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Re: Trucker Shortage Opportunity for RRs - Fantasy vs. Reality
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 10-01-2016 - 15:51
George Andrews Wrote:
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> So is the computer going to load, secure the load,
> & unload the trailer too ??? Is the computer going
> to hook & unhook the trailer ??? Drag out the fuel
> hoses and hook them up to the tanks at your local
> AM / PM gas station ??? Handtruck or pallet jack
> the deliveries into the stores & coolers ???
> Rotate stock & collect charges due ??? Perform DOT
> - required Pre & Post - Trip vehicle inspections
> ??? Chain up the equipment for Snoqualmie or
> Donner Pass, Siskiyou or Cabbage Grade ???
> The REALITY is, based on my 30+ years as a
> Commercial Truck Driver, that the driving is
> oftentimes a very small part of the truck drivers'
> job.
Great post George! I used to work for Kruse Grain and Milling in Ontario, Ca. When the long haul drivers carried sack feed, they would work 20 hour days, loading 100lb sacks of horse feed, and then unloading at a feed store in Cental Ca., before picking up a load of sugar beet pulp to take back to Ontario.
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> So is the computer going to load, secure the load,
> & unload the trailer too ??? Is the computer going
> to hook & unhook the trailer ??? Drag out the fuel
> hoses and hook them up to the tanks at your local
> AM / PM gas station ??? Handtruck or pallet jack
> the deliveries into the stores & coolers ???
> Rotate stock & collect charges due ??? Perform DOT
> - required Pre & Post - Trip vehicle inspections
> ??? Chain up the equipment for Snoqualmie or
> Donner Pass, Siskiyou or Cabbage Grade ???
> The REALITY is, based on my 30+ years as a
> Commercial Truck Driver, that the driving is
> oftentimes a very small part of the truck drivers'
> job.
Great post George! I used to work for Kruse Grain and Milling in Ontario, Ca. When the long haul drivers carried sack feed, they would work 20 hour days, loading 100lb sacks of horse feed, and then unloading at a feed store in Cental Ca., before picking up a load of sugar beet pulp to take back to Ontario.
