To the General Public a truck driver is:
A pill popper;
Prostitute lover
A rebel with a mission to beat and destroy!
They drive at high rates of speed, tailgating everything in sight and they are just a pain to get and be around.
To A Truck Driver a truck driver is:
The life blood of this country,The reason this country is up and running,without trucks America would stop!
Ok, now does anyone really believe this crap?
I am a truck driver and tell you this...............
A truck driver is an impatient person.A truck driver is a kind and patient person.
A truck driver is a cold blooded person.
A truck driver is a warm and loving person.
A truck driver is a law breaking manic.
A truck driver obeys each and every law, regulation and is morally good.
A truck driver is a self righteous pig.
A truck driver is a selfless, genuine, productive person
A truck driver is a sexually dangerous person.
A truck driver is a religious person with a strong moral compass.
To put this into perspective, A truck driver is simply put -- human with all the human frailties and strengths.
I have seen both negative and positive from truck drivers in my 14 years behind the wheel. The one thing that gets me is how so many organizations want to pit drivers against each other,. It's hard to say what I'm writing about since I have no clue tonight. I was thinking of something but got side tracked and forgot.
I guess I would like to see respect from each other out here, we as commercial drivers need to stand up and stand together. If we let those people and organizations divide us we will fail.
At one time people did look at truckers as being cool,but once the movie Convoy, Breaker Breaker, and Smokey & The Bandit came out we've had a major image issue to work on, then came the massive truckers strike in the 70's, Oh Boy!
We are in dire straits now and nothing is going to change unless we make it happen!
I'm not calling for a truckers strike, because so many issues have to be answered and who would be in charge of the negotiations? Not OOIDA, or Trucking Bozo, no one!
What are the issues?
Everyone has their own option on what the issues are. They are numerous and complicated.
We need to slow down; run legal; tell the customer what can be done; tell our company what we will do;
We need to keep precise logs in accordance with the rules and regulations and stick to it. Make the logs work for us instead of against us.
If they threaten you -- leave. They are a crap place for whom to work. The most impact we, as truckers, can do is use the same laws they want us to obey to the "T" and stay absolutely legal. What can they do? Fine us? Give us points? Arrest us? For obeying the law? I don't think so.
And last to add, they, the legislators, rarely ever get input from the real drivers who are out here everyday of the week doing what we do best. So don't be afraid to call your elected representatives office and talk to them or their aids regularly. You would be surprised how much they really do want to hear from us the "Regular Joe" .
A pill popper;
Prostitute lover
A rebel with a mission to beat and destroy!
They drive at high rates of speed, tailgating everything in sight and they are just a pain to get and be around.
To A Truck Driver a truck driver is:
The life blood of this country,The reason this country is up and running,without trucks America would stop!
Ok, now does anyone really believe this crap?
I am a truck driver and tell you this...............
A truck driver is an impatient person.A truck driver is a kind and patient person.
A truck driver is a cold blooded person.
A truck driver is a warm and loving person.
A truck driver is a law breaking manic.
A truck driver obeys each and every law, regulation and is morally good.
A truck driver is a self righteous pig.
A truck driver is a selfless, genuine, productive person
A truck driver is a sexually dangerous person.
A truck driver is a religious person with a strong moral compass.
To put this into perspective, A truck driver is simply put -- human with all the human frailties and strengths.
I have seen both negative and positive from truck drivers in my 14 years behind the wheel. The one thing that gets me is how so many organizations want to pit drivers against each other,. It's hard to say what I'm writing about since I have no clue tonight. I was thinking of something but got side tracked and forgot.
I guess I would like to see respect from each other out here, we as commercial drivers need to stand up and stand together. If we let those people and organizations divide us we will fail.
At one time people did look at truckers as being cool,but once the movie Convoy, Breaker Breaker, and Smokey & The Bandit came out we've had a major image issue to work on, then came the massive truckers strike in the 70's, Oh Boy!
We are in dire straits now and nothing is going to change unless we make it happen!
I'm not calling for a truckers strike, because so many issues have to be answered and who would be in charge of the negotiations? Not OOIDA, or Trucking Bozo, no one!
What are the issues?
Everyone has their own option on what the issues are. They are numerous and complicated.
We need to slow down; run legal; tell the customer what can be done; tell our company what we will do;
We need to keep precise logs in accordance with the rules and regulations and stick to it. Make the logs work for us instead of against us.
If they threaten you -- leave. They are a crap place for whom to work. The most impact we, as truckers, can do is use the same laws they want us to obey to the "T" and stay absolutely legal. What can they do? Fine us? Give us points? Arrest us? For obeying the law? I don't think so.
And last to add, they, the legislators, rarely ever get input from the real drivers who are out here everyday of the week doing what we do best. So don't be afraid to call your elected representatives office and talk to them or their aids regularly. You would be surprised how much they really do want to hear from us the "Regular Joe" .
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