So the post started about the Eaton twin Split, which would sort the men out from the boys, yeah right, so you got into that ERF with that gearbox for the first time, and drove it like you were born with it, lets be honest, most of us that drove that combination, had problems with it, we either learned as we went along, or asked fellow drivers for a bit of help, so a new driver today would ask the same questions, so no sorting out at all. look at some of the questions being asked here on T/net whether a newby or an oldie, we dont all know everything about every aspect of this industry, we dont all understand every truck on the market, where our experience does count, is we do not panic, and will certainly ask questions, but to some we look idiotic eg :Hey bill, that driver has been in the industry for 100 years, yet he just asked me how to use the gearbox on that Volvo i shift semi auto V16 over there, ha ha
We were all newbys once, and had to learn.
I can agree to a certain extent with some of the stuff written, but times change, mordernisation kicks in, time moves on, we still have bent drivers, but today they do it with a magnet, we have mobile phones, but drivers bend the rules on those, they didnt control the speed of the vehicle, so we got limiters, the list goes on and on of what has changed, what needs to be changed, and not always the drivers fault, we are more heavily controlled than ever in the history of road haulage, and thats not gonna change. What i can say in defence of the older experienced trucker, is this, we drove a lot of ■■■■, we put up with a lot of ■■■■, the bosses were not as forgiving as they are today ( although we have more discipline, and more pushy planners ) we have a more controlled environment, we are policed more than ever, we have greater protection, and not backed into a corner and given a right hander cos you messed up, today i believe, looking back, we have more to gain, and are actually gaining a lot more respect, than we have in the past, and thats not a bad thing, but drivers have to make their own input, and not hide behind screens, afraid to step out of their home comforts, mix more we are all in it together ( the industry that is, not daves idea of bliss )