Trucker appreciation week, if you got it, a truck brought it

A big thank you to all of you! You keep the rest of us going day to day!

Stay safe out there!

I wasn't talking about myself, but the industry.
I am not away from home much, but there are others that do to great expense to themselves and their families, and I appreciate what they do.

Just to add...For a year in the pandemic, the only places that would offer a place to take a piss is the truck stops. Many states shut down dining rooms , and the only option was the drive through window...not happening in a big truck. A lot of guys ate off the roller grills and bagged deli items from the grocery store, when the populace still got their goods for the most part and had good meals at home.


It has sucked big time for the over the road guys, of which I am not.

Yeah, but when you punch out and head to your car, you can go wherever you want, or the RR livery service can go through the drive thru.
A trucker with an ELD cannot start the truck or it breaks the rest, and the truck doesn't fit.

Not to minimize the challenges RR workers face, but it is different.

It has always has been a job with much stress and responsibility. 

When I see a forty foot trailer being backed into a tiny space off the street with traffic about, I appreciate the calm skill of the driver.

 

Always had a fascination with trucking. I've watched countless Youtube videos of truckers showing their new rigs, mods, their day to day, etc. Pretty interesting stuff.

just adding my kukos to what I hope still is called "knights of the road". Much appreciate them for many years

Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
27.5 yrs on the RR before getting Reaganized in '89. (Full fed pension then was age 62, 30yrs service). Any other comments...politics

Always think of highways as infrastructure. Need to remember they are largely there for the trucks running on them.

Thanks. What if you don't?

RR no breaks only rest after 12 strait hours unless you get done early (HA) those water trains they made us work 16 hours on. They just lost to the Federal Government $10,000 fine per person they made work over 12 hours thats only about 80k a day fines for a few weeks.

No not the employee when they are forced to work past 12 hours. If we willfully work over 12 they can come after the employee

I have a good friend who is now retired that was an OTR trucker. Seemed like he was never home. Made a good living while he did it though.

We have a friend who drives for chump change. He can't get more because of all of his drug convictions.

He does. He actually makes decent money I guess for having all his issues. Right now he's making 60-70 plus benefits with insurance, but until recently he was lucky to get $14/hour.