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Trucker Humor: Trucking Company Name Acronyms
Can't Reach Sixty Three - CRST
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I will have to go back through school anyway and CRST is in my top 3 choices as I worked for them previously. I was hoping there might be some Internet bulletin that could coordinate drivers teaming up, kind of like a dating site, but geared to work criteria, lifestyle habits related to cleanliness, health and potential areas of conflict like excessive noisy music or constant screaming, noisy hobbies...etc. With a special section on how long you would like to run and desired home time schedule. If I had the techy know how I might be able to create this. But, hoped some innovator may have created a trucker tool to facilitate this already. Thanks for the feedback!
Posted: 9 years ago
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Well the boss has been keeping me busy hauling scrap. Not the best paying loads but while I was getting unloaded today, I thought I would grab a couple of photos.....
Scrap pile....
Part of the scrap pile, the belt that feeds the shredder and part of the Barko that unloads the trucks and feeds the shredder.
My view of the unloading through the rear cab window. When you pull in there, you take all of your securement off and then pull up to the Barko....
In the last two days I have hauled a total of 120k pounds of scrap in 2 loads.... 58k today and 62k yesterday. Gross was 100k and 90k.
Holy Scrap!
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So, I drove 1996-98, and had relatively good luck finding 2 long term (1 year each) co-drivers during that time. It was random luck mostly, or my winning personality. I am definitely working towards re-establishing my CDL this Fall and returning to trucking OTR. I would like to co-drive for the miles again, but worry about finding someone that wants to run like I want to and has a compatible personality. Is there any way to find someone before heading off to school? There's no one that I have in my circle of friends that would even consider truck driving currently. I wouldn't mind screening people after finishing school, but I don't want it to suck up my work time, or be a continual trial by fire. Any advice?
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What's your lowest uphill speed and gear on I-90 From Spokane, WA to Missoula, MT?
There will always be the smaller trucking outfits and the owner operators whose trucks are not governed passing you on an incline - get over it - don't be thinking you need a new truck every time somebody passes you.This. This right here. It isn't a d*ck measuring contest to see who can get up the hill the fastest. It isn't (or shouldn't be) an affront to your masculinity if someone passes you.
It just makes me shake my head how many guys base their manhood on whether their truck is the fastest, the shiniest, the most stretched-out, or whether their radio can contact life on Uranus.
Way to call it Fatsqatch, but maybe Charles K being a rookie driver just had unrealistic expectations on what was mechanically possible for any truck to make the grade with a heavy load. :/
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Finding decent co-drivers
Question: why do you want to run as a team driver and not solo, Christina?
1. I'd like to run, run, run with minimal down time 2. I ran team before. 3. I also like the idea of having a backup for problem solving, navigating.
I should say, I don't have my heart absolutely set on team driving. Some companies that are predominantly solo are in my top 3 choices. All of my top 3 operate differently. I just want to investigate different aspects for each of my choices.