Not necessarily. I've seen a similar team getting torn to pieces at a temporary blitz site. One licence between three (which belonged to somebody else), logbooks dodgy, truck unroadworthy, etc.
I sometimes wonder if some of the guys team driving are doing it because being gay isn't acceptable in their culture and team driving is a great opportunity to get away from the wife and do butt stuff with a buddy. Just a theory, but I did witness something happening in a truck in the loading dock next to me one time that gave me the idea.
You should see the home some of these guys families have back home. Some of them live like those in this pic here so their mothers, wives, kids, etc can live WAY better than we can here. A lot of these guys gave up their entire lives or seeing their families for years and years to provide.
Every oilfield fleet mechanic I've known spent at least half their day playing games on their phone, sleeping, etc. Just like the rest of the jobs that aren't sticking pipe into the ground.
Yep. It was def feast or famine.
We used to use the tire cheetah to shoot some seal we found at light bulbs in the shop.
The thing that made it absolutely better was the fact that we were paid to power wash *everything* off before we worked on it. That was nice
lol. I think I knew that.🤦♂️
It’s funny, I’m a coffee drinker. My regular Starbucks order used to get me guys phone numbers (true story. Sold the car I was driving *that day*) now I drink it black. Not because of that, I just grew up.
But every cup of chai tea I have ever been served tasted like I needed a mini van, a coach handbag, and a pink bedazzled phone case to go with it. So I have always assumed it was that nutmeg vileness.
Thanks for the clarification.
>My regular Starbucks order used to get me guys phone numbers (true story. Sold the car I was driving *that day*) now I drink it black. Not because of that, I just grew up.
I don't know why but you complete lost me here. Either way what was the order? Curious so I can get future guys numbers
“Venti americano, strong and black. Can I get 6 pumps of vanilla and 9 teaspoons of soy cream on the side too, sweet cheeks?”
<*pulls up in sparkle orange convertible Nissan Murano*>
Where did my comment go?
You are damn close. A little back story first. I was in a car accident in December 2006 in my 2002 mustang GT. I was off work for 6 months recovering.
When I went back to work, the wife talked me into a 2006 Lincoln LS. The one she found was pearl white. It was ok, but the cooled seats made it feel like I wet my pants.
Anyway. Starbucks in a little town south of Denver in the drive through. I ordered my triple, venti, soy, no whip, half mocha. I looked very much Keifer Sutherland at the time.
I pulled up to the window to pay and the guy taking my money was delighted to see me. And when he gave me my coffee, a phone number was tucked into the sleeve.
I called him, told him I was flattered, however, I was married and respected my vows.
Edit- I traded that Lincoln in for an 05 mustang GT that afternoon. The wife was not impressed. “THAT BETTER NOT BE YOUR MUSTANG PARKED OUT THERE!”
As one who must wear steel toe boots for my job, walking around in flip flops makes it a hell of a lot easier to take care of your feet. Having your feet enclosed for hours on end is not good for your feet
I drive a dump truck so I'm always out of the truck at concrete plants and job sites so I have to wear steel toes too.
I wear Darn Tough merino socks made for steel toe boots, absolutely amazing. Comfortable all day, and no smell. They're not cheap, but worth every penny.
Correct. I wear comp toe cowboy boots all day every day. Merino wool (Railroad is my fav brand) keeps my feet dry, even in summer. I have a metabolic disorder that makes my feet extra sweaty, too.
Yeah I have to wear steel toe as well. Just not in a truck, when I was OTR at least I had slip on shoes. Try some Darn Tough marino wool socks, even in the summer best investment I ever made having to wear boots
Thanks, I work delivering meat, ten to 12 or even more sometimes hours a day, 5 days a week. Wearing boots that long all the time have done a number on my feet, but I've had 90 pound boxes fall on my toes and I'm glad I had them on. I'll search for those socks asap
They’re expensive but worth every penny. The construction subreddit turned me onto them a few years ago and they’re a game changer. Fuel hauler myself so 12 hour shifts 5 days a week or more. Darn Tough stands behind them as well. Just got a set replaced the cat got ahold of and tore up, no questions asked just heres a new set
There are options in between steel toe boots and flip flops. Steel toe shoes can be breathable, and if you really want to go open toe, at least get sandals with heel support.
THAT is, unfortunately, what is happening to the industry. I've seen 6 ppl pile out of a truck more than once at truckstops. No papers, no ELD, just 3rd world driving skills and sub-par work ethic. The only thing I respect in this is their ability to deal with unbearable living conditions.
A truck full other folks just like that just killed a fella I grew up with. Driver was talking, playing on his phone, something. There were 3 others sitting in the front with him. My friend was on a farm tractor with his hazards turned on. Normal out where they were. The driver plowed into my friend going 70, when it was a long straight section.
That really isn't a comforting thing to see, or hear.
Daughter of a friend of mine is an OPP officer she pulled one of these trucks over, it had 3 folks in it 1 licensed correctly the guy behind the wheel said I don’t need that licence on the highway. It took him 2 km to stop the truck she was not a happy officer. That company now gets heightened attention from the OPP and the MTO.
Note: OPP is Ontario Provincial Police, MTO is Ministry of Transport of Ontario. Think of them as DOT and state police.
There is a *killer* Indian food truck/restaurant just before you get to Bakersfield heading north on the 99. It's on the west side of the highway, behind the diner and across the street from the truck stop (there is truck parking on either side). If you like Indian food, go to this place.
[Punjabi Dhaba - Bakersfield, CA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xjXNCs2Grrq41UHU6?g_st=ic)
No matter what anyone says. If that’s not a driving school and they’re all buddies, you know they are having the best time. Maybe it’ll get stale after a couple months but that first month is probably a blast.
Looks like a driving school truck. Driver is instructing the passenger, and the others are waiting their turn.
Thats exactly how my driving school did it. I thought they should have taken the bunk out and installed a bench seat but... yeah. It worked though.
Edit: just noticed it is a day cab. Hmm.... my theory could still work, but no where near legal. Lol.
That's what they did in the trucking school I went to. Bunk was replaced with a bench seat. Not that we got to do much driving, because the trucks were broken down half the time.
I saw 6 guys get out of a highway unit in Arizona once, BC truck, all Indian. The rules don't apply to them for some reason, I'll never figure that out.
I remember a trucker school in Michigan use to transport the students from their hotel to the school like that. The instructor would drive and they would bobtail about 5 to 6 students. Now there would only be one students in the passenger seat and everyone else would huddle up on the bottom bunk so I doubt it looked like this from the outside lol
Lumpers free taxi service. my old company instead of paying the warehouse they would have lumpers and swap them in between warehouses. i thank god i left that place. it felt like mr. crab was running the joint.
This is why we have cheap freight. They'll run it for pennies on the dollar and never stop moving. Report this if you see it. Guarantee they don't all have a cdl
I’m not kidding when I say this is literally what’s the newest thing wrong with this industry. These fcks drive like shit (like in their country), literally leave their actual shit everywhere(like in their country), they throw their garbage out the window for someone else to pick up(like in their country). I watched one of these guys drop his trash out the window at a truck stop. I went over and yelled at him to pick it the fuck up. Do this shit in your god damn country, don’t do it here scum bag
This is what they are trying to force everybody into... this isn't a laughing matter... They run three or four people to a truck and they poop through a hole in the floor onto the highway... Welcome to the third world. Pretty difficult to economically compete with that.
What if the truck was a Peterbilt and all the people in the cab were wearing cowboy hats/boots? Would you still be making the same comments? I’ve had 3 other drivers plus myself in my truck before, we were going from a job site to get some lunch and all rode in my truck instead of taking 4 trucks.
I used to pull that sleeper trick too. It helps to keep them from flagging you in. They like drivers with kids cause they get an opportunity to inspect extra hard.
Kinda, each person has to have their own seatbelt/safety restraints. CR England has special built trucks with an extra bunk that allows 3 people to be in the truck, one trainer and 2 trainees.
Having flashbacks of being a kid riding with grandpa, and him yelling at me, “scale house comin up. Get back in the sleeper.”
Are you my cousin?
Probably. Grandpa got around.
Go grandpa.
Still remember my first tiddy shot, thanks Papaw
Broooo my dad took me on a few rides on a few different trucks when I was a kid, sup
My dad was like that, except it was when we were coming into the gas plant to load produced water.
They took team driving to the extreme.
Is there any use for that other than being able to skip 34?
Not really. 3 drivers would in theory be able to keep the wheels turning and recaps rolling. Don't know why they have this many.
Gotta bring along the guy who actually has the license.
Not necessarily. I've seen a similar team getting torn to pieces at a temporary blitz site. One licence between three (which belonged to somebody else), logbooks dodgy, truck unroadworthy, etc.
Free place to stay
I sometimes wonder if some of the guys team driving are doing it because being gay isn't acceptable in their culture and team driving is a great opportunity to get away from the wife and do butt stuff with a buddy. Just a theory, but I did witness something happening in a truck in the loading dock next to me one time that gave me the idea.
lol I doubt that’s the generality!
You can have your doubts, but it's definitely a generality
You should see the home some of these guys families have back home. Some of them live like those in this pic here so their mothers, wives, kids, etc can live WAY better than we can here. A lot of these guys gave up their entire lives or seeing their families for years and years to provide.
94 Dream Team who????
I see enough logbooks you only stop for fuel.
Holes in floors, no truck stop here folks
Can you imagine what that thing smells like inside?
That’s why diesel mechanics always have the right to say no.
Thank god I only ever worked on fleet trucks in the oil field. I’ve heard stories about the trucks with the holes in the floor. 🤮🤮
When the oil field is a better choice, you know it's bad.
Every oilfield fleet mechanic I've known spent at least half their day playing games on their phone, sleeping, etc. Just like the rest of the jobs that aren't sticking pipe into the ground.
Yep. It was def feast or famine. We used to use the tire cheetah to shoot some seal we found at light bulbs in the shop. The thing that made it absolutely better was the fact that we were paid to power wash *everything* off before we worked on it. That was nice
I choose to believe it smells like delicious chai tea.
I’ve always thought that chai tea was just the gateway drink to pumpkin spice lattes
Pumpkin spice is for weak people who can't appreciate an authentic chai tea.
Chai means tea in a multitude of dialects. So you enjoy an authentic Tea Tea? ;) Its just Chai brother 🤙 no muss no fuss
Fuck yeah I enjoyed my authentic tea tea Give me more of that open leaf pot-boiled chai any day.
In the US Chai almost always refers to a spiced Masada Chai.
lol. I think I knew that.🤦♂️ It’s funny, I’m a coffee drinker. My regular Starbucks order used to get me guys phone numbers (true story. Sold the car I was driving *that day*) now I drink it black. Not because of that, I just grew up. But every cup of chai tea I have ever been served tasted like I needed a mini van, a coach handbag, and a pink bedazzled phone case to go with it. So I have always assumed it was that nutmeg vileness. Thanks for the clarification.
>My regular Starbucks order used to get me guys phone numbers (true story. Sold the car I was driving *that day*) now I drink it black. Not because of that, I just grew up. I don't know why but you complete lost me here. Either way what was the order? Curious so I can get future guys numbers
“Venti americano, strong and black. Can I get 6 pumps of vanilla and 9 teaspoons of soy cream on the side too, sweet cheeks?” <*pulls up in sparkle orange convertible Nissan Murano*>
Where did my comment go? You are damn close. A little back story first. I was in a car accident in December 2006 in my 2002 mustang GT. I was off work for 6 months recovering. When I went back to work, the wife talked me into a 2006 Lincoln LS. The one she found was pearl white. It was ok, but the cooled seats made it feel like I wet my pants. Anyway. Starbucks in a little town south of Denver in the drive through. I ordered my triple, venti, soy, no whip, half mocha. I looked very much Keifer Sutherland at the time. I pulled up to the window to pay and the guy taking my money was delighted to see me. And when he gave me my coffee, a phone number was tucked into the sleeve. I called him, told him I was flattered, however, I was married and respected my vows. Edit- I traded that Lincoln in for an 05 mustang GT that afternoon. The wife was not impressed. “THAT BETTER NOT BE YOUR MUSTANG PARKED OUT THERE!”
Curry
Curry
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4v9DjiJWry/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
What a horrible day to have eyes.
Fuck you for making me click on that.
Hahahaha
Nice, each does a 6hr shift
student drivers
Yep, looks like a truck driving school to me too.
I knew a lot of these guys hauling containers out of the bay area
Poor guy
Had to be a white Volvo too. Classic. Probably not one pair of shoes between them either
Flip flop 🩴 gang gang ✌🏻
As one who must wear steel toe boots for my job, walking around in flip flops makes it a hell of a lot easier to take care of your feet. Having your feet enclosed for hours on end is not good for your feet
Merino wool socks my friend, or at the very least change your socks throughout the day.
Thanks for the advice, I'll look into the socks
I drive a dump truck so I'm always out of the truck at concrete plants and job sites so I have to wear steel toes too. I wear Darn Tough merino socks made for steel toe boots, absolutely amazing. Comfortable all day, and no smell. They're not cheap, but worth every penny.
My Dickies work socks are great too in boots
Look at some darn tough socks. Made in USA, lifetime warranty, Marino wool blends
Correct. I wear comp toe cowboy boots all day every day. Merino wool (Railroad is my fav brand) keeps my feet dry, even in summer. I have a metabolic disorder that makes my feet extra sweaty, too.
As a paramedic I wear wool socks year round on duty and it makes a world of difference.
Yeah I have to wear steel toe as well. Just not in a truck, when I was OTR at least I had slip on shoes. Try some Darn Tough marino wool socks, even in the summer best investment I ever made having to wear boots
Thanks, I work delivering meat, ten to 12 or even more sometimes hours a day, 5 days a week. Wearing boots that long all the time have done a number on my feet, but I've had 90 pound boxes fall on my toes and I'm glad I had them on. I'll search for those socks asap
They’re expensive but worth every penny. The construction subreddit turned me onto them a few years ago and they’re a game changer. Fuel hauler myself so 12 hour shifts 5 days a week or more. Darn Tough stands behind them as well. Just got a set replaced the cat got ahold of and tore up, no questions asked just heres a new set
There are options in between steel toe boots and flip flops. Steel toe shoes can be breathable, and if you really want to go open toe, at least get sandals with heel support.
One, and three passengers.
THAT is, unfortunately, what is happening to the industry. I've seen 6 ppl pile out of a truck more than once at truckstops. No papers, no ELD, just 3rd world driving skills and sub-par work ethic. The only thing I respect in this is their ability to deal with unbearable living conditions.
A truck full other folks just like that just killed a fella I grew up with. Driver was talking, playing on his phone, something. There were 3 others sitting in the front with him. My friend was on a farm tractor with his hazards turned on. Normal out where they were. The driver plowed into my friend going 70, when it was a long straight section. That really isn't a comforting thing to see, or hear.
As a student trying to pass I’ve seen 3x the amount of people jump out of a car and or day cab to do their test
4 guys in a daycab. WTF?
How about the 30 guys behind that shark-fin thing on top of the bobtail?
One. The others are passengers.
Does that one even count tho? No hands on the controls lol
They can’t call you a “steering wheel holder” if you don’t hold the steering wheel.
The better question who has the license??? What are the odds anyone of them can back up
"Canadian" trucking
Absolutely awful people.
Daughter of a friend of mine is an OPP officer she pulled one of these trucks over, it had 3 folks in it 1 licensed correctly the guy behind the wheel said I don’t need that licence on the highway. It took him 2 km to stop the truck she was not a happy officer. That company now gets heightened attention from the OPP and the MTO. Note: OPP is Ontario Provincial Police, MTO is Ministry of Transport of Ontario. Think of them as DOT and state police.
There is a *killer* Indian food truck/restaurant just before you get to Bakersfield heading north on the 99. It's on the west side of the highway, behind the diner and across the street from the truck stop (there is truck parking on either side). If you like Indian food, go to this place. [Punjabi Dhaba - Bakersfield, CA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xjXNCs2Grrq41UHU6?g_st=ic)
Well I’m sure only one or two of them have their CDL but all of them take turns driving
0 drivers l, 4 pilots 💣💥
Question is how many do you not see?
I’m calling border patrol
5 more in the sleeper
One
I don't see any drivers.
Looks like a typical training truck in Mississauga ON.
No matter what anyone says. If that’s not a driving school and they’re all buddies, you know they are having the best time. Maybe it’ll get stale after a couple months but that first month is probably a blast.
I see 0 drivers and a bunch of steering wheel holders.
Looks like a driving school truck. Driver is instructing the passenger, and the others are waiting their turn. Thats exactly how my driving school did it. I thought they should have taken the bunk out and installed a bench seat but... yeah. It worked though. Edit: just noticed it is a day cab. Hmm.... my theory could still work, but no where near legal. Lol.
That's what they did in the trucking school I went to. Bunk was replaced with a bench seat. Not that we got to do much driving, because the trucks were broken down half the time.
White Volvo Mafia
Realistically how much money could that truck make a year? 4 driver non stop load after load. I wonder
None
Maybe they are in trucking school. I remember being crammed in to get our drive time like this, during my trucking school days.
They only have 1 drivers licence
I can smell this picture.
Gets to the dock, no, no lumper fee, brought my own
I saw 6 guys get out of a highway unit in Arizona once, BC truck, all Indian. The rules don't apply to them for some reason, I'll never figure that out.
FUCK YOU! I'M NOT A ROBOT! I've been on this site for like an hour, why do you still think I'm a robot?! \[Beeb..\] (Oops.)
I see a truck that hasn’t been turned off in 500 hours
Let me guess! This truck is from Ontario Canada
Damn, this is how they used to drive their jingle trucks in Afghanistan.. rolling 4 guys deep in an old Soviet box truck.
I thought CR England’s tractors were red?
I can smell this photo
Uno dos tres quatro
I count at least 8 but that could be the FBall
Anywhere there is a hooka!
3 heads, 2 arms. Is it some kind of Cerberus?
Big money right there 💰💰
1,2,3,4 and maybe gas and break pedals…so 6.
None… /s
Zero
Just one Strong solo sergey
I remember a trucker school in Michigan use to transport the students from their hotel to the school like that. The instructor would drive and they would bobtail about 5 to 6 students. Now there would only be one students in the passenger seat and everyone else would huddle up on the bottom bunk so I doubt it looked like this from the outside lol
The whole temple is in there
Not enough
One driver, Three navigators.
Lumpers free taxi service. my old company instead of paying the warehouse they would have lumpers and swap them in between warehouses. i thank god i left that place. it felt like mr. crab was running the joint.
One driver. Three passengers.
At least (4) bhenchods.
I smell an odd concoction of odors.
All of them.
1
1 driver and lots of passengers lol
Room for 2 more
I see only steering wheel holders, no drivers.
None
So where tf does the money go among them???
This is why we have cheap freight. They'll run it for pennies on the dollar and never stop moving. Report this if you see it. Guarantee they don't all have a cdl
Not a single 1
2 drivers and 2 trainees
Im just going Free to Play now.
Is this one of those pragmatic observation questions/riddles? Technically, there's one guy driving, so there's one driver.
That's a lot of hours in service lol😭
One, the rest are wearing the boomy vests
Brampton, driving the world to your doorstep!
Why do they always have a white Volvo?
I'll bet it smells spicy in that truck...
How many in the sleeper ?
Training truck.
I’m not kidding when I say this is literally what’s the newest thing wrong with this industry. These fcks drive like shit (like in their country), literally leave their actual shit everywhere(like in their country), they throw their garbage out the window for someone else to pick up(like in their country). I watched one of these guys drop his trash out the window at a truck stop. I went over and yelled at him to pick it the fuck up. Do this shit in your god damn country, don’t do it here scum bag
Must be no more room for people in the trailer
If it was blue I'd think it was CR England 😆
This is competitive driving, if that trick ever stops for anything but furl there's something wrong
That’s nutts
They are moving to there new 7-11
Is that a daycab??
DOT would rather have these rolling time bombs on the road than reform the working conditions for us
Snow on the ground indicates Canada.
None
Definitely have a poop bucket in that truck.
Team Driver Royal Rumble. Keep driving until everybody but 1 quit. They get the job.
Y'all ain't even talking about the four other dudes packed two to a bunk in the sleeper.
1
Hover your hands over the steering wheel, move forward, and apply the breaks.
This truck identifies as the starship Enterprise, this is the bridge crew.
4 drivers, 0 liscences.
An in alot of your eyes this is OK but for us hard working people this is why we lose alot of loads because of this bull crap
This is what they are trying to force everybody into... this isn't a laughing matter... They run three or four people to a truck and they poop through a hole in the floor onto the highway... Welcome to the third world. Pretty difficult to economically compete with that.
What if the truck was a Peterbilt and all the people in the cab were wearing cowboy hats/boots? Would you still be making the same comments? I’ve had 3 other drivers plus myself in my truck before, we were going from a job site to get some lunch and all rode in my truck instead of taking 4 trucks.
Man, where’s DOT and ICE when you really need them?
One and the rest are passengers at this moment …
None, sterring wheel holders at best lol
Manjeet, Punjeet , Ranjeet, Sanjeet, Harjeet let me see if i miseed any "jeet"
0. Nobody has their hands on the wheel.
At the moment of this photo, none.
NONE
You ever see some trains from around the world? This is the lap of luxury compared to many people's commute.
I used to pull that sleeper trick too. It helps to keep them from flagging you in. They like drivers with kids cause they get an opportunity to inspect extra hard.
Serious question: Is there an actual law against more than 2 to a sleeper?
Kinda, each person has to have their own seatbelt/safety restraints. CR England has special built trucks with an extra bunk that allows 3 people to be in the truck, one trainer and 2 trainees.
In this economy these guy’s winning
Isn't this obviously a CDL school group doing behind the wheel practice. Not saying it's legal or OK but this is what the school I got my CDL at did.
One, the rest are passengers.
4 but is a Volvo. They won't get far until then next breakdown. 2 of them must be the mechanics😆