Change The Stereotype

Lady behind the cafeteria counter said "you don't look like a Truck Driver." I said yeah I'm out to change the stereotype.

Seriously though, can't companies require a higher standard than pajamas?

One driver at a time! It will definitely take a while though!

Steve, check out this article by Brett: A Look In The Mirror. You are right. Many truck stops have a sign over the trucker entrance: "Professional Drivers". Then you watch pajama pants guys, potential hoodlums & what seem to be homeless people going in and out.

TRUE, professional types and working (and proud of it) types pass those doors too. I feel the problem is the fragmented structure of the businesses end of trucking. There's no secret this is a job for people who can work alone for days at a time, so who can they dress like?

Steve, check out this article by Brett: A Look In The Mirror. You are right. Many truck stops have a sign over the trucker entrance: "Professional Drivers". Then you watch pajama pants guys, potential hoodlums & what seem to be homeless people going in and out.

TRUE, professional types and working (and proud of it) types pass those doors too. I feel the problem is the fragmented structure of the businesses end of trucking. There's no secret this is a job for people who can work alone for days at a time, so who can they dress like?

Errol, I know what you mean . . . however, back when I was a boss, I had about 10 specialized drivers working for me (I ran an industrial maintenance company in the Bay Area in CA for three years in the mid '90s where the driving part was just to get the equipment to the jobsite and was class B driving) but the rule was, you could wear STAINED uniforms as long as they were CLEAN but I would send guys home to change if they showed up in DIRTY clothes . . . they got plenty dirty each day but HAD to show up for work clean and professional in appearance . . . the dirty, smelly driver reflects badly on all of us . . .

Jopa

P.S. I always take a shower and change my clothes at least once a month whether I need to or not!

Steve, check out this article by Brett: A Look In The Mirror. You are right. Many truck stops have a sign over the trucker entrance: "Professional Drivers". Then you watch pajama pants guys, potential hoodlums & what seem to be homeless people going in and out.

TRUE, professional types and working (and proud of it) types pass those doors too. I feel the problem is the fragmented structure of the businesses end of trucking. There's no secret this is a job for people who can work alone for days at a time, so who can they dress like?

Errol, I know what you mean . . . however, back when I was a boss, I had about 10 specialized drivers working for me (I ran an industrial maintenance company in the Bay Area in CA for three years in the mid '90s where the driving part was just to get the equipment to the jobsite and was class B driving) but the rule was, you could wear STAINED uniforms as long as they were CLEAN but I would send guys home to change if they showed up in DIRTY clothes . . . they got plenty dirty each day but HAD to show up for work clean and professional in appearance . . . the dirty, smelly driver reflects badly on all of us . . .

Jopa

P.S. I always take a shower and change my clothes at least once a month whether I need to or not!

Jopa, walking between the brushes and the truck at Blue Beacon when you get the truck washed does not constitute a shower and doing laundry. Hehehehe

Sorry, I couldn't resist, sarcasm and too many years watching Monty Python got the best of me.