Profile For Spaceman Spiff

Spaceman Spiff's Info

  • Location:
    Roanoke, VA

  • Driving Status:
    Experienced Driver

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  • Joined Us:
    6 years, 3 months ago

Spaceman Spiff's Bio

Company fuel hauler.

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Posted:  1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Hazmat driver 30 minute paid break

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Chipotle (or any eating) is extremely surprising. People get warnings for not getting their helmet on quickly enough after exiting the cab. Kind of encourages more head swiveling on my part during loading in the future.

I already approached one of your crew, 189 or 193 or something like that, bigger guy. Said he didn't know TT but had an idea who you were. Still in 9973, starting around 2 pm at any given rack.

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Saw your tractor today at KM1 around 1230 but when I saw you don’t start until 2, I figured y’all must slip seat. I’m in 183 which is the only tractor we have on the road without the pump and hose reel behind the cab. Still gonna keep my eyes peeled.

That was almost it! I couldn't see the numbers on the cab when checking in but apparently you read mine well enough! Guess I should worry about the eye check on my medical renewal here in a month lol

Posted:  2 months ago

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Hazmat driver 30 minute paid break

Chipotle (or any eating) is extremely surprising. People get warnings for not getting their helmet on quickly enough after exiting the cab. Kind of encourages more head swiveling on my part during loading in the future.

I already approached one of your crew, 189 or 193 or something like that, bigger guy. Said he didn't know TT but had an idea who you were. Still in 9973, starting around 2 pm at any given rack.

Posted:  2 months, 1 week ago

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Hazmat driver 30 minute paid break

For me, some days I get plenty of time to rest during the day while others I’m running hard to be back in under 14 hours. Right now, we’re pretty slow for some reason and we might get an hour or more of downtime during our day. I’d rather stay busy and keep moving than sitting for hours waiting on a load. We also seem to be having trouble and playing the allocation game and waste a ton of time just trying to get loaded or there are issues at the rack. We get paid by the hour but I hate sitting around wasting time while others try to. If it wasn’t for the nights, weekends and holidays, I’d love to work for Sheetz but I’m kind of enjoying my Monday thru Friday day shift.

Bottom line, you’re driving their equipment which they expect you to operate safely… do what you need to do to do so. If you need to stop and take a quick nap, take it at Burger King.

You don't work nights, weekends or holidays?

Also I agree with the rack issues but only at buckeye on Starkey recently. Wish they'd figure out the 1st regular arms on lane 1 and 3.

Not sure how all these hourly fueling companies compare exactly but mine pays by the load so the quicker and more efficient one can prove themselves to be, the more orders you will be trusted with over time.

Posted:  5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Prime presented me an Excellence Award Tonight!!

Lobster AND steak I hope?

Well done Kearney!

Posted:  11 months, 1 week ago

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New career

If you can buy a truck outright, why not use that money for real estate instead? Much better return to rent a property and see the investment grow instead of depreciating in a vehicle.

Posted:  1 year, 6 months ago

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Logbook

This is not a 9 to 5 job. This is a "you may drive at any time during a 24 hour clock, but within you 14 hours of starting".

Therefore if you statt at midnight, you may not drive past 2 pm which is the end of your 14 hours. Therefore you have 11 hours to drive between midnight and 2pm. That allows time for bathroom breaks, food and possibly a customer.

Possibly a customer, love it

Posted:  1 year, 6 months ago

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Aced my CDL exam today!!!

Man that's great, you did lots of research, studying and asked questions, then proved you worked hard at this with a big win, way to go

Posted:  1 year, 6 months ago

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Who IS busy right now?

Fuel hauling in my area hasn't slowed. If anything we are getting busier thanks to the warmer weather and increased traffic at our beach stores.

We also have some new guys in training and have a couple more about to be hired.

Ditto here in SW Virginia, hiring drivers and getting busier. Expecting things to become very busy in about a month I'm told.

Posted:  1 year, 6 months ago

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Changing State residency?

A traveling mailbox is definitely the way to go if you don't plan on physically moving to the state of residence. The comments Listed above gave you pretty solid advice.

Wow red gator in the flesh. Stoked to hear from you.

Posted:  1 year, 7 months ago

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Job After CDL School With A Simple Possession Of Marijuana Charge Recently

Wow great attitude. I also find the emojis a legitimate and mature response to constructive criticism.

But keep going in your pursuit, CDL school instructors still need to make a dollar and put bread on the table.

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