retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
Gotcha. Hell, I have trouble finding my way home from the store sometimes. My memory isn't what it used to be.
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Trucker Clock
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We used to get paid extra for two 10 minute breaks. That stopped years ago. Supposedly the National Panel ruled that the breaks are "included" in our mileage pay.
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Am I out if I have severe sleep apnea?
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
No but I think you have to prove you have it under control. You need to show you are using a CPAP machine.
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Degenerate Member
Thanks. The study came back, and this is my last roadblock. I should be getting one
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
A few of our drivers are on a CPAP. Definitely not a deal breaker.
UnionStrong
Sorry, but I don’t care anymore.
How’s that work in a sleeper team? I know the average feedah is like, 300lbs or so, but what if the guy is really huge? Say 450? Does he become the boss feedah?
Johney
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How large is your neck? I think anything over 19” and you need the sleep study or if you were to honest and said you snore.
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Degenerate Member
17. It's over 16 now
Johney
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Bummer.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
I like sleeping in my own bed. I have a bunch of my feeder buddies that try to talk me into teaming up with them but I already work 60 hour weeks here. I don’t want to live in a UPS truck.
I know of one or two teams personally where one of the drivers is on CPAP so I know it happens.
A few years ago I saw a sleeper guy in our yard that I honestly couldn’t figure out how he fit inside the door of the tractor. If there is such a thing as a feedah boss, my vote would be that guy.
What'dyabringmetoday???
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Sounds like you are living in a UPS truck. Lol.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
You aren’t wrong.
What'dyabringmetoday???
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Hey- if it works for you and your family that's all that matters! Nobody's business but yours. I was poking a little fun?You aren’t wrong.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Ain’t mad at ya. You wouldn’t last long with my buddies I have on the headset all day if you couldn’t take a joke.
What'dyabringmetoday???
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I believe I'd survive just fine... (as you can see, most people around here get bent out of shape with me)
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Haven’t noticed. I try to stay out of other peoples’ drama.
johnnyunion
the grandpalooza of all you losers
But it ain’t moving when he isn’t driving.
ManInBrown
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I laugh every time I read something like this. The average feeder driver isn’t even close to 300 lbs. i work with 320 drivers. I can count on two hands the number of obese drivers. The guys you see driving down the road pedal to the floor who get paid by the load, they’re obese, because they aren’t paid well. When you aren’t paid well you eat bad. Cheap fast food etc etc.
