Trucking in the past.

[callbob]

With all the comments about how bad most of the otr drivers are now, I watched a couple of YouTube videos from 30’s and up about trucking and truck drivers. Amazing, these guys all had uniforms, ties and acted professional. Pretty cool to watch with the little cabs, short trailers and such.
Funny part there was not one turban, no dingleberries from top of windshield and everyone spoke English lol.

 

[pixrthis]

The lack of pride in some current day truckers is insane, they walk into to truck stops in pajamas and flip flops and drive trucks that have never been washed. They’re dirty, rude, and smell like hell. There are still truckers out there with pride and they stand out, fuck the other guys.

 

[Rvrluvr]

Spend a week on the road in a truck. then come back and comment. I dont mean a leisure taking somethin somewhere for a buddy. I mean runnin 4500 miles a week 100+ hours to pay bills.

My typical work week
Leave monday
Springtown, TX to Galveston,Tx load
Deliver to midlothian, TX then run to Burmingham,AL to load 8am tuesday. Deliver that in Sinton, TX wednesday morning befor 4am. Then off to galveston to load for midlothian wednesday afternoon.
Thirsday & friday are my relax days. 1 load Galveston to midlothian each day (600 miles each). Ez run.
Then home friday at 3-4pm.
43-4500 miles depending on what route I take

I sleep till sat morning and mow the lawn, fix truck, etc. sunday is me day.

Been doing this for over a year now. Im flippin wore out but this economy is hitting trucking hard. 3 more years & I’m done

 

[monkeyswrench]

What I don't get, how there are so many drivers from other countries in general. How can you get a CDL with insurance and even hazmat endorsements and be new to the country and not even speak English?

And why are they all on their phones in the shitter at the truck stops?!

 

[callbob]

Hope you’re not talking to me. I bought my first truck in 1974 and had 3 more after that. I learned hard w to drive and work on trucks lol me adjusting brakes that hardly anyone knows how to do anymore, as well as change tires. All without going to a school to learn to drive an automatic. Hauled produce into Canada in wintertime, chemicals and liquids, rip rap on levees n and on. Definitely not the professionalism today by MOST “drivers” anymore

 

[pixrthis]

Spend a week on the road in a truck. then come back and comment. I dont mean a leisure taking somethin somewhere for a buddy. I mean runnin 4500 miles a week 100+ hours to pay bills.

My typical work week
Leave monday
Springtown, TX to Galveston,Tx load
Deliver to midlothian, TX then run to Burmingham,AL to load 8am tuesday. Deliver that in Sinton, TX wednesday morning befor 4am. Then off to galveston to load for midlothian wednesday afternoon.
Thirsday & friday are my relax days. 1 load Galveston to midlothian each day (600 miles each). Ez run.
Then home friday at 3-4pm.
43-4500 miles depending on what route I take

I sleep till sat morning and mow the lawn, fix truck, etc. sunday is me day.

Been doing this for over a year now. Im flippin wore out but this economy is hitting trucking hard. 3 more years & I’m done

My driving for buddies is more taxing than driving for work because of DOT regulations. For some reason every time I drive for friends it requires me to drive fourteen or seventeen hours a day to get where I’m going when I’m supposed to be there.

 

[welldigger00]

As a gawd damn California truck driver, I don’t do it for the money(which is yuge money) I do it for the lifestyle. I love missing out on river trips with my friends. And, I’ve got an affinity for that hodgy lifestyle. Gonna trade big pete in for a cascadia. I’ll keep the RGN tho. Ditch the thourogoods for some Jerusalem cruisers, and get the beads up in my headliner.

 

[welldigger00]

Oh, btw, I’ve been from Rialto to Dallas twice this week…

 

[4Waters]

Backed up as far as I could with my horn blaring, 3 other cars and another semi. He denied he rolled back and said I hit him. We had 2 witnesses stay and give statements and when we got home we downloaded the video and sent it to the AZ State Trooper that was investigating this. This happened in July on the 40. His last name is Singh and that is all you need to know.

Most here know that I drive local for a large municipality and also ran 911 calls, I am a professional driver, this guy isn't.

 

[Music to my Ears]

Spend a week on the road in a truck. then come back and comment. I dont mean a leisure taking somethin somewhere for a buddy. I mean runnin 4500 miles a week 100+ hours to pay bills.

My typical work week
Leave monday
Springtown, TX to Galveston,Tx load
Deliver to midlothian, TX then run to Burmingham,AL to load 8am tuesday. Deliver that in Sinton, TX wednesday morning befor 4am. Then off to galveston to load for midlothian wednesday afternoon.
Thirsday & friday are my relax days. 1 load Galveston to midlothian each day (600 miles each). Ez run.
Then home friday at 3-4pm.
43-4500 miles depending on what route I take

I sleep till sat morning and mow the lawn, fix truck, etc. sunday is me day.

Been doing this for over a year now. Im flippin wore out but this economy is hitting trucking hard. 3 more years & I’m done

What are you delivering to Midlothian? Does it have to do with the big cement plants? We live in Midlo, so just curious.

 

[FlyByWire]

My grandfather owned a small trucking company in the early 50s, and worked in Orange County and did a lot of the hauling for the construction of Disneyland. It’s how he met my grandmother. We came across some old pictures after his passing of that time of his life, different time in this country that’s for sure.

I drove over the road for a couple years myself. It’s a hard job. Not a lot of people these days understand that. It’s not just sitting there holding a steering wheel (well, maybe it is THESE days), it’s a massive responsibility that carries huge implications if you fuck it up.

The industry has changed drastically even in the short 20 years since I drove. No longer is the official hat of the truck driver a ‘trucker hat’. The vast majority of the drivers I come in contact with, are pieces of shit, and they hurt a lot of people in my little area alone. They absolutely give the good ones a terrible reputation by profession association.

The answer as to how they get licenses… is through New York State. Non-domiciled CDL is what it’s called.

 

[monkeyswrench]

The answer as to how they get licenses… is through New York State. Non-domiciled CDL is what it’s called.

That explains it...about 20 years ago I had hoops to jump through, background checks and such...these guys haven't even been in the country long enough to pass most any of them.

 

[mash on it]

My grandpa, Ted, hauled hay out of the Bakersfield area to the dairies in southeast LA. County. It took 10+
hours to go over the ridge route.
He died going over the ridge route in 1941. Another immigrant from Holland that didn't speak English. Much.

My pops started trucking in 1957, and later bought the company, hauling doors out of Santa Fe Springs, which he sold when he was drafted into the Army in '60. In '65, he worked for and then bought a chemical trucking company, retired the trucks in the late '80s. The EPA didn't help.
My pops was the youngest of 5 brothers, all of them in trucking, some in So Cal, some in Washington, all dairy related.

Both my brother and I had our CDLs in our late teens. I've given mine up some 25 years ago. I've logged a few miles. And some that weren't.

Dan'l

 

[Sleek-Jet]

In the 30's the Rail Road still hauled most of the freight into small and mid size towns. I imagine most trucking was local in day cabs. Not this multiday OTR stuff that goes on today. A different world for sure.

 

[nameisbond]

Here in Canada most are East Indian and many bought their CDL. Big scandal on bribes for licenses here. They keep hitting overpasses here almost weekly.

 

[Ziggy]

Do most of you CDL drivers still honk if kids give you the arm pump?

 

[4Waters]

Do most of you CDL drivers still honk if kids give you the arm pump?

Depends on the situation but yes

 

[TonyFanelli]

I noticed these non English-speaking creeps on our motorcycle trip in July...stopped just west of Laramie WY to fuel up. There was at least 20 of these guys just walking around...behind the counter too. Got an eerie feeling as they just stared at us speaking in gibberish.
Made us wonder too if this is part of a plan when the shit starts going down, seeing how many of them are driving for the supply chain

 

[callbob]

I remember one time I had a car in front of me with two little kids waving at me out the back window. I started making goofy faces at them and they turned around and told their mother. I just kept a straight face until she turned back around. Kept this up for awhile before mom caught on. Fun times back then.

 

[rrrr]

Spend a week on the road in a truck. then come back and comment. I dont mean a leisure taking somethin somewhere for a buddy. I mean runnin 4500 miles a week 100+ hours to pay bills.

My typical work week
Leave monday
Springtown, TX to Galveston,Tx load
Deliver to midlothian, TX then run to Burmingham,AL to load 8am tuesday. Deliver that in Sinton, TX wednesday morning befor 4am. Then off to galveston to load for midlothian wednesday afternoon.
Thirsday & friday are my relax days. 1 load Galveston to midlothian each day (600 miles each). Ez run.
Then home friday at 3-4pm.
43-4500 miles depending on what route I take

I sleep till sat morning and mow the lawn, fix truck, etc. sunday is me day.

Been doing this for over a year now. Im flippin wore out but this economy is hitting trucking hard. 3 more years & I’m done

Birmingham to Sinton must be a tough drive. Ugh.

 

[Rvrluvr]

What are you delivering to Midlothian? Does it have to do with the big cement plants? We live in Midlo, so just curious.

Yes. east of 287 off 67

 

[nameisbond]

An older article and its got worse since then: https://vancouversun.com/feature/why-trucks-keep-hitting-bc-overpasses

 

[Your ad here]

I work for a grading company and working with dump truck drivers is part of the job. Father and son teams are the best to work with. Mexican drivers are pretty good. Everyone else is well, lets just say I'm glad I didn't wake up in their body in the morning. Do have to say transfer truck drivers are pretty good.

 

[Kachina26]

Yes. east of 287 off 67

Thought you were a wheelbarrow pusher?

 

[NicPaus]

I talk to a few of the belly dump drivers at the dump while waiting. Was there just before closing last night. They are majority young Hispanics. They get paid per ton They haul out. They like to show up late for last haul and are all over weight on the scale. Young kid was 5k pounds over. I mentioned that's a good ticker. He didn't even have a clue that it would be in the $10k range. Was his last haul for the night and was just over 85k lbs.

The guys loading lately are terrible. I got base after dumping and he dropped at least 100 lbs on my fender. Then just kept dumping after I was waving him to stop. Took me 30 minutes to clean it off. And shovel it flat. 11,280 lbs of base. Was driving my river truck as the other 2500 is loaded with quartz slabs. It handled it no problem. Just under 15k and truck is rated for 16k.

 

[MOUZER]

glad im retired teamster retired hazmat owner operater 2 trucks 1985 ish pics of pics

after 30 yrs

 

[WTR&PWR]

I talk to a few of the belly dump drivers at the dump while waiting. Was there just before closing last night. They are majority young Hispanics. They get paid per ton They haul out. They like to show up late for last haul and are all over weight on the scale. Young kid was 5k pounds over. I mentioned that's a good ticker. He didn't even have a clue that it would be in the $10k range. Was his last haul for the night and was just over 85k lbs.

The guys loading lately are terrible. I got base after dumping and he dropped at least 100 lbs on my fender. Then just kept dumping after I was waving him to stop. Took me 30 minutes to clean it off. And shovel it flat. 11,280 lbs of base. Was driving my river truck as the other 2500 is loaded with quartz slabs. It handled it no problem. Just under 15k and truck is rated for 16k.

If you were at CWS I’ve had the same experience. They use those shitty buckets to load you that are made for sorting trash so the base piles out the sides as they load you.
I tell them to flatten in with the loader if they can reach into the trailer so I don’t have to shovel it and still spend 10 mins using a broom getting all the excess off so I don’t break someone’s windshield.

 

[petie6464]

This conversation could go on forever. Bottom line trucking companies are charlatans x1000, they've sharpend their skills at screwing their employees to the point of perfection. It's so outlandish that getting uneducated illiterate people from foreign countries is just another step in the unscrupulous scheme.

It's not hard to coerce someone that lives and eats out of a dumpster, convince him to live in a truck and sleep in a truck stop and pay him peanuts while telling him "It's the American Dream".