What's up with drivers parking IN the fuel island to go shopping and not fueling...WTF??

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  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    An "A" for effort in that one. Freaking vets. At least everyone is applying the skills they have been taught.

    You have no idea how many times I have preached "disguise" lmfao.
     
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    Rookie move to actually take the energy to unscrew the cap and insert the nozzle. Experienced drivers know to just hang the hose over the skirt so you don't have to dirty up your hands screwing the cap back on.
     
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    Volvo's are bad.
     
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    Country dump. Lol
     
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    lol, I actually like the Volvos. It just happens to be the truck of choice for the Chicagoland outfits .

    Having been to Eastern Europe myself, I can understand why you would buy something you're used to as opposed to International/Daimler/Paccar/etc

    I have noticed that they're slowly but surely moving over to 2018 + Freightliners .
     
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    Oh man, I hate those clowns. I once sat behind a truck that was parked in the fuel line for over twenty minutes, plus however long he was there before I pulled in. A woman was in the truck but she was either lazy or just a passenger. I got the store staff to page the driver and he finally came strolling out with that "what's the problem?" expression.
     
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    Lol maddening!
     
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    All the trucks that come into my neighbor's warehouse are out of Rochester, NY-all Volvo's & all Eastern Euro, some don't even speak English.
    They will call their boss and hand the phone to my neighbor, then he will tell him what he wants done.
     
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    This very thing happened to me at the J in Winchester, va a few weeks ago. Pull behind a chicken reefer and the dude is methodically and slowly doing his dishes in the fuel isle. Then starts cleaning his windshield. After 13 minutes he decides it's time to fuel. Oh no. I have no choice but to confront him at this point. I sized him up first. About 6'2 and 290, maybe 25 years old. Well I don't need that, but still approach him and ask him how much ####### longer he thought he would be? His exact words were "as long as it takes". I walked back to my truck and waited exactly 33 minutes from start to finish. Was so mad I thought I might have a heart attack, but taking a beat down from some young punk in slip on's wasn't a good option either. Only thing he fueled was his reefer. It's rank out here.
     
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    PFJ is installing fuel timers to shame these drivers to pay pump and bolt.

     
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