Thread 28665506

Shittin' in a bucket while my wife fucks my brother, God I love being an OTR trucker!

I'm so lonely out here I'd suck a cock for a half decent conversation. Instead I think I'll just keep working and not take any home time for a few months, really break my brain in and embrace it rather than fight it.

Worst part of the job is when you get to loves and the chili cheese dispenser is empty for the dawgs.

Don’t post here if you don’t drive with a at least 120 gears.

Don’t post here if you don’t drive with at least 120 gears.

>>28665506 (OP)
Don't worry brother, eventually you'll condition your brain to prefer being away from home

>>28665506 (OP)
>I'd suck a cock for a half decent conversation
I deliver food and suck cock for tips. I'm not gay but twenty bux is twenty bux.

Im learning how to drive one of these trucks with steerable front axel. Right now I'm grinding backing in straight line and backing to left and right in euro truck simulator 2.
Advice please?

It’s been a busy week, for me.
One of the loads I picked up ended up being hazmat, but since it didn’t have a UN number, an endorsement isn’t required, or so that’s what safety wanted me to believe, when I called them about my concerns about not having an endorsement.

>>28665506 (OP)
>log books
goddamn usa is behind...

Paid for a reserved spot at TA for the first time ever and I still get this minimum wage freak banging on my sleeper yelling “SAAR I NEED TO SEE YOUR RECEIPT SAAR! I WILL THE CALL THE POLICE SAAR”

>>28666482
Sounds like bullshit to me.
I’ve never had anyone bang on my truck for parking in a reserved spot, even if I had paid for it.
Who knows, perhaps I’m just lucky.

>>28666474
Some prefer log books, for just the sort of reason in the op, and go to great lengths to stay on them. There was an exemption for older trucks that didn't have an engine management system for an ELD to plug into, and likewise for new chassis that had an older engine installed and people spent lots of money (six figures, easy) to conform to such exemptions. I think the old engine/new chassis (a "glider") exemption has been closed to new builds now but the existing ones are grandfathered of course and so will be around, and increasingly valuable, for decades.

>>28666482
That's why you're supposed to put the receipt in the side window where they can see it. Assuming the location doesn't give you a printed page with a large number on it for putting in the windshield instead.

>inB4 "but I did that and they still bang on the door"
Saying that now would just mean it's a made-up story.

>>28666488
>>28666497
No it was some kid. I went inside and the lady said he was new and nobody had the time to train him, and that my truck was in the system that I paid.

>>28666509
Seems plausible.

>>28665506 (OP)
waiting for the trainer to pick me up for 6 weeks of fun!

>>28666471
You legitimately don't need a hazmat endorsement for quite a few hazmat loads if they're packed and loaded correctly. I did the same thing and freaked out over a load of car batteries that I picked up before dispatch told me it was kosher and I looked it up during the call before I agreed to run it again after that. It's a loophole because all drivers have to take ELDT training which has a section on hazmat in it so the expectation is you know what you're doing even if your cdl class took the eldt test open book in groups and literally everyone got a 100 on it even though hardly any of you actually know what the fuck you're doing.

You can run it without an endorsement no problem. Doesn't even need placards and in fact you shouldn't put them on the trailer if it's exempt because if it's exempt you can take routes that normally don't allow hazmat. Funnily enough when it crosses the border to Mexico or Canada it will require those placards and whoever is hauling it to have a hazmat endorsement. It's yet another reason why getting a hazmat endorsement isn't worth it unless you have a guaranteed six figures after taxes job lined up that requires it.
>>28666482
You're an idiot for not putting your receipt on the window or they're catastrophically fucking retarded for not ignoring any truck with a receipt in the window. I've saved old receipts and reused them parking in reserved spots at pilots because the parking lot attendants are always retarded niggers high off their ass and as long as they see a receipt you're good to go. Fuck pilot in general though, I dump my piss and shit bucket in their parking lots every time I stop there.
>>28666492
Log books are way better. You can run multiple books and lie your ass off to DOT and run 22 hours a day if you wanted. ELD sucks ass unless you're working for russians and running solo teams and just telling the cops you dropped your codriver off however many hours ago when you get pulled over.

>>28666600
>six weeks of fun
Protip - don't be a faggot about them pissing in a bottle or bucket while you drive. Do get some ozium or febreeze though so you don't have to smell it, and do stab them in the stomach if they don't shut the curtains before relieving themselves. Welcome to hell.

>>28666625
nah ill 100% be a fag about it and snitch to higher ups. we get weekly calls from trainee counselors and id definitely bring up the fact he pisses in the truck which makes the entire cab smell like piss. maybe in whatever third world country you come from this is normal, but i wont tolerate

>>28666600
Hopefully, you’ll get a good trainer who is verbal about safety and will help you with your backing. I’ve heard some people will get shitty trainers who hardly spoke to them.
You’re going to be glad to be solo driving once you’re through, otherwise learn that as a team driver, sleeping while the truck is moving is part of your life, now.

>>28666635
we haul refer 95% of the time so a engine will be running no matter what

>>28666631
>maybe in whatever third world country you come from this is normal, but i wont tolerate
You’re posting this from Texas. It’s pretty normal.

>>28666631
Bro it's not just 3rd worlders that piss in the truck and you're a fucking idiot if you think that's the case. I'm definitively whiter than you, I'm whiter than a gallon of whole milk in a snowbank during a blizzard with the cap and label missing, and I piss in my truck all the fucking time. Sometimes I even shit in it. All in a five gallon bucket. It easily saves me so much time it's making a noticeable difference in my paychecks. I've pissed in my drink cup while driving to dump it out the window multiple times.

If you're not cool with that, you're not cut out for trucking. Or at least not first year OTR. You're not a person anymore, you're a number first and an animal second, and if you can't handle that you need to quit and go flip burgers or sell shoes.

>>28666631
You need to approach this like you're going to prison for a year in solitary confinement or else you're too goddamn stupid to live. That is what you are doing. That you're getting paid for it doesn't matter one bit, you are willingly walking into hell and it will only get harder when you go solo, and if you can't embrace the suck you're not going to make it. You'd cry if you had to shit in a bucket while your codriver was doing 68mph because the piss and shit slurry slapped your gooch with a poseidons kiss, I'd just be happy I had paper towels and bleach wipes, we are not the fucking same.

You'll figure it out in your own time. Or you won't and you'll be part of the majority that quits their first year and never returns to the industry. Either way, stop being such a faggot.
>>28666653
Tell the nigger admins to stop giving me vpn/tor exit node bans. It's getting old. I'm using neither.

>>28666687
>Tell the nigger admins to stop giving me vpn/tor exit node bans. It's getting old. I'm using neither.
Cry more nigger.

>>28666719
That's the thing, I won't cry. I'll just use another service provider and a different email address to verify so I can post images. Not being brazillian makes my life and their life easier. If I really wanted to I could just ruin several boards for weeks on end. Or they could just stop being niggers because I'm too based to contain. Dealers choice, I have contingencies for both.

Fact remains that other nigger is entirely too soft for 1st year OTR.

>>28666743
>not pissing in open buckets makes me too soft to drive trucks
weird flex but ok

>>28666829
It honestly really does. Especially if you can't handle it after spraying some febreeze or ozium. You should be ready to live like a nigger slave or you're not ready at all.

>>28666903
Cool. Then quit. You'll still owe every penny for school and you'll be unhireable at every serious company on top of that. You're literally just making my job easier.

>>28666917
see >>28666903

Lmao @ the jeets here acting like you have to live like a homeless crackhead just to barely scrape by in trucking. My trainer at my first job if someone had to piss we stopped at a restaurant area or truck stop. We kept the truck squeaky clean. I’ve never had to go more than a full day with no shower and I neverhave to piss in bottles. Stop excusing third world jeet behavior as if it’s a requirement

>>28665669
truck breaking in 2 points makes for some cool set ups that are not possible with semi-trailer or single axel trailer.
im thinking this is a very based set up for very skilled truckers, feels like driving with 2 trailers at once
Ive made a truck bit longer to match the truck ill be working with irl, lifted rear wheel axel, so it drives the same
anyone here drives with similar setup?

>>28667257
Good for you. Everyone isn’t as lucky as you, where you can park wherever and whenever the fuck you want to.

If you live in your truck, you stop noticing the smells. Do you know others can smell your shit and piss if you shit and piss in the cabin?
>>28667271
what do you do when you have to shit? pic related?

>>28667313
>what do you do when you have to shit?
I will stop at a safe haven and use a toilet. More is involved in shitting, so it’s impractical to do it anywhere outside a bathroom or portable toilet.
Pissing in your cab is only done in emergencies, when you do not have access to a toilet and pissing outside is ill-advised if there are security cameras or other people nearby. Just piss into an empty gallon jug with an handle and dump the piss out whenever it’s convenient and nobody’s watching, otherwise throw the jug into a garbage can or dumpster.

>>28667373
>>28667313
>>28667271
>>28667257

Been driving 10 years 1.5m miles OTR I've never had to shit in a bucket and I can piss in a bottle and not get it everywhere. Maybe if you retards would learn how to trip plan instead of blindly following a blue line and then trying to figure out what to do when the computer tells you to stop, you wouldn't have this problem.

There is no fucking excuse, I started driving before all this technobabble bullshit we have today. I didn't have Truckerpath or any shit like that I had to figure it out, you children are fucking spoiled these days. Most of you wouldn't have made it the first week when I started driving, I had to use an atlas and call all my shippers and receivers for directions, I wasn't allowed to use Google or Maps I couldn't use GPS and I had to write all the directions (TL first street, TR 4th avenue, TL I-81 etc.) on Post-It notes and stick them to my windshield for two months. My trainer was old school and started driving officially in the 80s and unofficially on his dad's farm in the 70s. I have a perfect record because of him.

Now that I'm done roasting you retards, I'll tell you some secrets your trainers and instructors didn't tell you. Don't eat anything heavy within 3 hours of parking unless you're at a truck stop and even then, you probably still shouldn't. Don't overnight at a shipper that doesn't have a bathroom. Don't drink tea or any other diuretic within two hours of stopping for the night unless you want to be pissing every two hours.

Eat some fucking fiber and drink water, it helps bind your dookie so you're not immediately rapid-fire full-auto shitting brown water after eating roller dogs, I don't have a gall bladder or appendix so I had to learn this like 20 years ago. I'm vegan so there's a lot of shit I miss the boat on that you guys don't, but eating more greens is better for your GI than most of the processed crap truck stops sell.

>>28667443

2/2

I have a fat cock so I can't just piss into water bottles I have no idea how you guys do this, I drink Gatorade and keep a few empty bottles in a bag in case I get stuck somewhere and have to pee in a bottle because there are no restrooms and cameras everywhere, this shit saved me on a breakdown once.

Most of you who live in your trucks, you don't need to eat thousands of calories a day unless you're strapping down loads on a flatbed. I eat one big meal for the day usually in the middle of the day so I can shit before I park. If I know I'm going to be heading into a large blue liberal Democrat population center and spending some time there, most of the time they never have truck stops because truckers are all Republicans and fuck them, get all your peeing and shit done outside of the city so you're not stuck in traffic having to shit or pee or something, most of the truck stops are outside of the city. Call ahead and figure out what the shipper/receiver has. Plan ahead people. I've never had to park on an off ramp/on ramp.

TA has a points program called UltraCredits and if you do enough business with them you can use the UltraCredits for paid parking, yes even in the ones outside of largely black population centers where they are installing gates and converting the entire lot to paid like Cartersville GA, you can use UltraCredits to reserve parking long before you get there and just show the clerk your reservation and you're straight, they scan your card so when you leave in the morning you don't have to pay money.

Guys I might be a huge faggot but I might learn you greenhorns something.

The way this fucky economy looks, I'm starting to think I need to become a trucker here in yurop.

That or become a mechanic, as it is the only blue collar trade I can tolerate.

>>28667443
>>28667457
I’m not reading anything from someone who keeps bitching about how much trucking sucks. Find a new career.

>>28667467

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/genetic

have fun shitting in a bucket faggot

>>28667479
Gladly.

>>28667443
>rapid-fire full-auto shitting brown water after eating roller dogs
thanks for the mental image of man-made horrors beyond comprehension, had a laugh
what do you eat, oats?

When starting to reverse along a curve, e.g., to the left, turn the steering wheel to the left as well (this is where those accustomed to trailers and tandems have the most trouble). The trailer will bend to the left; bend it until you achieve approximately the angle you want to reverse at. The most important and easiest step: turn the steering wheel to the right, observing the rear left corner of the cargo box to align it perfectly with the front left corner of the trailer, creating a kind of sight. At this point, turn the steering wheel back to the left and guide the corner to the corner, reversing perfectly along the curve. If you need to correct the path, observe the vehicle's corner and move it 10-15 cm outside the trailer to bend it more, or inside the front wall to straighten it.

>>28665506 (OP)
Put your trip back on Ethan.

>>28667313
Can astronauts really not go several hours without pissing and shidding themselves?

>>28667767
>when reversing, turn the wheel in the opposite direction of where you want the trailer to go
This is like, first week of cdl school advice. With doubles you just inverse that because you need the rear trailer to do the opposite of what the front trailer is doing, so if you need the rear trailer to go to the left you turn the wheel to the left so the front trailer goes to the right which turns the rear trailer to the left. Although honestly you should avoid situations where you have to back with doubles or triples as much as possible. Especially blindside.

>>28666676
post your drink cup, so we know its true
ive personally had a dedicated 1.5 liter nestee i would rinse with water, cause they have bigger openings and i could angle myself better while still driving
good times

>>28667784
Some space walks last for 6+ hours so unless you're intentionally dehydrating yourself and eating at specific times you're going to have to at least piss while you're out there. Same way I really don't buy the triptard saying they've never had to shit in the truck before, which even if that is the case, that's not going to be the same for people with IBS. And if you're stopping every two hours to take a leak you're a fucking idiot because you're burning at least 10-15 minutes of your drive time every time you do so.

Plus some shippers/consignees are fucking assholes and either don't have a bathroom or only have a portapotty sitting in direct sunlight. I'd rather shit in my truck, and even when I don't shit in my truck the first thing I'm doing when I get back to it is cleaning my ass with dudewipes. Not everyone that uses the restroom in their truck is a disgusting Indian about it, and unless I just opened the bucket nobody would know it happens ever. They are right about needing to know how to trip plan without using gps or electronics to do it though, and anyone doing OTR without a trucking atlas and a dashcam is a retarded faggot.

>>28667816
I typically have a big gulp from 7-11 that I just rinse periodically but I keep backups in the truck for if I have to piss in it. Nice wide opening and I can just whip my pecker out and lay it on the rim and go.

>>28667819
if you have Irritable bowel syndrome then dont go Over-the-Road
>when I get back to it is cleaning my ass with dudewipes
why wont you take dudewipes to the toilet with you? Theyre very based, I agree on that. What kind of shit bucket do you use?

>>28667839
Not him, but “flushable” wipes aren’t good for the septic system or porta potty trucks, and if you don’t give a fuck about that, then you’re no better than a jeet.

Did the portable bidet era start or are we still behind japanese?

>>28667889
using water instead of toilet paper and having clean dookie exit is a logical development of trucker hygiene meta
we got fridges and cookers for food, which is nice. nuts and oats dont even need a fridge
starlink gives you internet everywhere
What else would you want?

>>28667917
golden era for trucking desu
what set ups do you guys use?

Any bong truckers in here?

>>28667868
in aus a while back the govt sued the companies making these wipes for selling them as flushable and they won because of all the damage to the sewers it caused

>>28667889
>>28667917
I just looked up portable bidets and saw this is supposedly one of the best ones out there and it’s around $50.
I’m starting to consider getting one, since wiping can be time consuming and I sometimes feel like I’m wiping off a crayon with some of the shits I have.

>>28667839
>don't get the mandatory year of experience you need to get a decent local or ltl job
Kill yourself. I'll just keep shitting in my bucket. As for the bucket it's a 5 gallon paint bucket with a sealing lid. I get a new one every month or so.

>>28668011
why do you throw it away every month? dont you line it up with trash bag? edges look sharp, why wouldnt you get a bucket you could sit on? whats your area code? how long are you driving?

>>28667889
I prefer just using dudewipes. Less mess. Typically clean up with paper towels first. The thirdies will take a water bottle to the bathroom at the truck stop and use that as a makeshift bidet.

>>28668031
>line it with a trash bag
Nah, I just rawdog it in the bucket. I thought about getting a toilet seat for it but I'd have to take that off and put it on and that adds time. I'm in the greater Houston area. Been driving for about six months. And I throw it away because it gets foul and no amount of cleaning is good enough.

>>28668038
pic rel
>>28668066
driving with 1 month long collection of poops in cabin is the better option? there has to be a better way, man. with 6 months of experience you can easily get local less than truckload commercial driving job indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a5f1cf4628f7893d would take you

>>28667945
You’d need to repost the question in Arabic if you really want to find out

>pick up load
>another truck driver did not couple with his trailer properly
>proceeds to pull out and steer
>his trailer drops, ripping off the truck’s air hoses
>felt pity for the guy and dropped my load (properly)
>help the fucker lift the trailer back up since yard dogs don’t work weekends
>30 minutes later, I’m coupled with the trailer and backed it back into its space
>driver thanks me and gave me his number because he wants to be my friend
>drive back to my load
>throw the paper with his number into my garbage bag
Never again. I didn’t start this job to make friends.

>>28667464

where did you find this image, I shot it on a Beseler Topcon film camera I serviced and the shutter was capping which is why the right side is darker, this was Truck World in Hubbard OH probably 3 years ago and it was not posted here.

>>28667495

mixed veggies, subway veggie delite, cook on the truck, mexican, chinese and indian food, sometimes certain flavors of ramen noodles, our terminal has a veggie burger that slaps, it's easy now not like when I started

also if you shit in a bucket in your truck you are literally the niggest of niggers because now all those dookie particles are floating around your truck and shit.

you're going to tell me some massively overweight triptard faggot without a gall bladder or an appendix who shits within 30 minutes of eating is going to out-hygeine you. kill yourself. nigga i shit 3 times a day and have never had to shit in a bucket yall are nasty

I have never shit in my truck and never will. I have a bucket with a roll of trash bags, a bag of wood shavings, and some wet wipes in it for emergencies. Line the bucket with a bag, add some wood shavings, shit, cover the shit with more wood shavings, tie it off, double bag it and tie it off, then throw it in a dumpster. I do the act under the trailer on atop the rail between the cab and trailer. I've used it 3 times in 10 years of trucking, once at a sysco when their bathroom was out of order and I had been there for 8 hours, the other two times caught on i40 after an ice storm closed the interstate. Anyone who shits IN THE TRUCK is a fucking animal.

I use a piss jug because insomnia. Getting up, getting dressed, walking across the parking lot, pissing in the truck stop then walking back was ruining my sleep schedule and killing me. I got a def jug as a designated piss container and my sleep improved dramatically. I drive regional and go home every weekend, I take it with me and rinse it out with a garden hose, fill it up halfway with a splash of bleach and dump it before I get back in the truck to keep it from stinking.

Literally shitting in the bucket as I type this. Hoes mad (×24)

I'm poopin in the ac watching videos on my phone smoking a ciggy and not sitting on a shitter a million jeets have had their bare ass on, and these fags are talking about hygiene? Lol, lmfao even. They don't even get to bomb parking lots with gallons of piss and shit curry slurry. I've got three gallons of piss and two fat dumps ready to rock right this second.

why nobody ever invented a curtain here so truckers could shit in bucket and use camping shower in private outside of cabin?

>>28668131
>where did you find this image?
I saved it from this general a few years ago, it's very aesthetic. Is the Kenworth yours?

How the fuck do you get this out? It’s too far in for me to use needle nose pliers because it’s too far in to get a good enough grip for it. I don’t think using diagonal cutters, a flat head screwdriver, or a knife would be any better. Hammer claw and pry bar are too large for this.

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>>28669821
How much better are Native American Indians compared to Indians?

>>28669821
not enough diversity buzzwords

>>28669816
im tyre tech and i would take it off with diagonal cutters

>>28669840
They're just as useless but still better than jeets because they don't try to get you to believe they can/will do anything but get drunk and beat their wives and kids.

>>28669821
>see this
>snort of derision

i don't have a CDL A or B, but I want a CDL B
there doesn't seem to be any CDL B schools or training programs or whatever in my area
do i even need to go to a school for CDL B?
What I'm confused about is, like, how would i even get a Class B vehicle to practice driving in with a permit so i can eventually do the driver test? how would i find someone with a Class B license to show me how to drive one?

>>28670624
why would you just get B? just get A so you dont have to pay for more school to get the A incase you want it

>>28670643
It costs like 5000 dollars to get an A and this job I want only requires a B

>>28670647
what does B cost?

>>28670677
Idk, there aren't any schools or training programs that just teach that, they all only teach CDL A

>>28670647
99% of any wageslave corporate job ie Mcdonalds, walmart, amazon, etc will pay for your school idk how retards are still stuck with loans my cdl ($7200) was entirely paid for

>>28670809
Call your states workforce commission to see if they'll pay for schooling.

>>28670809
id get A just cuz, then you can drive anything. unless your job will only reimburse for B

I’m able to get a full 9 hours sleep at night, shower every morning, stop to piss in an actual restroom and shit in a toilet, take 12 hour DOT breaks, wear fresh and clean clothes, and still make enough money to have sex with Ethan’s wife.

>>28670868
Thanks, I'll try that out

Ethan has a Spanish cousin, who is a talented drummer.

>>28670809
Just get a class A. It's barely more work than getting a class B and it'll open a lot more doors for you in case your job doesn't work out. You're still fucked either way with the whole "a dui is a .04" bullshit so you might as well get the big dick license.

Are people in the industry excited for Edison trucks? It looks like they're on the way to have their final emissions testing nonsense done pretty soon
obviously there's very low odds anyone here drives one for a long time still but they do look pretty sick

>>28668131
Finding out youre vegan has made me experience a greater understanding, I finally have the final piece to why you act like a whiny bitch all the time. Maybe if you put some raw eggs and a steak down that curry muncher of yours you'd find a solution instead of eating like Becky from HR then coming here and showin us your "totally normal" mood swings.
Fuckin nikado avocado on 18 wheels

>>28668906
We used to be a real country

>>28671863
I hope they succeed, I'd be interested in trying one but given the way companies operate, ill probably never drive one unless im not dead by 2050

>>28671863
Makes too much sense, won't be commonly available until I'm about to retire. Should've happened decades ago.

how do you guys deal with semen? wanking into paper kitchen towels and into trashcan seems to be expensive, considering paper isnt free
do you guys have like a designated big gulp for semen?

>>28672031
Yeah, I throw my cum bottles out in the parking lot, after I fill them. I fill them on a weekly basis.

>>28672031
Every truck stop i visit, I just grab a handful of napkins. They usually have a dispenser by the roller dogs or hot box. It's an unlimited free supply my guy

>>28672031
Just take the glove out and throw it away. Sure it costs something but I've never been to a truck stop that didn't have a dollar general within reasonable walking distance

>>28672031
you can get napkins at McDonalds

>>28672031
I have Ethan’s wife take care of it for me.

Man, being a heavy tow truck driver must be a fascinating job, driving a wrecker powerful enough to lift heavy vehicles from different messy situations.

>>28668906
>>28671905
God that cabover Ford is sexy...

Have my oc from a freshly loicensed trugger. Sure its stale, but so am i.

>>28668941
Anon…

>mfw anons bitch and argue about shitting in buckets and pissing in bottles
>mfw the new meta is cutting a hole in the floor above the drive shaft
>he doesnt set autopilot and shit in a hole in the floor
>no mess, no smell, no bottles or buckets

Got some super pro mofos in here. Eeeeyup.

>>28669429

it is not, i just remember shooting that i had just come off hometime and serviced that camera, only to find the shutter was still capping at higher speeds. I did eventually fix it though, just had to re-lube the spindles the shutter curtains rode on.

>>28672031
I just cum on my blanket. I wash it whenever I go home.

>>28673464
How often do you go home?

>>28673579
I’m homeless.

>Make it impossible to find parking
>Charge drivers $500 for parking outside consignee (even though sign says it’s only $250)
>???
>LE PROFIT!!!

>>28673767
why are you parking in the city?

>>28673767
Was it really necessary to mark off the trailer number and license plate of someone else’s semi?

>>28673823
Because it’s 2025 and I’m sure somebody like you who wants to know somebody else’s trailer number would send it to their boss in an attempt to stir shit

>>28673925
Well, yeah, anon – that’s why we’re on 4chan. Are you blind and thought this was Reddit or 9gag?

>>28673925
>feds wont already tell werner their driver was a retard and got a citation

>>28674200
I shit in the woods

apparently CAT scales have stickers on the back of every weight slip. why arent they collected like rockauto magnets?

>>28674381
Because they’re not magnets. Plus, taped on instead of glued on, which can be easily peeled off, makes me not care for them, but I can understand if it’s to make it printer-friendly.

>>28674403
And, yes, my fifth wheel has been adjusted to the rear. I’m not exactly sure how to lighten the load besides getting rid of some of my shit, which I don’t think would be very effective – who knows. Even if my tractor is equipped with an APU, it’s not an excuse for my steer axles to be overweight.
>lose weight fatass
1. That’s a slow process.
2. I would be extremely underweight if I managed to lose enough weight to be legal, here.

>>28674407
>Google AI: Sliding the fifth wheel to the rear adds weight to the steer axle, which is why it's still overweight.
Oh… wait, wut? I thought…
…
>Remembering: slide fifth wheel AWAY from the problem
I’m confused. I’m experienced but I’m still new. So, I need to slide my fifth wheel towards the front? I’m already shut down for the day, so I won’t be able to check my weight, after adjusting my fifth wheel, until my next fuel stop, tomorrow.

>>28674411
I was sure I already knew this. I don’t trust AI, anyway. Yeah, fifth wheel is already as far back as it can go, so the only solution is removing some of my shit.
Especially equipment. I have a couple of load straps and I really only need to carry 2 with me, so that’s, what, 10 pounds lost for taking 4 load straps out?
Tools… I probably have more tools than I really need, but it’s not like I have a fucking tool box full of shit, but perhaps getting rid of the tools I don’t regularly use, like my socket set would help (it’s for automotive use, anyway).

Not sure why I’m posting all of this. I guess it’s just to amuse.

>>28673579
That other anon wasn't me. I go home every 2-5 weeks. Also, it should be legal to shoot any jeet driving a truck directly in the head after raping them with rebar.

>>28666631
its actually worse than pissing in the truck. dude is chilling in the sleeper 90% of the time either watching anime (dubbed) on full blast through phone speakers, watching tiktok cringe edits about said anime, screams slurs and swears at his tv playing battlefield 6 on his fucking ps5, or plays the most basic pop music on full blast on the truck radio. hes also on the phone with his brother or boyfriend or whatever, usually whilst screaming playing BF6. like i was going through highway scales (for the first time) and it would have been neat if my trainer was in the passenger seat making sure im doing everything correctly. nah hes watching anime sigma edits in the sleeper probably not even knowing im doing something other than driving straight. dont really want to post a picture of him but hes face 1 foot away from his tv playing console games and it looks ridiculous. dudes like 30 something years old btw and acts like hes 16, voice sounds like it too. this is what happens when NEETs actually find jobs

>>28674606
also kinda risky posting here bc it wouldnt surprise me if he lurks here lmao

>>28674615
At least half the people behind the wheel of a cmv deserve to be dragged behind one until nothing but the chain pulling them remains. It's why I'm not chatty with dudes at the truck stop and refuse to ever pull over and help anyone for any reason.

>>28674429
you bring a cat with you? is there a litter box in there for it? doesn't it get bored sitting in a truck?

>>28674670
I don’t trust anyone to care for her, so I take her with me. It’s not the most ideal place for her, but since I’m there all the time to feed her and give her attention, she’s satisfied with her living arrangements on the road. Her litter box is lined and gets cleaned daily.

>EGR code pops up
>at same time, DEF quality code pops up
>25 percent derate, that's probably not good
>fabricate a DEF pump that can be operated by hand
>modify it to work without dropping the DEF tank using electrical tape
>BUD LIGHT PRESENTS REAL MEN OF GENIUS
>pump it dry and replace DEF
>drive it up Parley's Summit and back, code still shows
>decide, fuck it take it to the ((((((dealer))))))
>get quoted 5500 dollars for them to fix just the EGR
>they also want to CARB cert it
>EGR valve won't sweep on start
>find a bunch of other shit to fluff up the estimate
>decline all repairs
>bring truck back to terminal, allow to cool off a bit
>spray PB blaster all over the EGR valve linkage
>code goes away
>rated 58% sweep again
>cannot reproduce the code again and the first derate is gone now
>is also gone on the programmer
>working on getting a DEF header, from a Detroit parts warehouse
>half the cost of the ((((((dealer)))))) part
>mfw saved 5500 bucks with a 7 dollar can of fucking PB blaster top kek

Dealers are the biggest fucking jews on the planet. There was a time they would have said "oh you just need to clean the linkage" and they would have cleaned it and sent you on your way for a small fee and now they just want to replace parts all the time and charge 250 bucks an hour labor for it.

>>28674606
I feel you. Only thing i learned in my required 4 week course was how to pass the test. Teach bragged about his 97% pass rate... Small wonder why.

>>28675032
Mack I used to drive quit using def. Something about the heater circuit or sensor quit working. So now they don't have to put def in it. Been that way for 150k or more

How's your jag doing?

>>28674419
How much fuel do you have? Maybe you just burn off 20ish gallons before you go across a scale

>>28674407
>>28674411
>>28674419
I wouldn't worry about a crummy 160lbs. Most of the time those axles and tires are rated 12500 anyway. The tires, at least, will say that they're rated for 6250lbs each at 110psi on the sidewall. For the axle's rating you'll no doubt have to get into the weeds on the truck's actual specs and no DOT pig is going to do that. They'll just cut you a ticket for something chafing/leaking instead. Much easier.

>>28675268
This is on a full tank and, yeah, I’ll be at 12,000 lbs once I’ve used a little more than a quarter tank.

>>28675283
While I have been scaled at weigh stations while being overweight on the steers and made it through without issue, a couple times, I am still apprehensive about DOT deciding to cite me for being overweight.

Trucking may not be the best paying job, especially for greenhorns, but I was able to pay off my credit card debt with this job because I’m earning twice as much, monthly, than I was working as a delivery driver for an auto parts store.

>>28675553
>all the bullshit that comes with being OTR
>only twice as much as a delivery driver that's home every night and has a social life

>>28675593
I'm home every night

>>28675593
What makes you think I had a social life before this?

>>28665506 (OP)
Any of yall do anything to your trucks for Halloween?

>pick up trailer
>feels heavy
>scale at closest truck stop five miles away
>87k
>call dispatch, ask for permit or trailer to be reloaded to be legal
>tell me I should have a response in the morning
>go to sleep, no response
>call in
>manager doesn't even know what's going on, get told to call different department
>they tell me to take it back to shipper
>shipper won't reload it because they're waiting on orders to do so from company
>wait four hours, no response, go back to truck stop
>hang out for another four hours
>finally get told to go drop it back off at shipper so I can be assigned a different load
I drove all of 20 miles today. Pissed doesn't even begin to describe how I feel. If I get denied layover I'm dropping my truck off at my home terminal.

>use truckparkingclub for the first time, just for 3 days while I’m out of town for the weekend
>show up to reserved space and it’s some assholes backyard
>all the spots are full
>”give me my refund”
>customer service: sorry sir but we just spoke to the property owner and actually he said that there ARE spots available (there aren’t)
Suddenly the truck stop corporations don’t seem too bad. Holy shit.

>>28676464
Name the company so I can avoid them
t. job searching

>>28676524
>tell me where you work so if you work for my company I can report this post and get you fired pre-emptively before you fuck us by leaving your truck at a terminal when you're the only one that can take a critical load in the area
Haha, no. And the honest truth is you'll deal with retarded bullshit like this at any of them that you start your career with because at any mega you are not a human being, you are a number, and will be treated accordingly.

>>28676464
>June
>deliver to con in Massachusetts
>no empty available so bobtailed out of there
>low on hours
>nearest truck stop is 45 minutes away and shows full on Trucker Path
>decide to check out TPC
>nearest parking is 5 minutes away
>aerial shows it’s a small lot at a shop with an even smaller area for truck parking
>bobtails only
>took the chance to reserve it
>arrive to the shop
>it’s a privately-owned auto shop
>lot entrance is “secured” by a steel cable with a combination lock
>truck parking area is supposed to have enough room for 6 bobtails
>junk cars are occupying enough space for 4 bobtails
>no facilities for parking customers
Better than violating my hours trying to go to the New York border and park at the Love’s on I-90, I suppose.
I ended up using TPC again, recently, at a large empty lot in Kentucky. While it didn’t have facilities, either, it was nice to be the only one to park in such a large space – it reminded me of another lot in New York.

>>28676571
TPC is hit or miss, sometimes it's awesome and sometimes it's dogshit. Always check the reviews for the place in truckerpath.

>>28675608
How much of your 70 are ya using and what is it you haul?

>>28676612
The customer service is dogshit. Property owner never responded to messages so I called CS. Customer service had me send them photo and video evidence showing that the lot was actually full. Then they call me back 2 hours later with “Sorry, but we just spoke to the property owner and he told us that there is space to park”. They just took the property owner’s word for it and stole my money. I’m out of town for the weekend I can’t just move out of the way if I’m blocking another vehicle. I’m issuing a chargeback.

Not only that but they contribute to the ongoing trend of turning what used to be free parking spots into $25/day reserved parking. Fuck TPC

Does anyone else get this inflated overconfidence in their driving, from driving their cars for the first time in weeks, due to truck driving?
I’m going around corners in my car at full throttle because it’s too risky to do so in a class 8 truck.

>>28677183
I've become more cautious and aware actually. I can transition from truck to car rather smoothly, with the exception of timing turns into traffic. I tend to wait too long because my brain still thinks I have a trailer.

Greenhorn here. I’m starting training on Monday with my first company. I’m wanting to maintain a perfect record. What advice do you have? Thank you in advance and have a great day!

>>28677228
Take things slow, GOAL, do your pretrips etc etc. Common sense shit. Dont push it with speed, DOT hunts us like dogs. Don't solely rely on truck GPS, use a road atlas and google maps to check for clearances or restrictions, ESPECIALLY first and last few miles. Finally, allot at least an hour to find parking at the end of the day, and try to maintain a consistent schedule as much as you can. You don't want to be one of those bozos sleeping on the on-ramps. I personally prefer to start between 0200-0400 and end around 1500. Plenty of parking left, even in cities, and you avoid the worst of traffic.

>>28677237
To be fair, sometimes you find a really cozy on-ramp that doesn't get too much traffic and if you've already got food in the truck for dinner it's better than going to a truck stop. Just gotta make sure you have a bucket to piss and shit in.

>>28677395
>an heros at 80mph into your trailer, ending your career

>>28671863
I approve of anything with a Pacific face.

>>28677546
Given how incompetent my company is that would honestly be a blessing. Everything I've seen of this industry points to it being the last chance of idiots and illegals that couldn't hack it in the military, myself included.

>>28666676
44oz drink cups are a godsend

And I’m so happy I never did OTR.

Ready for that winter driving (if you’re not already driving in it)?

>>28679699
It is illegal for hazmat trucks to wear chains in PA but thankfully im hourly so I dont have to worry about losing money waiting for the salt trucks to come dig me out :)

>>28677183
felt like i was on roller skates driving my car, wish i had my yamaha at the time

>>28665506 (OP)
Any megacarriers where you can consistently gross $1500/week doing OTR? The mega I’m at gutted the account I’m on and we went from 65 cpm 90% drop and hook, with lots of miles, to all live load/unload and now everyone is quitting. I don’t want to go local but that seems to be the only real way to make money anymore. I like the structure of megas because it’s way harder for middle management to fuck you around unlike at a smaller company

God damn planners not doing their jobs…

>last night
>enter truck stop for fuel
>wasn’t planning on resting here due to assumption the lot will be full at this hour
>originally planned on resting at a paid parking area an hour away
>decided to check for parking anyway
>enter first row
>a truck immediately pulls out of a parking spot
Holy fuck.

>>28681747
>its blindside

My professional certificate is arriving end of this week or early next week and then I'm yoloing it.

Only got 650€ in my pocket (I'm super poor right now from paying rent + all the licenses and certificates). Gonna call up a mid sized firm that's hiring right now and they're gonna bus me over to their base train me for two weeks (paid) and then they'll send me off on the road I assume. I'm gonna try asking for a frigo/cold trailer since I heard those are the easiest.

I'll do whole of Europe + Britain in a 9/3 week shift.

Hopefully all will go ok. I'm trying to think what to bring along with me.

>>28681930
GOAL, bitch.

>>28674429
Feels nice to have some company on the road

>>28682139
That seems cruel, to drag along an animal in the cabin like that. Doesn't it ever piss or shit inside?

>>28682140
shut up retard

>>28682140
My hound is good. I got him when he was 6 weeks old, 8 years ago now. I picked him up in the truck and we have spent most of our time in a truck 5+ days at a time. Last 2 years we have been living in the truck and hotels and he doesn't mind. Gets a few miles of walks in a day and a piss every 4-6 hours. Arguably a better life than being caged for 10 hours in an apartment while someone goes to work. Gets to run around free at our yard, hangs out in the air condition with our dispatchers during the summer.

>>28682153
Doesn't the police fuck you up when they see the dog roaming free through the cabin?

>>28682169
No. I'm not a yankee or a nigger

Today in Houston AKA Hell

Have you guys ever used one of those 24V kettles?
Do they burn your outlet?

Trucking sucks because of the hours but I don’t have the time to even take online classes while OTR. I want to pivot into nursing which also sucks but at least then I can be surrounded by women.

>>28682560
I’ve played with the idea of pulling up to a regular self-serve wash and spray the front of my tractor but I doubt I’ll ever actually do it. I usually just pressure wash it at the terminal during home breaks.

>random thought: rb26 swapped semi
The fuck is wrong with me? How would that even work, if it’s even possible?

>>28682039
I dont know how it is in Europe but I never needed anything I couldn't find at a dollar store less than half an hours walk from the place I was stopped, pack what you think you'll WANT (like a white noise machine in my case) and the needs you'll figure out over time.
But above all dont forget your magic carpet and quran, how else are you going to take up half the fucking sidewalk without them

I have nothing to lose, so I want to be an OTR truck driver.

How can I get accepted for a paid CDL program?

>>28682680
>Tranny kettle
Ah yes nothing better than heating up plastic and drinking out of it every day

>>28682053
>he has to GOAL a basic bitch 45 degree alley dock

Go download My US Trucking Skills. It's free and it's in both app stores. Go to CDL Practice Levels>Alley Dock>53 Foot Trailer>Level 1. Spam this level until you can get it done as quickly as possible. My highscore is 681. The tandems are set in the california hole which is honestly where you should be putting them if not further forward unless you can't to be legal on weight. If you can get three stars on that on drivers side, you can do it blindside, the setup is literally the same as is the formula. Most of the time I can nail a 45 degree alleydock on either side without having to GOAL although if I'm exhausted or it's particularly tight because jeets and joggers can't park right I'll adjust my mirrors to get a better view.

Obviously if you have to GOAL then fucking do it because even if you take ten minutes and have to get out and look a dozen times and use half a dozen pullups that's better than hitting shit. But to be quite honest with you senpai it shouldn't be necessary the majority of the time unless you're in a lot that's tighter than dicks hatband trying to park between two shitskins that couldn't keep a crayon between the lines in a coloring book.

>>28682902
How can you say you dont have time when the government forces you to take 10 hours of doing nothing every day, sounds like youre just being lazy in which case you'll make an incredible nurse, just like all the 400 lbs sheboons and 55+ cunty women who never grew up past high school

>>28683160
Sign a contract with a carrier.

>>28682140
As long as it's not a huge dog and you're not a biglipped tarbaby to the animal you can have a dog in the truck just fine. I'd recommend a breed no bigger than about 75lbs, 90 at the absolute most. Lots of drivers have cats in the truck. A lot of companies get and keep good drivers because they'll let them have a pet. If you're team driving you have two or three adults living in the truck at the same time and it manages to work so there's really no reason why you can't have a dog or a cat. I've seen some crazy fuckers with goats, snakes, and potbelly pigs even.
>>28682902
Nurses are all bpdemon turbowhores that will destroy your life especially if you knock one of them up. I would reconsider that career path. The one male nurse I know is a gigantic faggot incel after half a decade of being around those succubi.
>>28682908
Most of them will freak out and try to get your shit towed or call the cops. Just take it to the blue beacon, and if you're getting the interior detailed, make sure it's Mexicans doing it and not niggers. They can't clean to save their life.
>>28683103
Wouldn't make enough low-end torque. Horsepower determines speed, torque determines how much shit you can move or slow down with engine braking/jakes.
>>28683160
If you can pass a hair test and have at least three years of recent employment history, get on with swift. They're not as bad as they used to be. If you can't pass a hair test but can pass a piss test and have at least a year of recent work history, get on with welfare express or penny a mile. You won't make shit but if you keep your record and nose clean for a year you can go work for a big boy company like KLLM and start making real money. Statistically the odds you quit within the first year and never return to the industry are about 75%, solo otr is not for everybody. You basically have to be a schizoid anti social freak to make it work. If that is you then welcome to your dream job. If not do regional or dedicated asap.

are you all on meth?

>>28683868
>As long as it's not a huge dog
You get fined out the ass here in Europe for having an uncaged animal inside a car. I assumed it was the same in burgerland.

>>28683902
why? you sharing?

>>28684017
no, just curious though

>>28683902
Nope, we used to be ubermench that made the fattest stacks but the government hates us and wants us replaced with shitskins

>>28684005
You can get fined for whatever the cop wants and he'll face next to no consequences for making shit up if he's in a pissy mood (always). The best skill you can learn is how to talk to cops to keep them cool and their egos boosted, if you go too far they'll catch on and if you act like a nigger you will be treated as such

Fuck bro they're probably gonna make me go with another driver for the first couple weeks since I'm a noob.
It's gonna be so uncomfortable.

>>28683868
>If you can pass a hair test
Not a drug user, but I did eat a few weed gummies on a camping trip like 7 months ago. Is that something they would care about or would even show up?

>You basically have to be a schizoid anti social freak to make it work
I prefer solitude and work the best on my own. But do you even really have solitude and independence anymore with the fucking cameras they have watching you constantly? If I'm going to be spied on 24/7 and micromanaged every time I have to scratch my nutsack while driving, I won't be able to tolerate that.

are your coworkers all on meth?

>>28683868
>You basically have to be a schizoid anti social freak to make it work
Just about describes me. While I see the benefits in socializing, I do not require it to make it through the day and prefer not to speak to anybody – hell, 98% of my interactions with dispatch is through the ELD messenger. The other 2% is if I have no choice but to call them because I’m driving and need an immediate reply over something crucial.

>>28683902
No. I also don’t smoke and I hardly ever drink.

>>28684162
Better be at least 4 weeks to make sure you get the basics down.

>>28684224
Idk maybe. Never asked and never bothered to interact with them to check their teeth while they speak.

>1-cpm raise
Finally received that windfall.

>>28683902
I wish. Then I'd at least be happy. Instead it's a shitload of caffeine and nicotine. Now if they change the rules to the 19/90 clock like they've been talking about doing I will find the shadiest doctor possible and get a prescription for desoxyn, ostensibly for weight loss and severe adhd.

>>28684005
At some shippers/receivers you do have to have any pets restrained in the cab either with a harness and leash or in a kennel/cage. Otherwise they're free to roam about the cabin while the vehicle is in motion. If you're not retarded you train them to stay away from the drivers side of the cab entirely and they either stay in the bunk or on the passenger seat or side of the dash.

>>28684162
My trainer was incredibly based and we're still friends even though he's no longer with the company and is a decade older than me. You might get lucky.

>>28684223
>would care about
Nah, nobody would give a shit
>would show up?
If you're getting hair tested yes and you will be denied employment. Depending on length of hair and where they take it it can show any use of any drug in up to the last 12 months. It won't get reported to the clearinghouse though, that's just piss tests. Also there's still plenty of jobs that don't have the faggot AI cameras or driver facing cameras at all. I'm a noob and don't have one in my truck.

>>28684428
I used that example because it is literally me. I really only talk to anyone when it's absolutely necessary. I'm great at socializing but almost everyone nowadays fucking sucks ass and does something within seconds of my interaction with them that makes me want to bash their brains out with a hammer. I really don't even like speaking to dispatch or whatever jeet, jogger, spic, or fat cunt mayo monkey bitch is working the shipping office or the gate.

>>28685153
you dont need to go more than 65mph

>>28685383
Tell that to thr driver in the Honda CR-V going 50 mph.

>>28685417
you shrimply overtake going 15mph faster? unless youre in a city in which case theres no point in overtaking

>>28685422
How the fuck am I supposed to overtake them when the only other lane is full of traffic? I’m not going to inconvenience people by selfishly getting in the other lane and cause everybody to drive 10 mph slower for 5 minutes.

>>28685442
if it takes you 5 minutes to overtake a car going 10mph slower, there might be a unexplainable issue with your truck

>>28685455
Hyperbole.

>>28685470
sounds like youre a pussy thats too afraid of mildly inconveniencing normie 4 wheelers for like the 30 seconds youre in the passing lane

>>28684964
I thought most carriers will consider you unhireable when ADHD meds show up on a drug test, even if you do have a prescription. People on truckersreport were saying even adderall and vyvanse show up as meth. Which is totally ridiculous since we all work insane hours and it’s purpose is literally to make you more alert.

Meanwhile you get immigrant families sharing a CDL for years and abusing opioids behind the wheel of the Volvo that their uncle bought for $30k and nothing ever happens to them.

>>28685569
It’s not exclusive to four wheelers. Better safe than sorry.

>>28684968
>Nobody would give a shit
>you would be denied employment
Well which is it?

>>28667945
hmu if you find one
i need to pester internet strangers about getting a licence on our shithole island

>>28685383
Kill yourself publicly and violently

>part comes in
>get put in the shop a day early due to cancellations
>installed, parked regen
>everything is fine
>EGR code has fucked off
>no more codes
>mfw out-Jewed the Jewlership

>>28686084
He’s right. You know, speeding drastically increases the odds of murdering people. Why do you want truck drivers to murder bunches of people, anon? Who hurt you?

>>28685604
>11 hours
>insane

>>28685604
If you have a prescription you still fail the test and then the doctor reaches out to you and notifies you of the fail at which point you provide them your prescription and they verify it and then change it to a pass. Meth does not show up as the same thing as adderall or vyvanse on gas spec, and unless you have a prescription for desoxyn (medical meth) if you piss hot for meth you are fucked. Also, 11 hours ain't shit, dudes regularly still do 18-20 in the oil field where HOS doesn't apply. And other industry sectors. That's when you need the meth, until then you just need caffeine and nicotine and to not be a bitch and get good sleep.

>>28685958
Nobody would give a shit on a personal level that you use Marijuana, but because you're in a safety sensitive position, any drug use other than alcohol in your time off will get you shitcanned if it's detected or known about. Frankly if you can't pass a piss test you're too stupid to be smoking pot to begin with.

>>28686084
You really and honestly don't need more than 65mph to be a trucker about 80% of the time. The other 15% you're on a section of highway where you can do faster than that legally and the remaining 5% you're passing other retards when traffic is actually clear or getting the fuck out of dodge before weather rapes you. Unless you're a bullhauler running nights the most you realistically should ever need is 75mph with push to pass at 80mph. If you're just some regular jerkoff doing first year OTR then you shouldn't be able to do more than 65mph.

>>28686195
What about steroids, do they care about PEDS

>>28686084
enjoy shitty MPG and paying for worn out tires chud

>>28686147
>>28686207
>>28686267
I WILL throw the truck in neutral on the downhill to circumvent the governor
I WILL blow past you like youre standing still
I WILL not turn down my full volume Alan Jackson
I WILL not listen to the company enforced driver cam telling me to slow down
I WILL not suffer the consequences of worn tires because that's the company's problem and a free day of pay for my day driver who sits in the tire shop all shift
Sorry im a professional and youre a pussy but I've got places to be and only 11 hours to do them. Stay in the right lane if youre scared grandma

>>28686301
>I WILL not listen to the company enforced driver cam telling me to slow down
They increased the volume on mine when they did my mid trip, last week.

>>28686357
Jesus you really have dispatch watching you through a fucking camera 24/7. How do you live like that?

>>28686376
I just tell myself this is how things are for greenhorns.

>>28686384
The reason I want to drive a truck is the freedom to shout nigger out of my window, the freedom to piss in bottles while driving, the privacy...

What do they bitch at you for reaching for your radio or phone while driving to queue up the game? How fucking hard do they ride you?

i feel like my carrier is buttering me up with good loads because my lease expires in December and they want me to resign
have an open offer from walmart to do regional with them and hypothetically make the same money and be home on the weekends
wat do? maybe sign a year lease then walk away and go to Walmart if and when the loads inevitably drop off?

>>28686387
they put a camera in my truck but i think my carrier gave up on actually checking them
keep my phone on a mount in the windshield and manipulate/text on it all day and they never say shit to me about it

>>28686357
Ive seen drivers put electrical tape over the speaker hole, some real heroes do it to the diesel pumps too so I dont have to listen to the ads at 3 am.
>>28686376
Its usually AI, at least at my company, especially at night they run a half a skeleton crew so no one's got time to watch. I shout nigger and call people moolies over the CB and do the roman salute at mile marker 148.8 and no one's questioned me yet >>28686387 its really a company by company basis, I've seen my boss eat a whole foot of subway sandwich on his lap while shootin down the road and that camera didn't make a sound, but when he did his one legal touch to answer a phonecall it whined. Im not as big of a rookie anymore and my boss who's been at it for a decade and a half most certainly isnt and we still have cameras, its certainly something to ask about in future job interviews and not just something you can take for granted once you cross an experience threshold >>28686384

>>28686521
I'd personally go with more time off every time unless there was a damn good reason you wanted to keep this job, I really like regional but I refuse to work for Walmart or any company that makes me do some gay ass corporate chant

>>28686387
>What do they bitch at you for reaching for your radio or phone while driving to queue up the game?
Our trucks don’t have driver-facing cameras. It just has one of those front-facing Samsara smart dash cams, I believe, which will warn you to slow down if you go above a certain speed limit.

>>28686639
I don’t think Walmart have their drivers do that, based on what I’ve seen in their transportation offices at 0600. They seem to treat their fleet drivers better than their other employees – they even throw cookouts or other parties for the
drivers on a regular basis. I’m not sure if that’s accurate for every distribution center with a transportation office, but at least two of the DCs I’ve been to were either grilling something or placing buffet trays on the table, or were discussing plans to throw a party later that week.

There seems to be more Walmart DCs in a state than there are terminals for any other carrier, so if you’re someone who really wants access to a hot shower without having to paying for one, on the road, Walmart will have you covered because every Walmart DC with a transportation office will have showers for their fleet drivers – other drivers are forbidden to use them.

>>28686521
Having said what I said in the previous post, do you really want to work for a company that has you sharing one truck with multiple drivers?

Is it possible to get this shit off my wheels or is it doomed to rust?

>>28686567

Primates use Netradyne which is AI powered and if you do something enough times it will snitch on you to dispatch and you'll get a call. We have drivers who are getting phone calls for yawning too much or reaching down to get their drink or whatever.

Our safety guy tried to sell me on it and I told him in a very nice legalese way to get fucked you will not put that thing in my truck. I'm on logistics now and I make the same money without dealing with all the nanny crap.

>>28686236
I took a test on trt and they didn't say shit and that's basically just steroids with medical supervision. Pretty sure they're just looking for drugs.

>>28686301
>Alan Jackson
If it ain't David Allen Coe you're a faggot

>>28686384
I'm in my first year and my truck doesn't have any of the faggot nanny bullshit other than a forward facing camera that doesn't record audio. You don't have to tolerate working in those conditions. Post-it note over the camera, painters tape over the speakers with duct tape on top of that so you can rip it off at the terminal without leaving residue, and painters tape a hard drive magnet over where the microphone is.

I wouldn't tolerate any of that fuckshit unless I was clearing 100k a year after taxes minimum. It's still retarded even then.

>>28686521
Take the extra quality of life, go with the Walmart job. Regional or dedicated is way better than OTR unless you're a vagabond and don't have nor want a home. Leasing a truck is retarded anyways, 90% of leases fail before the term is up per fmcsa investigation, just be glad you were the one in ten that made it work and move on.

>>28687161
Man, chill the fuck out, it’s only a minor inconvenience. I only mentioned it because I felt like it was relevant.

>>28687161
There seems to be no limit to what the goyim will tolerate, case in point >>28687380

>>28686746
I deliver to the Walmart DCs and I asked one of the drivers if they have to do the chant and shuffle too, he said yes and that they even teach it in classes in another DC in the state. He then proceeded to go into the office I was going to get my paperwork signed in and declared "this guy wants to see the chant, youre management so you have to do it"
Raised some hell lolmao

>>28687152
Sorry I have a playlist that includes other artists, cry me a river that CW McCall is only 8% of it

>>28687825
They responded with an office meme, normgroid cattle confirmed.
>>28687856
Seriously dude unless you're getting incredibly well compensated you shouldn't tolerate a camera in your face recording everything you do. Have some fucking dignity.

>>28688294
I'm just busting your balls man alan jackson is cool too. Some days I listen to classic or outlaw country, some days it's rock, some days it's eurobeat and techno and gabber. There's a couple ai music channels I like as well on YouTube. Hard Archive has some certified hood classics.

>>28688507
I don’t have a camera in my face. It’s only a front-facing camera.

Am I gonna get hassled for having my lines set up like this or is it kosher?

>>28688872
As long as it’s not touching the catwalk, it should be fine.

>been given bottom-barrel dispatch
What the fuck did I do to deserve this? Previously, I kept getting a steady stream of loads but they suddenly switched dispatchers on me and this guy has been slow in reaching the planner for new loads!

>>28687152
The truck next door to me's been sold to niggers

Shitposting aside, im a new class a driver, and winter is upon is in the rockies. About 4 weeks old in the company shitbox.

Yall got any pro tips for driving in the snow and ice, besides "slow down?"

Did a few winters in a garbage truck, but tractor trailers is a different beast. I had mandatory 4 week class, and all i learned there was how to pass the fuckin practical test.

Presently hauling frac sand, about 200 miles round trip.

>>28691015
it really is just an unfortunate case of slow the niggerfuck down. there will be untamed nigger cattle 85iq subhumans flying past you and they'll pile up behind you and be flashing their brights and shit mad that you wont just pull off the roadway. they are going to end up in the middle of a 50 vehicle pile up. you will be able to stop in time. I have literally lived this experience in wyoming on i-80, freezing rain and supertrucker mcshrimpdicks flying past me going 75mph and yelling at me over the cb to get off the interstate if im too scared to drive. they were conducting a giant metal on metal orgy 30 miles down the road, i pulled off of an exit, parked it on the side road and waited overnight for the highway jannies to clean it up. retarded faggots, every one of them.

>>28691015
If you’re OTR or local somewhere south then it’s probably not bad.

>>28691015
No jakes on snow and ice. Braking in the middle of the truck like that can cause the drives to step out and you'll likely jackknife it.

Colorado isn't fooling when Chain Law is out. The weather and road may look great where you are and go to shit within a mile. Chain up where they say to or, better yet, park it.

Don't pop the trailer brakes when you stop. They'll be wet and the shoes will freeze to ther drum and you'll have hell in the morning getting them free. This is where a lot of those flat-spotted trailer tires come from. An alternative is to drag the trailer brakes using the trolley bar for a lap or two of the truck stop before parking so that the get good and hot and any moisture evaporates off due to the heat. Doesn't always work but better than not. Even then always check that all wheels are turning before getting out on the road.

Live by the weather reports of the route you're planning on. Southern route isn't always best. There are times I-80 will be good but I-70's getting shit on at the passes. Same with I-70/I-40. Flagstaff can be a problem at 7000ft.

As always have plenty of food, shit to keep you warm, CB because you might not always have cell service, and entertainments not reliant upon cell service because it might just happen that you're stuck for a couple days.

Oh, and slow the fuck down (where it's probably slick.)

I live. I die. I live again.

>>28691151
damn the thumbnail made it look like a steam train lol

>>28691207
No steam, just rippin hot water.

I don’t give a shit if having to pull up multiple times makes me a noob – I’m gonna make sure there’s equal apparent space between my truck and parking lines.

>NE regional gig at a mega $20 stop pay 2x stops per day, $60 base daily pay if attendance is perfect each week, 60 cpm 1500 mile/wk avg mostly delivering to NYC 4 outer boroughs (momma aint raise no bitch), home Saturday & Sundays
Need it or keep it chat?

>>28691658
Just be like every babby mega driver and clip both trailers beside you so hard that they move out of the way.

>>28691064
Shit I start looking for parking two hours before I run out of clock, I ain't driving if it ain't safe and everyone can kiss my ass if they don't like it. Don't get paid nearly enough for that faggotry.

>>28691658
In this line of work you can either feel like an idiot or actually be an idiot. The former just dings your pride, the latter will put you out of a job. Every once in a while you get to feel like you know what the fuck you're doing and those are the good times.

>>28691678
>60 cpm
>NYC 4 outer boroughs
I wouldn't do it for less than 74cpm.

>>28691678
You're making 160$ a day after taxes. In NYC. That's right at about a grand a week after insurance in the most expensive cost of living area in the country.

Fuck no that is not a good deal and whoever is offering it needs to be slapped in the teeth with a hammer.

>>28691678
Pay seems low for how much shit you're going to put up with. Might do it for 6 months to a year and use it as a bargaining chip for a way better gig at another carrier.

I do regional texas & surrounding states, stop pay is $60 for deliveries, $30 for pickups, $15 for drop & hook, 65 cpm, ~2500 mile week average, home two nights a week and you get to choose which schedule you're on, home fri/sat, sat/sun, or sun/mon

also i tried home sat/sun and it pissed me off because every fucking thing is closed on sat/sun. Need to tag your car? fuck you, business hours are M-F. Dentist appointment? Fuck you, business hours are M-F... and so on. Constantly requesting time off to take care of minor chores gets old and leads to arguments with supervisors

>>28691809
Realistically 40/hr is the minimum anyone driving a semi in NYC should be making if they're a local driver. Don't give a fuck if it's a daycab pulling a single pup or even just a big-ass box truck. Yes, illegals and turdies will do it for less, and they can slog through it and hate life for all I care. If you're pulling 53's or 48's local and you're not making at least that much you're a moron or have a felony on your record which still falls under being a moron most of the time. Getting paid cpm and doing local city diving is actually clinically retarded.

>>28691820
I'd kill for a gig like that. OTR sucks ass.

do I nd 2 pk up my b4 I go 2 shpr

>>28686108
Wow, the last of the namefags, still shitposting on /o/.

>>28691816
>>28691809
I’ve been running NE regional for 2 years and NYC gets a bad rap New Jersey is just as bad but instead of being confined to one city, it’s the entire state. Worst road infrastructure, any parking that exists is paid only, and the cops are all dicks who have nothing going on except to harass law abiding citizens instead of deporting the illegals.

>>28692549
Nah that's fair. On the whole the state of new jersey is worse than new york, there's a good bit of new york that isn't bad to drive in. But nyc fucking sucks ass the second you get off the highway and the entire time you're on it too.

The closest I’ve been to NYC is taking the NJ Turnpike SB from I-80. Everything I’ve known about it from pictures and other media did not prepare me for the first time I set my eyes on that skyline – it’s unreal how different it is to other major cities on the east coast!
And that’s the closest I ever want to be to it, in a tractor-trailer.

>>28693036
Oh, I was also passing Manhattan during sunrise, so seeing the sunlight hitting the glass from the skyscrapers intensified that impression of New York being otherworldly.

Clearly, becoming a truck driver has been beneficial for me, as I’m no longer in debt and my credit score just skyrocketed as a result (I mean it dipped due to paying it off, at first).

"So you lost a set of duals off the trailer. Can you still make the delivery window, driver?"

>>28691015
>>28691093
I'd personally, if possible, drive the truck in manual mode in slick conditions. The auto has done some fuckfuck shit to me in the past and I've only barely avoided getting stuck.
Also I've never personally used this trick but a lotta oldheads swear by it, carry a spray bottle full of wiper fluid or antifreeze (most are less likely to complain about the wiper fluid puddle) to spray on your brakes if theyre frozen. Again I can't attest to this working or not cause I dont ever pull my trailer brake unless im dropping it or testing it but its better than sittin there waiting for ice to melt in a blizzard

>>28665506 (OP)
Dropping by a nearby BP station to fuel myself with a proper measure or liquor, I was truly surprised by the cleanliness of the truck topping off to its underground tanks. Can't remember offhand the name of the company, but the whole rig looked a little unreal, particularly the wheels: Even any one of the bolts on its wheels looked newly minted as the least used of my Farberware stainless steel set. How is that possible?

>>28693791
Relax, my cunt

>>28694218
Lotsa effort, some of the guys in my area polish their tanks, all 40 somethin feet of em. Ive seen guys at my own yard bring power tools and polishing wheels in for a truck that they dont own, maybe its autism or maybe its some kind of holdover from the boomer "good work is your pride" mentality, either way i can't deny those guys look baller but i get the truck washed on the company dollar and then take it up a half paved road through the forest and its ruined again so I always seem to pull up to my drops lookin like I pulled outta the bayou and across the dustbowl and I've just kinda learned to suck it up

Fucking hate these wiper settings on these trucks – they don’t turn on when you want them to. There’s 3 redundant intermittent settings, then there’s one proper intermittent setting that goes off every other second so it allows you to not have the wipers on fully, but it’s enough to clear up any dense drizzling; then there’s the first full setting that sometimes comes on and sometimes becomes intermittent, which will prompt me to select the next setting, which ends up being the fast setting that is only necessary for downpours.

>>28691064
Coincidentally, im a wyomingite thru n thru, supertruckers and cagers underestimate how fast the weather goes down the shitter. 4 seasons in a day isnt unusual this time of year. I live near the tunnel, and never in my 36 years have i seen a tunnel wreck like the one on valentines.

>>28691067
Hauling for a local mom n pop,sent me to skool and all. Been workin there nearly a year, theyve been pretty good to me so far.

>>28691093
Extra snacks n shit is always a good idea, but im rockin a daycab so my temp sensitive options are a bit limited. Truck has a cb, need the guys to check it sometime if theyre not busy. Cant get any range on it, lots of interferance when i plug stuff into the 12v outlets. Gotta read up on it and learn something. I hear the marine ones have a weather band, is that something to consider for a future upgrade?

>>28694102
Bossman wont even look at an auto if he can help it. The shitbox i run has an eaton 10 speed, and ive been with questionable women with tighter morals than this thing lel.

Thanks for the answers, the current gig with frac sand should be winding down in feburary, i dont think the boss would run any of us if it got really shitty.

I do have a few winters doing class b shit, but class a is a whole different beast.

>Raj bitching a fit at Sapp Bros for running out of chicken
It’s a sign from God that you should have the pork.

What buzzwords do I have to use in order to get hired?

>>28695970
Tell the hiring manager that you’ve pissed in more bottles than they have in toilets and that you’re the best dock humper this side of the Mississippi, YEEHAW TRUCKER COWBOAH

>>28695970
Uh right now just be able to speak English and pass a piss and/or hair test and have an MVR that doesn't look like you're a fucking idiot and you're golden. Being a whiny faggot is about the only thing that would disqualify you because you're more than likely signing up for a year of otr and more stress than you've had to face in a long time if ever unless you've got prior military service.

>>28696417
>have an MVR that doesn't look like you're a fucking idiot
Are they able to find out about small truck stop incidents that have occurred, that law enforcement never bothered to put in the MVR?

Preparing for the DMV test to get my clp, trying to get into a paid CDL training program with a company...

All I should need are general knowledge, air brakes, and combination tests, right? Should I be worrying about the more advanced shit like hazmat at the beginning?

>>28696563
If it's not reported to the DOT and it's not on your DAC/wasn't reported to your company then it never happened. To my knowledge it only gets reported to DOT if you damage another vehicle bad enough it has to be towed away or someone got injured or killed, and it should only be on your DAC if you reported it to your company or someone else did.
>>28696632
Some states have extra sections on the test. Texas does. You'll learn about some hazmat stuff as part of ELDT so you can carry exempted hazmat loads, it's a requirement at the federal level. Just study your ass off and do some practice tests and you should be fine. I passed on my first attempt, and even pretty stupid people made it on their third attempt.

>keep getting offered dedicated accounts
>each offer pays more than OTR
>each new offer pays higher than the other
>”No thanks, I want to continue getting OTR experience”
I’m starting to feel like a retard for turning down these offers, especially considering the latest account has a starting salary of $100k, but surely I’m taking the smart route by focusing on getting more OTR experience so that I can eventually leave my mega and work for a better company…
Right?

>>28696736
Goddamn, so I need everything then? Tanker, Hazmat, Double/triple, school bus, all that shit?

I was trying to focus only on what I need. My states CDL manual is 150 fucking pages.

>>28696775
Focus on the basics first, anon, then add endorsements after you’ve gained some experience on the road.

>>28696771
most companies will view X time spent at [megacarrier] the same, whether you were OTR or dedicated. Chase the dollar until something better comes around.

>>28696771
Dedicated is the only way to make good money at many companies. I did costco for a few summers and it was waaaaay better , more fun and more money than OTR

>>28696775
Tanker and doubles is just an easy test, Like retardo level easy.

Hazmat is something you can get later if your company will pay you more for having it, if not, its not worth it.
School bus is another road test entirely

Going over mont eagle tomorrow…

Welp, who knew I-80 was haunted?
I may have seen Ethan’s ghost!

>>28665506 (OP)
Bunch of warehouses near me are hiring at $20/hour to put cans in boxes and stack pallets and plenty of OT.

I work 60 hours a week operating a big rig and average $17/hour with no overtime pay or benefits. Honestly this country deserves a bunch of Gagdeeps on opioids plowing into stopped traffic. Holy shit have fun with this I’m quitting as soon as the student loan deposit hits.

>>28665506 (OP)
Most comfortable way to go

>>28697364
>falling for the money-in-trucking meme
ngmi

>>28696775
As others have said just focus on the basics first. You can get your endorsements later and get your auto only restriction removed as well.
>>28696771
Chase the money. Experience is experience. Dedicated or regional are way better than OTR from a money and work/life balance perspective and they only get offered to guys that have proved they're not fucking idiots.
>>28697402
There's money in trucking it just requires specialization and experience. You can clear 100k before taxes or better if you apply yourself. But your first year you won't make shit, 50k after taxes is doing great your first year.

>>28697912
>they only get offered to guys that have proved they're not fucking idiots
Then everybody at my mega are fools for believing otherwise, about me. Even if I hadn’t fucked up yet, I’m bound to, one day. They shouldn’t reward mediocrity.

>>28697932
Don't be a cuck.
You're perfect until you fuck up and depending on how bad you fucked up youre likely to be perfect again in a short time.
If you dont take what you want someone else will, stand up for yourself and get that fucking bag

>>28697364
my company says it starts at .50c/mi which would equal 30$/hr going 60mph the whole time. does it not work like this? as a zoomer that only has to pay rent this is a lot of money to just sit and use cruise control the whole time.

>>28698204
>does it not work like this
No, it does not work like this.

>>28698094
They’re looking for punctual drivers and I cannot guarantee I’ll be able to arrive on time to deliver or pick up a load. I’ve had a history of arriving at the shipper or con earlier or later than they want me to arrive, but I’ve strangely never gotten punished for it (unless getting shitty loads is the punishment).

>>28691820
>also i tried home sat/sun and it pissed me off because every fucking thing is closed on sat/sun.

Not a trucker but if you can pick your days off Sun/Mon is always the best. You get your Saturday night, can watch football if you want on Sunday, and everything is open on Monday if you need to run errands. Most federal holidays are on a Monday as well and some jobs give you an alternate day off for that.

>>28698255
thank you for elaborating on how it works

>>28698204
On a perfect day sure you can make 300$

Those kinds of days are rare. On a shitty day you might make half of that or less. I'm currently stuck in a hotel a thousand miles away from home waiting on my truck to get fixed making layover pay which is barely enough to afford to eat. I'll take home 350$ for my entire week being blown and that's after taxes but before insurance and child support, after which it'll be more like 200$.

>>28698781
>child support
youre never going to make decent money lol lmao, i was hoping for a answer from someone that still has his life together and didnt waste it on women + has savings to at least not live paycheck to paycheck living on a fucking truck + works for a company that actually has work

>>28698801
Well for you I would recommend western express, especially if you sign a lease you'll start making good money.

>>28698204
>going 60mph the whole time
You'll never hit 60mph as an average. Best will be in the mid 50's on driving days. IME with OTR what you'll have are driving days and load days. Generally, it was Unload on Monday morning and get loaded on Monday afternoon. Now your clock is shot to hell so you won't get far that day. Tuesday tended to be a driving day where you could use most of your clock driving with Wednesday being another Load day. Thursday driving, and Load for Friday. You'd get a longer run for over the weekend for delivery on Monday. And that's if everything went like clockwork, which it rarely did. Frequently there'd be a fuckup with either a shipper or receiver which would delay you into the next day for loading or unloading and that would screw up the the whole next week too.

tldtr; you won't be driving anywhere near what they would have you believe and why cpm is for suckers (aka newbs and rookies)

>>28698952
unless im going through cities, some retard crashed, or im going through serious hills, ive always been pegged at 65 for about >90% of the driving time. havent been on my own yet what for still being with a otr trainer and not driving a truck long enough to know if theres a schedule but what ive seen, probably once your about 250mi from final, dispatch will queue another job for once youre done with unloading. were on a off day today bc we got to final early and we cant drop and get another load iirc

>>28698984
If you're limited at 65mph a perfect day where everything went right would be about 650 miles. That's assuming you only stopped to take your 30 and take a shit, because each time you stop you're burning at minimum 10-15 minutes of drive time. That's also assuming you were in an area conducive to getting good miles. Hitting 600+ in the south or out west is very doable. Northeast it's basically impossible.

>>28698455
I'll tell ya a little secret that the megas dont want you to know, never once in any job interview did they ask me how often I was on time or how my customers liked me or any of that shit, if you fuck up you'll have to go back to what youre already doing so man the fuck up and take it or youre gonna be a cuck holdin a wheel

What the hell does "fucking up" mean exactly

>>28699417
>let me tell you a secret
>proceeds to say fuck all
No wonder Ethan left – he got tired of seeing retards fuck up his threads.

>>28699426
Making a mistake. What did you think it meant?

>>28699426
Realistically it means getting into an accident or damaging someone else's property bad enough it turns into an insurance claim. That's all most trucking companies give a fuck about. Other dumb shit like getting stuck in a situation where a tow truck has to come get you unfucked or the cops have to shut down traffic to extricate you would also be fucking up. Being a dumb nigger and not making sure your trailer was hooked up properly and dropping it on a public roadway especially at speed would be a major fuck up. If you hit a bridge your career is probably over for good and you might be going to jail, if you fall asleep and kill somebody you should probably just take your own life on the side of the road before the cops arrive.

Being a little late with a delivery or starting your day a little late barely even register unless you're a super duper porchmonkey about it.

>>28699427
Ethan doesn't post here anymore cause I flattened him with my chevy on his little homocycle and if you can't glean what im tryin to tell you then u r ngmi or if you do it'll be a huge struggle

>>28699559
I've been brainstorming ideas to help get out in front of these challenges.

Ideas include "El Bumpolito", which is eliminating springs/airbags and welding the suspension rigid so it will handle better.

"El Rollito", a heavy stone Aztec wheel rigged up on a cable release that I can deploy on the road against aggressive drivers.

"El Televicion" a trucking livestream show on goyim.tv.

"Los Apothecarias y Alchemias" making potions, tinctures, and alertness crystals with a mobile chemist set stored in the truck cab, selling baggies of alertness crystals at truck stops and corporate headquarters.

"La Siesta Sabrosito" plan to cover more miles by getting some shut eye while the truck is moving. Lean a brick against the gas pedal, then get up to go sleep in the bunk while the truck drives down the road.

Just found out some guy on the same account as me is making close to double what I make because the 9-5 office jockeys give him all the drop and hooks while I get stuck with live loads and mission impossibles and forced dispatch all because I don’t kiss ass for 9-5 office jockeys who sit in an office gossiping and sucking dick.

I’m currently hauling uncompressed gases composing mostly of nitrogen.

Do I need a hazmat endorsement for this load?

>>28699955
No you don't need a hazmat to haul an empty trailer ya goober
>>28699949
Turns out interpersonal relationships still matter even if you're a truck driver. I'm always polite and professional with dispatch and anyone in the office even when I'm mad enough to want to drag them out of their office and beat them within an inch of their lives. It pays off bigly. If you can manage to not be an asshole as a trucker your life will be a lot easier.

>>28699619
I got a chuckle from this, thanks.

>day shift: in and out, 20 min no problem

>night shift: 2.5 hour wait to even get on the pad, 1.5 or so to even get empties.

Theyre "waiting for empties". Days had plenty, where did they all go? No way yall ran out in the whole 3 hours it took me to go down, load, and come back.