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Dollar General in Jonesville SC

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Dollar General in Jonesville SC

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Because 14.50 an hour is garbage wages today, and they didn’t specify the year.

Dollar General in Jonesville SC

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Ah, ya, I’ve heard of the business, but we never had any nearby, so I never knew too much about them except they were a store.

Dollar General in Jonesville SC

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Ok, carried a bit more purchasing power back then. Considering it’s Sears though, they probably still pay about the same and still think it’s good pay.

Dollar General in Jonesville SC

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Double the national minimum wage is only… 14.50 an hour? Somewhere around that number.

Hijacking attempt in Mexico (emphasis on attempt)

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Simple response to that is. “I don’t know what they’re planning when they’re breaking inside, and I’m not gonna wait to find out what their plan is.”

Hijacking attempt in Mexico (emphasis on attempt)

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

I just love the people that argue that someone breaking into your home is just trying to steal items. Bitch, how the hell do you know what they’re planning?

Be careful in the fog!!!

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We all need to lighten up and be as kind as this guy

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Me personally, I probably would have stopped and turned around and noped the fuck out of there, highway looks big enough to turn on. Or just stop and call 911.

New gig, new rig; cockpit.

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Replying because I’m curious of what this is like too, if the pay is good enough to make up for all the time on the “road” so to speak.

Learning to drive (a yard goat)

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Place I was at called it a spotter truck.

Am I fucked

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Speeding through a school zone is for sure up there on the “worst things to do” list for truckers.

How many think pl will pass the new test

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who said that?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

What savage orders a truck without armrests?

I feel like fuel is too expensive to continue to do loads like these

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Or literally just use the escort they’ve got…

Is there a way to make extra money while holding the steering wheel, daydreaming , and just listening to music and podcast all day?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

I made a bit less than 25 an hour doing that as a company driver.

landing gear broken. is it okay to drive?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Pallets? That thing needs solid wood, pallets will get crushed by it.

Would you count this as tanker experience, without the trailer part?

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Ah, ya, I was thinking of the hazmat 1k pounds. Didn’t know about the tanker thing being gallons though, that’s neat. Our guys still needed both of them though… we’d sometimes stuff the trailers full of those freaking totes.

Would you count this as tanker experience, without the trailer part?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Nah, just one of those totes is over 1k pounds, I used to load them in trailers a lot at my previous job. More like 2k pounds, honestly. Heaviest one I ever weighed was 3k.

Just finished trucking school - driver shortage my a*s

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Mmm, personally I think 2 years of experience is too little to really be reaching new CDL drivers, especially if you aim to be local only. There’s an entire side of trucking you’ll never experience if you’re local only, and you won’t be able to pass that knowledge along, because chances are a lot of new drivers do go OTR and regional.

Just finished trucking school - driver shortage my a*s

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

School bus is class B so it doesn’t count for shit in class A jobs sadly. Do you live near grain country? If you do, you should be able to get into grain hauling. Pay isn’t the best though, and hours are long. The entire CDL world is shit honestly. The school I went to for my CDL, they said that when people come back to chat, they discover almost none of them are still in trucking. I’m one of them too, out of it, and not going back in.

Almost died trapped in a trailer last night

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

I kept mine in the pocket of my vest. If something hits me hard enough to break my phone, it likely saved me from an injury too, or at least helps lessen the blow.

Long haul truckers, why?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Ok, what roads should trucks use then? All the back roads that are restricted for vehicles over 55k pounds? The state routes where they can back up traffic even more because they’ll get yelled at by their company if they go even a mile over the speed limit, leading to traffic being backed up?

Long haul truckers, why?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

How to tell someone’s not a truck driver.

Long haul truckers, why?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

If you live in grain country you’ll still be able to talk to grain drivers, they still use CBs.

Woman loses eye due to a chunk of ice falling of a Semi and hitting the windshield. I’m curious if truckers are supposed to check for ice before getting back on the road?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Copy that, now all the ice cream is melted, what do I do now?

Company doesn’t want to pay layover — “Act of God”

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

At that point what some drivers do is they tell the company to pay or the load isn’t getting delivered.

When your APU goes out and company doesn't allow truck idle

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

That’s not to say the independent guys don’t ever get their trailers damaged though. We ran fast, combine that with shitty dockplates, shitty, rainy weather, snow covered dockplates, and wet trailers that have metal flooring, and it does mean that sometimes we find the brakes don’t do anything and we slam into the trailer. We were a less than 10 man crew, with 60 trucks to unload with only like 6 hours to do it, and a million pounds of freight to move on our shift. If you didn’t move fast you’d get swamped.

When your APU goes out and company doesn't allow truck idle

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

I don’t do that to trailers owned by independent people.

When your APU goes out and company doesn't allow truck idle

Posted by RedimidoSoy1611@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 217 comments

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

LTL company, they’re our own trailers. If they gave a shit about their trailers they would have repaired the trailer walls more so they don’t have plastic and metal poking out destroying the freight, or stabbing us as we drive in.

When your APU goes out and company doesn't allow truck idle

Posted by RedimidoSoy1611@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 217 comments

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Place I worked at was cheap, the dock doors are wide open, I can climb out of the dock very easily from all of the dock doors, even if a trailer is in there. I lift my forks up and I just ram the metal frame of the trailer two or three times, and on the final ram when my forks are on the frame I floor it to get a bit of leverage on the trailer. I set the brake and hop off, with my forks still pushing the trailer, and that usually allows me to pull the dock plate. Takes 1 minute, versus the 5 or 10 it takes the spotter to come over. I learned it from my supervisor.

When your APU goes out and company doesn't allow truck idle

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

*rams the trailer a few times because the driver parked it too close and I can’t pull the dock plate and I don’t feel like waiting for the spotter to come over.* Only takes two or three rams, then I can pop the dock plate.

How do I play music on this radio?

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

That gauge at the top right? It tells me if the one next to it is working.

Company telling us we will be required to stop at weigh stations and ask for level 3 inspections!

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

“Hey officer, it’s cold as fuck outside, but I need you to do this inspection because my company told me to ask for it!”

Urgent: Need a crossdock reefer in Chicago ASAP

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Why I hate reefer trailers, hardly ever any rails to put straps on. Straps aren’t end all be all either, but I’d trust my weight on them more than that kind of load bar,

Always Pre-trip. Just because you're capable, doesn't mean all who pulled the trailer you're picking is.

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

They care if it leads to lawsuits.

Always Pre-trip. Just because you're capable, doesn't mean all who pulled the trailer you're picking is.

Posted by Lazycouchtater@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 21 comments

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Ya, as I looked even close I started thinking, “where’s the weld?”

Always Pre-trip. Just because you're capable, doesn't mean all who pulled the trailer you're picking is.

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Ya, there’s some porosity in it, it looks like. They might’ve used the wrong strength of material, because I was told the surrounding material should break before the weld does. They might not have even had any penetration at all, you can put down good looking “welds” that don’t actually penetrate into the original material hardly at all. Like putting glue on the metal.

Always Pre-trip. Just because you're capable, doesn't mean all who pulled the trailer you're picking is.

Posted by Lazycouchtater@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 21 comments

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Either the manufacturer screwed up, or someone did repairs and doesn’t know how to weld. Should find out what repairs were done, if a shop welded that, then they need to know they’ve got legal issues. If it’s the manufacturer, then they for sure need to know too, because that should have been caught.

Always Pre-trip. Just because you're capable, doesn't mean all who pulled the trailer you're picking is.

Posted by Lazycouchtater@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 21 comments

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Ya, looking at those pictures, there’s porosity in the welds, someone screwed up, QA never caught it, this is something the manufacturer needs to know, because chances are, other trailers were sent out like this. For those who don’t know what porosity is, it’s holes in the weld, air pockets. Very bad, not something you want to have.

Always Pre-trip. Just because you're capable, doesn't mean all who pulled the trailer you're picking is.

Posted by Lazycouchtater@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 21 comments

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

I went to welding school for a little bit, the welds should never fail before the surrounding material breaks. The fact that these welds did indicates that something was done wrong. If you’re able to find out where this trailer was manufactured, their QA department would very much like to know that happened.

These 2 are constantly harassing people.

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Sounds like drivers should stop delivering to a city that clearly isn’t accommodating to drivers then.

Nsfw

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Going way too fucking fast. Can’t wait to see who was driving the truck.

Not a good sign

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Could also be the ones who blew up the employee bathroom.

Death toll rises to 8 in fiery I-85 crash in Jackson County, driver of tractor trailer arrested – 95.5 WSB

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The_Chimeran_Hybrid@reddit

Place I worked at, we’d make maybe 150 dollars for 3 loads, would take anywhere from 8 to 10 hours, depending on luck. Another grain place I worked at, I’d make maybe 600 to 700, working 60 hour weeks. Was 1099, knew I shouldn’t have gone for it, but I needed a job. Got out of there as fast as I could.