We had a gas station where I used to live that had a huge parking lot on the property for semis. Easy in and out, and the owner was letting semis park for free overnight. His only request was to make some kind of purchase even if it's a pack of gum. I noticed one day there was a sign saying there was a $20 parking fee, and if you didn't pay you got towed. It seemed a bit out of character for this guy to charge when he's always been so nice to truckers. I asked him why the charge, and he said it's a full-time job for 1 employee to keep it clean because of the piss jugs and shit-bags that were tossed out in the parking lot. People were even ditching old tires and trash bags for them to pick up. In the end, some ruined it for all. The lesson to be learned here.. if you see someone doing this, make sure to toss their discarded items back into their cab. 👍
Keep up the good fight with this content. On the down side, you reminded me I will be parking tomorrow around Sacramento....one of the worst areas in my OTR world.
As someone who lives in Sacramento and doesn’t know very much about trucking, I was wondering if I could ask - what makes the Sacramento area bad for truck parking? Is it an especially bad lack of parking/rest facilities?
Making sure I can find parking is part of the reason I run on recap hours... Unless you run nights, or start at 2 or 3am every day you can't fit a 10-11 hour drive shift in and be confident of finding parking. Starting at 6am like a normal diurnal human and going 8-9 hours makes for a much more reasonable sleep schedule and better chance of finding parking. Yeah you make less money that way but I'm in my first year and honestly still in awe of taking home more than 15k/year which is how much I made throughout my 20s.
I find this video lacking absolutely nothing. I do however wish this dude was back on the road so I could buy him a soda water and cheese burger while we park in the fuel island and block 🚫 other fellow truckers. Cuz thats what us truckers do now adays.
Jon, love your channel. I have no desire to be a trucker and don't have any affiliation with trucking, just wanted to learn more about the lifestyle. Thanks for the insights!
Money to be made out here, don't let this guy discourage you from becoming a truck driver. What I learned in 1yr is this is not only a job but a live style, not for everybody. Don't knock it until you try it. Will be buying my 1st truck in a year or two. Book my own loads and make even more 💰
I just left the trucking industry to pursue a different job, DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE, there is no money to be made driving a truck, it's a shit industry that doesn't pay and exploits it's workers, it's called the sweatshop on wheels for a reason!
Exactly. I try to start my drive 330-4am and look for parking midafternoon. Easier to find a spot and I enjoy the sunrise in the morning and a real evening. Yes pick-up/delivery times and all the other shit I cant control makes this impossible at times.
@@stevanlucas3071 This job is really management. We manage four clocks, shippers, receivers, dispatchers, equipment, and ourselves. As I pulled into this Love’s a few minutes ago, I saw lines of trucks illegally parked on the ramps, the shoulders, and a few other creative spaces. At least ten open parking places, now. I even found a nice straight line back. I love running splits.
In total agreement, but wanted to point out you have a "logo" of Love's in that presentation, at least at this time, Love's does not have a reserved section and does not charge for parking. I'm sure they are just as profit greedy as the others, but you can't loop them in the pay for parking scheme that I'm aware of unless it's different out west.
Thanks for pointing that out - Love's is definitely the lesser of the three evils, and I do appreciate their refusal to succumb to the paid parking scheme. This was more nuanced than I had time for in the video, but I still can't bring myself to give them a pass, though... Even though they're not directly profiting off the parking problem, I don't feel like they're trying very hard to solve it, either. If we've decided to let private enterprise be the main provider of truck parking (see for ex. www.9news.com/article/news/nation-now/why-old-fashioned-highway-rest-stops-are-disappearing/73-427518382 ), then companies like Loves should have some obligation to truckers, consumers, the supply chain, etc to offer adequate capacity. But they aren't doing that - almost every Love's is overflowing almost every night, and it's been that way for years. But how often do you see one under construction to add more parking? In three years OTR, I can recall seeing maybe two...? It's like they signed their names (along with pilot, ta, etc) on the societal chore list under "give trucks enough parking," ignored the job and then spent their whole allowance on roller dogs and glass figurines
@@TruckingSeriously ugh, and Love's parking lots where I usually drive are tiny and always full by like 5pm. On the MA and NY border and running out of hours at night? Guess where you aren't parking.
No truer words have been spoken! I had 2 incidents in the Love’s parking lot. A video on trucking accidents would be awesome! I read somewhere that about 65% of trucking accidents are in parking lots!🧐
I’d love to see your take on Walmart offering 100k+ yearly salaries, do you think this will be short term or will companies start paying truckers more?
Honestly I believe it. Every driver I've talked to who worked at Wal Mart had nothing but good things to say. In fact the last guy I talked to said he literally cried when he got fired. He argued with the manager and it is a more corporate environment so he got fired. But he said they were very generous and never pushed you hard. We live in Canada where marijuana is legal in your off time but since Walmart is a US company they have to operate by US rules and thus drug test so I have no interest in working for them but most drivers dont (cant) indulge so WalMart seems like a good gig.
Walmart had to up their pay to match pay who require a spotless record and as much driving experience as they do. That being said, I'm putting my time in until I can go Walmart private fleet by working for a 3rd party company out of the same Walmart DC I'll be applying to. Can't wait to double my pay in a year, woohoo.
Pee in a big mouth laundry detergent bottle. Poop in a trash bag and mix with kitty litter. Have highly processed , foods as a daily diet. Welcome to the trunking lifestyle.
Government please take 100 dollars per month from all truck drivers and build more truck parkings and rest areas. Every truck driver would be very happy to always get parking available with a investment of just 1,200 in a year.
Nah I'm good. They can take my hard earned tax dollars and do it. I refuse to pay more to a corrupt BS government that refuses to use tax payers money for the right things
@@thaddeustempleton8262 I'm not a builder/construction type of person... same with pipefitter so those are out. I looked into Health care (MRI therapist for example) and it takes 2-4 years MINIMUM in my state just to get into the field. Electrician also takes 1-3 years of education. This is why trucking seems like my only option because you can jump into it without college (or spending a dime) and start making money even in training. Theres just no other career where you can start right away and make $50k the first year
@@jonblablabla1014 Maybe try a local run? Class B even. School bus, concrete truck, dump truck, sod (if you're in that climate), rock quarry trucks, logging.. there's lots of opportunity there and pay is good. 👍
When you say there is no parking to non OTR drivers, they think you mean it's hard to find a parking spot. I have to emphasize, no there is no parking.
How do I do the research as to how traffic flows. I need to know where a good location will be. I'm not in a big city but there is a call for this in ms
We had a gas station where I used to live that had a huge parking lot on the property for semis. Easy in and out, and the owner was letting semis park for free overnight. His only request was to make some kind of purchase even if it's a pack of gum. I noticed one day there was a sign saying there was a $20 parking fee, and if you didn't pay you got towed. It seemed a bit out of character for this guy to charge when he's always been so nice to truckers. I asked him why the charge, and he said it's a full-time job for 1 employee to keep it clean because of the piss jugs and shit-bags that were tossed out in the parking lot. People were even ditching old tires and trash bags for them to pick up. In the end, some ruined it for all. The lesson to be learned here.. if you see someone doing this, make sure to toss their discarded items back into their cab. 👍
I stopped driving almost 20 years ago and they're still sucking me dry?! Those bastards.
Im from remote Australia and I find this video informative
The GOAT has returned to his trucking content!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Hi
My name is Jason
I'm a recovering trucker
It's been 97 days since I last trucked
Hey man you got this stay stong! 💪
You'll love the feel of that 100 day chip in your hand, trust me!
Hi Jason!
you should be happy to note you took center stage in my economics class 🙂
Keep up the good fight with this content.
On the down side, you reminded me I will be parking tomorrow around Sacramento....one of the worst areas in my OTR world.
As someone who lives in Sacramento and doesn’t know very much about trucking, I was wondering if I could ask - what makes the Sacramento area bad for truck parking? Is it an especially bad lack of parking/rest facilities?
Your clear explanations of important issues in trucking are so great. Absolutely love this vid.
Making sure I can find parking is part of the reason I run on recap hours... Unless you run nights, or start at 2 or 3am every day you can't fit a 10-11 hour drive shift in and be confident of finding parking. Starting at 6am like a normal diurnal human and going 8-9 hours makes for a much more reasonable sleep schedule and better chance of finding parking. Yeah you make less money that way but I'm in my first year and honestly still in awe of taking home more than 15k/year which is how much I made throughout my 20s.
how do you survive on 15k/year ? The rent alone is more than that.
You really have something here. Don’t stop time is fading. What the hell was that Oscar thing about?
Change "every single truck stop in America is full" to "every single truck stop in the northeast is full" and you're closer
I find this video lacking absolutely nothing. I do however wish this dude was back on the road so I could buy him a soda water and cheese burger while we park in the fuel island and block 🚫 other fellow truckers. Cuz thats what us truckers do now adays.
Jon, love your channel. I have no desire to be a trucker and don't have any affiliation with trucking, just wanted to learn more about the lifestyle. Thanks for the insights!
this was a great video - love the green screen usage 😂
I'm pretty sure you are the reason I talked myself out of going for CDL. This lifestyle is not for me!!!
Ikr! Every time I watch one of his videos I get dissuaded from going into trucking
Money to be made out here, don't let this guy discourage you from becoming a truck driver. What I learned in 1yr is this is not only a job but a live style, not for everybody. Don't knock it until you try it. Will be buying my 1st truck in a year or two. Book my own loads and make even more 💰
Smart guy 😅 I’m an idiot for doing this
I just left the trucking industry to pursue a different job, DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE, there is no money to be made driving a truck, it's a shit industry that doesn't pay and exploits it's workers, it's called the sweatshop on wheels for a reason!
Parking is where planning is essential. The big problem is everyone wants to park at the same time. At 9 AM, you can find parking, any where.
Exactly.
I try to start my drive 330-4am and look for parking midafternoon. Easier to find a spot and I enjoy the sunrise in the morning and a real evening.
Yes pick-up/delivery times and all the other shit I cant control makes this impossible at times.
@@stevanlucas3071 This job is really management. We manage four clocks, shippers, receivers, dispatchers, equipment, and ourselves. As I pulled into this Love’s a few minutes ago, I saw lines of trucks illegally parked on the ramps, the shoulders, and a few other creative spaces. At least ten open parking places, now. I even found a nice straight line back. I love running splits.
In total agreement, but wanted to point out you have a "logo" of Love's in that presentation, at least at this time, Love's does not have a reserved section and does not charge for parking. I'm sure they are just as profit greedy as the others, but you can't loop them in the pay for parking scheme that I'm aware of unless it's different out west.
Thanks for pointing that out - Love's is definitely the lesser of the three evils, and I do appreciate their refusal to succumb to the paid parking scheme. This was more nuanced than I had time for in the video, but I still can't bring myself to give them a pass, though... Even though they're not directly profiting off the parking problem, I don't feel like they're trying very hard to solve it, either. If we've decided to let private enterprise be the main provider of truck parking (see for ex. www.9news.com/article/news/nation-now/why-old-fashioned-highway-rest-stops-are-disappearing/73-427518382 ), then companies like Loves should have some obligation to truckers, consumers, the supply chain, etc to offer adequate capacity. But they aren't doing that - almost every Love's is overflowing almost every night, and it's been that way for years. But how often do you see one under construction to add more parking? In three years OTR, I can recall seeing maybe two...? It's like they signed their names (along with pilot, ta, etc) on the societal chore list under "give trucks enough parking," ignored the job and then spent their whole allowance on roller dogs and glass figurines
@@TruckingSeriously ugh, and Love's parking lots where I usually drive are tiny and always full by like 5pm. On the MA and NY border and running out of hours at night? Guess where you aren't parking.
No truer words have been spoken! I had 2 incidents in the Love’s parking lot. A video on trucking accidents would be awesome! I read somewhere that about 65% of trucking accidents are in parking lots!🧐
I’d love to see your take on Walmart offering 100k+ yearly salaries, do you think this will be short term or will companies start paying truckers more?
Honestly I believe it. Every driver I've talked to who worked at Wal Mart had nothing but good things to say. In fact the last guy I talked to said he literally cried when he got fired. He argued with the manager and it is a more corporate environment so he got fired. But he said they were very generous and never pushed you hard. We live in Canada where marijuana is legal in your off time but since Walmart is a US company they have to operate by US rules and thus drug test so I have no interest in working for them but most drivers dont (cant) indulge so WalMart seems like a good gig.
Walmart had to up their pay to match pay who require a spotless record and as much driving experience as they do. That being said, I'm putting my time in until I can go Walmart private fleet by working for a 3rd party company out of the same Walmart DC I'll be applying to. Can't wait to double my pay in a year, woohoo.
@@rayzala1393 what did he get fired for
One of the biggest reasons im a team driver, i dont have to worry about parking almost never
That’s really bad about the parking, why even bother trying to become a trucker if you can’t rest properly after a stressful day.
Thanks for the info ✨️
Pee in a big mouth laundry detergent bottle. Poop in a trash bag and mix with kitty litter. Have highly processed , foods as a daily diet.
Welcome to the trunking lifestyle.
Finding truck parking is one of the reasons I want to switch to local trucking.
Government please take 100 dollars per month from all truck drivers and build more truck parkings and rest areas. Every truck driver would be very happy to always get parking available with a investment of just 1,200 in a year.
Nah I'm good. They can take my hard earned tax dollars and do it. I refuse to pay more to a corrupt BS government that refuses to use tax payers money for the right things
Truck spot ?
G-spot !
Non trucker grandma subbed to the “Trucker Sociologist”.
Just another reason why I'm on the fence about trucking.
What other careers would you recommend lol
Building trades or health care tech. Be an electrician or a pipefitter or an x-ray operator.
@@thaddeustempleton8262 I'm not a builder/construction type of person... same with pipefitter so those are out. I looked into Health care (MRI therapist for example) and it takes 2-4 years MINIMUM in my state just to get into the field. Electrician also takes 1-3 years of education.
This is why trucking seems like my only option because you can jump into it without college (or spending a dime) and start making money even in training. Theres just no other career where you can start right away and
make $50k the first year
@@jonblablabla1014 Maybe try a local run? Class B even. School bus, concrete truck, dump truck, sod (if you're in that climate), rock quarry trucks, logging.. there's lots of opportunity there and pay is good. 👍
My friend is a driver and I have his info saved in my computer for Pilot because he calls me so frequently to reserve his spot.
When you say there is no parking to non OTR drivers, they think you mean it's hard to find a parking spot. I have to emphasize, no there is no parking.
damn i had no idea. this shit seems so hard
I’m starting to think you’ve got a trucking problem. Are you on trucks again son?
CAPITALISM 😋
for the algorithm lmao
vroom vroom
This is a vviddeeo wew
I spackled my pant with doodoo and it stinks sry.
Stop clowning and just get behind the wheel
How do I do the research as to how traffic flows. I need to know where a good location will be. I'm not in a big city but there is a call for this in ms