of stinkies I was treated better thant they were and you would have to be blind not to see it. you can be what ever you want to be and thats fine with me, but if you get my truck your hygene is not gonna suck. my trainer wasn't the cleanest guy, but he never ever pulled these kind of stunts either.

 

Your right, take pride in your attitude and appearance and people will respond well to it.

What other people "like" or think is their problem.

Too many people in this industry that don't even understand professionalism, or much less capable of it.

 

Such low rent and uneducated remarks! I can tell by your posts that you are a "professional" truck driver. Just because you can perform the tasks of truck driving and have good hygiene does not make you special or as you call yourself a professional.

Wow! If thats what a professional trucker is then what does that say about trucking. I do my job and I have good hygiene therefore I am a professional.

You are too new to trucking to know this but the term "professional" was not applied to truckers until all of those trucking school mills started opening in the 1980's and they used the term to sucker people in the doors of their schools. I would ask you to explain why you call yourself a "professional" truck driver but being the "professional" that you are you would just throw another tantrum on this forum.
Why make fun of the CSA, especially if your from Georgia, that is just plain dirty of you. No sense of humor must be a trait of the professional.

I am not going to reply to anymore of your comebacks because that would be unprofessional of me so have at it and rant on and show us how a self proclaimed professional trucker can outrant us common truckers.

 

A title?
What's in a title?
A title by any other name
would still be a title.
A badge of sorts, if you will.
But wearing that badge is optional.
Sorta like the title 'hero'.
If for no other reason then by definition,
over which we have no control, titles are defined.
However, not all who fit the definition of a title want
to be defined as such, and not all are deserving of a
defined title, and shouldn't accept it.

Personally, I'd cringe at the thought that I'd have to listen to folks say the word "Mister" before my last name, thinkin' they're showin' me respect.
ShuX HowdY!
Just call me "Shakey", or "AfterShock".
I'll respect that.
Can y'all imagine Mr. AfterShock?
Hmmmmmmmmm
Ya know, .......... actually, .......... that does have a nice ring to it.

A title doesn't come with down-loadable, emotion feeling software.
That has to be already installed, but not necessary for programs
to still run fine, --- no problem there.
HaiL!
I don't want the title "Mister".
Yell "HEY MISTER" at me, and I doubt I'd turn around --- thinkin' the yellin' was directed to someone else. However, there are other names that'll get my attention. None of which would get through the word filter here.

Although we may be something by definition, I don't think a title should be forced upon anyone who has no desire to wear it. Nor should anyone be offended if a title is declined.
If the shoe fits others, that's fine. Put 'em on. By definition you've earned 'em.

How many ways is a Big truck truck driver referred to?
Let's see ----
There's 'driver', of course. And 'trucker', 'hand', 'dude', 'cowboy', 'shoe', 'traveler', 'gypsy', 'white liner', 'road-a-holic', while the news media talking heads seem to prefer 'killer' when they want to bump their ratings up ------------------ and no doubt there are others.

Titles are but mere words, and as such
deserve no respect.
The person does deserve respect though.
Best way to show said respect is to
respect whatever they prefer to be called.
Ya reckon.

 

I'm no expert, and I certainly haven't been around that long -- but I imagine the term professional is applied to drivers because driving is such a common and widespread practice, otherwise. Sorta like professional athletes; anyone can play basketball, but very few get paid for it.

You don't hear "professional policeman," or "professional fire fighter" because those phrases are practically redundant; sure, there are volunteer fire fighters, but fighting fires or policing streets isn't exactly a hobby-appropriate activity.

A long, long time ago, the only jobs that were colloquially referenced as professional were lawyers and doctors -- the idea being, I guess, that every other business or industry wasn't truly a profession so much as it was either a craft or a way to pay the bills.

Happily, that out-dated conceit seems to have passed us by. While the word professional is often unnecessary (and thus goes unused), the culture has accepted that just about any job can be considered a profession, educational requirements notwithstanding.

All of that (self-indulgent rambling) said, I don't understand why anyone would find the term "professional driver" offensive or even annoying enough to complain about it. As someone who attended one of the driver-trainer mills (and yes, I was ripped off), and as someone who was unfortunate enough to work for that steamy pile known as Werner Enterprises -- I think I've heard the term maybe 20 times in the last couple of years. Mostly, it's written on signs in truck stops -- "Professional Drivers Only" -- as an easy way to delineate the areas that are meant for truckers only.

Yeah, the phrase may be intended to inflate egos a bit; that's what customer service is all about. In any case, having pride in what you do is rarely a bad thing. As far as convenience goes, "professional driver" seems like it's a lot easier and simpler than "commercial vehicle operator," or "greater-than-two-axle vehicle driver," or "drivers of citation-bait vehicles."

Seems to me that you're just feigning annoyance with the phrase as an excuse to lord your greater age and experience over those of us who are newer, but then I can't know what's in your heart.

 

You guys might like this. Lets turn the tables, we have harped and hammered the the smelly trainer, how about this. i have the smelly trainee. Picked him up Friday afternoon, have been at trucstops with showers everynight, but he still will not take one. I have offered to buy him one, give him a free shower ticket, but nope. won't do it. He has been wearing the same clothes from Friday to now. He brought hardly nothing on the truck. I let him know today, "Dude you stink, change your clothes. When you get paid, buy some clothes if you have none, if not, your gone." Iam not putting up with the stinky guy, no excuses. The training dept won't let trainers get away with it, in fact, if the trainee complains it affects your trainer score, this can and will affect your pay. So sorry noobies, it works both ways.