What Can End a Trucking Career?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by JTE83, Jun 6, 2014.

  1. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    doesn't really matter what the end brings. nothing anyone can do about the end. but at least the end would be fishing and drinking instead of slavery.

    the end is inevitable. and only god knows how it happens.
     
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  3. OldHasBeen

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    Not me, never wastes my money on such a thing as that or gambling, its to hard to come by to just throw it away.
     
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  4. Stile

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    Rear-ending Tracy Morgan's limo bus.
     
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  5. OldHasBeen

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    And there's many of them out there both is 4 wheeler's & trucks.

    And there is no doubt, the good drivers improve as they gain more experience.

    We had bad ones out there in my days of driving.

    I was once running with 3 other trucks, one had I knew, he was OK, but the other two were not. Coming down a steep hill I looked in my rear-view mirrors & those two drivers were passing a car that was behind me, one was in the outside lane, the other one was on the shoulder of the road, & they did not stop with passing the four wheeler, they passed me in the same manner. They were on the CB radio talking crazy, as if they were higher than a kite.

    The next exit I came to I exited off, stopped, drank some coffee & had a sandwich, them continued on my way hoping they woudl stay way in front of me & I would never see them again.
     
  6. EllieA

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    Not being able to pass your medical, high blood pressure, diabetes, or failing a drug test, and accidents.
     
  7. OldHasBeen

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    Your 100 % wrong, your in control, go forth & drive reckless & see what happens, the ending will not be happy. Yet, drive safely, & likely your ending will be much better, perhaps even happy.

    Are try this, next time you cross a street walk out in front of a car, & see what happens, or the next time you cross a street, let the car pass on by them cross the street.

    So give it some thought.

    And as for God, your right, without Jesus no one will have a happy ending, yet with Him they will have a wonderful ending to this life.
     
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  8. JTE83

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    What will happen if your not good at backing up a trailer into a narrow dock and you somewhat damage the trailer?
     
  9. jk72180

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    You get out and look a thousand times if you have to and don't do that.
     
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  10. OldHasBeen

    OldHasBeen Road Train Member

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    I learned to back up trailer trucks at night time around chicken houses built to receive chicken feed from bobtail trucks, it was not the least bit fun but it sure gave me much backing up experience. Later in my driving career I was sure glad I learned how to back up.
     
  11. Mr Ed

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    That's because by the time we do retire, we're freaking nuts and don't know it !
     
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