The Joys Of Slip Seating

One thing alot of people do not realize with local work is many times your not in the same truck , or you share the truck with a driver that uses it while you're at home. I'm not one of those guys that gets upset because someone else used "my truck", but it drives me crazy when the other drivers don't take care of it. I prefer driving our 2011 international because it's a piece of crap. Clutch is extremely stiff and it doesn't turn as well as the other trucks. Only reason I prefer this truck is because when I get 1 of the other 3 trucks (2 are 2017 autos) it makes me appreciate them much more . Also with not being able to turn as sharp I'd rather be prepared to begin my turn earlier and make corrections than get into a situation where I have to back up while in the roadway to complete my turn. 4 different trucks all handle differently. Many days I get into whatever truck I'm taking and have to empty out trash because a driver refuses to clean up after themself, or in the case of this morning some A$$ hat decided to leave me with 1/8th tank of fuel! Yesterday the other driver working was left with 1/4 tank. Both trucks weren't fueled up by drivers sent here to fill in from Rock Island. Yesterday he had to go back to the yard after 7 to fuel (we fuel at Ryder as PFG has an account set up). He was forced to get it mid route as they don't open til 7 and he had alot of driving to do, I'm lucky enough to only log maybe 100 miles today so I'll fuel when I'm done today. Gonna end up contacting a manager because policy is anything under half tank we're required to fill up. I don't want anyone to get in trouble I'm just sick and tired of people being jerks. We don't even have to get out of the truck while fueling, Ryder provides full service. I usually do my post trip while fueling so I can get home quicker. I've been driving over 6 months and have yet had to pump my own fuel, so clearly these 2 drivers were just being jerks.

I've been slip seating ever since I went local. There's some bad apples, but I think it mostly depends on the type of people your job hires.

If standards are high for new hires then from what I've discovered, slip seating isn't an issue. But if the company hires almost anyone then you're likely to get inconsiderate co-workers.

All in way, I think you just needed to vent. It sucks having these types of coworkers but this is part of the struggle with being local.

If standards are high for new hires then from what I've discovered, slip seating isn't an issue. But if the company hires almost anyone then you're likely to get inconsiderate co-workers

I'm not saying they'll hire anyone....but they tend to go after the drivers who couldn't cut it at other food places (mainly sysco),or someone off the street to train for CDL (me).

I run linehaul and have to drive someone else's truck once and awhile I've gotten in them and had the fuel be in the red and on another one the DEF was on 2 red bars. Both when it was below 0 out.

If standards are high for new hires then from what I've discovered, slip seating isn't an issue. But if the company hires almost anyone then you're likely to get inconsiderate co-workers

I'm not saying they'll hire anyone....but they tend to go after the drivers who couldn't cut it at other food places (mainly sysco),or someone off the street to train for CDL (me).

Everyone has to start somewhere. Slowly but surely rise up the ladder.

If standards are high for new hires then from what I've discovered, slip seating isn't an issue. But if the company hires almost anyone then you're likely to get inconsiderate co-workers

I'm not saying they'll hire anyone....but they tend to go after the drivers who couldn't cut it at other food places (mainly sysco),or someone off the street to train for CDL (me).

Everyone has to start somewhere. Slowly but surely rise up the ladder.

Definitely. I'm very thankful for the opportunity. Overall its a decent place to work. There's some things they do great, others not so much, like any other place. I've caught myself these last couple becoming a complainer and getting frustrated due to feeling overworked and just exhausted. Just another reason food service isn't a good option for a rookie. I've been smart enough to not raise hell immediately if something's bothering me, instead I'll give it a couple hours to see if that's really what problem was, or if it's an underlying problem that the minor issue made me over react to. Thankfully, next week the new guy is going to be done with training which will get me back to a 4 day work week and get some time to recoup.

Daniel, what are you doing for local work now? Seen you said you no longer work for tanker company

I took this same situation as an opportunity. 15 drivers assigned to trucks, longest tenure gets first choice. I'm the new guy stuck with the oldest truck. On days when newer drivers aren't working I can drive their truck. I started washing and cleaning the truck I drove each day. Now I've got drivers asking me to drive their truck while they are off.

Started driving almost a year ago, fresh out of CDL school. Like you I deliver around my state to several stops and am home every night. Semi-Trucks ranging from Volvos to Internationals, mostly 53 foot trailers. I really enjoy reading your other thread as we face a lot of the same challenges.