This is kind of crazy since this is near me

[-]

geneticdeadender@reddit

Who is rubber stamping CDLs to people that can't read English?

Every single sanctuary state. That's who.

[-]

smellyjerk@reddit

So you whining boogeymen aside...

What Country doesn't use 1234567890 as numbers?

You'd have to be an absolute moron to think Arabic numerals are English lmao

[-]

Cann1balHulk@reddit

Couldn’t be because people simply don’t pay attention.
Couldn’t be that huh.

Man sybau

[-]

ANiceDent@reddit

You must’ve missed the last 20 accidents

[-]

Cann1balHulk@reddit

Out of the….500,000 that occur per year involving trucks?

Yep, definitely probably missed 20 of em

[-]

smellyjerk@reddit

So you whining aside...

What Country doesn't use 1234567890 as numbers?

You'd have to be an absolute moron to think Arabic numerals are English lmao.

[-]

Uhh…you mean the country of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Oh you mean where my parents were born? Also Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Grandparents? That Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Great grandparents? Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?

Ancestors? You mean my great great great great grandparents who can be traced to the Susquehannock?

My family has been here for over 400 years.
How about you go back to your country you fuckin dirtball.

[-]

darklorddoone@reddit

Worst part driving for amazon ur suppose to be using thier app. Which is truck friendly and tells u, that u shouldnt go down this road because height or weight limit.

[-]

smellyjerk@reddit

Relay is terrible in major cities though. It'll send you on side streets in Chicago because it insists its shorter than staying on the expressways. Id bet the Amazon app told him to do this.

[-]

homucifer666@reddit

I think it has less to do with lack of English and more to do with the fact that most younger drivers are trained in their pre-CDL years to obey the GPS without question and ignore road signs; and bring that habit with them into the trucking world.

Hell, I see questions on this sub all the time asking "what's the best GPS unit/app for truckers?" The nuance of having to question the GPS and parse a safe route from signage is lost on these people.

[-]

saf489@reddit

I’m pretty glad I had a job as a taxi driver before gps started rolling out. Maps and directions were the only options

[-]

Mad_Ronin_Grrrr@reddit

I got me CDL back in 2000 and one of if the instructors said that we are not professional drivers, we are professional sign readers. That stuck with me.

[-]

unloader86@reddit

I'm okay with both. But I've never crashed a truck. So I lean more towards professional driver here. 13 years last April. I take a lot of pride in what I've accomplished as a million miler without a wreck.

[-]

truckeredditor@reddit

My instructor told us to read every sign out loud and got mad at us if we didn't while driving.

[-]

JankyMark@reddit (OP)

Mines too

[-]

Tonkatte@reddit

These are great points for all drivers.

[-]

voicareason@reddit

I enjoy going to edsle in Gary and looking at the sad, confused saps on the other side of the low, low bridge on the residential absolutely no trucks road. They spent 10 extra minutes following their gps to sit til Gary pd comes to help them pivot and get a ticket.

[-]

hugothebear@reddit

But in new york, im supposed to know that 12’6” after the GWB is good to go?

[-]

saf489@reddit

That one scared the shit out of me when it came up. I was watching every truck ahead of me in traffic just waiting for the sparks. Later I read they allow for a foot of buffer for snow, but I have no idea if that’s true

[-]

Rotteneverything@reddit

hope you're being rhetorical, and sarcastic.

[-]

cheesecake-gnome@reddit

The GW bridge is literally marked 12’6, but is actually the truck route. This is true. I’ve driven under it 100s of times.

[-]

Rotteneverything@reddit

gw bridge is new jersey/new york. gw parkway is in virginia.

do you get lost often?

[-]

cheesecake-gnome@reddit

That’s literally not what we’re talking about there good buddy

[-]

Rotteneverything@reddit

ny is non sequitar, why even mention it?

[-]

Cantthinkovaname@reddit

Because its a good example of how signs cant always be trusted. Have you ever had a conversation before? fuckin moron.

[-]

cheesecake-gnome@reddit

Username checks out

[-]

Radiant_Swan187@reddit

Did you edit your comment to "bridge" instead of "parkway" or is that guy just retarded?

[-]

hugothebear@reddit

Guy is hung up on the picture being virginia. Everyone else seems to understand my comment on the GWB was about driving a semi in general

[-]

cheesecake-gnome@reddit

No edits.

You said it, not me lmao

[-]

StonedTrucker@reddit

I go under 12'6" bridges all over new york state every week. They do things differently for some reason. Still makes me panic for a second until i remember

[-]

Rotteneverything@reddit

fuck yes, first time on 278 had me stressed.

fyi, photo is in virginia.

[-]

hugothebear@reddit

I know the photo is in virginia.

It’s not out of the realm of possibility that a truck coming from new york also goes in virginia. The inconsistency, in this case NY, is a problem.

[-]

1morepl8@reddit

Haven't been to NY eh?

[-]

Rotteneverything@reddit

plenty of times. but the pic is in virginia.

[-]

bluehorsehead@reddit

I went under an 11'9" one time in queens

[-]

december151791@reddit

The FMCSA really needs to tell NYC to get their shit together with clearance signs.

[-]

TheMathow@reddit

There is one down is Louisiana that is the same.

There are also dozen of no truck signs with a shipper on them or a dollar general getting truck deliveries. Inconsistency in signs is a real problem.

[-]

Wide-Engineering-396@reddit

Who has a CDLS?

[-]

LucHighwalker@reddit

I only have one

[-]

ItsHowWellYouMowFast@reddit

Independence Ave bridge eats so many trucks and most of the drivers are white boys

[-]

saywhat181@reddit

The Facebook page is great lol

[-]

Mad_Ronin_Grrrr@reddit

You really have to be blind to miss all the warnings leading up to that bridge.

[-]

4t5Gunner@reddit

Parkway... You can't park there in NY?

[-]

Kindly_Region@reddit

Sometimes you can cheat a little with the arch bridges by taking both lanes and driving down the middle. But that really only works if you know the area

[-]

FileCareless@reddit

Looks like it will fit fine if you ride the middle. I’ve had many loads like this in New England. It was kind of embarrassing but that was the job I got paid to do.

[-]

Torta_Eater999@reddit

Amazon driver lol

[-]

No_Swimming_5684@reddit

Wait until your first foray into Canada. Nothing as exciting as seeing a bridge marked 4.1 and trying to do mental gymnastics converting meters to feet.

[-]