Don't forget to leave the jakes on while doing 50 through the parking lot.

 

Thanks Baldy. I was going to throw the bull**** flag on that one but you beat me to it. Seals are not anything special. They just train a lot more than the average soldier. This directly from a former Coronado Base Commander who happens to be a friend of mine.

 

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

 

I have found over the years that those who do great things are not inclined to brag about, much less talk to strangers, about what they have done.

 

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

 

Once again, especially in Yuma Arizona in July, when it's 130 in the shade.... LOL

 

Obviously I'm not a pro because I don't understand some of your complaints.

What do you mean 'especially right behind someone'? I coast sometimes and have no problems with it.


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.


That 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.

 

[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

 

I mean that he did that within 20 feet of the back of my trailer. I was highly surprised that he didn't crash into the back of my trailer... but a Mabe's driver DID hit a trailer at that very guard shack by doing that.


You assumed wrong. He was still coasting at 10mph when he killed the engine. I'm not quite sure whether he used the service brake or the parking brake to finally stop the truck. Either way, he was REALLY lucky that he didn't get caught. We had two different groups of folks from the safety dept. in there the past two weeks, who fired at least 18 drivers for stuff like that.


I'll give ya that one. I've done it (last week at Greencastle, to be precise), but I admit, it IS rare.

 

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