Drove for 14 hours today… saw this lil guy when I finally got back to the yard, is this a sign?
Posted by POWERISMOMMY@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 48 comments
Ima name him Henry
Few-Chemical-5165@reddit
I had called him Deez last name Nuts...
Pale-Contest-340@reddit
Beautiful
ursisterstoy@reddit
I’ll pass on that. 10-11 hours of driving and I’m ready for a break. Can’t actually do it legally and it’d be pretty obvious on my logs if I was 3 hours in violation. And they say OTR guys are tired. I’ll pass on the whole driving for 14 hours. How much of that was actual driving?
POWERISMOMMY@reddit (OP)
Left Leonardtown at 630 am. Got stopped for an inspection and got put out of service, took 2 hours to get back on the road. My stops prolly took an hour in loading an unloading. Idk. eLD says I drove 423 miles.
So I would say prolly 10/11 hours of driving.
I’m technically “local”… eastern seaboard gets weird with “air miles”
If there was a bridge leading over the ocean from my home base to my 3 locations I hit today on the eastern shore of MD/VA I prolly would have only clocked 130 miles each way. But with having to go up 301 to take 50 over the bay bridge it turned into 4 hours each way.
If I’m being honest I think what I did today was technically illegal but my boss says run it
RamblingswithInoki@reddit
It’s not technically illegal, it’s flat out illegal and a good way to lose your CDL if you get caught!
POWERISMOMMY@reddit (OP)
“Forced dispatch”
robexib@reddit
Forced dispatch can't make you break the law unless you let them coerce you.
Forced dispatch just means the company runs a three-ring circus and they think you'd make a fine clown
ursisterstoy@reddit
The closest they can do is tell you that unless you are sick or out of hours they have a load that needs to be delivered and they need you to take it. They can’t force you to break the law. Some companies might say you’re taking a load from Brooklyn, NY to Las Angeles, CA. That’s fine, nothing wrong with telling you that if you want a load that’s what you have. But any time you need to you need to shut down to comply with HOS, any time you are too sick or too tired to be safe you need to shut down, and if they tell you do it or you’re fired you can park the truck at the company terminal, clean it out, and go home. Don’t let one company destroy your career. Find a different job.
RamblingswithInoki@reddit
Under 49 C.F.R. 390.6(a) “No motor carrier, shipper, receiver, transportation intermediary, or employer may coerce a driver into violating FMCSA regulations, HOS limits, CDL regulations, or hazardous materials regulations.
If the you truly exceeded legal HOS and management knowingly instructed them to continue despite the violation, that could absolutely create regulatory exposure for both the you and potentially the carrier.
ursisterstoy@reddit
Oh okay.** **
throwaway5988765309@reddit
Dont run AG. Theres days I run a legal 17 hour drive and 24 hours up
copper_wing@reddit
What is your mixture of choice for your toothpicks
throwaway5988765309@reddit
If I had one I'd share. Right now just nic pouches, big monsters and pure unadulterated hate. I need a mix tho. Been thinking nic and caffeine soak.
ursisterstoy@reddit
Agriculture exemption you get away with a lot of that but I prefer that I don’t do that. I have driven my car from Saint Cloud MN to Colorado Spring CO with a four hour nap by Sioux Falls SD and a 3 hour visit to the zoo in Omaha NE. My now ex-girlfriend slept almost the whole time. I was seeing deer standing next to the freeway watching me getting ready to cross as I was doing about 85 mph once I got west of Omaha almost the whole way there. Police doing 95 just smiled and waved.
Sea-Count-5298@reddit
Residual radiation from that load you were carrying.
deadbeataunt@reddit
go ask Alice
WanderingCheesehead@reddit
It’s a sign that squirrels can sometimes lack pigmentation.
RamblingswithInoki@reddit
It means good luck, rarity, and impending positive change. It’s also an omen of purity, transformation, or a reminder to trust your intuition. Only 1 in 100,000 squirrels are albino.
Indigenous people believe they are a messenger of good news and messengers of the spirit world.
DrummingNozzle@reddit
Are you in Olney, Illinois, home to a large population of albino squirrels?
POWERISMOMMY@reddit (OP)
I’m in Maryland. I’ve never seen one of these before in my life. Super cool
JikJikkles@reddit
I saw one in Glen Burnie years ago but I see black squirrels alot more in MD
ThePeterbilt589@reddit
Yes, it's a sign that you'll only get pulled into a weigh station once during blitz week! Thank the albino squirrel, for he brings good luck to those who truck.
Feeez_Shato@reddit
""Come and see." And I saw. And behold, a white ~~horse~~ squirrel ."
ZipTieTechnicianOne@reddit
And his name was….ah nuts I can’t remember.
yeah-no-yeah-no@reddit
“every trucker won’t be treated all the same…
spicy-radicchio@reddit
Yeah, it’s the opposite of black dog.
throwaway5988765309@reddit
It tells you when you havent ran enough
T_Track210@reddit
Never seen one crazy cool
ZennaWolf@reddit
The antithesis of the Black Dog: The White Squirrel Yin and yang type of thing haha
18-Spinning-Wheels@reddit
Yes, snow is returning
nanneryeeter@reddit
Not a sign, just a squirrel.
Butters69on420@reddit
It depends if it's a white squirrel or an albino squirrel. I'm going to guess a white squirrel because of the eyes aren't pink/red like you see with albino people.
Interesting-Spend965@reddit
You in Hendersonville, NC?
POWERISMOMMY@reddit (OP)
I am not. In Leonardtown Maryland
paulbunyanshat@reddit
Eww, wrong side of the bay
POWERISMOMMY@reddit (OP)
If it makes you feel better my whole 14 hour day was spent in the eastern shore haha
paulbunyanshat@reddit
Eww, wrong state
Interesting-Spend965@reddit
I guess it’s Brevard but that area is known for white squirrels
notbobhansome777@reddit
Signs usually have a flat side with wording or images, that to me looks like a squirrel.
Electrical_Smoke5771@reddit
Zombie squirrel
Responsible-Baby-551@reddit
It’s a sure sign you have an albino squirrel in your yard
unftp-0@reddit
That’s nuts
ArdenJaguar@reddit
Punxsutawney Phil’s albino cousin. 😂
paulbunyanshat@reddit
The gods are pleased - you will have a bountiful harvest.
AttorneyStunning5948@reddit
If anything it’s survival at all odds.
BeenThruIt@reddit
The White Squirrel of Resignation.
You are doomed to a life of servitude and roller-dogs, Fireball and regret.
Orikshekor@reddit
Saw one of these in hickory NC years ago
POWERISMOMMY@reddit (OP)
Luckily this one is at home base. So hopefully I’ll get to see it again