I guess asking for advice makes me a terrible driver

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Bonnie_Karen@reddit

Dude's just angry he picked a career he taught himself to hate. I've been in this field for 18 years and I'm still loving every minute. If you ever have questions feel free to ask. That dude is just an asshole.

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Cheap_Session_9305@reddit

Don't let encountering these type of shit stains deter you from asking questions. If you don't know something, ASK. Always ask questions and ask them twice.

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MuphDiesel@reddit

Reddit is just the new cb radio for yall “truckers” to cry about shit. Stfu and get down the road. No one really cares 😊

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TouchMyBoomstick@reddit

Every time I’ve had to interact with that dude, it’s been negatively. He’s the evil version of 12 inch pickle.

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WilyNGA@reddit

Let's see, you didn't provide what he actually responded to, and you seem to have your posts hidden, so we can't check. Then you instigate it all by calling him a derogatory term. Then you come and post all this - and no, I did not read past the first picture because this is Reddit, and it is almost a given to get this kind of response.

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Sada_Yukinaga_2@reddit (OP)

I really want you to respond at this point

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ApollyonFE@reddit

Comes with the territory of being a trucker, the low entry point makes it so that absolute dumbasses like this can weigh in. Look on the bright side, as bad as it is, this sub isn't nearly as bad as the other trucker forums 😂

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SleepingUnderTheTree@reddit

There are other ones??

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azurazwrath@reddit

That dude claiming peak drive time is before 5pm is a idiot 🙄. Old timer got to much time on they hands glad he got down voted trash ass trucker right there

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MarkFinancial8027@reddit

"I own my knowledge" what an idiotic thing to even contemplate. Seriously, how do you defend that?

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damato1218@reddit

Wtf does that even mean?

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ObeyMyStrapOn@reddit

it means he's a gatekeeper of knowledge until someone pays him. He's an asshole. And there are plenty of assholes who think just like this.

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MarkFinancial8027@reddit

That just seems so... Idiotic. I thought we were supposed to share our knowledge.

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homucifer666@reddit

In today's hustle grind mindset, knowledge you share for free is knowledge you can't charge desperate people $10-20 a month to gain access to.

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MarkFinancial8027@reddit

You don't have to grind if you have a budget and live within your means.

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homucifer666@reddit

That's the trouble; corporations are actively trying to stiff the working class in order to post ever bigger gains for shareholders. People are having to work 2-3 jobs just to make ends meet. Having a budget isn't enough to cover the growing disparity between work performed and earnings received. It's also why young people are trying so hard to start a YouTube/TikTok/etc channel that goes viral and can get sponsorships or at least enough fans to support them via memberships, because the alternative is getting dragged back to the rat race.

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InvestigatorBroad114@reddit

People are crazy bro, just gotta ignore that. There’s also lots of posers in here that “claim” their truckers but aren’t

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East_History1325@reddit

Ever stop and think… you could’ve been arguing with a AI bot? Most social media platforms are full of them and are getting pretty difficult to distinguish from actual people. I’ve noticed on Reddit, the overly aggressive negative comments are usually bots. If they’re not bots, it’s a true dumb ass that doesn’t deserve a second thought.

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18-Spinning-Wheels@reddit

I've been driving for over 30 years now. I can tell you that those who gave you grief should have left the industry day 2 after they entered it. As a former driver trainer, the one thing EVERY trainee has always had access to is a way to reach out to me personally. Back when I started it was all payphones and pagers. I thought pagers were the best thing ever lol. My very first trainee still calls me and we chat about things during his last 20 yrs since I trained him. As far as a tight community, yes this industry has gone in a horrible direction. The reasoning is much broader than any 1 person has addressed here. Find a few good people and build a tight circle driver. Dont let the masses of asses discourage you.

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xDoomKitty@reddit

Who cares?

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GayyyDayyy@reddit

You cared enough to comment.

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Mehfisto666@reddit

I guess trucking is different. In sailing we say "there is noone that would love to talk and explain sailing more than an experienced sailor. The biggest risk for you to ask them is that you may get stuck for 4 hours listening to sailing stories and tips&tricks

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Financial-Prize9691@reddit

Dude, yes that guy was an ass. I'm out here over a decade and I'm still new. The problem isn't old hands, it's just people being people, especially when they are anonymous. There have been so many times I have just gone up to a driver with an older truck and just asked for help or information about something and gotten that information or help, I can not count. The problem is that with the current JIT inventory systems and tight micromanaged schedules, drivers don't have the time to help out other drivers anymore IRL. No more sitting at the diner soaking up stories from the old hands. Most of the people that have the knowledge we need aren't on reddit, they are doing their 45 minute pre trip or working on their truck. We are just learning from each other, newbies helping newbies.

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Ilikedcsbutmypcdoesn@reddit

I love how people will say "Hah... These new guys don't know nothing! They're so stupid, they won't make it!" and leave it at that instead of actually teaching the next generation like they should. This goes for regular life just as much as it does trucking or any other job.

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wallyslambanger@reddit

I do both lol, I bitch and moan at the state of the industry and new drivers while I sit upon my bouncing throne (drivers seat) because it is cathartic. I also am extremely willing and eager to help drivers out whenever I can because I remember what it was like when I first started out.

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TheXMagus@reddit

That’s funny. They even say it in the insult “these new guys don’t know shit” well duh, we’re new 🤣🤣

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Troubador222@reddit

You have to realize, about half the posters in this sub are trolls. There are people who play some kind of trucking simulation game that pose in here as real truckers.

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MarkFinancial8027@reddit

The other half love to say, "I retired 5 years ago, I'm glad I did because the industry went to hell because of these new drivers" I got into this industry in 2018. I heard all this stuff about "trucking brotherhood" it was all a damn lie. If there was "brotherhood" it seems as if it was more like a white hood type shit, because all I see from old photographs are tons of white dudes, barely any minorities at all. "Trucking is ruined" is code for... Hell, you know damn well what it's code for.

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Justin_92@reddit

To be fair, I had a black guy spit on me on my way into the truck stop a couple of weeks back because I’m a bald white guy (I guess?). I can’t help it I started balding prematurely at 17.. :( I get what you’re saying though. There is *a lot* of hatred in this industry towards ethnic drivers, whether it be brown, black, or otherwise. It makes my skin crawl when another white driver just nonchalantly starts talking to me about some racist shit because he assumes I’m a racist just like him.

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MarkFinancial8027@reddit

Hell, just look at how much bonehead truckers has changed. He's basically dog whistling on every damn video.

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Key-Negotiation-2316@reddit

That dude is a fat racist moron no doubt about it and his channel is pretty much right wing propaganda at this point.

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MarkFinancial8027@reddit

Yeah, I used to enjoy his channel but lately... The whole "durka" shit is just... racist as fuck. Then there was one AI video he posted that was clearly racist, playing it off as "comedy". Fucker needs to get on a damn treadmill.

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LazarusOtter@reddit

I was gonna be a little less than subtle but yeah, I totally get it.

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Ilikedcsbutmypcdoesn@reddit

Except these people exist IRL in mass.

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Troubador222@reddit

I'm an experienced driver and only call out new drivers if they are putting other drivers down. There is a hard core karma farming bunch that do that here and most of them I believe are trolls. Ya know, I am hard core OVR but also older with grown children. I have a great job at a family owned company. I also have cheap housing expenses because I built my house in 1999. So I am doing really good financially because my housing expenses are low. I am in the position, where we run loads east to e=west semi dedicated and do true long haul, from Miami Florida to the West Coast of the US. Running loads for cruise ships. We run the open market to come back. I could make more money running other places, but I love what I do. During the summer, we service the ships going to Alaska out of the PNW. I usually have 7 days to make my run and can run from Miami to LA in 4 and a half days and the PNW in 5. We do have to hump the freight to the back of the trailer last the ports, but I get 250 bucks for doing that, with an electric pallet jack. Best 30 minutes pay for work I have ever done.

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Troubador222@reddit

I get 150 bucks for driving into CA! 200 for HAZMAT. 250 humping the freight, usually a 2000 dollar Christmas bonus. Life is good!

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Largofarburn@reddit

This generation sucks! Says the previous generation that failed to teach them anything.

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Ilikedcsbutmypcdoesn@reddit

"We could cripple an entire generation if we switched to stick shift and cursive" says the fucker that wouldn't teach a kid how to do either of those. Or boomers saying how kids "don't know how to work on these old cars anymore"

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DimensionalAxolotl@reddit

That dude isnt a tool, hes the entire shed. That's the same kind of mindset that fucked everything over for the younger generations. The "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" instead of spreading basic knowledge that could be used for others to do better. Fuck that dude and his 20 years of bullshit

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TheXMagus@reddit

My company told me that we are DRIVERS not MECHANICS. We aren’t meant to know what’s wrong under the hood of a company truck. That guy was a royal asshole who needs to get punched. Wow what a dick.

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tvieno@reddit

Don't feed the trolls.

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CakewalkNOLA@reddit

I've been driving since 96 and involved in the industry since 92. If I have knowledge, I'm going to share it. I don't understand why my generation of drivers seem to be acting this way. If it weren't for the old hands, we would have been screwed when we started. We're supposed to be in this shit together.

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iHasPinny@reddit

Typical super trucker lmao. What was the issue ?

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Sada_Yukinaga_2@reddit (OP)

I asked for advice to see if the thumping noise on my engine while trying to turn over indicating if it could be fixed or not

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NoConflict3231@reddit

People gate keep information all the time and it has always pissed me off. Sure, we'll all be dead someday but lemme just gatekeep all the shit that would help you learn and make ur life easier. Block that cunt and good luck driver!

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unloader86@reddit

Thought for sure this was going to be Milk_Man with his absolute bullshit. 😂

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FaceWithAName@reddit

The main character has entered Reddit

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do-it-now-0829@reddit

Ya!! That dude probably sittin at home in a pair of depends cuz he was a super trucker that drove 1200 miles a day for 50 years. Probably ruined his bladder and his bowels cuz he was to dumb to pull over and take a 💩 and piss. Keep asking questions driver

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Zodi88@reddit

The nerve to accuse others of "wasting time on reddit" in a reddit post

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Vanstrucker2222@reddit

These are the same type of drivers who use the terms ‘soft hands’ ‘steering wheel holder’ ect.

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lleu81@reddit

This industry will be so much better when these dinosaurs become oil.

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Desperate_Style1547@reddit

Sounds like he's wasting time arguing when he could be driving. What a hypocrite lol

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accnumber_3664@reddit

Hey! That’s me at the bottom. Lol. Anyways, yeah, there’s nothing wrong asking for advice. Just don’t let him get to your skin dude. Just ignore him.

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MasterpieceAmazing87@reddit

I’m not reading that essay, either way quit bickering and ignore it all, fuck em

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semi5onic@reddit

This is the same attitude apprentices deal with in the trades (doesn't matter which one) and the old heads get all pissy when they got no people joining the trades. It's self sabotaging. Then the people they do get ask no questions and Fuck everything up making everyone miserable. Just fuckin why?

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