Not sure if Reddit works like this but can any of you guys remember the handles for some of the good posters at r/trucking? Would be cool to get them in here. I don't think most of them know about this place. It's hard to remember everyone's handle though. /u/waldotherogue. /u/apartclod_22. /u/vocativelion. /u/adventuredog. I don't even know if I'm spelling these right.

OK so this is the ultimate fuck you to everyone that calls r/trucking home. If you are not yet aware (I can't imagine you not being) fucktard u/bearborg has blocked access to the subreddit he stole. SO what the fuck fellas?

Hey guys I am going thru my first accident after I started no more then 10 months ago,it bums me out to know I got in one but I can't keep looking at the past as it has already slowed me down but I need some advice, is my trucking career over? I really love this job but can't find no work with anyone now. I just don't know what to do. any help is appreciated. some more general info, I went to the DMV and turned in my h-1 I believe it is and I gave all my information to the CHP, it was a rearend, luckily no one was hurt and just the trunk of the car was caved in. Thank you guys if you need more info please ask.

So I am 30 years old and have a decent job as a plumber which can have a fairly high ceiling for me, however I just feel like I am not enjoying it that much. I work on the road, live with some dude I dont even like in a shitty hotel and I dont really make as much as I feel I could. Now I realize driving truck I will probably be away from home possibly even more than I am now, but it's kind of one of them things that I've always wanted to do but never did because I didnt want to be on the road... Well look at me now. I have been on the road for the past 10 years. (Military and Plumbing) I should be able to have whats remaining on my GI bill pay for the school. I would just have to save up enough money to take the time off to attend.

Any thoughts or advice from you guys? Those of you that made the switch at a later age, did you have a decent job at the time aswell?

All in all I really don't mind being on the road, but for me, I feel that if I'm on the road, the lifestyle of the trucking is what maybe suits me.

I was working at UPS in the hub and got fired because a black guy asked me if I would date a black girl and I said no. He asked why and I explained it to him, bluntly. I kind of hate people in general now because I worked my ass off there for 9 years and was right on the edge of buying a house. Now I'm homeless and pretty much have no job skills. I know what sleeping in a Walmart parking lot is like. And again, not very social. Feel free to leave any comments on what your day to day life is like so I can show my councilor I have consulted other truckers to see what its like.

I am looking to join this industry in the near few weeks and would like more confidence on how well I would be treated if I were to continue smoking weed. Im not a drinker, MJ is definatley safer(Just saying) aswell i heard the oil cures cancer.

How are the random checks? Do they ask for specimens in office or send you to a clinic for Urine test?

Any suggestion on a company to go with after my first year?

I would like to travel to Colorado, any company to suggest?

Thanks (8

I live in Memphis TN, which is known as Americas Distribution center so I know job outlook is higher than hell but, How much do truckers usually get paid? O/D and Regional? How can I prepare for the training? What does training consist of? How is the stress? etc.

Many questions.

Let's try to bring attention here so that BB can sit in his sub and talk to himself.

Also upvote new submissions so they can stand a chance.

Stuck in NY, just outside of Rochester, until delivery in the morning. Of course, NY idle laws don't permit idling for longer than 5 minutes unless it is 25 degrees or lower. So, it's going to be a balmy 36 tonight and no idling and my APU is down until I get a new water pump on it (thanks to a piece of gator). What a load of crap. I just bought some groceries at Wal Mart, too - now I've got to shut down my refrigerator as well, as I don't want to drain the batts.

I wonder if the morons who come up with this crap go home and turn off the heat or AC at night or sit in their house with no lights on. Apparently it doesn't dawn on these idiots that the AC power in their homes is being generated by something - likely a big coal fired plant.

Hi, I've wanted to be a truck driver for a while now so I decided to apply. I was curious if anyone here knows if it's pretty easy to get into TDDS or not as it's right down the road from me.

Truck broke down off 95 in the Bronx today - after 4 hours of waiting for a towtruck one comes - but all they do is move me 2 miles to get off the interstate and drop me. Aparently in NYC only certain tow rigs are allowed on the highway and ALL they do is get you off it. So here I am... after starting my clock at 01:00 its now 20:00 and im waiting on a second towtruck. Today just aint my day

This is the second day in a row that I have stepped out of my truck, and while en route into the TS to buy my morning coffee, I have encountered some lowlife maggot pissing out of his driver's door on the TS lot. What lazy, lowlife, maggot POS's these idiots are. If you do it - F'n quit it. We wonder why the general population has a less than stellar opinion of professional drivers - it is shit like this!!!

I'm going to begin taking pictures of truck, trailer and company names and shaming them into the "Lowlife Maggot Hall of Fame" for all of the internet to see - public humiliation would likely get some of the carrier's attention.

Quit being a lowlife!!!

I'll try to make this short and to the point. I am a company driver. My company is on dot probation and therefore unable to do "for hire" loads (or so they told me). We currently lease a tractor and the lessor takes care of all mechanical truck issues. We only pay for things we cause (accidents and wear items like brakes and tires). This lease truck made me think maybe I should lease a truck myself and do the for hire work under my own authority. But that's where it gets complicated for me. If I'm running empty from Maine to Maryland, I pick up a quick load that can be done on my route, and deliver under my o/o status. Then I get to Maryland and... Switch back to company driver and pickup their load and head back to Maine? I feel like I'm making this too complicated and there has to be a way to make myself some money. The company will hypothetically offset the price of the leased truck as long as it makes financial sense to them. Even picking up independent loads, they would take a cut.

I'm trying to avoid screwing either myself or them.

Greetings, I am but a lowly 4 wheeler with a question. It's not super common but I do see what looks like a scoop under some trailers these days. The "scoop" opening if towards the rear of the trailer and they are usually blue or black plastic. The only thing I can think of is that it's an aero thing, but it seems like the skirts would be much more effective.

I got two years left in the Army as a Truck Driver and plan on doing OTR when I get out I was wondering if any of you may know what OTR companies there are in Western Montana if any? Pacific North West Region. Or Alaska if there is any. I would love to do OTR in all US and Canada.