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IAMA a trucker for 13 years AMA

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OhSighRiss@reddit

How long should someone stay with a company that doesn’t repair their trucks quickly, but they’re stuck in that cycle of needing more experience because nobody else will hire them and having to work from a smaller company that doesn’t want to take a truck off the road for repairs it needs?
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Vegetable_Living_415@reddit

Sometimes, you have no choice but to involve DOT. Let them know you've been trying to get it fixed, but the company won't comply. When they try to blame you for driving anyway, tell them you have to make a paycheck just like they do. Ask them to write it up to the company, and make them have to pay the fine to force compliance.
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OhSighRiss@reddit

Great reply, thank you so much. I’m honestly very stressed out about this when all I want to do is work and be proud of the work I do. I have a little book that I write everything down in, when i saw first saw, who I told, etc.
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Vegetable_Living_415@reddit

Good idea
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DovahkiinParadisiaca@reddit

I'm in the process of escaping that cycle. I originally wanted to get my full 2 years at my local job I started but things have only gotten worse over the last six months. God willing I start my new job in two weeks after 23 months at my first local gig. Do your best to protect yourself and your CDL.
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OhSighRiss@reddit

I guess it’s a more common problem than I originally thought. I would refuse to work if the truck’s brakes were screwed, or anything dangerous was faulty. But you can still be dinged for minor repairs that should be working properly as a driver as far as I know. It’s very frustrating and stressful. Wheel hub started leaking and the owner was like “let’s keep an eye on it” and I’m like, it’s clearly leaking and self explanatory. What is there to be watching for? It’s already apparent what is wrong.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Im not the person to ask that. Was OO for 10 of my year, so I've done my own repair for long time. I can rant about how the policies of the last 10 years are killing OOs, but only my brothers on the CB will ever really lnow
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Over_Context_7683@reddit

Im currently in trade school for construction and I can’t seem find any places that’s actively hiring I’m thinking of applying to a company that will provide cdl training would you recommend it or should I wait till things stabilize?
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SellingOutOfMXCO@reddit

Find jobsites. See if the work crews are all spanish speakers. Call ice. Then apply for job.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Its like waiting for house prices to come down. Its a gamble. Trucking is shit, and shit, and shut, and then it great, and then it's shit. I've wanted to go back to construction before. Its a blue collar job, wherever u end up in can't say it's better than the other. In construction you'll be home more, money-wise it's probably onset par, not sure.
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Over_Context_7683@reddit

Appreciate it the response big dog 🙏
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Canecknack@reddit

How many logbooks are you running?
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SellingOutOfMXCO@reddit

What you should have said was... how many users/logins do you have on deck?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

This would be such a good topic in 2018
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chargedmemery@reddit

What changed after 2018?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

In 2019 ELD became a thing. Different world after that
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chargedmemery@reddit

I thought that was 2009 or something around there? I hear people circumvent the law by using glider kits of older trucks pre-eld
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

It was late 2019. December 2019 maybe? Cant remember anymore. Gliders didn't have DEF systems.
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Vegetable_Living_415@reddit

December 18, 2017
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InflationBest3950@reddit

How much do you get paid per hour? What's your annual income?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I dont get paid per hour. These days i car haul and make like ~150/y
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TruckingforSims@reddit

Otr?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Yup
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TruckingforSims@reddit

I need that pay and that kinda labor but daily. Currently sitting around 90
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

In trucking you have to specialize. Doing dry van or reefer is the supertucker way of making it a lifetime career for naught
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TruckingforSims@reddit

Understandable. Rn I'm in food service. Home daily but I'd love a gig where I can make 110k+ and just drive for 11/14 and then go home
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Domeuh@reddit

Doesn't food service have to unload?
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TruckingforSims@reddit

Yup. 90% of it is on a two wheel cart down a ramp. There is the occasional dock stop and we get to use a pallet jack.
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Domeuh@reddit

Not for older guys then:(
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SolaSnarkura@reddit

Did you come to know Jesus?
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

This was my question. He’d have a lot of time for reflection and solitude to speak with God. I would hope the answer was yes. Jesus is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I like a good philosophical or existential debate while on the road, but I dont think there's anything of value you could offer. Prove me wrong?
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

You say you’re deep and philosophical, so let me throw something at you. Ever really think about the human eye? It’s got over two million parts working together, rods, cones, muscles, nerves, all syncing up so you can see color, depth, and motion instantly. One thing goes wrong, and it all falls apart. That’s not some accident. That’s design. Nature doesn’t build systems like that by trial and error. Chaos doesn’t create precision. Intelligence does. And if nothing matters, why do you care about truth or purpose at all? Why does beauty hit you in the chest sometimes, or injustice make your blood boil, if we’re just animals with a bit more brainpower? That hunger for meaning…where’s that coming from? I’m not trying to preach to you. It’s my job as a Christian to spread the word of God. I’m not an idiot that doesn’t understand science and reason though. I’m just saying, if there really wasn’t anything out there, none of this would matter. But it does. And maybe deep down, you already know that. Bonus point: Wernher von Braun(Aerospace Engineer) was a man of faith. The more he researched space, the more his faith grew. On his tombstone, he chose Psalm 19:1: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.”
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I've read Behe. Convincing argument. Its a wave in an ocean of evidence that points the other way. I dont care about about purpose, im an absurdist, amd I only care for truth because I want to know it. Thats how I know Christianity isn't true. A quote by an engineer about a god won't convince me. Did you know EINSTEIN believed in a God.?.. but did you know it wasn't the God you believe in?...
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

Fair. But I noticed you read what I said and still didn’t answer the actual question. You say you’re an absurdist who doesn’t care about purpose, just truth. But what’s the point of truth in a meaningless universe? If life has no real value or direction, why bother chasing truth at all? That’s not just logic. That’s a desire for more. Whether you admit it or not, you’re still searching for something more. You shrugged off Behe and von Braun, cool. And sure, Einstein didn’t believe in the personal God I do, but even he couldn’t look at the universe without seeing order and intelligence behind it. I’m not trying to use quotes to win an argument. I’m pointing out that some of the most brilliant minds still sense that something bigger is out there. You say Christianity isn’t true. That’s a big claim. But so far, you haven’t explained where reason, morality, consciousness, or even your own desire for truth comes from in your worldview. Saying “it just is” doesn’t cut it. Random atoms don’t create minds that ask these questions. You spend a lot of time thinking about who you are. Why? If there’s no meaning, why care? Why even hope for a version of yourself that ‘fits’? That doesn’t sound absurd.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

In a meaningless universe we are left to make our own values. Values differ person to person, culture to culture, religion to religion. One of the values I value most is truth. There is no purpose behind it besides the value I give it. My worldview comes from my experience. In my POV, through my eyes, living what I lived, you'd agree. Since you haven't, I encourage you to do you and I salute you on your endeavor.
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

You talk like you’ve been through hell and think that disqualifies God. I understand that. But don’t assume I believe because I’ve never struggled. You don’t know my story. I’m doing well now, but things didn’t start off that way. I’ve been raped AND gang raped as a child/teen. Held against my will for three months after running away from abusive parents. I’ve seen death and have been close to it. I didn’t start school until 7th grade because I wasn’t allowed to go. I grew up in chaos. I spent most of my life in foster care, separated from family, and figuring life out without the kind of support most people take for granted. When I finally did get into school, I had to work harder than anyone just to catch up. I read constantly, that’s how I started making honor roll. Not because it was easy, but because I refused to stay behind. I put in the effort. And I’ve carried that mindset with me ever since. I’ve been through things that could’ve left me bitter, numb, or angry at the world. And for a while, I was. I searched everywhere, tarot, astrology, different belief systems, trying to find something that made sense of all the chaos. But none of it held together. None of it answered the deeper questions: Why do we care about truth, or justice, or meaning, if none of it matters? Why do we even long for something bigger? That’s where logic kicked in for me. Because randomness doesn’t create order. Mindless chance doesn’t explain design. My life has been messy, but the world itself isn’t. The structure of DNA. The precision of gravity. The complexity of the human eye. The very fact that we’re even able to debate this stuff says we’re more than just atoms bumping into each other. We have purpose. My belief in God isn’t a result of trauma(killing that now). It’s the result of questioning, thinking, searching, and not being satisfied with shallow answers. Even now, my faith isn’t about emotional comfort. It’s about truth. I believe in God because I genuinely think it’s the most reasonable explanation for what exists, out there and in here. I’ve seen enough to know He doesn’t usually shout. He nudges. He gives just enough for those who are open. But if you shut Him out completely, don’t act surprised when He doesn’t kick the door down. That’s not how real love works. And one more thing: God has nothing to prove. We’re not the judge, and He’s not on trial. We matter to Him, yeah, but to demand He show up like He owes us a performance? That’s not humility, that’s pride. And pride’s a terrible lens to search through. Just being real. You don’t have to take my word for any of this. I just hope, one day, when you’re ready, Jesus shows Himself to you in a way that logic and your heart can both recognize.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Look i can sympathize with a good story more than most people, but how do you know Jesus is real? Not even asking for God to prove himself. Just asking you, how do you know Jesus is real? Lay it out to me.
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SolaSnarkura@reddit

Why don’t you just ask him yourself if He is real? He will tell you himself if you really want to know. People that know Jesus is real know because God tells them so. I know it’s really difficult to grasp, and to secular folks we sound bat shut crazy… but that’s how it really works. I would not of ever believed it either, until I asked Him to come into my head, my heart, and my life…and then He did. Trying to prove God is real is next to impossible, until you find out for yourself…so ask Him yourself if He is real. Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” So ask Him…
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

He works in AmeriCold
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offsetbackingtoright@reddit

How many miles do you have in reverse ?
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odinskriver39@reddit

More than a rookie driving forward.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Still remember when I double clutched 2nd gear into 3rd, the aura of my accomplishment could've filled a church
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Dindu______Nuffin@reddit

3rd in reverse gets difficult to hang on to
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odinskriver39@reddit

Same but it was over 50 years ago. Think it was the same week I backed into a concrete pillar inside a warehouse in Brooklyn.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Haha I must ask, do you still eye that pillar when youre there or has it been replaced?
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odinskriver39@reddit

Never returned but we all learn from our rookie accidents. I shared the story when training. Get out and look or it might be GOAL for another job.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I have never trained, but I've hung out with trainers. I'll pass that wisdom on, it makes sense
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

At least 90, ngl
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PrivatePilot9@reddit

But how many going backwards up a mountain with trains in a snowstorm?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Done a blizzard at a Dairy Queen once
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gigantic_team257@reddit

Ngl, this was such a unique question lol
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Main_Section_1641@reddit

What city has the best lot lizards? Asking for a friend
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Oakland, CA. Just take a gun with you.
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Vegetable_Living_415@reddit

Better than Stockton?
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OddEscape2295@reddit

Do you suffer from hemorrhoids?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Honestly I have had those a few times. And Prep H is a life saver. Sticking your legs up and inserting that thin yellow knob into ur asshole to heal the pain is not at the top of best life experiences
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OddEscape2295@reddit

Do you cover the drive cam to apply?
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lowballbertman@reddit

That’s something every dispatcher should watch with their HR person. For training purposes only. So leave dash cam on.
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OddEscape2295@reddit

Not all heroes wear capes 🤣
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Vegetable_Living_415@reddit

🤣🤣 epic response
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UsualBass4915@reddit

What’s your take on autonomous trucks in the future ?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Im cynical of that. When I see autonomous robots unload pallets or undo car straps I'll buy into it. I give it at least 20 years. Also, the way I saw Tesla present it, like "truck trains" hahahaha they'll have to redesign highways for that
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DANO8503@reddit

They are already loading and unloading pallets by robot. Completely autonomous Gatorade DC in PA. All trucks loaded by robots
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Vegetable_Living_415@reddit

Toyota plant somewhere usa
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

There are some, but your typical Chicago small company with a dock in a dark alley is at least 15 years away from that
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DANO8503@reddit

True. Some people will never be able to afford it.
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dannyc93@reddit

Mountain Top PA?
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DANO8503@reddit

I think so it was in 2022 last time I was up that way I’m not sure what the city was. I know it had to be close to the 81/80 interstate junction
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ksgif2@reddit

How many lot lizards can you fit in a Peterbilt?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Where there's a will there's a way
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GentleAnusTickler@reddit

Where there’s a will, three’s the way
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bourbonpens@reddit

Depends on how you slice and stack them
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NekoboyBanks@reddit

How much sodie pop can you fit in your big mug?
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Fatclouds2007@reddit

Ever rub one out while driving?
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

If you believe in people like Socrates, Homer, or certain Caesars, then there’s no reason to doubt Jesus existed. He’s more historically documented than any of them. That’s just fact. Why do I believe He’s God? Because He fulfilled over 300 prophecies written long before He was born. Because over 500 eyewitnesses saw Him after He rose from the dead. And because His followers were willing to be tortured and killed for what they saw. People don’t die for something they know they made up. Personally, I’ve felt Him move in my life. Too many moments that lined up too perfectly when I prayed or asked for a sign. I’ve walked away from dangerous situations untouched, only to be met by a verse or a stranger saying exactly what I needed to hear. That’s not random. You can see God all over this world. The Bible was written thousands of years ago, and yet it still lines up with stuff we’ve only recently confirmed. Like how it told people to isolate the sick, wash their hands, and avoid contaminated items, way before we even understood germs. How would ancient people know that? And it goes deeper, like how babies were circumcised on the 8th day, and now science says that’s when blood clotting is at its strongest. Or how it described the earth as a circle, and said it hung on nothing, long before people understood space. Stuff like that just stacks up. The Bible isn’t a science book, but every time it talks about real-world things, it hits. It’s too detailed, too consistent, and too far ahead of its time to be just chance. I believe the because truth, history, logic, and my own experience all point the same way. God is real. Jesus is real. And I’m good with standing on that.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I just dont have time for this. Its apologetic, meaningless, drivel. Have a good life, my kind internet person, I wish you all the blessings.
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

Cool if you’re done talking about it, but I do want to point out, you never actually answered the questions I asked. You read them, and that’s fine, but brushing it off doesn’t make them go away. I didn’t share any of this to argue. You asked, and I gave you an honest answer from my heart, backed by history, logic, and my own personal experiences. I wish you well. ❤️✝️
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

The part of your personal experience was the best part. The part from McDowell or Strobel or Cold Case Christianity, whichever it was, was tired. Thats been so played it out its like Comfort telling me about a banana in the shape of a hand again. I just cant do it man. And for any of your questions you have received an answer. Its a meaningless. Refer to Ecclesiastes for more answers
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

You’re tired of the same old names, Strobel, McDowell, Cold Case. And yeah, the banana thing? That was wild. Especially when it turned out the banana wasn’t even natural. Human-modified, totally undercut the whole point. But that’s not what I’m leaning on anyway. The stuff I brought up came from actual research. Science, evidence, logic. Not just feel-good soundbites. If you don’t like it, cool. But calling it played out doesn’t make it false. And Ecclesiastes? It’s not this nihilistic mic drop people like to make it into. That whole “meaningless” vibe? It’s coming from someone who’s been chasing life without God. It’s not the answer, it’s the spiral(that you’re in and why you relate). And the book doesn’t end there. It talks about Sheol, the grave, where all that chasing leads. Then it turns the corner: Fear God. Keep His commands. That’s the point. Feels like instead of actually sitting with the questions, you keep circling the messengers. Picking at tone, style, delivery, whatever keeps you from having to deal with the actual weight of the thing. And if none of this mattered to you, you wouldn’t still be replying. That part’s obvious. Anyway. I’m good. Hope your night’s alright.❤️✝️
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

If I used ChatGPT for my responses, you'd get confused unless it was explained to you on a refrigerator. Move on bro
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TheDaniAesthetic@reddit

Just curious…why you think I used ChatGPT for my response? I’m not the one active in the AI community, you are. One of your top communities. You seem a little upset, though, so I’ll let you be. Stop letting it shape your view. If you are using it(the refrigerator comment is obvious). Have a good one.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Ok
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PlsCheckThisBush@reddit

How often are you home doing car hauling and what’s the benefits like? There’s a decent bit of companies that have good pay and equipment that I’ve looked at but they seem skimpy on benefits. I do driveaway (piggybacked/decked trucks), but I don’t mind sleeping in the truck if they have sleepers.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Lol if it was sketchy, probably wouldn't have pulled it. Actually, once, this was like 2015, I picked up a Ferrari in TX and the next day the DEA called me and asked if i had a Ferrari in my trailer. I said yeah, and they said they need it and I need to bring it back. I thought I was being scammed somehow, so I started making calls to disoatch, and 50 calls later we figured out it was actually the DEA and they agreed I could drop it along my way in a site in NM. Did not get paid for that one to this day.
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PlsCheckThisBush@reddit

Brutal, sorry you didn’t get paid for that one. There’s some super sketchy stuff going on with the Ferrari, the least they could’ve gave you was a story lol
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

There was a story. At least a part of one. Some hours after I picked up the car from a condo, the owner was arrested for drug smuggling. The car became evidence and it was on my trailer. Thats the part of the story I know. After I dropped it off there's a story I know nothing about.
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redditsuxthanksspez@reddit

Just turned in the company truck Wednesday after car hauling OTR for the last year and a half. Have you looked into local car hauling? I live in Chicago and know several guys that use their own trucks and haul for URS and are home every night. I think they make like 85%
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madbillsfan@reddit

Where is the worst Pilot? I say Braselton, GA.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

In the south there are so many bad Pilots. All over SC amd GA. But Id say the one in FL that has no parking and is a one way exit through the pumps for all trucks
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Cs0331@reddit

Is that the one heading east on i4 right after i75
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kira-2791@reddit

I'm planning on getting a CDL with doubles and manual transmission. I have a problem with driver facing cameras. Which company would you recommend for my first year otr?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

First year, just any mega and keep the job. If you have anyone you know in the industry, maybe have them refer you. I dont know anything about the mega's. But... but, if you can start specializing out of CDL school do that. My BIL got hired for flatbed and oversize right out of school and that ended up paying off 4 years later
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Bonerjamz_666@reddit

Does shoulder and neck pain go away after a while? (I just started)
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

It does go away... but... you ever seen those Purple pillows at truckstops? Don't buy it at a truckstop but order one from Amazon because you'll save money. Buy the biggest one and use it. Helped me so much with back issues. Don't know the physics of it but I will swear by it.
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Bonerjamz_666@reddit

I already have a seat cushion but I definitely think I want to upgrade to the purple one
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AvailableCurrency109@reddit

Any questions for someone that's been driving 21 years?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

What are you still doing here?
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AvailableCurrency109@reddit

Found the perfect job for me. Home every day and make good money.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Well sign me up
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AvailableCurrency109@reddit

LTL my good man. Check around with the ones local to you. You can do city deliveries and pickups and make 100k a year or nightly scheduled linehaul runs and make more.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I actually will do that. If anything comes of this AMA, this might be it
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Interview-Over@reddit

I have a real question, i have to do a road test probably with a 53 footer. My only truck experience is pulling doubles am i overthinking this? I have 3 yrs exp but i do know you have to go large marge with a 53
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

4 lanes. If youre starting from the rightmost lane u need 3 lanes to take the turn. Starting from the second to right, you need 2 lanes to take the turn. Don't know if it's the same with doubles. With the left its easy because you have lots of lanes. Watch the tandems. If they're behind the thing you are trying to clear, you won't clear it. Its a quick explanation and I hope it makes sense, but if not, ask, and I will try to explain it better. Im certified for doubles/triples but have never pulled them
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XiangJiang@reddit

Do you see yourself continuing 13 more years? Are you OTR? How is your social life?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Im good at what I do but I want a local job so I cam be home everyday
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XiangJiang@reddit

Why haven’t you gotten a local job all those 13 years?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I was an o/o for 10 of them. Even owned my own MC at one point. I WAS gonna do SO well.
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1xliquidx1_@reddit

How many dispatch cold calls you get in a day
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Oh from those damn scammer "I got a load for you" companies? Like 3 a weekday. I could rant about that.
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Browncoatinabox@reddit

how many piss jugs do you have in your truck?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

20. One is the empty coolant jug, one the emptyboil jug, and then 18 16-ounce water bottles
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shocktard@reddit

So am I. Only did OTR for a year and a half. Have spent the last 11 years exclusively local. Doesn’t seem like it’s been that long does it? Are you glad the manual restriction wasn’t a thing yet when we started? I am, because I was terrified and would have jumped on that.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I have spent that time OTR. I actually got my first auto 3 weeks ago for the first time and it's okay except for the damn safety system that slams the brakes at bridges. I wish I had my 13 speed again
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shocktard@reddit

I’ve been driving an automatic for the last year and a half and love it, but it’s nice to be able to jump in any truck if mine is in the shop.
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RuneScape420Homie@reddit

What’s your favorite piss jug ?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

The empty one. You ever grabbed one and realized it's already full. Tragic atm
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I have a paper bag where I store them behind the empty seat
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cb_cooper@reddit

I'm not sure what the question was here, but I like the answer.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Irs related to piss i think
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tilitarian1@reddit

Out on the road, how many whole trailers or wheels have you seen separate and come off? Asked from engineering and product manufacturers perspective.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Actually, one time on i10 getting close to San Antonio i saw a wheel coming the freeway at me, way down the road, so I started braking to avoid it and went left and the tire went left, so I slowed down even more and went right, amd the tire went, so I tricked it, I slowed down even more and swerved left amd passed it and there's no punch line
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Separate and come off? I've been through quite a few tire explosions, but I've never lost a wheel. God forbid. I've a had a trailer fall of my truck before. I was moving 15 mph on the road and it just dropped off. Happened that a cop was behind me and a driver from my company pulled up beside and helped me do the crank of shame recconent. No one was injured, besides my pride
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yeroldpappy@reddit

How many pee bottles are in your truck. What is the most you ever had at once?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

There's probably 10 laying about now. The trick is to keep the used 15-40 or coolant bottle for peeing after you used it
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translinguistic@reddit

Why not just get a carboy at that point? Like the ones they give you for kidney stone diagnostics
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Never thought of it. Learn something knew every day
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chodtug@reddit

Known any legit serial killers?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Have a beer with Jack the Ripper sometimes in a diner on i50
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chodtug@reddit

Glad to hear he’s still kicking. And on this side of the Atlantic
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

He said he gets around
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Niko120@reddit

How come you run 63 when you’re in front of me and then 70 when I’m next to you?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Bro, I dont drive for Werner, wdym
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Niko120@reddit

Dang, I thought you were one of those container haulers on I 45 that blows past me doing 90 then 10 minutes later I pass the same guy doing 45 for some reason
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Personally I prefer to do 60 in the right lane until the truck behind me catches up, then I go up to 70 so they can't pass, amd then when they pull in behind me I drop back to 60
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Wilw229@reddit

Would you recommend a trucking school over say... Joining swift to start a CDL career?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I started in a mega and did my 6 months and moved on. My BIL started in a trucking school amd got hired out of there by a recruiter and did oversize his first 6 months before moving on. I dont think there's a wrong way. Just be vigilant and dont fuck anything major up.
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fleetingreturns1111@reddit

How the heck did you find your first job? I graduated back in February and have been looking ever since the opportunity to work with the company that owned the CDL school I went to fell through. I've been trying for three months now and I'm starting to lose my mind.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Got my CDL through a company that rhymes with E R Cngland and moved on 6 months later when the contract ended
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Dense-Ad-7590@reddit

ASL?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Big, burly, hairy, 40, when can we meet?
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PoetDesperate4722@reddit

How do I get a local job in NC?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Apply for jobs in NC lol
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PoetDesperate4722@reddit

What a splendid idea!
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CaptainGibbs96@reddit

What do you think it would take for the industry to turn back into a decent place to make a living?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I dont think there's a Flextape answer for trucking. People come to trucking to make a living thats better than the living they can make without it. The market pushes them toward it because its better than what they can make without it. If there were less people trucking, it would be better for the truckers because wages would be better, but that's not possible. I honestly can't think of a market solution for issue.
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Dadon_keykong@reddit

Real truckers are from 2000s and older I don’t trust no driver that hasn’t been trucking passed the 2000s my boss and the owner have been trucking since the 80s lol if anyone started trucking in 2010 you not a real trucker lol I’m born in 1992 too
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TruckingforSims@reddit

My hard line is whenever or not they can drive a manual
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Key-Mycologist-7272@reddit

I was so pissed the company I got my cdl with wouldn't let me take the test in a manual.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Started in 2012, if im not a real trucker to you then you guys have a circlejerk where you tell yourselves youre better than everyone else
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EffectiveAbrocoma759@reddit

Would you recommend getting into the trucking industry today?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

No. I wouldn't. Van market is dead. But... would it be worth it to get a CDL for the future and to let it age? Maybe. I guess it's depends on what your prospects without a CDL are.
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PutridContribution41@reddit

Highest paying gig? Best company you've worked for?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Car hauling, not gonna name the company
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PutridContribution41@reddit

What were you grossing? Ever touched tankers?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

150, roughly. I have a clean record and actually want to take a pay cut and do tankers to be based locally
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Foxlen@reddit

Chain up or give'r?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Try not to chain up as much as possible lol
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Foxlen@reddit

I'm glad you atleast have chains based on that wording So many drivers without chains
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hard-of-haring@reddit

Do you masturbate while driving?
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EffectiveAbrocoma759@reddit

Asking the real questions
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Its fucking 13 years alone on the fucking road, what do you fucking think?
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hard-of-haring@reddit

My magic 8-ball says "maybe".
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Lol
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E_Gerk@reddit

Do you miss the Mom and Pop truckstops
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

TTT in Tuscon used to be better, but otherwise not really. I dont hang out in them.I dont understand the people watching movies in trucker rooms when you have YouTube on a phone.
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JimBobPaul@reddit

You made me look and see how long I've been driving. 18 years now. Damn, time flies. Still enjoying it?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Fuck no.
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Buster_335@reddit

🤣🤣🤣
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CapitanPino@reddit

Best answer yet
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J_Taylor85@reddit

How much headlight fluid does a standard OTR driver go through?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

We call it piss, and like 3 standard gallons a week
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Normal-Pie7610@reddit

You come to a fork in the road. To left is your delivery destination. To the right is a 1 hour special for all you can eat rollers for $1. No matter which way you go it will take 12 hours to return. Which way do you choose.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

You know how many rollers I can eat? If I went that way I'd be broke. Left.
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Normal-Pie7610@reddit

But it $1 for ALL YOU CAN EAT
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Oh. Im on a diet anyway
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TheGoldenDobby@reddit

What are your goto accessories when on a trip? Like must haves
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I mean this is actually a good question. Like anyone else would say a phone charger or something like that, but for real, down the basics, it's clothes/bathroom/food. Things that cover those
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ncb_phantom@reddit

What occupation did you want to pursue as a child?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

So disappointing. An archeologist.
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ncb_phantom@reddit

If you drive old equipment regularly, it's kind of the same thing.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Yeah, 2000 years old or less
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Great_Bambi@reddit

You got panties on?
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Whole_Figure6026@reddit

He does
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Yes
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kakarota@reddit

How's your back?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Its fucked up
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

3
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FruitOrchards@reddit

What's the best OTR food ?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Every once in while you can take yourself to a decent restaurant on the road amd just sit and unwind, and that's the best place. Also, there was this saloon that looked like a red barn in Iowa that had a footwide burger (a single patty under 4 buns) and the place was a restaurant during the day and a saloon at night and that place had the best burgerI ever had. Probably been closed like 10 years now.
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kakarota@reddit

I k ow you can't say but. Where are the bodies?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Yes
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skibididibididoo@reddit

Do you have plans to settle down and drive in one area, so that you can be home more often? I've considered driving semis, but my end goal is to own a home.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

My situation is different than yours. I am married with kids and own a home.
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tfwInForChop@reddit

What's an item or accessory you have in your truck for comfort or convenience that you're pretty sure no one else uses/has and you think they should?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I dont think im that original. Nice to have a fridge and an air hose you can plug into your gladhand, I guess.
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Eimar586@reddit

Are you overweight?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Im 203. Down 30 after I stopped snacking and drinking soda. Yes? No? My doctor still says yes.
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Eimar586@reddit

Keep it up. Meal prep too. 💪🏻💪🏻
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wazzzzuuupppppp@reddit

How many lot lizards have you conquered over the years?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

None. BUT... I've seen quite a few
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Eimar586@reddit

We are all truckers though.
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Sufficient_Tooth_949@reddit

Biggest driving mistake or sticky situation you've been in? Most memorable moment?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I hit a car once because I didn't see it in the hood mirror when it pulled up next to me and I wasn't paying attention. My only accident. Most memorable? One time there was a storm in NM and after it passed I came down to a TA and the truck stop had come to a stand still because all the trucks couldn't make it up a 10 foot hill, so I ended up chaining 8 trucks by myself to help them and clear the row
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spiritual_seeker@reddit

You ever haul motorcycle doors or sailboat fuel?
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GoonDawg666@reddit

My papaw got his brother soooo good back in the day with the sailboat fuel one
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I've hauled sailboat doors and motorcycle fuel
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Packingheat248@reddit

I haven’t done a CDL A job since November 2023. I got an offer to do something else for a year and then went traveling abroad. Now I’m back looking for CDL work, kinda worried I won’t be accepted for any CDL jobs because of my gap despite 3 years of experience in total.
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Sufficient_Tooth_949@reddit

You'll just be treated like a fresh graduate, you'll have to go out with a trainer again
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

Well renew your medical card and start applying
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hotdog11inch@reddit

How many lot lizards have you captured
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

One time, in Oakland... nah, fuck that.
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onlyBotsdownvote-me@reddit

You should have probably skipped your 13th year, like a hotel skips the 13th floor. Just go straight from 12 to 14.
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

I would if I could. I would do construction instead, but I'd have to start at 17/hrs and I can't
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DrummingNozzle@reddit

How much fireball do you drink each morning?
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Same-Debate1828@reddit (OP)

When I wake up im trying to sober up. By mid day... probably 4.
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