Where does an intermodal container usually go from a sea port?

Truck stop bathrooms being at the top of that list.

 

You don't really think that all Truckstops and Shippers/Recievers are built right in the middle of luxurious gated communities do you?

 

How many American truck drivers encounter violent criminals or threats of violence each and every year?

 

So, you are saying the majority of them have their businesses located in high-crime areas? I really need to study the crime stats on all this. I have been to a number of T/A and Pilot joints and never felt those places were scary like East LA or something.

 

Ya best just find another occupation you'd be interested in man... You cant bring mommy and daddy out on the road to protect you... Ya gotta have big boy pants out here.

 

Look at the photo below. This is a screengrab I just made of a railroad yard several minutes south of Dallas on I 45. I have gone by this yard many times over the years. This thing is close to a mile long and is filled with all kinds of trailers. If you look at it closely you will see a lot of containers. In fact, if my memory serves there is equipment there that can take containers off and on the trailers. This is around 2 to 3 hours out of Houston, Houston has a busy port. You will find many of these all over the US.

 

Typically, regardless of what kind of trailer you got, you take it directly to the customer. In the case of Walmart, this would mean taking it to one of their DC's, where it would then be divided up into the shipments to the various stores that DC covers. Having a can that you haul outta the port just means that you picked it up from the port instead of the shipper

 

Or, you know... a cheater bar and a couple pounds of street smart. Knowing when to shut your trap, strap the doors, and retire to the bunk with a heavy metal object within arm's reach. Actually had that sort of situation in Vega, TX once. No cheater bar, but my tire thumper worked just as good. Probably wouldn't have done jack #### if hell actually broke loose, but it was good enough for peace of mind that I managed to get a couple hours of sleep that night

 

Let's put it this way, Tom. If you're gonna drive, even if you only park in the nicest of truck stops, there will always be 2 universal truths:
1) The truck stop will always be on the outskirts of town, further away from the nearest PD than your house currently is from your local PD. And;
2) The biggest threat you'll ever face is your fellow professional driver. This industry is inundated with some real psychotic ######## that'll #### your #### up if you ruffle their feathers the wrong way, and this is something I only found out by almost having my #### ####ed up.

TL;DR nothing about this job is 100% "safe" in the sense that a lot of people use the word, but all that risk can be mitigated by having a good head about you. Just some food for thought

 

Yes all the warehouses are in the inner city ghettos . And the factories are located in the slums. East LA is nothing compared to gary, or west memphis or detroit. Them places even make watts and compton look like nice neighborhoods