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2nd week of living in a truck with my trainer. Starting to think suicide was the better option.

Never have I worked so hard and received so little in return.

>>28853280
I knew team driving wouldn’t work well for me, but I had no idea how bad it would be until I started training. I never got used to sleeping in a moving truck, so I ended up becoming more grateful that I signed up to do solo trucking, once that was over.

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There were 0 spots left in the 100 spot parking lot at 8:30 AM on a Saturday and I was running out of time so I had to park second row in the back and now I'll have to spend the whole fucking weekend wondering if the cops are gonna fuck me

No more half measures, waltuh.

>>28853594
Couldn’t you just… crawl to a spot when it becomes available, or do you work for a company that has the ELD set so that you immediately go into Driving with the slightest forward/backward movement?

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While I understand why construction zones, and some places like certain areas of I-70 in Indiana, will have trucks use the left lane, I’ve never figured out the proper etiquette for what to do when other trucks want to pass you.
Should you stay in the left lane or move over to the right lane? Staying in the left lane ensures you are continuing to obey road signs, but passing on the right lane is dangerous, so is it the passer’s or the pass-ee’s responsibility to ensure that overtaking is done as safely as possible?

>>28853798
The legal answer is that they shouldn't be passing since the law is Trucks Use Left Lane not Trucks Use Left Lane If They Feel Like It.

More pragmatic answer is Maintain Your Lane. If they want to pass that's their problem, not yours. If you move and anything happens it'll all be on you because you weren't in the proper lane.

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>drive pedo van with glass rack
>on interstate a lot
>depend on mirrors a lot
>flash lights to signal truckers safe to merge a lot
>get curtesy brake light flash, not a lot
I think the trucking industry is being infested by shit people who are shit drivers. I'm glad there's some of you fags still around though.

>>28853842
I don’t trust four wheelers to tell me it’s safe to move over. If I move over when you indicate I can, it just means you’re going to disappear behind my trailer and I cannot have that.

>>28853854
Fair point.
I guess I do it cuz I spend so much time in my mirrors and it does help. I also like a safe distance, but I get why you say that.

>>28853768
The tacho machines in Europe immediately pick up movement and go into driving, at best you can move like one meter.

>>28854098
Gay

>>28853842
thank you for flashing your brights while im looking directly at your front bumper, us truckers famously have no idea where the rear of our trailers are and need you to flash us. next time you do that ill do more than tap my brakes and the next thing youll see is me pulling your ass out if your truck and slamming your face against your glass panes :)

I’ve been trucking for almost a year, now, and 45 degree backing hasn’t been an issue for me, for quite some time. Current account I’m on requires me to set up for straight line backing, at times, which I’m getting better at by figuring out when and how much to steer in order to be perfectly lined up with the dock I’m try to back into. I still need to work on blind side backing but I’m able to work on that, as well, at certain places.
…
I’ve still never attempted 90 degree backing. I don’t why but I better work on that, since I strive to master the skills I’ve acquired. Perhaps start by backing into areas with several open spots in a row and go off from there.

>>28854249
Why would I flash my brights at you anon? I can flash my lights by flipping my headlights to DRL and back.
You seem upset, calm your tits.

>>28854372
>Perhaps start by backing into areas with several open spots in a row and go off from there.
Just so's you know, that doesn't work that well. It's a known thing that you can hit a tight dock like it's nothing but when you've got room to fuck up you can't hit the spot to save your life.

>>28854549
I know, but it’s more for “calibration” thing, so I will be able to see where the trailer goes. I’ll have to do it several times based on where the tandems are set, so I will know how to set myself up for backing.

>>28853545
It's mainly the fact that my trainer is a fucking retard who throws toddler temper tantrums at the slightest inconvenience, English is his second language, and is generally insufferable to be around. He makes everything harder. Eceryohas to be a fiasco with this lunchmeat brained asswipe

>>28854611
Oh, damn, it’s that bad, huh? I guess I was one of the lucky few in my mega/terminal who had a decent trainer, based on what my fellow new drivers have said. He was concise with what he wanted me to do and how to do it, he was very safety-conscious, and he never got impatient with me – I try to be humble about everything, since anyone can fuck up, but I like to believe I’m only a handful of drivers who are potentially good at truck driving, so I think my ability to produce results quickly made things easier for my trainer, that month. The only things I didn’t really like was his smoking, since I’m a non-smoker, and I just wasn’t thrilled with the team driving aspect of it all, as mentioned before.

My trainer had a dedicated account so I slept in a hotel every night, which sounds awesome, except my company was horribly incompetent at keeping the hotel booking maintained so I ended up getting kicked out of my room several times during training and had to live inside peoples assholes while driving all day to make sure all my shit didn't get thrown out onto the street before I got back. Went through the exact same shit when I was down for two weeks for warranty recall repairs. I'm beyond certain I would've probably gone to jail or prison if I had to live in a sleeper cab with a rando for a month and that's exactly why I'll never be a trainer for anyone unless I have a dedicated account and they'll be in a hotel room every night.

My trainer was awesome though and was a true mentor in every sense of the word. I still stay in touch with him and when I'm in his part of the country we go get food and drinks and talk shit the entire time about the companies we're currently working for. He hates cubans so much it is unreal, he talks about his family killing them back in the day like a fat bastard at the bar talking about their football team winning the superbowl and he called me a faggot for not wanting to say nigger in front of him because I was worried he would be offended. We even hotswapped one time towards the end of my training which was pretty cool and frankly if you're both not retarded you can totally do that without issue. I love that motherfucker. But yeah, trucking is very similar to the military, 90% of the time you could be a braindead troglodyte and do it and 5% of the time you have to actually think and 5% of the time it's so stressful that suicide and/or homicide seem like viable solutions and it will take everything in you to not follow through with one or both of them. Welcome to hell, get out of non-hazmat dryvan as soon as possible and leave that shit to the jeets.

Nothing like strong gusts of wind to rock you to sleep, in your truck.

>>28854639
Yeah I'm with Stevens who mainly seems to employ mentally impaired people for drivers as far as I can tell

For example right now we're stopped at a Walmart and he had another meltdown simply parking, whining about "oh they're going to kick us out!!" told me to get in and out fast, which I fucking did, spent no more than ten minutes in there, missed a bunch of shit I needed to buy because of that, and here I am 30 minutes later sitting in the truck alone waiting for his retarded ass. I fucking hate this asshole. I think he might actually be mildly mentally retarded.

Work tomorrow but can't sleep, life's a cruel bitch.

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>>28855606
>50mg diphenhydramine (2 benadryl)
>5mg melatonin swished around the mouth / under the tongue then swallowed.
That'll do it, as long as you don't every day.
I would say liquor but... what are the rules on alcohol for truckers, can you drink at night if you are on the road the next morning?

>>28855518
Does he use Trucker Path for parking? If not, he probably should.

>>28855733
They weren't even there for parking but for shopping. And probably at the one in Lexington NE that has truck parking to boot.

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Nearly had an entire month without nonsense when the guys from the depot fucking broke the wall of my trailer during loading.

>>28855609
Federal rules are four hours bottle to throttle or until sober. Realistically you shouldn't be driving until it's been long enough to be at 0.00000 BAC and realistically it should be at least a day between your last drink and when you start driving. I'll occasionally have one tallboy before taking a 10 if it's been a particularly shitty day but otherwise I don't drink while OTR and if I do I get a motel room for the night to sleep it off before going back to the truck.

My ex employer just paid me like half a month's wage and idk why

>>28857322
They either want you back or they’re doing whatever they can to avoid a potential lawsuit.

I'm tall so I can't stand up in my cabin without slightly bending my neck and I think it's fucking up my spine. Manlets have a legit advantage in this job.

>>28858075
Are you driving a day cab, anon…?

I wish it were legal to run four wheelers off the road.

Why do truckers always give me space when im filtering on my bike when cagies seethe or even try to block me?

>>28859435
Truckers err on the side of safety, as professional drivers trained to operate a 40-ton vehicle, so anything we do as a courtesy to other drivers/riders is done to reduce the chances of an accident occurring. We’re monitored closely by the Department of Transportation, so if anything happens on the road and a semi truck is involved, law enforcement is going to see how the trucker got involved.

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Found this secret parking lot off the highway out in the woods. Ain't fucking nobody here bro!

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I have worked in retail and manufacturing for many years and have nothing to show for it. I always imagined how much better it would be to be doing lots of road trips across the country, seeing great scenery, sort of an adventure every day by being a truck driver. Researching it, I have found that most drivers hate it and there's a million things that suck about it, the worst being dealing with receivers and getting unloaded as well as finding a peaceful/quiet place to park for the night to sleep. I also hear a lot about fuel island drama with truckers pulling pins and fighting, sometimes even with a knife or gun and some end up dead that way.
Is it better to stick to dead end retail these days or is it worth it to get out there anymore?

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>>28860630
Anything can happen anytime, anywhere, regardless of profession. I’ve only been trucking for almost a year, now, and I haven’t had/witnessed any drama amongst other truck drivers, but I also avoid other people whenever possible. Have I dealt with long waiting times because some shithead decided to take a shit without pulling forward after fueling? Sure, but I just let it be. I’m just a company driver who will get paid after delivering a load (after the pay period that is), so there’s no point in me picking fights with other people. Also, only fucktards do not check their fifth wheel after returning to their truck or during their pretrip.
Will other aspects in trucking be stressful? Of course it will be, from four wheelers and other truckers on the road, to shippers/consignees taking forever to (un)load you, to dispatch either not responding to your messages or not giving you the proper load numbers to pick up the load. At the end of the day, it’s up to you, the driver, to decide if you should let the stress from that get to you.
The best thing you can do is roll with the punches and realize that all of this are just bumps on the road… and the road is I-24 between Nashville, TN and Oak Grove, KY… or I-70 in Indiana.
If you start off doing OTR for a carrier, you’re going to start off with shitty pay, but the benefit is you will be sent around the country and see different scenic places that will make OTR worth it.

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>>28860783
Fuck, I miss doing OTR now, but I was only earning 46 cpm. Being on a dedicated account gives you higher pay and more predictable routes, but you’re stuck in one region.

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>>28860784
Why do Americans use these monstrosities instead of flat cabin trucks? That thing would be literal hell to maneuver through a parking lot in Europe, you would get stuck at the first rastplatz you enter past 6PM.

>>28860811
Roads are larger in America, so once length restrictions got lifted in the 1970s, truckers switched from cabovers to long nose trucks due to their longer wheelbase, making rides smoother and maintenance easier. Class 8 cabovers ended production in the early 2000s.

>>28854098
Incorrect. You can move up to 29 seconds per minute if you manually set rest mode each time you stop, because tacos have a temporal resolution of 60 seconds.

>>28860886
I guess you can if you time the last tick? But I wouldn't risk it.

>>28860889
You can simply drive ten or twenty seconds, rest a minute, and repeat. It's a really long time to drive when you only have to maneuver around a parking lot.
This also works when you're stuck in traffic to rest 15 minutes, sometimes.

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>>28860811
>Why do Americans not live in vantablack brimstone niggerhell? That's not how we do things in germany.

some retard hit my truck 3 weeks ago
i might get it back tuesday

>>28860895
That's wrong, but I won't correct you.
Good luck.

>>28862178
I nose in to parking spots often to prevent that exact thing as long as I can get out safely and quickly. Could give a fuck if they tear up the trailer but putting me out of work by hitting the truck has a non zero chance of ending up dead.

>>28862470
I’m too new to bother doing this, but I’m also unsure I ever will, despite the benefits of parking that way.

>>28862470
nah he drifted over into my lane. i went left to avoid a head on, and he hit on my inside axle. Tore out every bit of my suspension from the driveshaft back, no body damage tho.

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>>28862519
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>>28862493
It's really funny, guys think nosing in is smart when the first start usually but then stop doing it when an idiot says it means they can't park. Then they get hit in a parking lot or see someone get hit right next to them in a parking lot, and they start doing it again because that fucking sucks to have happen as is way more likely than anyone ever thinks until it happens to them or right next to them.

If you can nose in safely and get out safely after doing it, you should nose in. Way quieter and safer that way. Only thing better would be a pull through spot in a big ass lot but those are rare.
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>>28862527
Oof. I figured you meant in a parking lot. I've yet to be hit on the road but I've had some close calls. The temptation to maintain my lane so that retard dies would be immense desu. Hell maybe if I'm lucky it takes me too.

>>28862554
I think they stop nosing in after they figure out that they can't back out in the morning because someone creatively parked and now they don't have the room to maneuver. Besides, most truck stops only have less than 10 spots where backing out would be possible in the morning and those are all taken by 4pm. With only 2 of those being placed such that they can't be blocked without blocking the entire aisle (which still happens occasionally).

>>28863261
Yeah but the solution is simple, you just knock on their door and ask them to move. If they're an asshole about it you just tell the truck stop and then they either send security to go knock and tell them to move or they call a tow truck that tells them to move and if they still don't move they get to go to jail. And you just tell dispatch what's going on and send pictures and it's not your problem.

Besides, every single time I've seen someone creatively park like an asshole blocking traffic it's been a turdie shitbird that's too fucking stupid to live and watching them get harassed by pigs is hilarious every single time.