Pfft.. obviously. They can fly a piece of metal through the air? Whoopty fuckin do, try driving a huge piece of metal through Chicago, Atlanta, NYC, and jack knifing the truck to back into tight spaces. I've flown a cessna plane and a helicopter before, ain't no obstacles or traffic up there! Trucking's way harder. /s
I prefer shitting in bags. Once I retire I won't even need a toilet between the shit bags and piss jugs. I'll probably walk past functional toilets just to shit in bags. š¤£
Shitting in a bag is so underrated. You can get the deepest squat and it just sliiiides right out. No straining, no splash back. That intimate moment of feeling the weight of what you birthed when transferring it to the trash can. Really an irreplaceable experienceĀ
I def shit in my portable toilet..who wants to use these Highway bathrooms??? Outside of loveās restrooms..none of the bathrooms are clean up to my standards
Hey guys, Iām a rookie trucker driver who has some questions Iād like to ask experienced driver. I canāt post in this group because I donāt have enough karma. Does anyone know anywhere else I could ask questions?
You guys who are saying you've never shit in a bag, how? I've been out in the desert where rest areas and truck stops are a hundred miles apart and had literally no choice. It's absolutely disgusting but I thought we've all had to do it.
Only once. Usually I can contain any situation as long as needed, but one time it was stronger than me. Even worse, it was a fast, panicked grab of a grocery bag just held while I squatted. Thank god I always have Lysol wipes.
Ive watched some indian drivers shit behind their trailer while being 20ft away from the truck stop entrance. Ive only shit in a bag once. Waiting to load at a customer that didnt have bathrooms. Waited 5 hours. I do drink my own piss tho.
pro tip: always carry kitty litter and throw a little in the bag before and after you shit in to cut down on the smell. you should be throwing it out (in a fucking dumpster) right away but the few seconds it's exposed to air it's gonna smell horrible
A computer tells you when you can drive. But only the company is telling you when you can sleep. The log book won't care if you sleep for three whole days. It's not a violation.
Please look into community colleges that will train for free in your state. I just started a free program at a community college in alabama today and if it wasn't for this I wouldn't have gotten into trucking and my ass was sleeping in my car. this is lifechanging
Oh I've got a plan dw. There's a technical college within bus riding distance that I'm planning to go to. Just need to get my driver's license in order (I let it expire) and a DOT physical first. I'll double-check but as per their website I believe these are prerequisites.
I've been regional for most of my driving career. I don't shit in bags and I don't piss in bottles. And we all know to to at least be nice to the lot lizards so they don't fuck with your equipment.
This job really ain't that hard fellas. Make the industry work for you. I've slept in my own bed the last 12.5 years of my 13 years driving. It's really not that hard if you can keep your record clean and not crash a truck...
Don't forget working hours for free, waiting in long lines to load/unload, sitting in the snow for two days waiting for a pass to open, spending hours looking for some place to park and sleep, Or the fun of putting your 53 footer in a 1940's era loading dock in the old part of town, a dock that was built for a 32 foot trailer almost a 100 years ago
This is very much just OTR & not local. But OTR, donāt forget to mention the disgusting assholes are your ācoworkersā!! Other OTR drivers that donāt know how to be decent humans.
First of all Iāve never shit in a bag..thatās crazy. I do piss in bottles if I have to due to no restrooms. I donāt eat truck stop food as I cook in the truck. I donāt deal with rude assholes because Iām a rude asshoole.. so that cancels it out
AsphaltPirate74@reddit
I never shit in bags, that's gross in a truck, I have standards. But I do piss in jugs!! š
endangeredphysics@reddit
Wait people shit bags and piss in jugs?!!? Just go in the passenger seat footwell, it's way easier
beavismorpheus@reddit
We have those minimzer floor mats that have the edges built up so it's like a bowl.
AsphaltPirate74@reddit
Holy. Fuck. You my sir. Are a genius.
endangeredphysics@reddit
It's a real-time saver, plus anti-theft device
beavismorpheus@reddit
He was pooping in the sleeper while the trainee drove and putting the poops in the fridge.
Frosttidey@reddit
Just hop in your trailer first.
twenafeesh@reddit
The Apollo astronauts shit in bags. Are you saying you're better than them?Ā
Read-It_2525@reddit
Yes
AsphaltPirate74@reddit
Pfft.. obviously. They can fly a piece of metal through the air? Whoopty fuckin do, try driving a huge piece of metal through Chicago, Atlanta, NYC, and jack knifing the truck to back into tight spaces. I've flown a cessna plane and a helicopter before, ain't no obstacles or traffic up there! Trucking's way harder. /s
Bionicfrog14432@reddit
Astronauts have trouble walking returning to earth after months in space. It takes hours for me. We are not the same.
ratzm@reddit
Shitting in a bag is better than your pants!
Fair-Advantage9539@reddit
Emergency situations only !
FursonaNonGrata@reddit
you ain't at least got a shit bowl???
AsphaltPirate74@reddit
Hahaha
TruckerBiscuit@reddit
I prefer shitting in bags. Once I retire I won't even need a toilet between the shit bags and piss jugs. I'll probably walk past functional toilets just to shit in bags. š¤£
st_psilocybin@reddit
Shitting in a bag is so underrated. You can get the deepest squat and it just sliiiides right out. No straining, no splash back. That intimate moment of feeling the weight of what you birthed when transferring it to the trash can. Really an irreplaceable experienceĀ
twenafeesh@reddit
Just as nature intendedĀ
AsphaltPirate74@reddit
š someone get this man some therapy /s
Mobius1995@reddit
Thank god I shit at home and eat at home. Never again with the sleeper life
Desperate_Fee_808@reddit
I def shit in my portable toilet..who wants to use these Highway bathrooms??? Outside of loveās restrooms..none of the bathrooms are clean up to my standards
Read-It_2525@reddit
Peeing is okay I'm the truck but no shitting. I'm a delivery driver BTW so I may be biased.
StoneyDan2499@reddit
Hey guys, Iām a rookie trucker driver who has some questions Iād like to ask experienced driver. I canāt post in this group because I donāt have enough karma. Does anyone know anywhere else I could ask questions?
LikwidHappiness@reddit
Probably just a different thread. They're too busy talking about shitting in bags in this one.
TaperingRanger9@reddit
You guys who are saying you've never shit in a bag, how? I've been out in the desert where rest areas and truck stops are a hundred miles apart and had literally no choice. It's absolutely disgusting but I thought we've all had to do it.
curlyfat@reddit
Only once. Usually I can contain any situation as long as needed, but one time it was stronger than me. Even worse, it was a fast, panicked grab of a grocery bag just held while I squatted. Thank god I always have Lysol wipes.
Defiant-Medicine3014@reddit (OP)
I havenāt had to yet but I donāt really run in the mid west a lot either
Imaginativested@reddit
Looks like Ash couldn't become a PokƩmon master so got his cdl instead
TruckerAlurios@reddit
Nah that's Toriyama design. Gohan had it rough.
ChiDaddy123@reddit
Hey Mav, you still have the info for that trucking school, cause I think Iām gonna need itā¦
realgrasputin@reddit
Ive watched some indian drivers shit behind their trailer while being 20ft away from the truck stop entrance. Ive only shit in a bag once. Waiting to load at a customer that didnt have bathrooms. Waited 5 hours. I do drink my own piss tho.
0263111771@reddit
Power in numbers! Truckers unite and fight against the evil computers! AI Overlords!
H-Adam@reddit
Is that⦠Goku?
n0funeral@reddit
pro tip: always carry kitty litter and throw a little in the bag before and after you shit in to cut down on the smell. you should be throwing it out (in a fucking dumpster) right away but the few seconds it's exposed to air it's gonna smell horrible
st_psilocybin@reddit
"A computer tells me when I can sleep and drive" took me out frĀ
flatdecktrucker92@reddit
A computer tells you when you can drive. But only the company is telling you when you can sleep. The log book won't care if you sleep for three whole days. It's not a violation.
Ninja-Storyteller@reddit
My body tells me I'm not sleeping tonight!
grimnir_music@reddit
šļøššļø
Acrobatic-Bid-3559@reddit
Shit I'm homeless and do most of this for free. Sign me up!
slayerLM@reddit
The homeless to trucker pipeline is absolutely a thing
Ninja-Storyteller@reddit
Homeless, Prison, and Military!
Acrobatic-Bid-3559@reddit
There is literally a program for this in mississippi I think. I'm in georgia though so I gotta do all the legwork myself š
dstrezzd@reddit
Please look into community colleges that will train for free in your state. I just started a free program at a community college in alabama today and if it wasn't for this I wouldn't have gotten into trucking and my ass was sleeping in my car. this is lifechanging
Acrobatic-Bid-3559@reddit
Oh I've got a plan dw. There's a technical college within bus riding distance that I'm planning to go to. Just need to get my driver's license in order (I let it expire) and a DOT physical first. I'll double-check but as per their website I believe these are prerequisites.
st_psilocybin@reddit
The computer makes it depressing tho fr
Acrobatic-Bid-3559@reddit
Yeah that part sounds like it sucks but if it gets too much I'll always have a tent waiting for me
PeakNo6892@reddit
I don't experience any of this but the garbage food š¤·š».
Literally have never pissed or shit in my truck.
Deal with significantly less assholes than any previous job.
I just miss being home
7thDaydream@reddit
You donāt have to deal with shitty food either if you start prepping meals or even just get a little skillet and make stuff in the truck.
unloader86@reddit
I've been regional for most of my driving career. I don't shit in bags and I don't piss in bottles. And we all know to to at least be nice to the lot lizards so they don't fuck with your equipment.
This job really ain't that hard fellas. Make the industry work for you. I've slept in my own bed the last 12.5 years of my 13 years driving. It's really not that hard if you can keep your record clean and not crash a truck...
grimnir_music@reddit
Alright but be honest. How often do you piss in trailers yards š (Iām local and pee on tires almost every day when I drop and hook)
geneticdeadender@reddit
then*
roytwo@reddit
Don't forget working hours for free, waiting in long lines to load/unload, sitting in the snow for two days waiting for a pass to open, spending hours looking for some place to park and sleep, Or the fun of putting your 53 footer in a 1940's era loading dock in the old part of town, a dock that was built for a 32 foot trailer almost a 100 years ago
OkEvening87@reddit
Sad how accurate this is.
endangeredphysics@reddit
Do some companies tell you where to sleep? That seems excessive. Like what if there's no parking there
LoopDoGG79@reddit
The hat won me over
MersaBlack@reddit
*then
truckinfarmer379@reddit
Do I get a white Volvo that shifts gears for me and sets its own following distance with adaptive cruise to tick off other drivers?
/s
Flappybird11@reddit
Of course not!
Its gonna be a freightliner, so if it rains, or even gets too humid outside, every single electronic sensor will start screaming at you!
ThanksALotBud@reddit
In prison they tell you when to sleep, when to be awake, what to wear, what to eat and when you're allowed to eat and whom you're allowed to see.
So, yeah, commercial driving is identical.
geekie4@reddit
āThenā
burritoresearch@reddit
shitting in lot lizards? eating rude assholes? pissing in garbage bags? sign me up!
Micro-Skies@reddit
The computer saves lives old timer
GroundbreakingEar450@reddit
*then
TheGucciBandit@reddit
Is this trucking propaganda? Disgruntled ex trucker? lol
Fartony@reddit
I do none of this.
Megalodon7770@reddit
Looks like Al trash
Hidden_Owl69@reddit
This is very much just OTR & not local. But OTR, donāt forget to mention the disgusting assholes are your ācoworkersā!! Other OTR drivers that donāt know how to be decent humans.
RoamingNomadSoul@reddit
First of all Iāve never shit in a bag..thatās crazy. I do piss in bottles if I have to due to no restrooms. I donāt eat truck stop food as I cook in the truck. I donāt deal with rude assholes because Iām a rude asshoole.. so that cancels it out
twenafeesh@reddit
Living the dream.Ā
Primedirector3@reddit
Yea but you can wear flip flops