Fun Time - "You're Probably Not Cut Out To Be A Trucker If..."
Topic 17180 | Page 2
... You are offended easily.
...if you can't stand radio static...
.......if you like knowing what's going to happen next.......
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
"...if you really care about what that four wheeler behind you thinks..."
"If you actually like spending time with your Friends and Family"
If you insist you must shower twice a day... or even once a day.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Not a trucker yet but there is a reason why my uncle had his cdl for a month only. I was 14 years old.
"Uncle ****, we're too tall aren't we?"
"Nah we'll fit."
*smash, metal ripping noise*
"Hey uncle we fit now right?"
We get outside and try top of the truck is peeled back like a sardine can
"Yeah Zach, we fit now...."
Ouch.
Yeah was not a good day
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
If you insist you must shower twice a day... or even once a day.
We've had a few of those here.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
"...if you really care about what that four wheeler behind you thinks..."
Im currently just a four wheeler and i never gave the slightest about other four wheelers lol.
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