r/Truckers
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You can work you ass off for a company for years and never get ahead
You can’t let a good dispatcher fool you. Yes, they’re hard to find and easy to work with. But don’t get stuck in “the grass ain’t always greener” mentality that keeps you doing the same loads, same pay, year after year.
u/Actual-Ad-6146 — 1 hour ago
▲ 39 r/Truckers
NEED HELP ASAP PLEASE- REEFER PRODUCT DISPOSAL IN LOS ANGELES CA (PALMDALE CA)
Hi everyone I had a load be rejected due to live insects present inside the bagged product and I have to get rid of the pallets that were contaminated. It is romaine lettuce bagged in plastic. Please if you know anyone that could off load it off a reefer truck with a dock and pallet jack or forklift let me know please. I could give it to a farm if anyone wants it but it has to be in the area. Thank you
u/LordHiboky — 4 hours ago
▲ 18 r/Truckers
Receiver strike
This post will probably be taken down but here goes.
So I deliver to a place every other week. Usually I dread delivering here because the employees are rude unloading takes forever and general bad vibes. However. Last month they decided to strike and honestly I’m glad. Unloads happen much faster employees are friendly efficient and always greet me with a smile now. What used to take 3 hours every single unload takes max 1 hour for a full truckload that’s counting going in and getting paperwork and chatting for a while. Now….the only people that stayed at the company to work all have one thing in common. I’ll just let you guess which one it is and it has absolutely nothing to do with anything it’s a pure coincidence.
u/deezkeys098 — 4 hours ago
▲ 71 r/Truckers
US 75 is a speed trap
US 75 has to be one of the worst speed traps I’ve seen. Speed limit goes from 65, to 35, to 55, to 45, to 35, to 65, to 55.
No, I did not get stopped lol
u/icodyonline — 9 hours ago
▲ 17 r/Truckers
What’s the best way to back to the dock here? I’m kinda nervous.
Address: 6150 Xavier Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30336. The reviews say the backing is really tight. I’m nervous because this will be the tightest backing I’ve had to do as of yet. I’ve been watching YouTube vids on 90 backing which has helped me gain a bit more understanding. All of my deliveries so far have been 45s or I’ve had enough room to pull up and straight back. One of the reviews said to move tandems all the way up. I haul a 53ft trailer in a sleeper cab. Any insight and advice is much appreciated! I added photos to help give more perspective on the space I’ll have to work with.
Edit: lots of helpful replies in such a short time. This sub is the freakin’ best and yall are awesome!!
u/icedcoffeeuwu — 9 hours ago
▲ 61 r/Truckers
Truck driver says he’s been driving for 24 hrs straight 😳 #viral #trucker #truckdriver #cdl #truck
How Tf this guy drive for 24 hours and still not getting arrested ?
u/East_Indication_7816 — 11 hours ago
▲ 33 r/Truckers
Almost turned Louisiana state trooper into pink mist the other day
Eastbound i20 before ruston doing 71mph, begin to enter curve and see see cars on shoulder so i merged to left lane. I keep checking my mirrors as i pass them and signal beginning to merge back right. Literally not one second passes and a LSP officer materializes out of the ether at warp speed to my right and almost bites my dot bumper all that just to pull over some car that was speeding.
Why are they like this?
u/Next-Application9313 — 8 hours ago
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Tip for those new going to CDL school , there are 2 months you need to avoid January and July . These are the extreme months . You do not want to be locked up inside the truck with another person when it’s very hot or very cold .
Start your CDL training either February or August . That way you got good runway for good weather and temperatures. The truck will be an oven when yo go to Florida this time and you won’t be able to sleep .
u/East_Indication_7816 — 11 hours ago
▲ 159 r/Truckers
Video says it all
Someone please explain. No rocks were found. Just a bees nest there are no trees along the 94 so I didnt hit a tree. Too low for bridges, load is lower than my cab. Like wtf happened?
u/Chingasupinchemadre — 19 hours ago
▲ 2 r/Truckers
Is it time for a brake change?
I told the mechanic last time, and he said he had just changed them not long ago.
u/Level-Blueberry9195 — 8 hours ago
▲ 69 r/Truckers
Safety issue?
Hello, I am not a trucker. I have couple of questions for truckers with expertise.
This container was observed mounted with tilt and didn’t seem like a rigid connection under driving.
What do you call this kind of mounting points? Is this tilted mount acceptable or poses a safety risk? Opinions on this?
u/Nik33t — 18 hours ago
Manual Vs. Automatic
What do you drive? I'm in school and wondering whether the stress of learning manual is gonna be worth it or if I should just take the restriction. Thoughts?
u/aesthetic_socks — 22 hours ago
▲ 32 r/Truckers
Do you guys actually thoroughly inspect your breaks?
Been working driving trucks for about 8 months, mainly oilfield work and most I've seen truckers do is kick tires, check fluids and hop in.
But come to think of it at school all they thought me was drums no less than 1/2 inch, lining no less than 1/4 inch, they didn't tell me what to check for as far as damage or how worn shoes should look like, also I don't even know how to inspect a slack adjuster and measure it.
So you guys actually check them, and would you guys have any video recommendations?
u/Level-Blueberry9195 — 23 hours ago