Comments By Bobcat_Bob

I agree with you to a degree, but yes it is training. The trainer will be ( or at least should be) watching everything you do and teaching you how to do it. They won't just be "sleeping"

For local ( like myself) yes it does matter.

For OTR it does not really matter, you will be able to take the truck home and park nearby to your house.

I'd report it to the police and your company, otherwise you could be looking at leaving the scene of an accident.

How much weight do you think your drive axles will weigh when fully loaded? With YRC going out of business there are a lot of single axle day cabs looking for a new home. You just can't be over 20k lbs on the drives

Yes you will, it just depends on your line of work and company. For example Most linehaul and p&D drivers get 2 days off in a row every week. OTR drivers may only earn 1 day off for every 5 to 7 days they work.

That's crazy, great job keeping it under control!

What ever few seconds he thought he saved are wasted now. Might lose his job over it as well.

I was gonna say I been making the rounds lately

Wow, you told me I was the only one and there are no other drivers in your life.

Anyone here just check out the Craigslist add for fun once and awhile? Holy moly are there some crazy ads.

Seen one today, "1700 a week for 5 or 6 days 1099 no matter how many miles you run!!" Well sign me right up for that! Gross 2-4k a week " must be willing to RUN can't be afraid of snow" which means they are not going to let you say its unsafe to drive.

Lease our brand new truck " no credit check, no down payment, own it in 3-5 years". Gross 6-10k gross a week!! ignore the 1200 a week we take for the truck payment and the other fees. "No forced dispatch! be your own boss! pick your routes!!" make 2500 a week!

Very few large companies have a ad on Craigslist in Chicago right now it seems, its almost all 1099, flat rate pay or leases. it is no wonder why newbies can be lost, they all sound so great on paper.

( If anyone is interested Super Ego hiring lease operators pay off your brand new truck in 3 years!)

Sorry first picture is kinda bad.

I made it back to my yard with 5 minutes on my 14, had I not had a 70 mph truck today I wouldn't have made it.

I would have weekly meetings showing all the blown brake chambers, air bags and other pretrip items so new drivers understand what to look for. Not just memorizing words.

I can definitely get behind this. I find way too many problems others should have or they are just ignoring them.

I would also set up an amazing communication system so all drivers get the same information at the same time.

I would do the same. Here communication varies greatly by terminal.

Find a way to increase and improve training, especially for new drivers. Implement continuing education for existing drivers, regardless of how much experience they have

This is a good idea, I feel like my meet partner who is a great guy, but has been doing this 25 years, gets lax in his pretrips and hazmat paperwork.