What's the disadvantage of teaming up?

Too much give and take.I did the team thing and hated it.When he was sleeping I respected his sleep at first and left the radio off.But when he drove and I tried sleeping that was hopeless because he was constantly on the CB and being very loud and obnoxious.So I thought whats good for one is good for the other and hit every pothole possible..All I did was laugh and thought I bet hes back there flopping like a fish,lmao.When I had to stop id kind of sort of step on the brks.If I got fuel I would talk to the driver next to me kind of loud.I did everything possible to disrupt his precious sleep,lol.I can't talk for him but I must say I rather had fun,lol.If you team you should know your partner inside and out rather then someone u just met.Chances of it really working out are slim.Ive talked to many that teamed with someone they met at their company and none had a success story to tell.One guy left his partner in Nevada at a casino.He told him im leaving at such and such time.Youre not ready im leaving and he did just that,lol.

 

How about the Jewelsgalore thread with the comments from shaggy on two alpha males in the same cab, and the follow up comments on how you determine the real alpha male?

 

i watched a team beat on each other one night at a petro cops came took em both away

 

Funny...Back in the day with armellini I had a co driver that was with me for 3years the only way we lasted was...I remember we were in the back of the trailer early in the am, been up probably 15 -18 hours and I dont remember what was said but we had a nice little fight in the trailer.. crushed a few boxes of flowers..lol.. but believe it or not after that we smiled at each other and worked another year together before I moved on to a different company.

 

Was that the two who were arguing about who had the fastest truck?

 

Not to mention the falcon team driver who beat his partner to death while he was driving...

 

what?!? Please do tell and reference please! Sounds very interesting indeed

 

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news...d-personality-conflict-police-say-517081.html

There you go. Google, it tis our friend.

 

crazy!!!! This is what happens when two ppl that don't get along are forced to be kept in a small cell together for 24/7 & 365 I guess ... they should really try harder in pairing the right people together ... sad, real sad

 

Being an attorney for a team driver that dispatches his partner would be so simple...

"Sir, if it please the court, please explain the living conditions prier to the incident?"
"Well... The sleeper had a bunk, and about 18 inches square, for a place to stand, plus the jump seat, if you were not driving. 22 hours a day we were in that place"

"So, the living area for 2 men was one tenth the size of the cell of a single death row inmate. Tell me about your partner, the one you admit to murdering."
"Sometimes I tell him he needed a bath, but if I did he would raise an arm and fan the other hand under his armpit, then let loose large amounts of intestinal gas, so I stopped asking."

"What was the food like."
"Four corndogs and a quart of Gatorade, 3 times a day. Only the first ones were hot. We would then pee the Gatorade bottles full and toss them out the window. I aimed for the ditch, my partner for pedestrians."

"What was it that happened on the day in question that caused you to react with violence?"
Well... We didn't stop for bathroom breaks, so I was defecating in a zip top baggie, when my partner thought it would be funny to swerve, blow the horn, and hit the breaks. Ever try to go in a Zip-loc? It's hard to do even on a level floor that is not moving!"

"What happened next, after this harmless prank?"
"I fell over, the stuff in the bag was all over, and he was laughing like a loon. I snapped, and grabbed my belt, pulled the maxi locks, and strangled that fat smelly tub of lard!"

"Do you have ant remorse for your actions?"
"Heck no! My cell is roomy, the food terrific, the inmates are friendlier than he was, and I feel so FREE!"