Why would a owner / executive of a big trucking company want a gym at truck stops? That's just another thing to keep you off the road and prevent you from making that impossible delivery some logistics expert scheduled. Seriously, the big companies don't give a damn about your health. By the time your health goes bad you will have too much experience and making too much money. The company would rather hire someone new out of school because they can pay him peanuts. Then 7 years later that driver is traded in for a new one again. They don't give a shit about your health.
@@JJJJ-hp9oz why would they care? Why wouldnt they replace old drivers with young ones. The tone of your comment seems like drivers are somehow being wronged by the companies.
If I remember right if you walk around your truck 35 times that equates to 1 mile so every night you park walk around your truck 35 times and you will get your cardio in
This is a video designed to scare new drivers. Most people who enter the trucking industry are used to following.orders and doing what they're told and.companies exploit that. Some things on this list are true. Drugs and alcohol. Texting, but shitty attitude is 100 percent designed to scare you. Know your worth as a driver, dispatch most places especially bigger.companies will mistreat you cause their only objective is to get the load there. They won't take your compensation or sitting time into account and will actively dump.shitty loads most other drivers won't take cause they know better. Don't be rude but also stand up for yourself. Don't let trucking companies take advantage of you
Easy, a driver is expected to protect their own livelihood. If a driver speeds to get more miles, they suffer the consequences of their actions. ET isnt responsible for some drivers shitty choices.
The driver shortage will only get worse the more that company employees sit in a office and dictate to drivers how to do their job. If you can't trust drivers to do the job you hired them to do then do it yourself.
At least 3 to 4 of those critical issues can be avoided if the sufficient time was allocated for the delivery. and set the hourly pay as per the scheduled delivery time.
I'm glad to be in Europe where we have privacy laws. Data and tickets etc isn't automatically shared always. This means if an officer hands you a ticket then nobody will ever know. A ticket from a camera or tickets that involve the company, they will know, but insurance won't know. Also I think it's important to be honest. I'm a bit of a fender bender. 2 minor damages in 6 months. I always tell the manager. The good thing is that when they find damage without knowing who did it they will not suspect you because you've shown to be honest about it in the past. It all works 2 ways. Unfortunately many companies are not 100% fair themselves.
I know what you mean. I’m from Germany but work as a trucker in the US for many years. The American system is all about control both from employers, police and insurances. Luckily I have my own truck and don’t need to pertain to this BS in the video. I came to the US 16 years ago, to do my master, and found out what a BS system corporate America has; that lead to my career in trucking and I’m happy about it despite all the rules. Tickets shouldn’t be part of a public record neither should be any other history be part of the public, but that’s the way the system works here
@@miamiseba1 Hey man, would you recommend becoming a truck driver? I'm 24 and thinking about going to cdl school, reading these comments and watching the video scared me a little bit.
@@ne9835 don't listen and try it for yourself as for everything in life, especially work but there's a unique experience for everyone, it depends on the company it depends of you, your mindset, your personal skills etc. not only for trucking but in every job you'll find people telling you it's the worst job. All jobs are hard. Some people just spend all their time complaining about everything no matter what they do.
Your truck was definitely off when you were doing the hands free voice to text commands through Siri. Because it usually takes 2-5 attempts for her to understand everything over the sound of the motor. Just saying lol of course it’s better than the alternative of texting and driving but it also gets very frustrating having to repeat everything 2-5 times. Could we ask Apple to tweak Siri a little bit to suite truckers a little better???
with GPS available nowadays, all drivers should be paid by the hr period! but you know that's not going to happen.. OTR drivers should make much more money than local drivers
Yes I've been hit by a distracted driver but not in a truck personal vehicle I recommend strongly to put the phone down and keep it down until you stop driving truck or car. And I think people in different languages should be interpreted. Just in case. They used to be really good at picking people up with the cell phones well calling the texting thing is dangerous...
Many times when drivers display these negative attributes there's a problem with the company as well. For example I work for a company that probably pays top level wages but that's where the positive stops. They lie to their workers, they make them ride and unsafe equipment to save costs, the dispatch and operations are incompetent many times, they don't pay detention and such as agreed upon étc... the list could go on to 20 to 50 more things.. It's easy to say sure just go out and get another company. But, this will hurt the driver's wages which is why he is in the show to begin with.. so the driver bears with it and with a poor attitude and doesn't give 100%. Yes these type of bad behaviors will fall back on the driver and he is only hurting himself but, it's hard to argue with his psychology
@@brainrichardson4181 oh on unsafe equipment. I had an issue just couple of days ago where I had a t call where I picked up a trailer where chunks of tread were missing. Obviously the person who dropped the t call felt it was more important for him to make money than to run safely. If the company paid him for his time to have the trailer repaired then that would not have taken place.. Most people would do that and I can't blame them. I had the tire changed before it blew out. Many many like examples.
@@nstl440 wow so you're saying that the drivers are not fueling their trucks although they're being paid by the hour? I guess that means they're no longer drivers? Very poor example.. I question if you really are a driver.
Lol... The shipper and receiver don't respect drivers at all... They think we need to work for free. They don't respect drivers at all and we can't complain. Fck that! Pay the drivers for their downtime, and stop treating drivers like animals no one needs to give away hrs for free. Those people are away from their family for an entire month sometimes more than that. It's time to give Truck drivers the appreciation they deserve. For their work and their time away from home. Stop the blame game. Shipper and receiver want their load on time and then waste hrs and hrs of the drivers and they never unload on time.
Everyone blames the shipper/reciever. But in reality, it's your company that is the jerk. Most company's get paid if your sitting, they just don't pass it on. We need to put the blame where it belongs if we ever want to see change.
@@reneelemaster3290 even if they don't get the detention if you are there on time and they take 6 hrs to unload you the the company needs to pay you cause you are required to sit there and wait and guard the truck. I make sure I get detention regardless if the company gets it from the receiver or not
@@xeikai and how you make that? Company say you they have 2hrs /3hrs grace before paying detention and tou receive detention when costumer pay detention.
We're not paid to sit at the dock for hours! No one will complain if they don't get loaded in 30 secs 🙄.maybe if you push those shippers and receivers to do there job they wouldn't have to complain. I bet you didn't know it's against the law to have drivers wait longer than 2 hours. That's why they have this so called detention to alleviate this buts it's still illegal. You bet your ass I go complain and complain to the shipper/receiver if getting close to that 2 hr mark!
Yeah I have myself and getting ready to get started with a company can't wait. And I also look for companies that look for the safest drivers but I also don't want to be pushed through either I've got questions until I know that it's safe I know I can drive I know I'm going to pass that's not going to be the issue it's just want to be taught writing with a company that has a really good safety record that also is a plus. Because I've heard some stories about trainers and pushing people through and lack of communication talkin or spending time with their students and arrogance was another thing that's pretty much I've heard three or four different times already and I hope I don't get those people.
This might be rare today, but some trucks still have CB's... don't get caught in Ontario using it while driving. It's considered a hand held device and you could get pinched. I remember there was a grace period for a while and I'm not sure if it's over yet, but don't chance it. Yes, this can be verified through the Ministry of Transportation.
Wow, didn't know that, that's dumb... CB's are awesome, especially for new drivers, it helped me a lot when I first started... I started with delivering roof trusses with a boom truck in the Portland area (I've never bumped a loading dock) being able to get quick answers is invaluable... How do you guy deal with your pilots? Is there a permit for that? Just seems odd.
@@taurusironcloud9397 It's considered a hand held device, just like a cellphone. Both will get you a Distracted Driving charge at the minimum in Ontario if you get caught.
I can't speak for Ontario, but the FCC in America has ruled that using a CB is protected by FCC regulations. It falls within the "one button push" requirement to use. The DOT cannot stop you from using a CB in a vehicle. This would go for any two-way radio such as a business radio, HAM radio, etc.
@@brandonhebert5485 You're lucky. Ontario that I was referring to is, in case I didn't mention it, I the province in Canada. Here it's the MTO and the provincial government. You cannot have a cellphone in your hand unless it's for 911, and a CB is also classified as illegal to have in your hand for any reason. Channel 9 monitoring ceased years ago here. Unless you can tie it into your handsfree system of the vehicle and I know of none that do, if caught here, you will get ticketed and it's a painful one too that includes points and a insurance premium increase that will blow your socks off.
After driving school I was assigned regional delivery of Walmart groceries stationed at their distribution center. Dispatch would send me out after I had been up all day waiting for a trip. Timing couldn't be worse since I already slept and been waiting to drive all day. When it was time for me to get some rest now had to drive most of the night tired. I was new and didn't realize I should have turned down the trip. This led me to bump the yellow guard poles and a couple times got knocked down. Dispatch was so poorly done I only drove 700 - 900 miles per week. Their scheduling kept me driving exhausted literally every time I went out. Intentionally doing this? Don't know. What I do know is that driving for other companies I had a completely clean record with no incidents let alone accidents. I actually went on to receive several safe driving awards and out of a 2,000 truck fleet always was in the top 25 for fuel conservation. Dispatch can make or break some inexperienced drivers. I should have known better then to drive tired so let this be known for all the newbies out there. Don't drive tired or distracted. You will hit something eventually.
I was driving 90mph in construction zone watching this viedo and I dropped my blunt straight in my beer writing this message hold on a second I'm gonna pour my piss bottle on this motorcycle cop... OK I'm back. Yeah I'm on time nomatter what the eld says
Woman trucker. 10 years OTR, no drugs no alcohol, no damages, clean MVR, no speeding tickets, hard work. BUT discrimination everywhere. Age 63. Super tight appnts, secret money deals with brokers to deliver earlier. No pics as a proof of excaused delay (weather, accidents, heavy construction) accepted. As if i were a helicopter. No watching movies. Just listening to music. With a friendly and professional attitude, still all the blame on the driver: me. If you go to EEOC or Dprtm of Labor it will take 1 year to find justice. Then the judge will inform you "you won't get your 2K escrow back, they've claimed bankruptcy"
My first question, what happens in detail when you are a driving for a company doing regional trips lets say they give you a 500 miles drop how long does the company gives you to get there and do you have to sleep on that truck or can you sleep in a hotel how those that work exactly or the reason for you sleeping in the truck is to Protect the load, is that it. My second question, what happened when you get to the location and drop your load do you always come back with another load or sometimes you come without load. My third question, does the company provide you with GPS system or what other devices they gave you and how does the weight station works what happen on those station in detail
Very condescending video from a one sided view point of someone who!?? May not ever be out in the system on a daily basis trying to feal with the people that are or could b treating drivers like they're unskilled labour!! Third class citizens!!!??? And on the other hand drivers are expected to b professional and are scrutinized severely and mayb b over regulated!!!
compared to the time ive had my 1a im years ahead in experience. getting paid by the mile is a long haul or reefer puller joke! im paid by the hour and do my own dispatch, permits etc. e log will never fly in canada especially in the west
Good info, never thought about voice/ talk to text. Will try to get familiar. What if you tell ur company safety dept about truck issues and even offer suggestions and prices where repairs can be done on ur home time and they still don’t get them repaired 3 weeks later
That should be reported. Especially if those issues can cause issues down the line. Running defective equipment isn't legal for truckers, so if you continue to run it because they haven't repaired the truck, you're more likely to be at risk.
Honestly I haven't seen a company fire a driver for most of these points except maybe the drugs. It seems that companies are still promising the moon to get drivers to sling freight and putting up with whatever they get as long as there is a heartbeat in the cab. I do think though that better drivers would stay in the business if the pay was fair. When I left I figured I was making about 8 bucks an hour for all the time in the cab on the road. I went logging in a camp and was making 800 dollars a day without the included meals and lodging. Big difference.
If you do anything that they don’t like it will end your career in trucking why would you want to be part of that If I were you you drivers I would find a new career to get into because this is only going to get worse how do I do love being surveilled every minute of my life by a company is that enjoyable that way trucking supposed to be about and was used to be about I don’t think so trucking is one of the worst things that you can get into nowadays people look for a opportunity to steal your freight. Including bookers or brokers shippers they track your movement and let them know where to steal it there’s a lot of that going on nowadays turkey is not not safe especially with the way the police are acting nowadays do you actually feel safe doing this job I don’t
Well in my opinion the truck industry is a pretty bad business to get into all of the other drivers are treated like shit wherever they go you’re being surveilled all the time safety managers are all pricks everything is designed on suppressing the driver and making company money of course well drivers are slowly and surely losing out there are too many ways that companies take money away from the trucks break down
THE ONLY COMPLAINT I EVER HAD WAS THE FIRST MONSTER THAT I HAD TO GO OUT WITH WHILE DRIVING IN TEAMS AND THE LAST ONE, THAT I SAID GOODBYE TO TRUCKING FOREVER! AS A PEACEFUL MAN, I WAS SO ANGRY I HAD SOME TERRIBLE THOUGHTS OF EITHER KILLING THE SOB'S, DRIVING OFF AND LEAVING THEM, OR CATCHING A FLIGHT HOME. ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCE THAT?
Yep, I agree with all of this. I dropped a trailer. Thought my career was over. I got a second chance and I’m over 3 years without a preventable. I have everything else clean. I just agree with all of this. Speeding, in attention, following too close. Drugs. We make mistakes early in our career and learn. But 2 things. Speeding over 15 is a career ender. No insurance will cover you. 2 using or looking at a hand held device. No insurance will cover you. If you can’t be insured your career is over. Plain and simple. Oh plus drugs and alcohol. I’m a little liberal on drinking out here. But drugs can’t do. All drugs stay in your system and will get you fired for fail. Alcohol is a personal decision but you must know you can’t drive. But alcohol is gone by morning. And we’re adults our here. So drink responsibly. But you can’t beat or fake a drug test. To big if a risk. So don’t do drugs.
If 'we're all adults out here' then why all the restrictions and regulations??? Truck drivers risked EVERYTHING to be out here during covid... we went home putting our families at risk... now that covid has died down... you get caught taking a call from your wife and you get fired... Believe me... you mean NOTHING to your company... they would much rather terminate you than support you... These rules are meant to protect them... not to help you...
@@cruzintheraw covid wasnt that serious bud. EvErYtHiNg. Lol it was more like i drove around and had to wear a mask.. then suddenly i drove around and diddnt have to wear a mask.
I can't believe the number of comments that are defending some of the things this video talks about. Simply put man up and own your mistakes. I've driven for 3 companies in 30+ years of driving. I left each on good terms and would be welcomed back. In fact I am still friends with both previous employers.
I am laughing hysterically at this video. No company can afford to treat drivers like this! Not when there are 100,000 jobs needed to be filled nation wide. In my case, the company that I drive for( Spotter truck) all communications for trailer moves is done through text, and phone calls. So not only am I breaking the law every minute of my day, I am forced to deal with it. They refuse to upgrade comm's, and the outfit that we communicate with, and move trailers for, don't know how to leave voice mails. And since I don't have a personal assistant, I am the answering service! We are NOT ALLOWED To PRETRIP our trucks! We have no paperwork, and or ways to confront the company for these violations. I have "No Boss" other than a phone number to call. There is no supervisor, or any other contact, other than HR. My truck breaks, I take it to a local shop, they fix it, and there is my inspection! This video, is a "Best case scenario" of the trucking world. Most companies will fight you tooth and nail when you pretrip a truck and shut it down for a violation! Most of the trailers I move every day have not been inspected in the last decade, let alone pretriped! The DOT never bothers us, and we rarely ever get stopped. Hell My truck doesnt even have a seat belt shoulder strap, from the factory! What a joke!
I bought a t-shirt that says, "when I snap, I'm coming for you..." I would wear it into my dispatcher's office... Cuz he'd always schedule me, like 9 hrs to go 8.5 hrs down the road! Every time I'd say, "I'm a 50-plus year-old woman... I NEED TO STOP and PEE!!" LOL
I had a warning not citation for driving with handheld cellphone in February 2022. Long story short, I have been unemployed eversince then. My question however how long will this warning stay in my PSP record before I will be eligible for rehire with a reputable company?
Well you're kind of wrong because if somebody has a 12 pack the night before they'd still have a blood alcohol content of an illegal amount so they can't legally drive but if alcohol is out of their system there's no reason why they can't.
I still don't understand why drivers go to these big companies where all you are is a truck number, so much easier just moving out to the country where the living is cheap and there isn't a ton of traffic, hooking up with a mom and pop trucking company driving a big gorgeous Peterbilt with a manual, not getting bitched at for fuel economy, or the way you drive, home every weekend and make 6 figures to run barely 100k miles lmao
Because that doesn't exist anymore. With diesel over 4 a gallon everywhere now, even mom and pops are watching fuel mileage. With freight rates as low as they are, nobody is taking home 100,000 a year. Not unless you're specialized.
I'm having issues with finding ANY work because of 4 different jobs in 2 yrs. N in that 2yrs i have 12 months of experience. My first two years are rough should i give up?
Drivers pay attention to this guy and the way he talks about drivers. This is not the type of company you want to drive for. These type of companies only see you as a dumb driver and everything will be blamed on you. Know your worth and drive for a company that will pay and treat you right.
Right away this guy blames the driver. Maybe he should look at the planning & dispatch. Some dumb college kid trying to tell me how to do my job. Most of these people weren’t even born yet when I started trucking. I wouldn’t work for this guy either.
So long as there are drivers that find these things funny the worse the restrictions will get... Truckers used to be the symbol of INDEPENDENCE... now... Truckers are seeking mommy's and daddy's...
@@cruzintheraw I remember the movies like Convoy, smoky and the Bandit,even the show BJ & The Bear...there is always something or someone plaguing the drivers in this industry...and yes, it may get worse...or perhaps level off..but I see drivers taking many risks..even with their logs..to make more money..I keep my expenses down and prefer contentment ..I still enjoy my job..
If bad attitude's a problem, maybe one of my dream jobs ain't for me then, eh‽ I mean, how can an attitude get someone terminated? I'd rather be a truck driver in the Soviet Union where I couldn't easily get fired by managers without approval from the labour Union or communist party. We live in a damn tyranny, man! Abolish the system. Granted, I probably wouldn't have much of of an attitude, it's a job I'm passionate about.
A shitty attitude is under rated. I work for a small fleet of 15 trucks and we have had 2 drivers who came and left that literally complained about everything. From "crap" dispatches to the load not clearing at the border. All of our drivers have been here for 5+ years, it's not the company that's wrong but rather the driver.
I've had a shitty attitude for 24 years. It has served me well. I've been banned from Walmart for not willingly sitting there for 4 hours for free. Countless produce places in California don't want me back because I'm unwilling to put up with their bullshit. Stand your ground drivers. Don't go to places that don't treat you right. Just tell dispatch no, you're not going there. Better yet, drive for a small company that won't even ask you to go to a shit place like Walmart.
@@JJJJ-hp9oz love your comment. I worked for a Canadian refuse company in Richmond VA. I got hired 1 month out of CDL. The landfill workers gave me holy hell once I was on my own. I didn't learn the traffic patterns right away. I got kicked out of one the landfills, because of the employees constant bordline verbal abuse. The company tried to fire me, but I resigned with a official letter.
@Viewers choice yep. They only like suckers. Would never allow a trucking company to place an inward cam in the truck. I would resign immediately and move on to a better trucking company
@@SC68170 unfortunately insurance is seeing that all companies put these cameras in their trucks or face giant costa.for not having them. It's becoming harder and harder to avoid. Soon it'll be everywhere
@@xeikai not true. If it was soooooo outrageous every company would do it to stay in business. Most companies do not have inward facing cams that should tell u something. Plus, those cameras aren't cheap and the technology supporting them to have a 3rd party and/or hiring employees to micromanage drivers when they've done something wrong on camera. If there happens to be insurances savings but at what cost? (1) cost of equipment/tech/install (2) reputation to your company (3) disgruntled drivers (4) drivers constantly quitting because of cameras and micromanaging from them (5) the cost of constantly replacing drivers that quit. (6) cameras working against an at fault truck driver in an accident. When u look at the big picture I'd argue that your actually losing money
The guy in the video has a really bad attitude. How do you tell ? Notice how flippant he is over Free HOS activity. For instance: the Driver complains for waiting. I used to be in the Moving Business; there used to be so much money in it nobody gave a shit what happened ! Hey, OFFICE WEASEL: pay your guy so well for ALL HOS and you'll hear less complaints.....!! Wait until all pay systems are abolished except PAY BY THE HOUR; then we'll see who has the "shitty" attitude !! Not only that, but; notice how this OFFICE WEASEL excludes the fact that 99.9% of the interactions of a Driver are not with Safety Sensitive Function people ! But, they know all about how you're supposed to talk the talk and walk the walk !! Does this guy have a COMMERCIAL DL ? He might, but; listen to the contempt for Drivers in his voice !!
Well, if somebody has a "bad attitude" at work and constantly complaining about everything, he'll have a bad attitude on the road too, and that will deffinitely show on their driving. They'll be driving like douchebags.
OK I know my truck, like personally know it. I know when to pre/post trip it. As a flat bedder I walk around my truck/trailer constantly and am always looking at it. For the most part I agree with this video, I would have fired numerous drivers in the 23 years since I got my cdl, but numerous drivers have problems, i.e. family, health, breakdowns. We can only control what we can. If I am late to a receiver, ok, so what. They will hold you there for hours even if you are on time. Don't blame professional drivers for missing appointments. Blame the dispatcher for setting it without thinking of the possibility of problems. I have many times been told, well so and so said you would be here at this time, I asked that person, did you talk to me? I know when and where I will be at any given time without delays. Don't blame the drivers, we do what we can given the constraints that we have.
Frederick you are exactly right these planners do a mathematical equation on what time it is for you to get there at the best of times always they don’t allow for things to happen or if you have to chain on Donners pass or something like that or any number of things that could happen out there on the road or maybe the driver just doesn’t feel good or sick there are many things that can cause you to be late and they do not ever Take an account for that and the reason being is competition for getting the loads The one who said you can get it their fastest and the cheapest usually gets a job and there’s a sad fact of it and it’s a drivers fault if they can’t do it on the Planer time schedule And I have ran into places where they schedule you to make it but yet they do not schedule you time to get out of there and find a place to park They will put you in red on your time but just as long as the freight was there it’s OK for the. Sorry for the long written book. There’s just too much wrong with this industry I’ve been right about that forever
Intentionally and knowingly they do. I've worked for 1 and the manager would do it if he wasn't feeling the driver or didn't like him. I became a driver and seen why kissing ass is so important.
IN GENERAL U R RIGHT AND I AGREE WITH U SO FAR CONCERNING TO GET PAYD EXTRA FOR WHAT U DO EXTRA. BUT NOT GETTING PAYD FOR IT, DOESN'T LIBERATES U FROM UR OBLIGATION TO DO UR PRE AND POST TRIP. I MEAN U WANNA COME HOME IN ONE PIECE I GUESS, SO DO THE OTHERS AROUND U. JUST SAYING. BY THE WAY SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO HAVE A NICE CONVERSATION WITH GOOD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THESE THINGS WITH UR BOSS DIRECTLY IN A QUITE MINUTE . U EVER TRIED?
@@dori8948 ARE U A TRUCK DRIVER? IF SO THEN U R SUPPOSE TO KNOW. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT DRIVERS DO IT, IN ORDER TO AVOID A SURPRISE THE NEXT MORNING AND GETTING HELD UP, WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. THAT IS XACTLY THE REASON FOR A POST TRIP, TO FIND AND FIX PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER UR DAY IS DONE.
@@tomh9807 I mean that's what the company gets when they "train" someone for 3 days then send them off solo. I don't think I've seen a single person at my company do a post trip.
I wish to don't be pushed by overtight schedule . I wish to have time for proper pre trip,paperwork, lunch time and not rushing like crazy to fulfill the company demands. I wish to don't be called and texted each hour and don't get caught between company and customers interest. I have a circle of about 12 close friends, all truck drivers and it seems like our companies do their best to exploit drivers at maximum. In fact I have time to pee only once in 11-12 hours shift.
This is the problem I’m having. My company keeps giving me loads back to back where I don’t have time to even stop to eat or use the bathroom. Then when I call telling them I need to reschedule they say I’m wasting time and not trip planning properly. My last load they gave me at 1pm and wanted me to drive 15.5 hours. I’m flatbed too so I needed securement time and a 10 hour reset so more like 28.5 hours. And they expected me to be at the receiver the next day at 11am… at this point I’m getting pissed because I’m having to neglect my own health for the sake of trying to be on time in fear of being fired. And I’m only taking home $800 per week average. That amount of money is absolutely not worth the stress they’re putting me under. I didn’t sign up to be treated like a f*cking slave.
Pre-trips are the biggest crock going. It's your piece of equipment but trucking companies cut corners to save costs then blame the driver. If you take care of your equipment properly I should only have to do a quick visual to make sure nothing out of the ordinary has happened. If I got to check brake shoes etc your not maintaining your equipment. I've seen trailers come out of a safety and a month later need to have brakes. Oh it passed at the time they say.
This right here is a major problem. And then, you try to get it fixed and you fuck yourself over because you are not driving and not making money because you are waiting on said trailer to be fixed or you are looking for another one.
@@pedromatias9437 Yep. When you refuse to use that trailer or point out issues with it. You're flagged and treated like a problem to the company. It promotes truck drivers to just hook and go without checking equipment.
Amen brother. Report something wrong on the trailer you just picked up and you're a complainer and a problem driver. Get caught at the scale with that trailer and you failed to do a proper pretrip. Always the drivers fault. Don't drive for big companies. Small companies treat drivers better.
I love how he says breaks out of adjustment. Show me, a driver that can actually find that! You need a person in the truck working the breaks and someone measuring under the equipment. I personally have several on trailers! Other then picking up a trailer and going to a shop I don't see how this is my issue
@@mike-sk2li there's some tricks to do it yourself. One is to put an electrical tie on each brake chamber rod. With the brakes off slide them against the chambers. Then pull the spike to 70 psi on your dash gauge (mine stays engaged thankfully). Then get under and measure the distance to the electrical tie.
Trucking is difficult, companies are always blaming the drivers. Actually DRIVERS possess an IMPORTANT ROLE for the GROWTH of the company. Without drivers you guys will be ZERO.. What are the benefits that companies providing to the DRIVERS..They are sacrificing their life to do their job. Staying away from family is the biggest sacrifice. So my questions are; - are you guys paying enough for drivers for what they are doing( staying away from family, delivering goods securely, driving on the road without any accidents etc..) - why you guys paying for the miles driving? (that will cause speeding, accidents) ***pay for HOURS**rather than paying for miles - pay for EVERYTHING such as pre-trip, post-trip, waiting time to reset the hours cuz the truckers are still at the work place while they we’re waiting for the next cycle of hours that they can drive. So you guys are supposed to pay for that time too. IF NOT TRUCKING WILL BE A SHIIT ALWAYS***
Omg ... left the industry after 28 years... Working under there guide lines no wonder no one can find drivers... Tim Horton pays better at the end of the month
My two cents. Everything you mentioned besides drug's will absolutely not be an issue. Mega carriers are picky and share info. The small 2 truck carriers are desperate and want to 1099 you. They will hire most of the problem drivers.
Watching movies?? 😮.... Thats soo extreme. I myself am a truck driver and I just listen to audiobooks and podcasts. No one should watch anything while sitting on wheel let alone a loaded semi. The damage it can do to other drivers is colossal.
Yea this is a sticky wicket. I use youtube for audio playlists. I don't watch it, but it's on. I listen to it, its not a movie, its music. I actually fiddle with that much less than I would a radio that I have to continuously fiddle with to find new stations. I can set up my tablet on a youtube playlist and never touch it again for 500 miles.
Was on personal conveyance for 2 to 4 hours a day. Rolled through kentucky weigh station on PC. He looked at my logs for 5 minutes. Then printed out the law said make sure you read that. No warning sent me on my way.
I see why u guys can't keep or get drivers, If u tell me I only have 10 miles to get to receiver & I have to stop driving due to the e- Log , that's crazy & means u have to wait till tomorrow NO WAY, plus after all the Hrs u put in doing trucking & divide them into your pay ,u only make approx $2.00 or less per hr, Suckers job
Basically if you’re a new driver I’ll tell you right now to make it in this business you have to learn the only way there is any more to make it which is be very low-key you really have no business speaking to anybody unless you actually have business that is work related basically everything and anything is some kind of a risk Factor that can and will be used against you at some point if it is some kind of recorded information and almost everything nowadays leave the trail that’s why you have to keep your mouth shut be a good driver be professional when it’s time to be professional and that’s about it The bottom line is you’re driving someone else’s truck so you have to constantly be proving that you can be trusted and that you are not a risky type of individual.
I wish big fuel stops had gyms for trucker's health instead of cheap lounges and gambling machines. @Ronin please take this up the ladder
Do you think Ronin has some pull in truckstop facilities lol...
Get few pieces gym equipment.
Why would a owner / executive of a big trucking company want a gym at truck stops? That's just another thing to keep you off the road and prevent you from making that impossible delivery some logistics expert scheduled. Seriously, the big companies don't give a damn about your health. By the time your health goes bad you will have too much experience and making too much money. The company would rather hire someone new out of school because they can pay him peanuts. Then 7 years later that driver is traded in for a new one again. They don't give a shit about your health.
@@JJJJ-hp9oz why would they care? Why wouldnt they replace old drivers with young ones. The tone of your comment seems like drivers are somehow being wronged by the companies.
If I remember right if you walk around your truck 35 times that equates to 1 mile so every night you park walk around your truck 35 times and you will get your cardio in
This is a video designed to scare new drivers. Most people who enter the trucking industry are used to following.orders and doing what they're told and.companies exploit that. Some things on this list are true. Drugs and alcohol. Texting, but shitty attitude is 100 percent designed to scare you. Know your worth as a driver, dispatch most places especially bigger.companies will mistreat you cause their only objective is to get the load there. They won't take your compensation or sitting time into account and will actively dump.shitty loads most other drivers won't take cause they know better. Don't be rude but also stand up for yourself. Don't let trucking companies take advantage of you
And trucking is one of the few places where you can have a job the next day easily.
How can you expect a driver not to speed when you get paid per mile?
My employer pays hourly.
@@craiggravelle7 my company does as well but as far as I know et pays per mile
Easy, a driver is expected to protect their own livelihood. If a driver speeds to get more miles, they suffer the consequences of their actions. ET isnt responsible for some drivers shitty choices.
@@chazarkansas1366 only if you get caught
@@smiller3110 are you disabled?
The driver shortage will only get worse the more that company employees sit in a office and dictate to drivers how to do their job. If you can't trust drivers to do the job you hired them to do then do it yourself.
There is a shortage in the driving industry?
At least 3 to 4 of those critical issues can be avoided if the sufficient time was allocated for the delivery. and set the hourly pay as per the scheduled delivery time.
I'm glad to be in Europe where we have privacy laws.
Data and tickets etc isn't automatically shared always.
This means if an officer hands you a ticket then nobody will ever know. A ticket from a camera or tickets that involve the company, they will know, but insurance won't know.
Also I think it's important to be honest. I'm a bit of a fender bender. 2 minor damages in 6 months. I always tell the manager.
The good thing is that when they find damage without knowing who did it they will not suspect you because you've shown to be honest about it in the past.
It all works 2 ways. Unfortunately many companies are not 100% fair themselves.
Europe sucks if you want to earn money :- /
I know what you mean. I’m from Germany but work as a trucker in the US for many years. The American system is all about control both from employers, police and insurances. Luckily I have my own truck and don’t need to pertain to this BS in the video. I came to the US 16 years ago, to do my master, and found out what a BS system corporate America has; that lead to my career in trucking and I’m happy about it despite all the rules. Tickets shouldn’t be part of a public record neither should be any other history be part of the public, but that’s the way the system works here
being honest pays
@@miamiseba1 Hey man, would you recommend becoming a truck driver? I'm 24 and thinking about going to cdl school, reading these comments and watching the video scared me a little bit.
@@ne9835 don't listen and try it for yourself as for everything in life, especially work but there's a unique experience for everyone, it depends on the company it depends of you, your mindset, your personal skills etc. not only for trucking but in every job you'll find people telling you it's the worst job. All jobs are hard. Some people just spend all their time complaining about everything no matter what they do.
Your truck was definitely off when you were doing the hands free voice to text commands through Siri. Because it usually takes 2-5 attempts for her to understand everything over the sound of the motor. Just saying lol of course it’s better than the alternative of texting and driving but it also gets very frustrating having to repeat everything 2-5 times. Could we ask Apple to tweak Siri a little bit to suite truckers a little better???
with GPS available nowadays, all drivers should be paid by the hr period!
but you know that's not going to happen..
OTR drivers should make much more money than local drivers
And watch out for the autocorrect and misspelling because that is fun...
Yes I've been hit by a distracted driver but not in a truck personal vehicle I recommend strongly to put the phone down and keep it down until you stop driving truck or car. And I think people in different languages should be interpreted. Just in case. They used to be really good at picking people up with the cell phones well calling the texting thing is dangerous...
Many times when drivers display these negative attributes there's a problem with the company as well. For example I work for a company that probably pays top level wages but that's where the positive stops. They lie to their workers, they make them ride and unsafe equipment to save costs, the dispatch and operations are incompetent many times, they don't pay detention and such as agreed upon étc... the list could go on to 20 to 50 more things.. It's easy to say sure just go out and get another company. But, this will hurt the driver's wages which is why he is in the show to begin with.. so the driver bears with it and with a poor attitude and doesn't give 100%. Yes these type of bad behaviors will fall back on the driver and he is only hurting himself but, it's hard to argue with his psychology
How exactly are they able to make them run unsafe equipment? They have a gun to the head? You always got a choice, take some responsibility.
@@brainrichardson4181 sure I have. I'm taking a pay cut and working somewhere else this Monday. Others would not do that for financial reasons.
@@brainrichardson4181 oh on unsafe equipment. I had an issue just couple of days ago where I had a t call where I picked up a trailer where chunks of tread were missing. Obviously the person who dropped the t call felt it was more important for him to make money than to run safely. If the company paid him for his time to have the trailer repaired then that would not have taken place.. Most people would do that and I can't blame them. I had the tire changed before it blew out. Many many like examples.
@@Goal-2-Go where I worked everyone is paid by the hour yet still some drivers are too lazy to fuel etc...
@@nstl440 wow so you're saying that the drivers are not fueling their trucks although they're being paid by the hour? I guess that means they're no longer drivers? Very poor example.. I question if you really are a driver.
DON'T DRIVE TRUCK 🚚 😁 KIDS. SERVERLY UNDER PAID DEAD END JOB 👍🏻
Lol... The shipper and receiver don't respect drivers at all... They think we need to work for free. They don't respect drivers at all and we can't complain. Fck that! Pay the drivers for their downtime, and stop treating drivers like animals no one needs to give away hrs for free. Those people are away from their family for an entire month sometimes more than that. It's time to give Truck drivers the appreciation they deserve. For their work and their time away from home. Stop the blame game. Shipper and receiver want their load on time and then waste hrs and hrs of the drivers and they never unload on time.
Everyone blames the shipper/reciever. But in reality, it's your company that is the jerk. Most company's get paid if your sitting, they just don't pass it on. We need to put the blame where it belongs if we ever want to see change.
@@reneelemaster3290 even if they don't get the detention if you are there on time and they take 6 hrs to unload you the the company needs to pay you cause you are required to sit there and wait and guard the truck. I make sure I get detention regardless if the company gets it from the receiver or not
@@xeikai and how you make that? Company say you they have 2hrs /3hrs grace before paying detention and tou receive detention when costumer pay detention.
Wont risk my life to delver things on time. I work in Colorado my job is to make it safely.
We're not paid to sit at the dock for hours! No one will complain if they don't get loaded in 30 secs 🙄.maybe if you push those shippers and receivers to do there job they wouldn't have to complain. I bet you didn't know it's against the law to have drivers wait longer than 2 hours. That's why they have this so called detention to alleviate this buts it's still illegal. You bet your ass I go complain and complain to the shipper/receiver if getting close to that 2 hr mark!
One of the best clip !
Educational and professional !
Thank you !
Yeah I have myself and getting ready to get started with a company can't wait. And I also look for companies that look for the safest drivers but I also don't want to be pushed through either I've got questions until I know that it's safe I know I can drive I know I'm going to pass that's not going to be the issue it's just want to be taught writing with a company that has a really good safety record that also is a plus. Because I've heard some stories about trainers and pushing people through and lack of communication talkin or spending time with their students and arrogance was another thing that's pretty much I've heard three or four different times already and I hope I don't get those people.
You lol be running away in no time. You have no idea what to you're getting into lol good luck
This might be rare today, but some trucks still have CB's... don't get caught in Ontario using it while driving. It's considered a hand held device and you could get pinched. I remember there was a grace period for a while and I'm not sure if it's over yet, but don't chance it. Yes, this can be verified through the Ministry of Transportation.
Wow, didn't know that, that's dumb... CB's are awesome, especially for new drivers, it helped me a lot when I first started... I started with delivering roof trusses with a boom truck in the Portland area (I've never bumped a loading dock) being able to get quick answers is invaluable... How do you guy deal with your pilots? Is there a permit for that? Just seems odd.
@@taurusironcloud9397 It's considered a hand held device, just like a cellphone. Both will get you a Distracted Driving charge at the minimum in Ontario if you get caught.
I can't speak for Ontario, but the FCC in America has ruled that using a CB is protected by FCC regulations. It falls within the "one button push" requirement to use. The DOT cannot stop you from using a CB in a vehicle. This would go for any two-way radio such as a business radio, HAM radio, etc.
@@brandonhebert5485 You're lucky. Ontario that I was referring to is, in case I didn't mention it, I the province in Canada. Here it's the MTO and the provincial government. You cannot have a cellphone in your hand unless it's for 911, and a CB is also classified as illegal to have in your hand for any reason. Channel 9 monitoring ceased years ago here. Unless you can tie it into your handsfree system of the vehicle and I know of none that do, if caught here, you will get ticketed and it's a painful one too that includes points and a insurance premium increase that will blow your socks off.
After driving school I was assigned regional delivery of Walmart groceries stationed at their distribution center. Dispatch would send me out after I had been up all day waiting for a trip. Timing couldn't be worse since I already slept and been waiting to drive all day. When it was time for me to get some rest now had to drive most of the night tired. I was new and didn't realize I should have turned down the trip. This led me to bump the yellow guard poles and a couple times got knocked down. Dispatch was so poorly done I only drove 700 - 900 miles per week. Their scheduling kept me driving exhausted literally every time I went out. Intentionally doing this? Don't know. What I do know is that driving for other companies I had a completely clean record with no incidents let alone accidents. I actually went on to receive several safe driving awards and out of a 2,000 truck fleet always was in the top 25 for fuel conservation. Dispatch can make or break some inexperienced drivers. I should have known better then to drive tired so let this be known for all the newbies out there. Don't drive tired or distracted. You will hit something eventually.
This just reinforce my decision for leaving this industry. Too much BS for little to no pay.
Understandable
I was driving 90mph in construction zone watching this viedo and I dropped my blunt straight in my beer writing this message hold on a second I'm gonna pour my piss bottle on this motorcycle cop...
OK I'm back. Yeah I'm on time nomatter what the eld says
I don't see any problem
Just found this channel . What a great channel
Woman trucker. 10 years OTR, no drugs no alcohol, no damages, clean MVR, no speeding tickets, hard work. BUT discrimination everywhere. Age 63. Super tight appnts, secret money deals with brokers to deliver earlier. No pics as a proof of excaused delay (weather, accidents, heavy construction) accepted. As if i were a helicopter. No watching movies. Just listening to music. With a friendly and professional attitude, still all the blame on the driver: me. If you go to EEOC or Dprtm of Labor it will take 1 year to find justice. Then the judge will inform you "you won't get your 2K escrow back, they've claimed bankruptcy"
Hats off to you! We respect you!
My first question, what happens in detail when you are a driving for a company doing regional trips lets say they give you a 500 miles drop how long does the company gives you to get there and do you have to sleep on that truck or can you sleep in a hotel how those that work exactly or the reason for you sleeping in the truck is to Protect the load, is that it.
My second question, what happened when you get to the location and drop your load do you always come back with another load or sometimes you come without load.
My third question, does the company provide you with GPS system or what other devices they gave you and how does the weight station works what happen on those station in detail
Very condescending video from a one sided view point of someone who!?? May not ever be out in the system on a daily basis trying to feal with the people that are or could b treating drivers like they're unskilled labour!! Third class citizens!!!??? And on the other hand drivers are expected to b professional and are scrutinized severely and mayb b over regulated!!!
compared to the time ive had my 1a im years ahead in experience. getting paid by the mile is a long haul or reefer puller joke! im paid by the hour and do my own dispatch, permits etc. e log will never fly in canada especially in the west
Good info, never thought about voice/ talk to text. Will try to get familiar.
What if you tell ur company safety dept about truck issues and even offer suggestions and prices where repairs can be done on ur home time and they still don’t get them repaired 3 weeks later
That should be reported. Especially if those issues can cause issues down the line. Running defective equipment isn't legal for truckers, so if you continue to run it because they haven't repaired the truck, you're more likely to be at risk.
Yea a company I used to work for was terrible with maintenance
Our PC policy is 1 hour and cannot go in the direction the load is going and you have to return to original starting point
Lmfao not me
Exactly. That’s BS. I use PC all the time. There are clear rules how to use them, and DOT has to abide them too
If your in a right to work state you have the right to work they have the right to fire you for any reason
Not ANY reason. It can't be one of the reasons that the feds have said is not a valid reason to fire someone. Such as race, nationality, sex, etc.
Honestly I haven't seen a company fire a driver for most of these points except maybe the drugs.
It seems that companies are still promising the moon to get drivers to sling freight and putting up with whatever they get as long as there is a heartbeat in the cab.
I do think though that better drivers would stay in the business if the pay was fair. When I left I figured I was making about 8 bucks an hour for all the time in the cab on the road.
I went logging in a camp and was making 800 dollars a day without the included meals and lodging.
Big difference.
If you do anything that they don’t like it will end your career in trucking why would you want to be part of that If I were you you drivers I would find a new career to get into because this is only going to get worse how do I do love being surveilled every minute of my life by a company is that enjoyable that way trucking supposed to be about and was used to be about I don’t think so trucking is one of the worst things that you can get into nowadays people look for a opportunity to steal your freight. Including bookers or brokers shippers they track your movement and let them know where to steal it there’s a lot of that going on nowadays turkey is not not safe especially with the way the police are acting nowadays do you actually feel safe doing this job I don’t
Ronan why don’t you talk about the fact that you guys pay low rates to owner operators? 1.77/mile is not gonna cover anything nowadays.
Oh shit, shots fired! Damn
Never work for.cpm if.youre a lease operator. Percentage only.
Well in my opinion the truck industry is a pretty bad business to get into all of the other drivers are treated like shit wherever they go you’re being surveilled all the time safety managers are all pricks everything is designed on suppressing the driver and making company money of course well drivers are slowly and surely losing out there are too many ways that companies take money away from the trucks break down
THE ONLY COMPLAINT I EVER HAD WAS THE FIRST MONSTER THAT I HAD TO GO OUT WITH WHILE DRIVING IN TEAMS AND THE LAST ONE, THAT I SAID GOODBYE TO TRUCKING FOREVER! AS A PEACEFUL MAN, I WAS SO ANGRY I HAD SOME TERRIBLE THOUGHTS OF EITHER KILLING THE SOB'S, DRIVING OFF AND LEAVING THEM, OR CATCHING A FLIGHT HOME. ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCE THAT?
Btw in the US if you don't get hired anymore can you still buy a truck and work as o/o?
Yes you can. All that BS only applies if you work for those mega carriers. Luckily I never had to
Yep, I agree with all of this. I dropped a trailer. Thought my career was over. I got a second chance and I’m over 3 years without a preventable. I have everything else clean. I just agree with all of this. Speeding, in attention, following too close. Drugs. We make mistakes early in our career and learn. But 2 things. Speeding over 15 is a career ender. No insurance will cover you. 2 using or looking at a hand held device. No insurance will cover you. If you can’t be insured your career is over. Plain and simple. Oh plus drugs and alcohol. I’m a little liberal on drinking out here. But drugs can’t do. All drugs stay in your system and will get you fired for fail. Alcohol is a personal decision but you must know you can’t drive. But alcohol is gone by morning. And we’re adults our here. So drink responsibly. But you can’t beat or fake a drug test. To big if a risk. So don’t do drugs.
Imagine dropping a trailer and having an opinion... what a joke.
If 'we're all adults out here' then why all the restrictions and regulations???
Truck drivers risked EVERYTHING to be out here during covid... we went home putting our families at risk... now that covid has died down... you get caught taking a call from your wife and you get fired...
Believe me... you mean NOTHING to your company... they would much rather terminate you than support you...
These rules are meant to protect them... not to help you...
@@cruzintheraw covid wasnt that serious bud. EvErYtHiNg. Lol it was more like i drove around and had to wear a mask.. then suddenly i drove around and diddnt have to wear a mask.
@@chazarkansas1366 ... you are the perfect mud trucker... what all trucking companies only dream of...
@@cruzintheraw ......you the one thinking u risking your life out on the road. nice comment delete......
I support that too
I guess that all truckers who retire will be canonized afterwards.
Canonized ☠
I can't believe the number of comments that are defending some of the things this video talks about. Simply put man up and own your mistakes. I've driven for 3 companies in 30+ years of driving. I left each on good terms and would be welcomed back. In fact I am still friends with both previous employers.
I am laughing hysterically at this video. No company can afford to treat drivers like this! Not when there are 100,000 jobs needed to be filled nation wide.
In my case, the company that I drive for( Spotter truck) all communications for trailer moves is done through text, and phone calls. So not only am I breaking the law every minute of my day, I am forced to deal with it. They refuse to upgrade comm's, and the outfit that we communicate with, and move trailers for, don't know how to leave voice mails. And since I don't have a personal assistant, I am the answering service! We are NOT ALLOWED To PRETRIP our trucks! We have no paperwork, and or ways to confront the company for these violations. I have "No Boss" other than a phone number to call. There is no supervisor, or any other contact, other than HR. My truck breaks, I take it to a local shop, they fix it, and there is my inspection!
This video, is a "Best case scenario" of the trucking world. Most companies will fight you tooth and nail when you pretrip a truck and shut it down for a violation! Most of the trailers I move every day have not been inspected in the last decade, let alone pretriped! The DOT never bothers us, and we rarely ever get stopped. Hell My truck doesnt even have a seat belt shoulder strap, from the factory!
What a joke!
If I get a possession of marijuana charge less then 2 oz in personal ride, will it affect my cdl
Yea, why would you want to risk your career?
answer me this Batman how does western express stay business and hire drivers with very bad driving
I bought a t-shirt that says, "when I snap, I'm coming for you..." I would wear it into my dispatcher's office... Cuz he'd always schedule me, like 9 hrs to go 8.5 hrs down the road! Every time I'd say, "I'm a 50-plus year-old woman... I NEED TO STOP and PEE!!" LOL
I had a warning not citation for driving with handheld cellphone in February 2022. Long story short, I have been unemployed eversince then. My question however how long will this warning stay in my PSP record before I will be eligible for rehire with a reputable company?
Well you're kind of wrong because if somebody has a 12 pack the night before they'd still have a blood alcohol content of an illegal amount so they can't legally drive but if alcohol is out of their system there's no reason why they can't.
I still don't understand why drivers go to these big companies where all you are is a truck number, so much easier just moving out to the country where the living is cheap and there isn't a ton of traffic, hooking up with a mom and pop trucking company driving a big gorgeous Peterbilt with a manual, not getting bitched at for fuel economy, or the way you drive, home every weekend and make 6 figures to run barely 100k miles lmao
Because that doesn't exist anymore. With diesel over 4 a gallon everywhere now, even mom and pops are watching fuel mileage. With freight rates as low as they are, nobody is taking home 100,000 a year. Not unless you're specialized.
@@brandonhebert5485 not out here in the country
I'm having issues with finding ANY work because of 4 different jobs in 2 yrs. N in that 2yrs i have 12 months of experience. My first two years are rough should i give up?
Driver has no business in brake adjustments.
Its the owner / company that is responsible.
how long do companies go back on driving record?
Why? What are you trying to hide?
Drivers pay attention to this guy and the way he talks about drivers. This is not the type of company you want to drive for. These type of companies only see you as a dumb driver and everything will be blamed on you. Know your worth and drive for a company that will pay and treat you right.
Exactly what I was thinking too
Right away this guy blames the driver. Maybe he should look at the planning & dispatch. Some dumb college kid trying to tell me how to do my job. Most of these people weren’t even born yet when I started trucking. I wouldn’t work for this guy either.
There's no truckers union?
Hello Ron how many hours does it take to get a CDL I mean to get a job up there in Canada or borough
8:30 it's bullshit having a multi million dollar factory relying on just in time delivery. What a stupid way to run a business.
Good video Ronen! Thank you! The new drivers should keep this video and watch it before their trips, good tool to stay on track!
Funny how everyone thinks technology will make us safer. It’s seems a lot of times the opposite is the case.
Some trucking companies don't give a shit they will still hire u
Automatic transmission is future, stick shift. No ,why? Payphone vs iPhones
Industry and career.. 2 words that dont apply
I'm good with it all..I've been living with rules since probably in my mama's womb..lol..
So long as there are drivers that find these things funny the worse the restrictions will get...
Truckers used to be the symbol of INDEPENDENCE... now... Truckers are seeking mommy's and daddy's...
@@cruzintheraw I remember the movies like Convoy, smoky and the Bandit,even the show BJ & The Bear...there is always something or someone plaguing the drivers in this industry...and yes, it may get worse...or perhaps level off..but I see drivers taking many risks..even with their logs..to make more money..I keep my expenses down and prefer contentment ..I still enjoy my job..
WOW Watching NetFlix while driving ?? Ouf did not know that one. HOURRA.
The problem with smoking dope after hours is… if you’re smoking you’re carrying.
If bad attitude's a problem, maybe one of my dream jobs ain't for me then, eh‽ I mean, how can an attitude get someone terminated? I'd rather be a truck driver in the Soviet Union where I couldn't easily get fired by managers without approval from the labour Union or communist party. We live in a damn tyranny, man! Abolish the system. Granted, I probably wouldn't have much of of an attitude, it's a job I'm passionate about.
I miss my tooth pics.
A shitty attitude is under rated. I work for a small fleet of 15 trucks and we have had 2 drivers who came and left that literally complained about everything. From "crap" dispatches to the load not clearing at the border.
All of our drivers have been here for 5+ years, it's not the company that's wrong but rather the driver.
I've had a shitty attitude for 24 years. It has served me well. I've been banned from Walmart for not willingly sitting there for 4 hours for free. Countless produce places in California don't want me back because I'm unwilling to put up with their bullshit. Stand your ground drivers. Don't go to places that don't treat you right. Just tell dispatch no, you're not going there. Better yet, drive for a small company that won't even ask you to go to a shit place like Walmart.
@@JJJJ-hp9oz love your comment. I worked for a Canadian refuse company in Richmond VA. I got hired 1 month out of CDL. The landfill workers gave me holy hell once I was on my own. I didn't learn the traffic patterns right away. I got kicked out of one the landfills, because of the employees constant bordline verbal abuse. The company tried to fire me, but I resigned with a official letter.
You guys watch your drivers over the camera when there is no accident ? Wow that's invasive as hell
Yes, they have inward facing cams. I expressed this on a comment earlier and it was deleted.lol
@Viewers choice yep. They only like suckers. Would never allow a trucking company to place an inward cam in the truck. I would resign immediately and move on to a better trucking company
Exactly right. These big companies implement all these absurd rules, then complain about how they can't get drivers!
@@SC68170 unfortunately insurance is seeing that all companies put these cameras in their trucks or face giant costa.for not having them. It's becoming harder and harder to avoid. Soon it'll be everywhere
@@xeikai not true. If it was soooooo outrageous every company would do it to stay in business. Most companies do not have inward facing cams that should tell u something. Plus, those cameras aren't cheap and the technology supporting them to have a 3rd party and/or hiring employees to micromanage drivers when they've done something wrong on camera. If there happens to be insurances savings but at what cost? (1) cost of equipment/tech/install (2) reputation to your company (3) disgruntled drivers (4) drivers constantly quitting because of cameras and micromanaging from them (5) the cost of constantly replacing drivers that quit. (6) cameras working against an at fault truck driver in an accident. When u look at the big picture I'd argue that your actually losing money
Screw this dumb trucking companies
:(
The guy in the video has a really bad attitude. How do you tell ?
Notice how flippant he is over Free HOS activity. For instance: the Driver complains for waiting.
I used to be in the Moving Business; there used to be so much money in it nobody gave a shit what happened ! Hey, OFFICE WEASEL: pay your guy so well for ALL HOS and you'll hear less complaints.....!!
Wait until all pay systems are abolished except PAY BY THE HOUR; then we'll see who has the "shitty" attitude !!
Not only that, but; notice how this OFFICE WEASEL excludes the fact that 99.9% of the interactions of a Driver are not with Safety Sensitive Function people !
But, they know all about how you're supposed to talk the talk and walk the walk !!
Does this guy have a COMMERCIAL DL ? He might, but; listen to the contempt for Drivers in his voice !!
Sounding like a true truedough/biden supporter!!!
A putz you happens to be a recuiter
Well, if somebody has a "bad attitude" at work and constantly complaining about everything, he'll have a bad attitude on the road too, and that will deffinitely show on their driving. They'll be driving like douchebags.
Who ever works for this guy makes no money
If you get into a fatal accident and they see you sent a text while driving even if you use voice to text you're in big trouble. They won't care
Because there’s no way to prove it was over voice
@@Lsprague97 If you have a dash cam you can.
i was fierd from western they said to me safty reason with out any accident now i am facing get job my life carier gone😢
I'm sorry to hear that
be owner operator just like stop being a slave and put up with this crap
OK I know my truck, like personally know it. I know when to pre/post trip it. As a flat bedder I walk around my truck/trailer constantly and am always looking at it. For the most part I agree with this video, I would have fired numerous drivers in the 23 years since I got my cdl, but numerous drivers have problems, i.e. family, health, breakdowns. We can only control what we can. If I am late to a receiver, ok, so what. They will hold you there for hours even if you are on time. Don't blame professional drivers for missing appointments. Blame the dispatcher for setting it without thinking of the possibility of problems. I have many times been told, well so and so said you would be here at this time, I asked that person, did you talk to me? I know when and where I will be at any given time without delays. Don't blame the drivers, we do what we can given the constraints that we have.
Frederick you are exactly right these planners do a mathematical equation on what time it is for you to get there at the best of times always they don’t allow for things to happen or if you have to chain on Donners pass or something like that or any number of things that could happen out there on the road or maybe the driver just doesn’t feel good or sick there are many things that can cause you to be late and they do not ever Take an account for that and the reason being is competition for getting the loads The one who said you can get it their fastest and the cheapest usually gets a job and there’s a sad fact of it and it’s a drivers fault if they can’t do it on the Planer time schedule And I have ran into places where they schedule you to make it but yet they do not schedule you time to get out of there and find a place to park They will put you in red on your time but just as long as the freight was there it’s OK for the. Sorry for the long written book. There’s just too much wrong with this industry I’ve been right about that forever
Some shippers/receivers really do waste our time though.
Intentionally and knowingly they do. I've worked for 1 and the manager would do it if he wasn't feeling the driver or didn't like him. I became a driver and seen why kissing ass is so important.
I’ve been to docks where I’ve seen them playing and doing whatever when they seen me they suddenly started working
@@2500grit Most of the workers like that avoid eye contact too
Pay drivers for what they do when not behind the wheel… pre trip.. fueling… etc… you get what you pay for Ronan….
IN GENERAL U R RIGHT AND I AGREE WITH U SO FAR CONCERNING TO GET PAYD EXTRA FOR WHAT U DO EXTRA. BUT NOT GETTING PAYD FOR IT, DOESN'T LIBERATES U FROM UR OBLIGATION TO DO UR PRE AND POST TRIP. I MEAN U WANNA COME HOME IN ONE PIECE I GUESS, SO DO THE OTHERS AROUND U. JUST SAYING. BY THE WAY SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO HAVE A NICE CONVERSATION WITH GOOD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THESE THINGS WITH UR BOSS DIRECTLY IN A QUITE MINUTE . U EVER TRIED?
@@tomh9807 Did you start talking in capslock and just think its okay? like holy fuck dude.
@@tomh9807 post trip what's that. do people actually do those???
@@dori8948 ARE U A TRUCK DRIVER? IF SO THEN U R SUPPOSE TO KNOW. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT DRIVERS DO IT, IN ORDER TO AVOID A SURPRISE THE NEXT MORNING AND GETTING HELD UP, WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS. THAT IS XACTLY THE REASON FOR A POST TRIP, TO FIND AND FIX PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER UR DAY IS DONE.
@@tomh9807 I mean that's what the company gets when they "train" someone for 3 days then send them off solo. I don't think I've seen a single person at my company do a post trip.
I wish to don't be pushed by overtight schedule . I wish to have time for proper pre trip,paperwork, lunch time and not rushing like crazy to fulfill the company demands. I wish to don't be called and texted each hour and don't get caught between company and customers interest. I have a circle of about 12 close friends, all truck drivers and it seems like our companies do their best to exploit drivers at maximum. In fact I have time to pee only once in 11-12 hours shift.
I refuse loads with tight appt times. Someone else will take that load. Not my problem.
This is the problem I’m having. My company keeps giving me loads back to back where I don’t have time to even stop to eat or use the bathroom. Then when I call telling them I need to reschedule they say I’m wasting time and not trip planning properly. My last load they gave me at 1pm and wanted me to drive 15.5 hours. I’m flatbed too so I needed securement time and a 10 hour reset so more like 28.5 hours. And they expected me to be at the receiver the next day at 11am… at this point I’m getting pissed because I’m having to neglect my own health for the sake of trying to be on time in fear of being fired. And I’m only taking home $800 per week average. That amount of money is absolutely not worth the stress they’re putting me under. I didn’t sign up to be treated like a f*cking slave.
Pre-trips are the biggest crock going. It's your piece of equipment but trucking companies cut corners to save costs then blame the driver. If you take care of your equipment properly I should only have to do a quick visual to make sure nothing out of the ordinary has happened. If I got to check brake shoes etc your not maintaining your equipment. I've seen trailers come out of a safety and a month later need to have brakes. Oh it passed at the time they say.
This right here is a major problem. And then, you try to get it fixed and you fuck yourself over because you are not driving and not making money because you are waiting on said trailer to be fixed or you are looking for another one.
@@pedromatias9437 Yep. When you refuse to use that trailer or point out issues with it. You're flagged and treated like a problem to the company. It promotes truck drivers to just hook and go without checking equipment.
Amen brother. Report something wrong on the trailer you just picked up and you're a complainer and a problem driver. Get caught at the scale with that trailer and you failed to do a proper pretrip. Always the drivers fault. Don't drive for big companies. Small companies treat drivers better.
I love how he says breaks out of adjustment. Show me, a driver that can actually find that! You need a person in the truck working the breaks and someone measuring under the equipment. I personally have several on trailers! Other then picking up a trailer and going to a shop I don't see how this is my issue
@@mike-sk2li there's some tricks to do it yourself. One is to put an electrical tie on each brake chamber rod. With the brakes off slide them against the chambers. Then pull the spike to 70 psi on your dash gauge (mine stays engaged thankfully). Then get under and measure the distance to the electrical tie.
None of these things will end your career if you do this 1 thing
Drive 3500 miles per week consistently
Cellphone is like Porn.
Everybody is doing it, but yet they all deny it.
Don't get caught 😂😂😂
Trucking is difficult, companies are always blaming the drivers. Actually DRIVERS possess an IMPORTANT ROLE for the GROWTH of the company. Without drivers you guys will be ZERO..
What are the benefits that companies providing to the DRIVERS..They are sacrificing their life to do their job. Staying away from family is the biggest sacrifice.
So my questions are;
- are you guys paying enough for drivers for what they are doing( staying away from family, delivering goods securely, driving on the road without any accidents etc..)
- why you guys paying for the miles driving? (that will cause speeding, accidents)
***pay for HOURS**rather than paying for miles
- pay for EVERYTHING such as pre-trip, post-trip, waiting time to reset the hours cuz the truckers are still at the work place while they we’re waiting for the next cycle of hours that they can drive. So you guys are supposed to pay for that time too.
IF NOT TRUCKING WILL BE A SHIIT ALWAYS***
trucking is the easiest job ive ever had.
Omg ... left the industry after 28 years...
Working under there guide lines no wonder no one can find drivers... Tim Horton pays better at the end of the month
My friend, you're absolutely right. This industry is a joke.
My two cents. Everything you mentioned besides drug's will absolutely not be an issue. Mega carriers are picky and share info. The small 2 truck carriers are desperate and want to 1099 you. They will hire most of the problem drivers.
Sir If you never even drove a tractor trailer which you haven't your "advice" is pretty much useless ..
Why do have a problem with a driver drinking on his weekends???
Its all about control!!
Quit under paying your drivers and this video is redundant.
Watching movies?? 😮.... Thats soo extreme. I myself am a truck driver and I just listen to audiobooks and podcasts. No one should watch anything while sitting on wheel let alone a loaded semi. The damage it can do to other drivers is colossal.
Yea this is a sticky wicket. I use youtube for audio playlists. I don't watch it, but it's on. I listen to it, its not a movie, its music. I actually fiddle with that much less than I would a radio that I have to continuously fiddle with to find new stations. I can set up my tablet on a youtube playlist and never touch it again for 500 miles.
Was on personal conveyance for 2 to 4 hours a day. Rolled through kentucky weigh station on PC. He looked at my logs for 5 minutes. Then printed out the law said make sure you read that. No warning sent me on my way.
24hrs a day 7 days a week. Divide those hours by what you get paid at the end of the week and that’s the price of your time.
And commuting from home to your truck if it's in a yard in another city.
After watching this video, I guess I'll skip this career... sh*t looks scary ngl
Im drinking now and I still have 10 offers a week to drive for, i leave pee test samples daily in the trash cans so help your self
The regulation for alcohol is %0.00 here in the states, so technically by law they can't, but unless they get pulled over and tested it won't show.
0.04%.
Thank you just graduate from school last week. Good key points to remember
I wish all that stuff we’re supposed to do came along with good pay that be motivating
I see why u guys can't keep or get drivers, If u tell me I only have 10 miles to get to receiver & I have to stop driving due to the e- Log , that's crazy & means u have to wait till tomorrow NO WAY, plus after all the Hrs u put in doing trucking & divide them into your pay ,u only make approx $2.00 or less per hr, Suckers job
Basically if you’re a new driver I’ll tell you right now to make it in this business you have to learn the only way there is any more to make it which is be very low-key you really have no business speaking to anybody unless you actually have business that is work related basically everything and anything is some kind of a risk
Factor that can and will be used against you at some point if it is some kind of recorded information and almost everything nowadays leave the trail that’s why you have to keep your mouth shut be a good driver be professional when it’s time to be professional and that’s about it
The bottom line is you’re driving someone else’s truck so you have to constantly be proving that you can be trusted and that you are not a risky type of individual.
Thank you gentlemen. I am not a semi truck driver but I learn a lot of English language and good driving behaviors from your videos.
I refused to deliver a load because of safety concerns. I didn’t get fired but I might as well have. Schneider has thrown me under a bus.
If a factory has to shut down because a load's 4 hr late they should shut the doors and go away or have at least some warehousing.
Oh, definitely.