I Am Better Then This

So today I was running shuttle runs from Westampton Nj to Delanco Nj between terminals with another driver who would run a truck down then jump in mine and ride back with me,we did that 5 times today.
After listing to his rants about how bad this company has gotten and how horrible they treat their drivers as well as how they screw them out of pay he had a list that would scare anyone away from here running also as out trip went on I learned the kind of person he is and well the term over the top was an understatement. Between the racial remarks of Mexicans,blacks and Arabs well he just had major stories of BS to be as creative as a goofy sitcom person.
Thinking about it I got to this idea,people have to complain about everything and blame others to not accept that they are part of the problem and that their attitude is one of the reasons why they are not doing as good as others and then tell the ones who are doing good that it's only a matter of time before they are treated like crap. I have been in trucking almost 20 years now(don't feel like i)I seen a lot but the one thing that does remain the same is if you are willing to work without pitching a fit or critzie everything,they will run you but you have to stand firm not to let them over run you but do it without being confrataional most of the time they will work you.
To conclude we as truck drivers have to stand firm and be above those who want to bring us down, I myself strid on safety and being legal I am a truck driver and enjoy what I do for a loving I will do my best to be a true and honest trucker who believes that I am in a crowd of many who need to be verbal and stand up for the straight and narrow law abiding truckers who believe we are a God fearing and peac loving crowd.

It's Your Falut!

Yesterday I had an interesting event happen to me,I had dropped an empty refer trailer in Ct to pick up my loaded trailer,as I hooked up and I noticed another driver hook up to the empty I dropped,I walked over and let him know that the refer unit had failed it's self pre trip,so I let him know,he then flipped out and started causing and swearing at me I told him I don't need this and I walked away,he reaches and heaps my shirt pulls me back ward,stunned I paused for a moment and their was a local driver their who stepped in and both of us got out of their,I called the company and filed a report.
Thinking of this situation it shows me that the trucking industry has a falafel of good quality drivers,I have been a licensed driver since 94 and each year I see more and more less quality driver out here. Some of the reasons why we have less quality drivers is several reasons.
Low pay and inter company driver training
Drivers with less then 6 months of driving exprance training new drivers
Recruiters filling new bees heads with bull that's not true.
And dozen more
Personally it is only going to get worse one of my biggest issues is for drivers to stand up for themselves,don't let dispatchers tell you how to think,you do have the law on your side,really you do!
Research the company you are looking at, talk to some of their drivers,ask the recruiter lots of questions,if the reciter gets snappy then move on,get EVERYTHING IN WRITING,if they are willing then great!
I think we can make a change we just need to use the law to our advantage .

Left Lane Speed Hauler

How many times has this happened to you,You get going at a good rate of speed cruising up that left lane,then BAM! That slower truck jumps in front of you,dropping your speed from 70 MPH to 62 MPH,and now you have this slow traffic for several miles.
To those drivers who drive the slower trucks,think before you jump in to that left lane,if you don't know what your truck can do,don't do it. I know many companies have their trucks regulated for either fuel mileage or insurance reasons,but never the less they are slow and can become a road hazard as well as more reason to restrict us even more then we are.
A study was done through the years and found out that even thought your truck may go 70 or 62 the difference after 10 hours is only 30 minutes,yes only a half hour! It sounds like it's not possible,well think about it.
So to all those slow trucks,your more then welcome to pass but don't take 8 miles to pass,look what's ahead,do you see a hill,do you see heavy traffic,do you see anything that may hold you up?

As you can see in these pictures,took like 6 miles to pass at 64 MPH in a 70 MPH zone.