Two MEANJ sleeper drivers passed away

[PreTrippin’]

Nah, I'm easier than that. We'll run splits at 1 or 2. It's a team.

Oh a gentleman. In that case…

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

Oh a gentleman. In that case…
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It has a lot more to do with self-preservation than chivalry.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

ILDOT sucks at clearing snow now.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

It has a lot more to do with self-preservation than chivalry.

Do you get chains for snow or just tough ?

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

Carol: "Avoidable."

Drive here; so many s speed on these conditions and wipe out

 

[PreTrippin’]

ILDOT sucks at clearing snow now.

OH SHEESH

 

[Red Devil]

RIP brothers

 

[PreTrippin’]

Drive here; so many s speed on these conditions and wipe out

Will you be our C driver?

 

[Yeet]

What do these “ sleeper teams” make per year curious to why guys would do that. Guys bid on these runs?

Some are over $150 K a year. Can make a ton of cash.

One of my buddies is over 165k last year

Depends on how many miles are on the run. We have a few 5-6,000 mile runs and those guys are sniffing 200K. Great money if you don’t have or don’t care about your family life.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

Do you get chains for snow or just tough ?

We have chains for the high country. Pretty good training too, if you pay attention to it. You can't believe how many guys put chains on and don't know what to do with the tensioner cam.

 

[Brownsocks]

Depends on how many miles are on the run. We have a few 5-6,000 mile runs and those guys are sniffing 200K. Great money if you don’t have or don’t care about your family life.

RIP Brothers.
I will take my chances that my joints will hold out in package. Too many awful semi stories over the years for me. The money isn't that much better.

 

[Sacrificial Lamb]

I have no desire to do that.

That’s my ultimate goal here. I never realized how dangerous it was despite going with my dad when he was starting out as an OTR driver. Super late bloomer so gotta catch up with putting stuff away for retirement and for a house. Package seems fun, but I gotta make more money.

 

[Sacrificial Lamb]

Depends on how many miles are on the run. We have a few 5-6,000 mile runs and those guys are sniffing 200K. Great money if you don’t have or don’t care about your family life.

 

[Sacrificial Lamb]

A few guys in package made that this year , doesn’t seem worth it for such a dangerous JOB

Package is pretty dangerous too. Especially here in the 3rd world with zero bail.

 

[Sacrificial Lamb]

30 hours in the same truck with @MECH-II ?

I got a tyvek suit, activated charcoal and ozium. I am ready.

 

[oldngray]

I got a tyvek suit, activated charcoal and ozium. I am ready.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Prayers to their family and friends.

Semi rollover on I-90 near Rockford claims two lives

Two men died in a semi rollover Friday on I-90 at the I-39 southbound ramp.

www.wifr.com

Damn that really sucks.
Nobody goes to work thinking you're going to die today

 

[Thebrownblob]

Damn that really sucks.
Nobody goes to work thinking you're going to die today

Some of the situations, these sleeper team drivers see on the road were enough for me to say I never wanted to do it. it’s only gotten worse with the advent smart phones.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Some of the situations, these sleeper team drivers see on the road were enough for me to say I never wanted to do it. it’s only gotten worse with the advent smart phones.

Cars have no problems cutting off tractor trailers.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Some of the situations, these sleeper team drivers see on the road were enough for me to say I never wanted to do it. it’s only gotten worse with the advent smart phones.

Honestly I've seen just as much, if not more, dangerous driving from other truck drivers than I have from cars.

Some of these people are completely nuts.