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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1325768" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Agreed. Listen to the old-timers. I'm only working on my fourth year in feeders. What I've learned is to latch on drivers with a lot of experience that walk the walk in regards to safety. You know, the ones who tend to bicker with management about every little thing. Actually, it's probably more accurate to say those drivers never really have to bicker w/management, because management knows these drivers are brick walls. Their priority is to drive safe, no matter what the performance page says.</p><p></p><p>I got lucky. In my second year, I locked on, and got befriended by a group of these kind of guys. And I will say, it wasn't always fun. If I did something dumb or careless, these guys never hesitated to ring me up when I screwed up. At first, it kind of unnerved me, because all of my years in PC, nobody ever jumped me like these guys did. But on the ride back, on the CB, they made sure the message received was about doing things by the book, for my own good. They were, and are, great guys. And I push along what they taught me, to younger drivers. </p><p></p><p>We all we would be better off if the company was filled with drivers like this. There are plenty of drivers on this forum like this too. People with experience. I'm always interested in what Cachsux says, because he's got a load of feeder experience. Sure, he's Class-A smart ass, but he's from my home town. What can I say?</p><p></p><p>BBLady, count yourself lucky that you didn't miss more time. Chalk it up to a lesson learned. I stand by my bubble driving. Keep the bubble around you AT ALL TIMES. You just can't drive this equipment like you drive your personal car. Just speaking for myself, in rush hour, I pick the middle lane, stick to it, and keep a HUGE following distance from me and the cars in front of me. Yeah, cars keep cutting in front of you. OK, it's part of rush hour. Just let them do their stuff, and keep on braking, getting off the gas, and keep that cushion.</p><p></p><p>Never let management's BS about on-property times, drive times, and arrival times make you push yourself. Let them write you up for being over-allowed, or late to a sort, WAY before you get written up, or--in your case--fired for getting in an accident.</p><p></p><p>Welcome back.</p><p></p><p>Slow and steady wins our race, sister.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1325768, member: 42691"] Agreed. Listen to the old-timers. I'm only working on my fourth year in feeders. What I've learned is to latch on drivers with a lot of experience that walk the walk in regards to safety. You know, the ones who tend to bicker with management about every little thing. Actually, it's probably more accurate to say those drivers never really have to bicker w/management, because management knows these drivers are brick walls. Their priority is to drive safe, no matter what the performance page says. I got lucky. In my second year, I locked on, and got befriended by a group of these kind of guys. And I will say, it wasn't always fun. If I did something dumb or careless, these guys never hesitated to ring me up when I screwed up. At first, it kind of unnerved me, because all of my years in PC, nobody ever jumped me like these guys did. But on the ride back, on the CB, they made sure the message received was about doing things by the book, for my own good. They were, and are, great guys. And I push along what they taught me, to younger drivers. We all we would be better off if the company was filled with drivers like this. There are plenty of drivers on this forum like this too. People with experience. I'm always interested in what Cachsux says, because he's got a load of feeder experience. Sure, he's Class-A smart ass, but he's from my home town. What can I say? BBLady, count yourself lucky that you didn't miss more time. Chalk it up to a lesson learned. I stand by my bubble driving. Keep the bubble around you AT ALL TIMES. You just can't drive this equipment like you drive your personal car. Just speaking for myself, in rush hour, I pick the middle lane, stick to it, and keep a HUGE following distance from me and the cars in front of me. Yeah, cars keep cutting in front of you. OK, it's part of rush hour. Just let them do their stuff, and keep on braking, getting off the gas, and keep that cushion. Never let management's BS about on-property times, drive times, and arrival times make you push yourself. Let them write you up for being over-allowed, or late to a sort, WAY before you get written up, or--in your case--fired for getting in an accident. Welcome back. Slow and steady wins our race, sister. [/QUOTE]
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