Harder- waiting for load / unload Easier - long 14 hr days.
Harder: Finding parking, especially in certain areas! Easier: Mountains
Harder: Dealing with stupid people (there's just soooooo many of them)
Easier: Everything else.
Harder: learning to split shift a Mack Tri-plex tranny
Easier: handling a set of doubles trailers
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Harder: Dealing with the anxiety of when I will be off a dock heading to next load. Easier: Making turns safely.
Dalton Highway. After that everything was easier than I thought .
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Name one trucking thing you found more difficult than you thought it would be, and something that was easier than you expected.
Harder: Time Management Easier: Shifting a manual
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