Lazy Truckers?

T, it's not random. That's what I'm shooting for. This just came down today.

But the main reason I posted this is to show that, no matter what your job is - sweeping a parking lot or driving a semi - do the best you can. This is the opposite of the "lazy truckers" you wrote about.

T, it's not random. That's what I'm shooting for. This just came down today.

But the main reason I posted this is to show that, no matter what your job is - sweeping a parking lot or driving a semi - do the best you can. This is the opposite of the "lazy truckers" you wrote about.

I couldn't agree more!

Lazy people create opportunity for others and we Love Lazy people.

I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.

Kobe Bryant

T, it's not random. That's what I'm shooting for. This just came down today.

But the main reason I posted this is to show that, no matter what your job is - sweeping a parking lot or driving a semi - do the best you can. This is the opposite of the "lazy truckers" you wrote about.

I think you'd be a great DM Errol. Several of the DMs I know still drive, maybe the best of both worlds.

I want to become a Swifty if I can have you for my DM. I hope you stay in the forum Errol.

It would be great to have FMs, DMs, Planners, etc... contributing to this forum. To have the benefit of their prospective would be awesome.

Hey, people, I haven't even had a chance to apply yet! I don't even have any eggs to count before they hatch.

I posted this situation to back up Mr T and the lazy trucker topic.

Oh, and BTW, this applies to drivers who think a 4 mile trailer bump isn't worth their time. These are the cherry pickers who can and will drive every 1200 mile dispatch but will whine like a spoiled kid if they're asked to make a short run.

Here's a thought plan for these people: make believe the Decline button doesn't exist.

I've only been with the new company for a month. I had a situation come up where I needed to stay close to home for a week. I was a little hesitant to even ask since I'm new here, but my family needed me so I did.

My DM and the load planner said "we'll see what we can do" and came through for me better than I had even hoped. I ran nine loads last week, including little short runs every morning after I got empty, then picking up a longer run for a delivery the next day. I was tired by Friday afternoon but I made a decent check and got home when I needed to.

I don't know that I did anything extraordinary to earn this in just four weeks, but guess who's going to bust their butt for them out of gratitude? I will say that I never complain about any loads they send, but I tend to agree that just doing that can distinguish you from other drivers.

My trainer wouldn't go out west because mountain miles are slower. You get worse miles per gallon and the mountains are a lot more dangerous then mostly flat land in the Southeast where he stays. I agree with him. Faster miles means more loads and better fuel consumption on flat ground. I stay Southeast regional

My trainer wouldn't go out west because mountain miles are slower. You get worse miles per gallon and the mountains are a lot more dangerous then mostly flat land in the se where he stays. I agree with him. Faster miles means more loads and better fuel consumption on flat ground. I stay se regional

I disagree. Let's say you get a load headed from Chicago to Sacramento, so you'll run I-80 the whole way. That's a little over 2k miles and is a pretty nice run. Donner is the worst pass you'll encounter and is 99 miles long. Even if you average 25 mph on Donner (a sandbag estimate in my opinion), that's only four hours. There are a few other small passes, notably coming into Salt Lake and the hilly areas of Wyoming, but honestly it is not going to affect your speed to the point that it cuts into your weekly mileage at all.

Then again, I'm biased as I have family in California, Oregon and Montana so I like going out west. Me when I get a load to Portland or Sacramento: