Profile For Big Scott

Best of luck to you. I fuel and service freight train engines. What will you be doing with the railroad?

Do you only fuel for a certain company or how does your job work, i know this is a trucking forum but that might be interesting to read about since it is still a "driving" job.

I'm going to be a signal maintainer.

That's great.

While OTR I ended up only trusting Garmin. I found the RM electronics don't last. Since coming off the road I have been using the Hammer app on my phone. We switch between 4 trucks and it would be a pain to constantly hooking up a gps and taking it with me at the end of each shift. I like the Hammer app, I don't pay for it, you don't have to. You can define your truck, put your hazmat in it. It shows truck stops along the way. I would say try it. If you're doing line haul, you will probably learn your routes after a while. I go to the same places all the time, so I rarely need the GPS.

Best of luck to you. I fuel and service freight train engines. What will you be doing with the railroad?

I fuel freight train engines. We only haul red dyed diesel. In our straight truck we load up to 4600 gallons, in the semis we load up to 7000 gallons. We hook up our nozzle to the filler neck on the engine. We must lock the nozzle to the filler neck. Sometimes that is just above your head. The nozzle can be disconnected from the hose, that can make it easier to hook it to a tricky one. It's more mental than physical. We must be in contact with the tower or trainmaster and put up signs. These signs are the equivalent of a lockout/tag out. Then it's important not to leave anything behind. Rail yards at night are fun.

With tanker there are hoses and nozzles to lift and ladders to climb. I don't think it's that physical of a job.

I intentionally came "home" to NC to vote in person. At least I was the one to put my ballot into the machine.

The first time in my life, where I thought "May God have mercy on our soul" as I did it.

In NC they are not allowed to touch our ballots. My wife and I voted on day one of early voting.

I had purchased my home before I got into trucking. Along the way, I went from two incomes to one. My wife became disabled and can no longer work. Everything was great until the economy crashed, inflation took off and the company I was with no longer had the miles I needed. I am still digging out of the hole that that perfect storm helped create.

However, life is still good.

Glad everything is going well for you.

You can buy a porta potty at most Walmarts. Also you may find them at Home Depot and camping stores. I bought one that folded up. A 5 gallon bucket with a pool noodle, cut to size and slit, makes a cushion to sit on. Heavy duty trash bags to contain things. I have a friend who uses a 3 gallon bucket because it fit under the bunk.

Brett, I'm glad you're in great shape. You are doing what works for you.

However, BK is correct you are an ass. You won't update your site. You constantly put people down. You are the reason so many good people don't post great advice anymore. It's harder and harder because the info on your site is years out of date. You know this and refuse to do the work to make a better product.

I'm not perfect, but I always try to improve myself.

My two cents.

Either whichever one will take you or which one fits you best. It will end up being what you make of it.