Stop. Migrants can't even read street signs.
Truckers Boycotting NYC starting this Monday.
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stokes
.338 Win Mag
Thats ok, NY gives them licences,no?
Cavalry
.338 Win Mag
Dont worry, reading or even a basic understanding of the English language is not necessary to drive a truck in NY. They are something else, caught a 90lb dude from from some African country last month trying to shit in between the trailer tandems while getting unloaded.
4WHLDRFTN
.308 Win
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
That’s what he said and we had the tracker things so we could see the temp was fine for about a day and then increased for the remaining three days from west coast to Buffalo. I couldn’t tell you if it was an owner operator or a company driver. If I had to guess it was a company driver and maybe he shut it off to sleep and not save fuel and forgot to turn it back on. The he shut it off to save fuel was an assumption in my part. It was more than a few years ago. I’m sure I don’t really know how the industry works. It was an entire load and it was costly. If I had to guess a value it was $125,000 five or take.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
Scraping off your NY HUT is the best .. that covers all of NYS ..
come on Truckers
come on Truckers
Incompetent and/or illogical drivers exist of course. I ran reefers for a company fo about a year, you quickly become accustomed to the noise while sleeping however it isn't unknown for a driver parked next to a reefer to shut it off for the night. In general the fuel expense of a reefer unit is a fraction of that of the truck itself so I don't see cost savings as a motivation, particularly since the cost of a refused and spoiled load can be very high indeed. We can't discount the fact that some drivers are just dumb as hell either.
My best guess here would be that another driver shut the reefer off overnight and your driver there didn't catch it. Another possibility is that tge unit got stuck in a defrost cycle which can occasionally happen. It is the driver's responsibility to monitor the equipment and the Incompetent driver will come up with all manner of ridiculous excuses to hide their misdeeds.
GTN
.308 Win
I’ve been asked by a few people if I’ve been stocking up because of the truckers boycott of NYS. They only hear what they want to hear or told from msm
I ain't gonna dispute what Podmonkey says cause there ain't many of us old truckers left,
Looking at that post however........
That guy could say alot of shit bout the shutting off to save fuel or whatever
But to me, being around reefer hauling since '98.....seems like he was having problems with the unit and shut it down hoping to make delivery first
You never, NEVER, just shut it down when loaded.
Do what you can to keep it running and get your ass to a shop.
Been to both TK and Carrier shops up and down the coast, they got ways of keeping the load temp while making repairs
Looking at that post however........
That guy could say alot of shit bout the shutting off to save fuel or whatever
But to me, being around reefer hauling since '98.....seems like he was having problems with the unit and shut it down hoping to make delivery first
You never, NEVER, just shut it down when loaded.
Do what you can to keep it running and get your ass to a shop.
Been to both TK and Carrier shops up and down the coast, they got ways of keeping the load temp while making repairs
Cavalry
.338 Win Mag
Had this guy roll in the other day, Eastern European non English speaking. The truck suspension is not dumped because it was parked, he was driving it like that.
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
That's how they do it back home.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I don’t know. All I know is he was freaking out and we could tell by the temp log the only day the load was below or at temp was day one and then it steadily rose for the next two days, and the last day it steadied out at about 64-65 degrees. The load needed to stay at 40 or less although we would accept at 45 if for only a short time. It was about 50,000 LBS of food worth $2.25/pound plus I’m assuming we would not pay for the freight or anything else but that wasn’t my side of things. I’d guess the cost was $125-150,000 and that will make a lot of people say a lot of things.
Look left, look right, neither one of them speak English, nor can they drive. Almost witnessed a verbal escalation on the road the other day with both drivers cutting each other off, cursing each other out in "Spanglish". Good thing that my sidearm was close by in case things got out of hand.
We have lost this country.
repete
.338 Win Mag
WTF? I mean really WHAT THE FUCK! Give the Basterds a meal card good for three meals a day at the local mess hall! If it's good enough for GI's then it damn well be fine for them! I'd like to add, that meal cards only good until the bus hits the U.S/Mex. border!
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
we have 2 bays at the shop ..
most of the truckers we get do not know there left from their right ..
pull to left hand door .,. what number is that ..
omg i want to say door number 23
we also get lots of drivers .. that have no clue on running a reefer trailer ..
Last Night ...
Tech just went to Geneva NY to fix a tail/brake light out .. just the right side .. the other was working ..
4 hours .. at 155.00 per hour plus 2.30 a mile .. .. 1 hour and 15 mins give or take just to drive there from here to there
Another Truck stop is like 20 minutes from the dumb ass ..
want to know the Company .. Maverick
most of the truckers we get do not know there left from their right ..
pull to left hand door .,. what number is that ..
omg i want to say door number 23
we also get lots of drivers .. that have no clue on running a reefer trailer ..
Last Night ...
Tech just went to Geneva NY to fix a tail/brake light out .. just the right side .. the other was working ..
4 hours .. at 155.00 per hour plus 2.30 a mile .. .. 1 hour and 15 mins give or take just to drive there from here to there
Another Truck stop is like 20 minutes from the dumb ass ..
want to know the Company .. Maverick
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
Vendors charging Massachusetts taxpayers $64 a day to feed each illegal immigrant: report
Massachusetts taxpayers are on the hook for $64 per day to feed each illegal immigrant as the cost of the migrant crisis is expected to hit $1 billion.
www.foxbusiness.com
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
From the Olive GardenVendors charging Massachusetts taxpayers $64 a day to feed each illegal immigrant: report
Massachusetts taxpayers are on the hook for $64 per day to feed each illegal immigrant as the cost of the migrant crisis is expected to hit $1 billion.
Herb-Grilled Salmon
$21.49
Chicken Parmigiana
$20.49
Throw another 20 for breakfast....
I cannot afford this lifestyle folks ...
stokes
.338 Win Mag
But you can afford to pay for these low lives to live that lifestyle
Bigfoot
.475 A&M Magnum
Any driver that doesn't speak English you need to assume they are dangerously incompetent. They almost. ALWAYS ARE dangerously incompetent. Speaking/understanding English used to be a requirement for getting a CDL.
company drives do as company says....................................
at one time i was an owner/op, did as much of my repairs/maintenance myself that i had tools/know how for
got this gig working as a company driver, used to make simple repairs at work; lights, adjusting slack, easy quick shit like that
then I got my ass reemed, was told I am a driver not a wrench
so many times i was threatened with firing, now IDGAF
i get paid to sit for repairs....easy money
I have learned a good trucker needs to know his worth, don't let companies walk all over you. Anytime a dispute comes up for any reason I tell the office "you need to keep me happy, I am an experienced, competent driver with no substance abuse issues, no criminal background, nothing on my MVR, CSR, no reportable incidents of any kind whatsoever. This industry has a critical shortage of drivers and I can go anywhere and do anything for anyone at anytime so you keep me happy or I'm gone." Best thing is dispatch has actually learned over the last three years that they are my bitch.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Used to be a requirement for legally immigrating to this country
It's just another ploy to gouge prices for a non-existent entity. The migrants are making deliveries already. There are no shortages (of bugs, at least)....
Also we need to realize that a complete shutdown of all truck traffic is not necessary, nor could that ever happen.
Any reduction at all will have an outsized effect. One day of no incoming shipments to a facility can cause a week's worth of shortages. The modern supply chain is incredibly delicate.
Any reduction at all will have an outsized effect. One day of no incoming shipments to a facility can cause a week's worth of shortages. The modern supply chain is incredibly delicate.