patriciajnsn
Steering Wheel Holder
Not worth it is it.I know what UPS does because I had an hr long interview awhile back.Its alot harder then just delivering pkgs and you have to attend a school in DesMoines to learn everything about the job.
What needs to be done to attract more women drivers to the industry?
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patriciajnsn
Steering Wheel Holder
The pkg handler whether for FedEx or UPS you better be able to do so many trailers in an hr.
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
Not for me anyway. I'm not built for it and unfortunately for me it goes beyond just fitness.
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
I try to hustle my time outside the truck to get my cardio a little bit. Fortunately being local with multiple stops and drops every day helps.
I'm still getting rounder and rounder though. Lol
I'm still getting rounder and rounder though. Lol
theres you fith wheel
freaking scary bro
. that makes the people of wal mart look like super models
patriciajnsn
Steering Wheel Holder
Her back looks like an ass or humungest breast I can't decide.View attachment 35537 theres you fith wheel
Getfit Tommy
Highway Hero
It's good that you know that.
I do the same thing.. and still hit the gym. I try to make up for it with sleep and nutrition, but the aging factor is so strong... way stronger than people give credit... ad that to driving truck and you pretty much have a recipe for ultimate discomfort vs... what they call "Golden Years???"
I have no clue where people were in the state of mind or health to have "golden years" ... even Bowie sang about them.. I guess he didnt get to enjoy them either
Point is, through all my rambling and hidden messages, truckdriving will make you work harder than a "normal" (?????) "person".. and in the end, or should I say "towards" the end.... you will feel it. OMG, you WILL FEEL IT.
There was a day when trucking made me so happy. I actually looked forward to hitting the road. No matter how long the trip or how physical the labor.
Now? I go through this mental "angst" before each trip... I wanna go, I don't wanna go.... I'm cool when I'm out there, but sometimes I wish I hadn't taken the load.
It's "hit or miss" these days.
I think after a good 35 years it really is time to start thinking about getting some semblance of a life.
Trucking steals that from you. It gives you a "lifestyle".. but the "life" part really is lacking.
Not sure if ANYONE is with me here, but with all the regulations that are coming and all of the years Ive already put in, all the freedom I've had... I'm not sure I even want a taste of "what's to come"
My rig is beautiful. The truck is a show truck, but at the end of the day.... it really has no effect on me when I'm tired, angry, apathetic.. and just plain worn out.
Could be just me. I see a lot of dudes older than me that look like Zombies holding the wheel.. running 54.9 mph...
I can't do that. I can't no matter how hard I try.
This is why I think that the mandates will be too much for me to handle.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. I think that analogy applies to me.
... as I'm holding the steering wheel ... thinking... thinking... thinking....
same here i'm lost
. i guess it depends on what the dude fantasizes about if he want''s one or the other. that's more like a W900
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Getfit Tommy
Highway Hero
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
Lol that's the other problem. You get way too much time to think when you drive truck.
Even on my local routes sometimes I've got a couple solid hours of thoughts. It's not good. Lol
I came into it pretty highly regulated so that particular aspect doesn't bother me though.
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
I only grabbed that part of your comment to quote.
I never came out here to be part of the lifestyle. I came out here to have a business for my life at home with my wife and kids.
If anything, my heart attack last year, steeled that resolve. The truck is never our life, it is just the means to the end of our life
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Getfit Tommy
Highway Hero
Damn...
That's some rough truth right there.
The follow-up for your heart health continues until that day... also
Sorry brother. Very...
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
Damn man hope you're recovering well and continue to.
Cargo Commando
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Duck, I could throw you over my shoulder and then make it into a cab over. Wanna try?Women on average have less upper body strength. For some, it would require more effort to climb up into the cab. Especially the ones with 4 foot wide asses.
Therefore the fact that trucks don't have power lifts on the sides is SEXIST!
No, seriously, I've actually heard feminists attempt to make that argument.
Cargo Commando
Well-Known Member
This happened to me too! In my youth I went for plumbing, construction, even roofing jobs. The number 1 refrain I heard is "The men won't concentrate and work if a woman is on the job site". So I went on to create my niche and ended up being the best technician in a regional area - male or female. Fuck the norms!!!
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
Had a female enlisted constantly taking my guys to have them go shovel snow.
I asked her what gives one day.
She said she always got guys to do it....
Because she's a girl.
About flipped on her. Instead, took her back to her supervisor and had her explain what she was doing.
She spent the next three days in snow and ice making sure we had the cleanest and safest sidewalks in Minnesota.
I asked her what gives one day.
She said she always got guys to do it....
Because she's a girl.
About flipped on her. Instead, took her back to her supervisor and had her explain what she was doing.
She spent the next three days in snow and ice making sure we had the cleanest and safest sidewalks in Minnesota.
Cargo Commando
Well-Known Member
I got out... Do it and don't look back.
Getfit Tommy
Highway Hero
Thank you man.... seriously.
I mentioned in another thread that I got a call last Thursday from an old friend asking me to come and work for her. I work alone, set my own hours, full benefits...
It's been eating at me... especially while driving. It makes me hate the truck...
I already know that I won't be able to handle the mandates. I've already exhausted that subject.
To me, this is a "once in a lifetime" offer....
Nevertheless; it's not an easy decision.
She said, "If you don't like it, you can always climb back into the truck"... which is true. For me? I like to make things much more complicated than that.
That's why I like to hear a vote of confidence from an ex-trucker. We will ALWAYS be truckers, no matter what... and I'm sure I'll be talking about all my trucking stories... and as time goes on, I will embellish them....
"Back in the Day"
I have made a promise to myself that I will attend at least two major truck shows a year.... if that will help me ~
PEACE!
(((ME)))
Well-Known Member
Who the heck want to follow everyone else....The beat of one own drum is so much more rewarding. I know people who created there own businesses and jobs....There are any number of ways to generate that dough....I heard that saying about men won't concentrate and work if a woman is on the job site....All I can say is
if she is the boss of that job site he better work or hit the time clock and leave.
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
You can ogle and do your job at the same time if you're good. Haha
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