ALL NEWBIES LET’S UNITE! I BOUGHT A TRUCK.Very long!!!!!!!!!
#31
11-12-2006, 07:05 AM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,658
Here, someone shorten for us:
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:04 pm Post subject:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll shorten it down for you guys: Basically, it's the story of a typical moron who couldn't hack it in the corporate IT world. Upon finding himself down-n-out in Atlanta with nary a pot to piss in, our hero decides to enroll in CDL school to drive the big rigs. Unable to land a local job, he concocts the briliant idea of buying a 7 year old Ebay extended cargo van from some guy in Detroit. He gets ripped off, does some stupid things, buys a bigger truck, gets ripped off again, does some more stuipd things, and ends up hauling for a cheap-ass container company for 1.02 cents/mile with a 25% FSC and no health insurance\bennies for his new family. His next step (downward) is to get his own authority. All of this, mind you, with a whopping 2 months experience under his belt. Best make space in the soup line...
#32
11-12-2006, 07:31 AM
lol double r very well said.i been driving for about 10 years and this guy happened to outdo me in 2 months.bought a truck,is gonna have his own authority and my personal favorite line.he will not take advice from experienced professionals,all newbies should make a stand LOL.after reading this i felt as though i logged on a comic relief site.
#34
11-12-2006, 08:12 AM
Originally Posted by yoopr
ok boys-simmer down
As far as the name calling is concerned, I agree with you, but only because flame wars and name calling result in locked threads here, and rightfully so!! At the same time, it's hard to fault these guys for telling the truth!! I'm pretty severely dyslexic, and when I tried to read Henboy 1's original post, the eye strain and the brain strain honestly reached a point where it simply wasn't worth my effort to read this thing start to finish. I did glean enough to see that this guy seems like a rolling disaster waiting to happen, and all the while, he is encouraging other noobs to disregard the counsel of the experienced drivers, and be a part of his Happy Band of Merry Makers. For all the time that was required to read his post, (and, BTW, I applaud those who had the patience to do so!!) it seems to me that Henboy deserves his comeuppance.!!
#36
11-12-2006, 08:20 AM
Im an owner operator and i drive local and make more than 1.02 per mile and sure wouldnt settle for 25% fsc!! companies that dont pay 100% fsc are rip offs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1.02 isnt much to brag about
#38
11-12-2006, 09:24 AM
Originally Posted by Useless
......bought a truck,is gonna have his own authority.......
Wait till he trys to get insurance.  I just can't wait to hear what his story will be. Or he has his DOT 1st meeting. To Useless I was bored and not only read his post but also read them on layover.com. Having read thousands of post I have to say this one takes the cake. Poster after poster has tried to tell him the truth. Yet, he goes his own way. I just hope others don't try to follow his lead. kc0iv
#39
11-12-2006, 09:43 AM
Thanks, kcOiv!!
Regarding the quote that was attributed to me..."he bought a truck, and was gonna have his own authority,"...I don't recall stating that; I think that those were the words of someone else. EDITED: That quote came from "Heavy Chase". BTW, an excellent posting, H.C.!! Having said that, kcOiv, I completely support your assessment and observations!! Stay Cool!! 8)
#40
11-13-2006, 12:14 AM
PROFESSIONALS LET'S END IT!!!!!!!
Ssoutlaw wrote:
Just the sound alone should have been an indicator that the 5th wheel was locked closed. I have seen a 5th wheel lock while bobtailing around and nothing was wrong with the 5th wheel. My fifth wheel had a problem but the jaws locking was not the issue.The jaws locking was probably from me playing with the handle when I first bought the truck.The main problem that I had fixed on the fifth wheel was the worn out crunch pins that holds the plate to the fifth wheel itself.This was causing a play.My fifith wheel never makes a sound when it couples with the kingpin and I do understand what you mean.The only sound I heard from a fifith wheel was the single axle FORD L9000 we had at the the refresher course. Devildice wrote: As for the pro's who actually know what they are doing being unwilling to help?? I've not found that to be true at all. You are just miffed because they won't tell you what you want to hear. What I find even more laughable is that you encourage the noobs to eschew the advice of experienced drivers and O/O's, while wanting to be the new ring leader of the "Blind Noob Leading Other Blind Noobs" crowd. Have you never seen a post on Layover.com about a Newbie trying to buy a truck or get into a lease purchase program?Please do a search and see how people like ICANTINATURNER,BIGJOE and TNDRIVER rips them apart all the time by using words like “stupid”.Is that now fair for a civilized forum of that kind?Please do a search for words like “newbie” or “lease purchase program”. Deus wrote: I must admit I've never looked to make sure the jaws are open before hooking up, but I sure as hell would notice that the pin was in. That is one thing that you should have noticed right away. You are very right Deus.I did lack that knowledge to check the handle to see if it was in or out.You know what, I did learn from that mistake. Marcel27208 wrote: Im an owner operator and i drive local and make more than 1.02 per mile and sure wouldnt settle for 25% fsc!! companies that dont pay 100% fsc are rip offs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1.02 isnt much to brag about. 25% fuel surcharge means 25% x the mileage pay.For example 25%FSC x 300 miles run =375. I never did brag about how much I made but it was rather a statement.I am new and I will learn the ropes in distinguishing between chap pay and top pay. Hey guys let me get serious with the thread that I started. I opened up a flood gate for newbies to go through and all I see is pro truckers coming at me with their axes,spears and sickles all because of how I went through the “back door” to get in. I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANYMORE PRO TRUCKER COMMENTS BUT RATHER A NEWBIE AND HOPEFULLY A NEWCOMER LIKE ME WILL HAVE GUTS TO COME DISCUSS THIS POST THAT WAS DESIGNATED FOR US. |
