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  1. 10-21-2006 10:47 AM #1
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    Default What is the worst.....(No Companies)

    What is the worst....... No companies please. There are other threads for that. I just wanna see what kind of responses we get.

    What is the worst truck to drive?

    What is the worst road, highway, area, to drive on?

    What is the worst dock to get unloaded in?

    What truck stop serves the worst food?

    Just want to see what everyone thinks?
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  2. 10-21-2006 11:55 AM #2
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    Worst are to drive in is anywhere in the Northeast.
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    Default Re: What is the worst.....(No Companies)

    Quote Originally Posted by flyncasafo
    What is the worst truck to drive?
    Anything with a short hood.
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  4. 10-21-2006 12:08 PM #4
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    how 'bout we give the worst and best for each?
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  5. 10-21-2006 12:29 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by acranger
    how 'bout we give the worst and best for each?
    Sounds good, go for it.
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  6. 10-21-2006 12:32 PM #6
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    I am here for the reading and research now. I am still in Ranger Battalion here at Ft. Benning, GA. Got about 5 weeks left in the army. I am interested in the industry and am becoming obsessed with research on it.
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    the shorter the wheelbase the crappier the ride, I wouldnt pin worst ride on any particular model, my two trucks are pretty stretched out and they ride like cadillacs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by flyncasafo
    What is the worst road, highway, area, to drive on?
    Most drivers would say the Northeast. Very congested, hard to get around, not many places for a big truck to stop.

    What truck stop serves the worst food?
    There was a time when a longhaulin' man could cool his heels at just about any truckstop along the road and get a home-cooked meal, fresh cup o' Joe, and get a clean, hot shower with fluffy towels.

    Nowadays, the truckstops of yore have been replaced by big corporate "travel plazas" which seem to cater more towards 4-wheelers and RV's then they do truckers. The driver's lounge of today usually consists of a 25-inch Magnavox playing Law & Order reruns ad nauseum. And the showers have low-flow showerheads with towels that feel like 100-grit sandpaper. Pilot is probably the worst as their first order of business upon gobbling up a mom-and-pop joint is to rip out the home-spun restaurant and replace it with yet another Subway, Taco-Bell, Wendy's, etc. Then they shrink the parking lot by 50%. Some of those places are nothing more than convience stores with a couple fuel pumps outside.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug
    Quote Originally Posted by flyncasafo
    What is the worst road, highway, area, to drive on?
    Most drivers would say the Northeast. Very congested, hard to get around, not many places for a big truck to stop.

    What truck stop serves the worst food?
    There was a time when a longhaulin' man could cool his heels at just about any truckstop along the road and get a home-cooked meal, fresh cup o' Joe, and get a clean, hot shower with fluffy towels.

    Nowadays, the truckstops of yore have been replaced by big corporate "travel plazas" which seem to cater more towards 4-wheelers and RV's then they do truckers. The driver's lounge of today usually consists of a 25-inch Magnavox playing Law & Order reruns ad nauseum. And the showers have low-flow showerheads with towels that feel like 100-grit sandpaper. Pilot is probably the worst as their first order of business upon gobbling up a mom-and-pop joint is to rip out the home-spun restaurant and replace it with yet another Subway, Taco-Bell, Wendy's, etc. Then they shrink the parking lot by 50%. Some of those places are nothing more than convience stores with a couple fuel pumps outside.
    And I stand accused of being a PILOT hater..... Keep goin', Bud. There aren't enough of us around. PILOT still flurishes.
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    The worst truck to drive by far is the Mack R model tight on space and rides like crap.

    I did OTR to get a year of experience so I could get the job I have now and Pilot was the worst truck stop the first time I went in there I swore I would never do it again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NascarFan
    The worst truck to drive by far is the Mack R model tight on space and rides like crap.
    Thats a MANS truck.lol
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    Worse truck we ever drove was a 2006 Freightliner Columbia. It was extremely loud to the point it was hard to carry on a conversation at normal level. Rough riding, felt every bump and grove. Rattle, shook and things fell apart.
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    And I stand accused of being a PILOT hater..... Keep goin', Bud. There aren't enough of us around. PILOT still flurishes.
    And as long as Pilot keeps giving big discounts to the mega fleets they will continue to flourish.
    Finding the right trucking company is like finding the right person to marry. I really comes down to finding one whose BS you can put up with and who can put up wih yours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uturn2001
    And I stand accused of being a PILOT hater..... Keep goin', Bud. There aren't enough of us around. PILOT still flurishes.
    And as long as Pilot keeps giving big discounts to the mega fleets they will continue to flourish.
    Now, suppose those "MEGA-COMPANIES" started to have a problem hiring drivers because PILOT doesn't care about the driver's needs... Like good wholesome food to eat or a place for the driver to park and take his/her "FEDERALLY REQUIRED 10 HOUR BREAK". Think they might start going away from PILOT then? Think about it.... No drivers, no company... All we have to do is keep these new drivers from signing with any company that uses PILOT for fuel.....

    I know.......GOOD LUCK...........
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    Ok guys, we know you do not like Pilot. Lets keep this post on track. I post the questions agian.

    What is the worst....... No companies please. There are other threads for that. I just wanna see what kind of responses we get.

    What is the worst truck to drive?

    What is the worst road, highway, area, to drive on?

    What is the worst dock to get unloaded in?

    What truck stop serves the worst food?
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    Quote Originally Posted by flyncasafo
    Ok guys, we know you do not like Pilot. Lets keep this post on track. I post the questions agian.

    What is the worst....... No companies please. There are other threads for that. I just wanna see what kind of responses we get.

    What is the worst truck to drive?
    For steering, a cabover is best.
    For ride, a cabover is worst. That left front tire is kicking you in the butt all the way down the road.

    What is the worst road, highway, area, to drive on?
    Spread out a map of NYC, close your eyes, and put your finger on the map. Even good looking women are not worth the trip to any part of it.

    What is the worst dock to get unloaded in?
    ANY FOOD WAREHOUSE

    What truck stop serves the worst food?
    PILOT... Fast food is not "food".
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    Destroy the farms...
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    Destroy the economy of the blue-collar worker...
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    The bill has come due.
    ( R E T I R E D , and glad of it)

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    Thank you windwalker, thats what I am talking about.
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    worst place to get unloaded/loaded in???



    Any place that when you ask how they are doing and they just take your bills and dont say a word! And they act like YOUR the reason they are having a bad day.

    Id have to say one of the worst places to unload is the place across from the TA in Jessup MD(forgot name of the place)

    Also.... Springs Industries in Lancaster/York/Rock Hill, SC plan on being there at least 10 hours..last time i was there...appt at 9am..arrived at 8am.... left at 0430 next morning!!!! happens every time Springs Industries gets my vote for being the worst!!!!!
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    Another truck stop that rates right at the bottom along with Pilots are the TAs. Dirty, cramped and hardly a decent place to park. I am sitting at a TA as we speak here in WV only because there is nothing else in the area where I could take my break. I have a shower credit but I am afraid of what conditions the shower are in. My favorite truck stops are Flying J's.

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    What is the worst truck to drive?
    IMO, it's a Peterbilt 379. Can't say that they are all like this, but the ones that I drive are extremely noisy and ride like a tank. Not popular opinion always, but I'll take a Freightliner Columbia any day of the week.

    What is the worst road, highway, area, to drive on?
    I'll agree about the Northeast, but I also hate PA and the area around Detroit. Then again, I hate just about everything about "that state up north".

    What is the worst dock to get unloaded in?
    Any dock where there is a union present. Steel mills can be as bad as any grocery warehouse...

    What truck stop serves the worst food?
    Have to agree on the Pilot's. As for the food, Love's is just as bad as Pilot though.
    The opinions expressed are those of the author's only. They do not represent the views of CAD or of the other members of CAD...
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