Over70irregs
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Can you work a few days feeder then take dead days if you want?
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Just A UPS Guy
Bully.
Me too. Just depressing.
barnyard
KTM rider
I took a bunch last year in package. I doubt that I will do that this year. We are making an offer on another house, until it is set up as an AirBnB, I'll be making 2 house payments.
Over70irregs
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Looking to buy a bigger house but would like to build on family property. Possibly looking at feeders but on the fence.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
The fifth wheel on our older Mack’s sit higher than our freights and KW’s. I had a driver at a meet point chase me down and ask me to stop dropping the trailers so high. I told him I leave the legs 3 inches off the ground, how low do you need it?? He had a freight, I had a Mack.
Indecisi0n
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I get that happens from time to time but some of these trailers are WAY too high. They are cranking the legs to the ground and giving it an extra turn.The fifth wheel on our older Mack’s sit higher than our freights and KW’s. I had a driver at a meet point chase me down and ask me to stop dropping the trailers so high. I told him I leave the legs 3 inches off the ground, how low do you need it?? He had a freight, I had a Mack.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Yeah anyone who does that is either new or an *hole.
Indecisi0n
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Although it is entertaining when they come running up to me in a panic asking how to get out from under jumping the pin. I always tell them "Today you are going to learn a valuable lesson".
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
“Start crankin’, boy.”
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Back From Break
The fifth wheel on our older Mack’s sit higher than our freights and KW’s. I had a driver at a meet point chase me down and ask me to stop dropping the trailers so high. I told him I leave the legs 3 inches off the ground, how low do you need it?? He had a freight, I had a Mack.
So you're the one that does this....
Indecisi0n
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This is what I am talking about. Sorry that’s not just tractor height.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Wow that’s a bad one! How’s your shoulder? You sure you didn’t dump your bags for the picture?
Indecisi0n
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I see plenty like this on a daily basis.Wow that’s a bad one! How’s your shoulder? You sure you didn’t dump your bags for the picture?
quad decade guy
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I believe you said you were bottom of the seniority list? Are you on the sleeper intent list? Don't know what that is? No? Ask. Sleepers bid before brown truck. This I believe just happened(intent list). I have heard of really crappy sleeper runs going to the very bottom. You'll have to decide if being a bottom of the barrel sleeper guy is better than being a bottom of the barrel brown truck guy. Best way for a guy like you is to lobby senior sleeper guys to be a "B" or "C" driver. Be aware.....sleepers may not be your saviour.
Strongly agree! Senior sleeper guys pick their partner without regard for any seniority. The bottom guy could be on the best sleeper job in the hub!
Over70irregs
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You guys know many 30 year guys going feeders?
Sweeper
Where’s the broom?
Guys in my group come into feeders earlier than that, lately much earlier. Our 30 year seniority guys are going for the 22.2 and 22.3 jobs, it seems like they don’t want to bother with going through the process of obtaining a CDL. I think it’s due to most guys with that many years are short timers. The local abutting mine just increased the size of their TTQ list by 30% and almost all were hired off the street.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
I'd never even thought about a sleepah job ,, nooooo thanks
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
So there is incentive for
we have had a few 30 year guys come in and I’m sorry but at that point it seems like a dumb move. Unless you plan on working 10 more years. Why would you reset your time to just work a few more years ? At that point transfer inside of you need to work a little longer. And if you still need to make 100K after 30 years to survive then your going to die here which is pretty as way to end it all.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Sounds like @quaddecadeguy
