Day 1 of Truck Driving School in Springfield, MO. My call sign is "Liberty Won"

[BFrank]

http://youtu.be/9VgNFIuUckk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VgNFIuUckk

[Anti Federalist]

Don't put the "share" link in the "video" brackets.

Just the url.

Ten four?

[phill4paul]

Good luck new member. I'd wonder if there is more regulation regarding your chosen occupation than Anti-feds.

[BFrank]

I fixed it, I think

[VIDEODROME]

I did that for about 4 years. It can be crazy but fun to.

Be safe.

[Anti Federalist]

I fixed it, I think

Close, but not quite:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VgNFIuUckk

[Anti Federalist]

I fixed it, I think

[video]"this is your url" [/video and the last bracket.

[surf]

nice name and good luck to you

[BFrank]

thanks

[luctor-et-emergo]

Cool, certainly interesting to get some insights into the trucking business.
I'll check your updates if you post them here.

Good luck with your new career and welcome to the forums !

[DonovanJames]

Springfield MO Shout out -- I'll be looking for it

[steph3n]

More accurate would be "liberty lost"

[BFrank]

lol, Im an optimist!

[QuickZ06]

I have thought about doing this for a year or so, would let me hit up most the states I have yet to visit. Ill be watching your vids for some insight, thanks for posting.

[Henry Rogue]

We need some C.W. McCall for this Truckin' thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

[mad cow]

We need some C.W. McCall for this Truckin' thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

Breaker one nine,this is mad cow,BFrank,any smokies in your 20?

[Anti Federalist]

We need some C.W. McCall for this Truckin' thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

Shit...in New AmeriKa, if you even tried that, even thought about it...or this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzuYPytj85o

You'd go to jail for the rest of your life.

And not a fucking seat belt to be seen...

[CPUd]

Good Luck!

What they won't teach you in trucking school:

If you are pushing a deadline to get loaded/unloaded, you may be able to get them to stick around a few minutes if you call straight into the warehouse. Particularly if you know them. You may have to slip them a $20.

But never on a Friday. If you're late on a Friday, you may have a long weekend.

[Anti Federalist]

You driving yet?

[KCIndy]

If you are pushing a deadline to get loaded/unloaded, you may be able to get them to stick around a few minutes if you call straight into the warehouse. Particularly if you know them. You may have to slip them a $20.



Yep. I can say from personal experience that works. I have offloaded late and gotten loaded early by greasing a few palms. It's amazing how much cooperation you can get from a guy on a warehouse dock if you slip him some cash. I usually start at fifty bucks and negotiate up from there. :D


Oh, yeah - but keep in mind... I absolutely DO NOT recommend this approach with cops.

[donnay]

This thread reminded me of the good ol' trucking songs...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxnYtIFg5E


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsPJt7X9r_8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HpmlIDIXPs

:D

[Anti Federalist]

"So put that hammer down and give it helllllll...."

RIP Snowman.

[ronpaulfollower999]

I see they have new regs for truckers...

New rules to affect truck drivers
(http://www.news4jax.com/news/new-rules-to-affect-truck-drivers/-/475880/20556128/-/fch0uf/-/index.html)

Trucking companies have been facing a labor shortage for years, and now new federal regulations may make it worse.

New rules set to go into effect July 1 will mean truckers cannot drive more than 70 hours in seven days. Truckers had been allowed to drive 82 hours under the former rules.

The Truck Safety Coalition wants to restrict drivers from driving more than 10 hours in any given day, but the new rule allows for up to 11 hours a day, as long as the total doesn't exceed the 70 hours a week.

"They want people to sleep more and get more breaks because it's just an accident waiting to happen," truck driver Rodney Sullivan said.

The coalition also wants drivers to be paid by the hour instead of by the mile, or per delivery.

Median pay for a tractor-trailer truck driver is about $38,000 a year.

Sullivan said with less hours on the road, drivers could feel it in their wallet.

"We are supposed to be professional drivers, and I think we should get professional pay, but a lot of the employers don't look at it that way," he said.

About 3,800 people were killed and 88,000 people were injured in crashes involving large trucks in 2011. While the reasons for those crashes may vary, the safety coalition believes cutting hours will help.

"That's why we have so many fatalities out on (U.S. Highway) 301, because of truck drivers aren't paying attention and they aren't fully aware of what they're doing because of fatigue," Sullivan said.

In 2006 in Union County, a tractor-trailer slammed into a car, then into a school bus. Seven children died from the crash, and an investigation revealed the truck driver had been awake for a full day and a half, except for a brief nap, at the time of the wreck.

Still, neither the industry nor safety advocates are pleased with the new rules.

The safety coalition thinks the new rules aren't strict enough, and the industry says the regulations will be a blow to their business. Both sides have filed lawsuits in an appeals court in Washington D.C. to try to alter the new regulation.

[green73]

We need some C.W. McCall for this Truckin' thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

Goddamn you, I have this video on my clipboard ready to post on this thread!

[green73]

21 hours to go to trucking school? I would think in that part of the country they'd be everywhere.

[Henry Rogue]

Goddamn you, I have this video on my clipboard ready to post on this thread!That's a big Ten Four, Rubber Duck. Keep an eye out for that Bear in the air.

[Henry Rogue]

Dupe.

[Anti Federalist]

I see they have new regs for truckers...

When do "they" NOT have new regs for somebody?

Three Felonies a Day.

[VIDEODROME]

Trucking log books and weigh stations are a pain in the ass. If you want freedom of the open road you could try an Expediter Van.

[Occam's Banana]

Shit...in New AmeriKa, if you even tried that, even thought about it...or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzuYPytj85o

You'd go to jail for the rest of your life.

And not a fucking seat belt to be seen...

Like a mythological artifact - strangely alien, yet hauntedly familiar.



The safety coalition thinks the new rules aren't strict enough, and the industry says the regulations will be a blow to their business. Both sides have filed lawsuits in an appeals court in Washington D.C. to try to alter the new regulation.

And the the band plays on ...

[Origanalist]

Like a mythological artifact - strangely alien, yet hauntedly familiar.



And the the band plays on ...

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