Tips to help you look like a pro
#41
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 163
Don't forget to leave the jakes on while doing 50 through the parking lot.
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Hammer Down!!!!!
#42
After all, Mr. Rogers, of "Mr Roger's Neighborhood" fame was a Seal.
I'm afraid that statement is not true. snopes.com: Mister Rogers
#43
awww this is easy... blindside back at every single pilot!!!! thats when your a pro!!!
also, ride up the fair left lane when it clearly says no commerical vehicles in the far left lane and pass everyone and not give a damn but get over the cb and holler at the other truck drivers cause a 4 wheeler is going 10 mph over the speed limit but not faster than your truck!! your also a pro when you have 5 logbooks in the truck all set two hours away from each other to have a leg up on the competition and on the DOT man and brag over it on 19... your also a pro if you can wizz in a 16 oz coke bottle with out wasting any urine on yourself, the steering wheel, and the bottle itself.. not to mention no to over fill the bottle all while driving down the steep hills of I-64 in West Virginia.. and on the PA Turnpike West of Carlisle
#44
Well, one true fact is... There are a few Seals that are now driving trucks. And, for that matter, I'd like to know how you can tell if they have actually been in or not. After all, Mr. Rogers, of "Mr Roger's Neighborhood" fame was a Seal. And, I've met about 3 guys, that YES, I know for a fact they were Seals. But, there's little doubt that the members of that elite are few and far between. So, I have no idea how many of these you have met, or how many times you've met the same guy.
#45
also, if you are pulling a reefer, be sure to park as clsoe as possible to non-reefer trucks, even if the lot is 1/2 empty, pros love to listen to your reefer run instead of sleeping, be sure to put it on start-stop so it keeps his attention
bull-wagons also should park as close as possible to other trucks, try to find one with the windows open, he will appreciate it
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#46
Once again, especially in Yuma Arizona in July, when it's 130 in the shade.... LOL
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#47
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: colorado
Posts: 102
Obviously I'm not a pro because I don't understand some of your complaints.
Originally Posted by VPIDarkAngel
Also, shut off the engine before applying the parking brake (if at all)
Originally Posted by VPIDarkAngel
never alert anyone behind you that you're about to back up on the CB
#48
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wa
Posts: 362
[QUOTE=Hawkjr;466074]awww this is easy... blindside back at every single pilot!!!! thats when your a pro!!!
when hawkr is blind siding it at the pilot light up his mirrors with your headlights and fog lights. when he gets parked hammer down thru the lot to show your displeasure about the wait. when you see a driver with the cajones to jump out in the hammer lane broadcast loud and long what your company handbook says and the latest law is and maybe a cop will hear you and catch him and you will be the cops favorite lil b#tch stop at every truckstop and get some soda and chips and once you gain50 pounds the civilians will get tired of seeing butt crack and stop somewhere else
#49
I don't follow you here. I'm assuming the other trucker had his foot on the brake pedal, which can be used without the engine running. Many times I consider it a courtesy to shut off my truck when talking to someone, but there's no need to apply the parking brakes; the service brake alone will suffice.
Originally Posted by eplurubus;466337T
hat is so rare that it doesn't really apply to this thread. I've never done it, and I don't think I've ever heard someone else do it.
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#50
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Somewhere between Rochester NY and Gaults' Gulch
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Make sure when you pass another truck you cut in real close, you can tell a REAL PRO by how close to your grille he gets. Only a rookie leaves more than a few feet
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