Comments By Chris the stick slinger

My mother in law drinks coffee 24/7/365. I always thought it odd to see her drinking coffee in the middle of summer. To each their own though...

I'm 42 and I MIGHT have drank 10 cups my entire life OS. It's just not for me. Don't take too much comfort in that statement though, as my kids all think I'm quit the odd bird.

I did once try a cup of Pilots bold blend. Was getting a little tired and still had about 200 miles to go. Thought a little pick me up to get home would be perfect. After about half the cup I think that I could have ran the rest of the way home.

I agree that coffee smells wonderful...

All you new and potential drivers, remember, it is not a race. Once you lose your patience, you also lose some factor of safety.

Exact description of what happened to me when I hit that truck with my tail swing. Got mad about a poor set up, and rushed right into that poor defenseless Silverado.

Patience is not only a virtue, but a must..

Places besides NYC metro that I hate going thru or to

Nashville....the worst traffic by far for a medium sized city. I've almost never made it through Nashville without some big slowdown, even at 1 am. Plus I just hate looking the place while I'm stuck there going 3 mph. That god awful Titans stadium . How ugly is that thing.

Who ever laid out 65/40/24 in Nashville should be beaten with a rubber hose for 30 seconds daily.

Briley parkway (155) is a decent way around that hot mess.

When I was getting my overweight tickets just outside of Memphis TN they closed the scales while me and a flat bed were getting a level 2 inspection. Drivers kept coming through the scales while the sign said closed, so the officer announced that the next driver that came through was getting a level 1. Sure enough here comes an orange truck and around back he goes with us.

I was there for over an hour while they ticketed me and the scales were closed the whole time. Still saw 50+ drivers come through there. It was strange to say the least. It actually made those officers mad that drivers came through while the sign said closed.

Overweight triggered a level 2. Which I failed because I was overweight.

I always seem to look at it as they are more than likely miserable people who don't appreciate the little rays of sunshine that shine on them every day. Let them be miserable and know that you tried.

Thanks from one driver to another. I still do appreciate an all clear and flash a thank you EVERY time.

Concentrate on your setups. Once you can get that the same every time it gets MUCH easier. Most common mistake I do and see is setting up too far away from your spot. Which doesn't leave you enough room to swing your truck back inline with your trailer.

Don't worry about the people watching you, they're just a distraction. GOAL, take YOUR time.

While fueling, watched a guy get hemmed up Tuesday. Two drivers were trying to help him get into the spot all the while some rectal hole behind them is laying on his air horn. Point being, there are both kinds of drivers in the lots.

He knows it's there. Look how far over he stays so it won't hit the cars parked on the street.

Good one anchorman. I needed to see that after a rough morning.

I would think that a good portion of the turnover is related to the large number of driving opportunities available to drivers too.

Anchorman,

I'm going to go with number four on your list. Yep, that should cover most of them.

It may not seem like it to a lot of trainees but that instruction that you miss could save your life or an innocent motorists. This job is 99% paying attention to what is going on around you. I could see how an instructor would get tired of people goofing off when the stakes are so high.

Good luck and stay awake....

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