Truck stops that serve alcohol

Pilots have beer and Schneider fuels at Pilots. I have never seen a driver buy a beer at a Fj/TA/Pilot or other truck stop --> I always figure once you go down that route your CDL career is over. -Same for drugs. Trucking is too hard of a job for either.

 

As far as I know Schneider doesn't have a policy about not using truckstops that have alcohol. They do have policies about alcohol on company property, no alcohol in the truck, and if I remember right one concerning alcohol and a 34 hour restart.

To be honest, I have bought beer at some of the truckstops when I was stuck at them for 34+ hours. Usually I would buy a 6 pack and kick back in my lawn chair to watch the Freight Box 500 (you know this race...its where the company guys can't figure out how to shift before hitting the rev limiters and hit fifth gear before they are 6 trucks away from where they started).

 

I was with Schneider back in 2005...at that time there were no company policies against having a few drinks as long as you didn't drive for at least 10 hours afterwards (I have had my fair share while getting a 34 hour restart).

And I know this to be true because another driver called in on me when he saw me get in the truck with a 12 pack. My STL knew I was on a restart and that was the end of the story...the only reason I even knew he called in on me was because Jon (my STL) told me about it.

The catch was to be sure you don't have keys in the ignition while you're drinking, just in case the DOT shows up, that would be a DUI.

The policy has probably been changed since then though so don't take this as meaning Schneider says its OK to be drinking in your truck on a restart.

 

With Schneider the policy is no drinking alcohol 24 hrs before work for drivers. -Not so bad for OTR, but the guys that go home every night?

 

No sympathy here for any delectable alcohol or drugs. If your in a vehicle that is running you are guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, period and should louse your license permanently in my opinion.

As soon as you start it or sit in the drivers seat they should take you out.

If you value your driving privileges don't drink, I don't care if your at home or not, stay out of your truck if your under the influence.

I have been a paramedic for Los Angeles County Fire (still a volunteer fire in Angeles Crest) , and lost all interest in the right of the drinkers, I do care about the rights of all the innocent people killed by drunks. As far as I am concerned DUI should be a 1 time offense, then loss of driving privilege, second offence lock em up, throw away the key.

Simple if you drink don't drive. Its not macho, or cute it simply kills the wrong people.

 

I used to drive a wrecker. I got a lot of police dispatch. I too seen to many kids and innocent victims killed or maimed by drivers who drank. The only thing I could understand if a person were a drinker and was shut down for the weekend in their truck and went and had a few and came back to sleep (idle in their truck), but then what if the company dispatched you for an emergency swap to get a driver home??/ Then what? Tell them you been drinking?? Well; there went that job... or if someone backed into you and you had to do the paperwork.... no occifer I haven't been drinking...