Blitz Week Survivors

if you arent a shitbag and dont work for a shitbag company then you don't even notice blitz week. it's simply irrelevant if you run good equipment, do your pretrips, check your weights and dont cheat on your hours.

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Lord_B33zus@reddit

Nah, you notice. There’s a lot less of the shit drivers on the road. I wouldn’t mind blitz more often.

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DrillTheThirdHole@reddit

very true, but i like to just think its always like that for the week i get it. helps keep morale high

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eastofthem1ss1ss1pp1@reddit (OP)

Maybe it's just me but I could be less than a mile out from my pre trip and I'll still be nervous getting pulled in for a level one.

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DrillTheThirdHole@reddit

sounds like you have an anxiety thing. if you do your pre trip right every time, you have nothing to fear because you know exactly what the dot will find when they look.

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TruckinBob32@reddit

Funny how ppl are so worried about it.....is your truck and trailer good? Are your logs good? Are you up to date on all your permits, ifta, etc.? Are your weights correct? Then you don't got shit to worry about!!!

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RebelTvshka@reddit

I don't like wasting an hour to fill someone's quota. Like going into Wyoming, it never fails I have to eat 5-10 minutes to get through the line just for them to wave me on. It's whatever, but it's just less annoying to stay home. Not like I absolutely need the money.

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TruckinBob32@reddit

Well when my inspection is clean I get paid so 50 bucks.

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RebelTvshka@reddit

I used to be happy about that, until I caught nails on the roadway that cost me 2 safety bonuses. I'd need 10 inspections to make up for one of them.

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TruckinBob32@reddit

That's y I pull over on a ramp when a weigh station is coming up check lights and tires listen for leaks. But also I've had an air line blow 5 seconds into a level 1 when they were doing the brake test.

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RebelTvshka@reddit

That's a great idea, I've been too pissy and upset to consider that. We have them new AI cameras in our trucks, I wonder if that'll trigger an event. Worth it imo, if it prevents a OOS event. Did they cite you for the air line? I'd think they'd be the ones at fault there instead of you.

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