Truck Stop Follies And Assorted Stupidity

Right on. I get it.

I just said something to a driver the other day who lowered his landing gear on the asphalt not the concrete. He didn't like it, but he couldn't deny it needed moved so he moved it where it needed to be. Good grief, that's what it's there for.

Now, if we could get the spotters in some of these yards to do the same.

This is for learning, Bill. It doesn't matter to me what the company is, or what the driver's name is. If they screw up because of something that was dumb, dangerous, or lazy I'll post it. Hopefully those reading won't have the same issues or bad habits.

I witnessed this one at a Love's off I-75, near Calhoun, GA two days ago (21 June).

It appeared the Amazon driver was going to outsmart everyone by creating his own parking spot at the truck entry/exit point of the truck stop. After scraping the sidewalls of his drive tires along the high curb for at least 25', one of the tires blew out. SURPRISE! After the tire and associated service call costs, it would not surprise me if he's going to be in the Negative Profit Range this week. One of the glaring mistakes on this one is the fact there were marked parking spots available at the time. All that was required was backing in.

From my observations of many of the Amazon contract drivers, there are only two questions that must have a "YES" answer at the employment interview:

1) Do you own a truck?

2) Do you have a pulse?

It appears as if all the shtboxes that used to run for Landstar all went running to Amazon lol

This was a driver departing a gas station with a small amount of truck parking. I passed this one on US-220 this morning in NC. Initially, I thought there had been an accident at an intersection. As I got within a half mile, I thought the driver had turned right too early, sticking the trailer into the ditch. NOPE!

"But I did my pre trip! I swear I did. The fifth wheel must have broken or something. It was fine when I went to bed last night....."

Don't be a lazy bum and lose your job over something simple. Do a pre trip and check your fifth wheel every time you get out, then again before you get back in your truck. Do a tug test, then do another. Every single time. I sent the video to Mr. Bonehead on YT.

Good reason to always set trailer brakes first then pull forward against king pin and set tractor brakes. Would have more than likely prevented this.

Good reason to always set trailer brakes first then pull forward against king pin and set tractor brakes. Would have more than likely prevented this.

Absolutely! G-Town has made this point several times in the past.

I am so paranoid about this I check pre, post, and every time I come back to my truck after stepping away for something. Just today I was walking back to my truck and saw someone snooping around behind my tractor at a receiving dock. He played it off like nothing but I checked everything.

This was a driver departing a gas station with a small amount of truck parking. I passed this one on US-220 this morning in NC. Initially, I thought there had been an accident at an intersection. As I got within a half mile, I thought the driver had turned right too early, sticking the trailer into the ditch. NOPE!

"But I did my pre trip! I swear I did. The fifth wheel must have broken or something. It was fine when I went to bed last night....."

Don't be a lazy bum and lose your job over something simple. Do a pre trip and check your fifth wheel every time you get out, then again before you get back in your truck. Do a tug test, then do another. Every single time. I sent the video to Mr. Bonehead on YT.

I pulled this one from another site. Supposedly happened at a truck stop in Texas.

Good thing that rabbit guard did it's job!

I pulled this one from another site. Supposedly happened at a truck stop in Texas.

Good thing that rabbit guard did it's job!

It would be truly apropos if another WE truck did the damage.

I pulled this one from another site. Supposedly happened at a truck stop in Texas.

Good thing that rabbit guard did it's job!

It would be truly apropos if another WE truck did the damage.

I pulled this one from another site. Supposedly happened at a truck stop in Texas.

Good thing that rabbit guard did it's job!

It would be truly apropos if another WE truck did the damage.

Nawh, it was a Pronghorn. The small antelopes that sneak out at night to eat bugs, and get lucky! Laura told me.. and Pack too!

~ Anne ~

Ha! Anne, that comment about the Pronghorn was very funny. If a Pronghorn could do that, what could a Bison truck do?