Uncle Birchy
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Heavy going by my Guage and wasn't sure..
Was within 140 pounds on my trailer but 300 over on my steers..
Sliding 5th wheel is a REAL B-Word too
Time to lift emergency hours-of-service waiver?
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Was within 140 pounds on my trailer but 300 over on my steers..
Sliding 5th wheel is a REAL B-Word too
So you went around because you didn't want to do the work. Definitely wasn't the same situation as me.
Honestly, I would have crossed the scales at 140 over, nothing to worry about there, nor would I be worried about the 300 on the steers. I go over at about 12800 on the steers all the time. I have the truck to do it, but they don't know that without looking and they never look.
Hillbilly Canuck
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That's one of the downsides of a long nose. No matter how far forward that fifth wheel is my steers will never be over 11k. On some loads this can present "challenges".
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Sinister
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No.
Most people don't adopt terrible habits and tell themselves it's normal.
Most people take the job seriously and are somewhat decent at it. Most people do not tear up equipment all the time and blame everything else.
Regarding trucking you are every example of what NOT to be. Frankly I wish you were not on the highway.
Uncle Birchy
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If I'm so Terrible an embarrassedment to this industry....
Then why did my company keep bugging me n offer me a raise when I was perfectly happy and contempt to stay home and enjoy the rest of my summer
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Sinister
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Desperation.
Pure and simple.
Notice how you were treated upon returning. It wasn't exactly a warm welcome. The reason is because most people didn't want you back. But they likely lost the argument with someone above them.
And they'd rather not lose a customer, so they need freight moving. @Mike as a single truck can wildcat freight. Whole companies with established customers cannot. Losing even one account can be a death knell for a company.
Electric Chicken
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44cpm is a cheap driver these days. They can give an unreliable driver loads with no serious deadlines and run him cheap. They'll give the reliable drivers more money to run the important stuff.
Uncle Birchy
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That's after the raise..
I started at 42cpm
But they don't make me work too gosh awful hard either..
A better company would expect alot more out of me
Sinister
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A better company would not talk to you.
Uncle Birchy
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Nor would I even waste my time applying at a better company in the first place..
Uncle Birchy
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Good let them guys run themselves into an early grave for an extra nickel or dime per mile ...
More power to them
Uncle Birchy
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Set the bar low and you'll never be "disappointed" either
Electric Chicken
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That's what I tell the ladies.
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