Posted by jimg.allentown on April 15, 2017 at 19:55:38 from (173.49.129.201):
In Reply to: Semi truck drivers posted by Gary from Muleshoe on April 14, 2017 at 20:23:38:
One thing that I do not see mentioned here is the lack of training for new drivers. It drives me crazy to hear the advertisements on the radio saying that a truck driver makes over $45,000 a year, and that they will put you on the road making that in LESS THAN 30 DAYS!!!! Really? wow. So, in less than a month, they will teach a newbie how to safely handle a big rig, teach him the rules of the road, and teach him courtesy??? I think not.
Another thing that I see is crooked dispatchers and brokers. Example: I went to a shipper to pick up a load of freight. The shipper required me to be on the dock, and to count the freight. Dispatch wanted me to log that time as sleeper berth. I was a greenhorn driver at that time, and I was bullied by the dispatcher to do this. Example: After a delivery in Virginia, I was sent all through North Carolina to pick up several partial loads. After driving over 10 hours and over 500 miles, I was told that the freight I had just picked up had to be delivered in Philadelphia at 0700 the next morning. By this time, I was much more experienced, and I blew my top! I soundly refused and cursed dispatch. Told them that I was bringing it back to the home terminal, and that would only be AFTER my 10 hour break and then in proper driving time.
I can say with certainty that if I or any of my friends or family gets injured by one of those 30-day wonders, I will sue them out of business. I promise. Next on my list is bullies in dispatch.
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