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Why are all truck drivers big pieces of ****?
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<blockquote data-quote="onepieceatatime" data-source="post: 736517" data-attributes="member: 5400"><p>I always use Google Maps so I can get a good up to date overhead view and street view when applicable before I deliver to any place I'm not familiar with. Ive seen a co-worker get a $15,000 fine for following a customer's directions to a job site in Pennsylvania before so thats not always a good option either, a lot of times you'll be miles down the road before you hit anything that tells you its not big truck friendly. </p><p></p><p>The whole complaint about truck drivers clogging up the left lane always cracks me up. I've spent the past 10 years driving commercial trucks and I can honestly say that I hear sooooo many more people complain about that issue than I actually see it happen on the road when it's not actually warranted. The left lane is a passing lane and not the lane where the speed limit doesn't matter. You can even drive under the limit if you're actively passing and sometimes you have to because you need to get over to give somebody room on the shoulder. I used to drive a Heavy Wrecker so have a lot of experience being on the side of the road so I always try and get over for anybody who broke down and a lot times I get tailgated for doing that or end up getting the finger but its a better option than not giving people who are broke down some room. Another thing people need to remember when sharing the road with a semi-truck is that just because you dont see something that would cause them to get over doesn't mean theres not something there. You're driving next to something thats the size of a house and you never know why theyre getting over so just give them some space. </p><p></p><p>I would love to have a right-hand drive semi-truck that has a mock steering wheel on the left side so I can take people out on the road and they could see what its really like to be a big dumb truck driver. BTW my wife and friends will tell you that even though I might be a truck driver you won't find anybody more critical of bad truck drivers than me because they give us all a bad name but actually most of them are mannered pretty well on the highway. Get them in tight quarters or a truck stop and then I lose my mind with their stupidity. </p><p></p><p>"Worst part of driving a truck for a living is being associated with truck drivers."</p><p>-Me</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onepieceatatime, post: 736517, member: 5400"] I always use Google Maps so I can get a good up to date overhead view and street view when applicable before I deliver to any place I'm not familiar with. Ive seen a co-worker get a $15,000 fine for following a customer's directions to a job site in Pennsylvania before so thats not always a good option either, a lot of times you'll be miles down the road before you hit anything that tells you its not big truck friendly. The whole complaint about truck drivers clogging up the left lane always cracks me up. I've spent the past 10 years driving commercial trucks and I can honestly say that I hear sooooo many more people complain about that issue than I actually see it happen on the road when it's not actually warranted. The left lane is a passing lane and not the lane where the speed limit doesn't matter. You can even drive under the limit if you're actively passing and sometimes you have to because you need to get over to give somebody room on the shoulder. I used to drive a Heavy Wrecker so have a lot of experience being on the side of the road so I always try and get over for anybody who broke down and a lot times I get tailgated for doing that or end up getting the finger but its a better option than not giving people who are broke down some room. Another thing people need to remember when sharing the road with a semi-truck is that just because you dont see something that would cause them to get over doesn't mean theres not something there. You're driving next to something thats the size of a house and you never know why theyre getting over so just give them some space. I would love to have a right-hand drive semi-truck that has a mock steering wheel on the left side so I can take people out on the road and they could see what its really like to be a big dumb truck driver. BTW my wife and friends will tell you that even though I might be a truck driver you won't find anybody more critical of bad truck drivers than me because they give us all a bad name but actually most of them are mannered pretty well on the highway. Get them in tight quarters or a truck stop and then I lose my mind with their stupidity. "Worst part of driving a truck for a living is being associated with truck drivers." -Me [/QUOTE]
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