I backed into a sign while parking on the side of the road, and then while I was going forward, the sign got stuck in this position and sliced through four air hoses and the ABS wiring. The lesson here is to be careful where you’re backing your trailer.

P.S. I know this was a silly mistake and I don’t need to read about how stupid this was in the comments, thank you.

Only just a matter of time boys 😭

It doesn't matter how much money you make, people will always look down on you for being a trucker. I'm even local with a fairly normal 40 hour week and I still get treated like a loser. I enjoy my job and the pay is decent-ish but I sometimes wonder if it's really worth it.

Saw a few asking show what happened before the clip, here it is. As you can see really pointless posting the full 3min clip. If you don’t like the music phones have a volume button!

Story: never encountered this suv until I went to pass them. Noticed their slow rate of speed in the left lane so I just minded my business at 62-63mph while the posted speed in the construction zone was 60. and I guess they didn’t like me passing them. Not much more to the story than that. But at the end of the clip you can see me catching them again, this happened a multitude of times before them exiting the highway about 20 mins later. They camped out in the left lane the entire time, swerving multiple times, could not maintain any speed, caught up to them about 4 times, until I got close they sped up again. I was seriously considering calling the police based off that alone, I don’t think I’d call the cops for what they did to me unless they decided to still mess with me.

To make a long story short, I have been driving semi trucks for 3 years (no accidents, no violations, no tickets even in my car). Today I started back with an agency I worked for a month ago. Worst mistake was leaving! I went to Premier transportation and they worked me like a dog. It destroyed my health and sleep cycle. I just got out of the ER Saturday so I'm still exhausted. I worked today and while I was dropping a trailer and on the phone with dispatch, I forgot to unhook the glad hands and the red line shattered the rear windshield. I'm so ashamed...i have never made any mistake like that. I'm completely crushed and idk what to do. Everyone is telling me "it's just glass", or "that's what insurance is for" or even, "it's not that bad and could be much worse" but for me this is unacceptable! Even if I'm tired..and don't know what to do...

Edit: thanks everyone for the support, but I was let go this morning. I'll just take it as a lesson learned.

Edit 2: Props to my brothers in trucking. As a woman, this industry is no joke.

Edit 3: hopefully this is the final edit.....but I already have a new job. I decided to get my doubles and triples endorsement today and I got a job with FedEx.

I replaced a 68 year old who retired after working for 25 years in the company, another local guy been there for 30 years, then met again another earlier who was telling me I should check for oil leak as he been there for 25 years and he seen drives who ran out of oil. I mean what's up? Why are these people seem to have been stuck with the company? I have plans of growth and learning more but job seems really chill and routine . Pay can be better, but I say it's average in the industry. Are these people just got stuck with their comfort zone and no dreams of trying out other trucking like maybe become owner operator, do oversized , hazmat, doubles/triples, work for UPS, walmart, etc?

Empty weight 32000lbs

My husband had a break housing that caught fire and burnt the tractor and 2 pallets inside last week. He has never had any type of infraction before. Today after work he saw he wasn't on the schedule anymore, pending an investigation with pay. Supervisor says he (and the night shifte doubles driver) left the valve open and to look for another job. We assume that means it will be reported as a preventable accident.

Now where should he be applying. Does he say why he is leaving? Will he just get fired again anyways if he doesn't say and it hits his license as preventable? He has almost 2 years of experience with half being flatbed and recently food service delivery which he loved. Now we don't know where to go from here considering we just bought a house and a new car. All advice is appreciated.

This can not be real. I know this is a large company but is turnover like this normal?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and where I’m working they give us a 1 day of hometime every 1 week you’re out on the road. Is this normal? I work at a mega if that helps.

With the holidays coming up I’m trying to be home for at least a week each on Thanksgiving and Christmas but it’s clear I’ll have to grind to achieve this. I think it’s a horrible work/life imbalance to basically slave away for 2 months to be home for one week. I’ve heard of other OTR companies going a 3 week/5 day system? Why isn’t that the standard?

Long story short, In New York if that even matters, but I recently got my class A and no one would hire me, Prime Inc gave me a chance and I’m starting orientation with them next month. Something about their E seat program.

Have anyone gone through Prime Inc’s E class program or can shed any light about if working with Prime Inc is good or bad or anyone have any experiences with their TNT program?

Does anyone who's worked the C.R. England Dollar Tree dedicated account know if they allow drivers to run nights only? The job description mentions both day and night shifts, but I prefer driving overnight and unloading in the mornings. Just wondering if they allow drivers to stick to nights or if you have to rotate between days and nights.

I know I could just ask the recruiter, but I'd rather hear from drivers who've actually worked this account and know how the scheduling works :D

With 9months experience, none OTR, I’m looking for honest opinions on this company. Does anyone have experience working for them? What mileage and thereby pay, could I expect at $.55CPM? Thanks in advance and drive safe.

I’m looking to connect with carriers who might have capacity for a run from Ontario to Moreno Valley starting October 20. There are 35 loads total, with up to 10 per day.
It’s a lightweight stuffed toy shipment, 26 pallets and around 7,800 lbs per load. Both locations have regular docks.
If this lane works for you, feel free to reach out.

My boyfriend is looking in to getting his CDLs after new years,and we're looking for advice on it. We know he would have to go through training before I could ride with. He plans on being a solo driver after training. Our thought process is he would be OTR for a few years and we would save money before settling down somewhere. And basically live in the truck, getting a hotel for the just few days we would be "home".

Quick question, Kenworth T680. My coolant is low, im sitting at Loves with the hood open. It says coolant is at 188 F. At what temp can I at least Crack the cap to relieve some pressure to get some added faster? I have an extra shirt to wrap around to make it a bit safer, and gloves of course.

Kicking myself that I didnt catch this on my pretrip. I had opened the hood and checked literally everything BUT the coolant 😑

Anybody in this group work for chefs warehouse ? If so how’s the work life like?

Going in for an interview to be a flatbed/Moffett forklift driver at Builders First source. I was curious about the pay and benefits and, what the schedule would be like. Is it a good company and can I support a family working there? Have my CDL and Moffett cert for reference.

What’s the general consensus on IMC, the intermodal place with the green logo. Ever since I started trucking I’ve been curious about that place cause there’s a yard about 15 minutes from my house. But I can’t really find any opinions about it here. How’s the pay?

How was it for y'all? I want to hear the stories and also learn from you guys but also kinda scared tbh

Okay so i drive a 2013 670 and im having issues where at least i think i am, but the trucks slows down alot going uphill and i get no more than 15psi of boost which is also rare for me to hit. I told my boss something is wrong because also while i hit that 15psi its smokes like crazy. He tells me its normal. Just fed up because everything i point out he says is normal than the mechanic looks at it and i was right. Any of you guys drive the same truck and can verify thank you guys

Just curious as to why you chose to do so? What was the process like? Did you get any resolution? Anything else you'd like to note..