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blu3bird said:
I'm very fortunate and count my blessings everyday. I work for a great company. My boss is smart and compassionate, he treats all of his drivers with respect and pays us really good. He understands what it's like out here because he also drove at one point, he knows what we need and deserve. There is only 1 driver that has left us since I've been here (4 years), that's only because the driver retired.

The article is correct that most companies don't pay squat and driving is an extremely hard job. I don't think most people and new drivers realize this, I know I didn't when I first started. Driving truck is not for everyone

I'll try to explain as best I can, I believe the high turnover in driving is mostly because it's a hard job. Even if the pay was really high, I think most people would still throw in towel

Driving is highly stressful. Fighting with traffic/road conditions, dealing with dispatchers, brokers, customers and other truck drivers is no cakewalk. Most people don't want to or just can't work the crazy long hours or be away from home for a week or more, they have family/children that need them.


I'm going to touch a little on the supply chain issue here just because the article mentioned it, this is my take and my opinion only of what is really going on. I am not sure if I've ever said anything about it yet....

There are plenty enough of trucks/drivers at the ports to haul the freight no matter what the media says. It is China that is causing this

We had a dumbfuck belligerent president go and start a trade war with China, now they are having the last laugh at our expense. China owns 2/3 of all the world's shipping ports, all the ships log jammed at the ports are Chinese ships. They will not go to any other ports than their own. It serves their own interests to cripple us and our economy
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That's what we get for creating such a dependency, but we were happy to trade economic stability tomorrow to save a few bucks today.
 
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DIY-HP-LED

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blu3bird said:
I'm very fortunate and count my blessings everyday. I work for a great company. My boss is smart and compassionate, he treats all of his drivers with respect and pays us really good. He understands what it's like out here because he also drove at one point, he knows what we need and deserve. There is only 1 driver that has left us since I've been here (4 years), that's only because the driver retired.

The article is correct that most companies don't pay squat and driving is an extremely hard job. I don't think most people and new drivers realize this, I know I didn't when I first started. Driving truck is not for everyone

I'll try to explain as best I can, I believe the high turnover in driving is mostly because it's a hard job. Even if the pay was really high, I think most people would still throw in towel

Driving is highly stressful. Fighting with traffic/road conditions, dealing with dispatchers, brokers, customers and other truck drivers is no cakewalk. Most people don't want to or just can't work the crazy long hours or be away from home for a week or more, they have family/children that need them.


I'm going to touch a little on the supply chain issue here just because the article mentioned it, this is my take and my opinion only of what is really going on. I am not sure if I've ever said anything about it yet....

There are plenty enough of trucks/drivers at the ports to haul the freight no matter what the media says. It is China that is causing this

We had a dumbfuck belligerent president go and start a trade war with China, now they are having the last laugh at our expense. China owns 2/3 of all the world's shipping ports, all the ships log jammed at the ports are Chinese ships. They will not go to any other ports than their own. It serves their own interests to cripple us and our economy
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Happy my truck should be ready today around 1-2pm. I can finally get the fck out of this shithole Motel6 and take a shower and shave.

The tub here is disgusting, I will not get in it even with my shower sandals on no way, there's human hair all over the bathroom too, this place is so nasty
Here's the tub with filth in it
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There's a Love's about an hour west when I leave, believe it or not Love's showers are actually very clean, like spotless

Only thing now is since I'll be heading out so late in the day, I can get to a truckstop about an hour and 30 minutes from my delivery in Peyton, that will put me at the truckstop at 8-9pm and there won't be anywhere left to park it will be filled up, soooo....

I'm just heading straight to the customer and going to stay on their property tonight and all day Thanksgiving whether they like it or not, then I'll be there already Friday morning to get unloaded first thing and zip up to Henderson to get unloaded then hopefully I should have enough time to get my reload and finally start driving back home to Michigan. Dispatch said they have a backhaul for me, just waiting to see where I'm at time wise on Friday to confirm. I'm guessing possibly a load of beer out of Colorado Springs

The customer in Peyton is located in what looks like a rural area and they have a huge property that I can find somewhere to park on, so shouldn't be a problem staying there.
 
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blu3bird said:
Happy my truck should be ready today around 1-2pm. I can finally get the fck out of this shithole Motel6 and take a shower and shave.

The tub here is disgusting, I will not get in it even with my shower sandals on no way, there's human hair all over the bathroom too, this place is so nasty
Here's the tub with filth in it
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There's a Love's about an hour west when I leave, believe it or not Love's showers are actually very clean, like spotless

Only thing now is since I'll be heading out so late in the day, I can get to a truckstop about an hour and 30 minutes from my delivery in Peyton, that will put me at the truckstop at 8-9pm and there won't be anywhere left to park it will be filled up, soooo....

I'm just heading straight to the customer and going to stay on their property tonight and all day Thanksgiving whether they like it or not, then I'll be there already Friday morning to get unloaded first thing and zip up to Henderson to get unloaded then hopefully I should have enough time to get my reload and finally start driving back home to Michigan. Dispatch said they have a backhaul for me, just waiting to see where I'm at time wise on Friday to confirm. I'm guessing possibly a load of beer out of Colorado Springs

The customer in Peyton is located in what looks like a rural area and they have a huge property that I can find somewhere to park on, so shouldn't be a problem staying there.
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There needs to be a trucker app for people in your situation to be able to get a room at a real house.

People with truck sized driveways for long haulers too.
 
Jimdamick

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Update...

Got towed to the Freightliner shop in York, NE yesterday. Getting my truck fixed hopefully today the parts should be here by noon and will be 8-10 hours of labor Fan clutch, fan and radiator getting replaced

There is a Motel 6 across the road from the Freightliner shop, stayed there last night and will stay again tonight. The motel is a complete shithole nasty filthy room and the shower is disgusting with filth ring in the tub...so no shower till I can leave and get to a Love's.

On a more uplifting note, there is a Shell gas station/truckstop within walking distance and there is a Huddle House restaurant inside the the Shell gas station, I'm having breakfast right now
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I ordered coffee and Southern Smothered Biscuits-
Buttermilk biscuits covered with scramble eggs, hash brown, bacon, sausage gravy and a little cheese
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The waitresses here are some of the friendliest and most attentive ladies, I take two sips of coffee and she's right back topping my cup off lol
Definitely leaving a $20 tip for her
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Holy fuck!!!
I clogged an artery just looking at that mess :)
You need some of this though

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Now that would make it complete :)
 
Jimdamick

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HGCC said:
It's IHOP and apparently this random waffle house out here, lots of good non chain options though. Assholes need to stop trying to pour their green soup on omelets though.

I dont recall waffle houses in northern or Central Illinois; Indiana and Kentucky/Tennessee is where they really stood out.

Truck stops and greasy spoons are hit or miss, knowing that you should stick to breakfast foods and NOT the steak/seafood will get you a long way.
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I'd go for the Porterhouse Steak & 3 sunny-side up eggs w/ waffles/home fries/grits & a few cups of black coffee & to finsh a banana split w/ a chocolate shake to wash it all down :)
 
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Fuck that stuff
Had it once on a bet & died
I could never understand the appeal of hot sauces seeing as they obliterate the flavor of anything they touch.
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I worked at this place in college and they had a "Dave's insanity sauce challenge" that drunk kids hit up after the bars. Seemed dumb, I really like spicy food, but spicy just to be spicy is pointless. Like, Thai food can be really spicy, bit also very tasty and flavorful. Anywho, that challenge was dumb, some kids were super trashed and just couldn't feel their face so ehhh...
 
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