I am a Trucker.
I truck. I am very good at it too. It has not always been this way tho.
My first year, first company truck, first time stuck.
Early on in my trucking career I was horrible at it. Most are for the first few years. If they make it that long. In other words the highways are really not a safe place at all. Just being brutally honest with you here. A very large percentage. I would even say as many as half the big rig drivers should not be operating heavy machinery of any kind. Especially not an 80,000 lb machine hurtling at 70+ mph towards a mini van full of kids on their way to soccer practice.
From drowsy and distracted driving to just not knowing how to react. To not freeze up during an extreme situation. Experience comes over time. There are many young drivers. I was one once.
Good Driver Gone Bad
What makes a good driver a really bad driver at the same time?
Treating a man like a machine. I can honestly tell you I would be a horrible driver again if I were forced to drive long hours, in bad weather, during rush hours, while tired. The ELD and big companies guarantee this will happen. The geek dispatching the drivers in many cases has never driven a Prime Mover big rig. These overbearing hours of service that the a.i. electronic logging devices are programmed to dictate. Those a.i. overlord dictators programmed rules were created by a nerd who never had to live by these rules/hours.
So not only am I an awesome several million mile safe driver with the Landstar Carrier appreciation awards to prove it. I can honestly say if I were under a forced dispatch with a douchebag for a dispatcher that I would fail miserably and be deadly behind the wheel. My first couple years proved it to me and I have never forgotten that.
So sign me up for being the worst driver ever if I had to do it someone elses way.
Thanks for taking a #weekend-engagement unsafe ride with one of the safest drivers you will ever ride along with here on the Hive.
Keep on KrazzyTruckin'
Thankfully I’ve not seen anything crazy but I don’t want to jinx it. I do know that this push for longer hours, more work and all that shit is ridiculous and going to cause disasters. The thing that pisses me off too is that there’s a number of people that want it to happen so they can bring down the hammer of law on people.
I considered doing truck driving as a side gig and might still do it, there’s some oil companies that are desperate looking for drivers around here and it’s not at all what I’ve done before but I am considering it for the extra money!
Sure... Strap your ass in to a rolling tanker truck bomb. Delivering in the middle of the night to unsafe locations in this clown world gone mad...
The PeakD a.i. critical analysis link told me what a bias piece of shit my post was.
No more PeakD for me. What front ends do you use for Hive posting ?
Glad you're safe and well...I cannot imagine doing that job. I hope you're dancing in your seat once in a while too and taking stretch breaks for you legs and booty.
Yo Truckman, Didn't know about peakD AI analyses. They go on & on & on. I have been using PeakD but the old version. Would be interested in what they think of my shit-posts .. Could use a laugh. Been doing some trips from Long Island to the Virginia's. Taking routes 78/81. 18 Wheelers up the kazoo. Lot don't stay to the right. Like to pass their brothers which takes forever, preventing me from doing my 80 mph pace. I do respect you guys, would be insane not to. Don't see how you guys can sit for hours under stress. ///// Watch to the end .. Truckerman //
Fun stuff / Bouncing Betty //