Hi all, as the post says hats off to all you guys and girls that hack the trucking way of life, I lasted 9 days and have jacked! 15 hr days, 9 hr turn arounds, driving like a zombie, walking like a zombie, I’m afraid it’s not for me! I jacked on Wednesday and two days later I’m still trying to catch up on my sleep!!
Sounds tuff mate. What class driver are you?
Only 15hrs? Some of us worked 24h straight 
dar1976:
Only 15hrs? Some of us worked 24h straight
Or 25 if it’s a leap year. 
I got up before I went to bed
I took a weekly rest period that started on a Sunday and finished the previous Friday.
OnlyAlan:
I took a weekly rest period that started on a Sunday and finished the previous Friday.
You were lucky!
luxury
That’s the easy bit, doing it bent and making it look straight is (was) the art!
Fair play to you, at least you’re honest and didn’t keep doing something you didn’t like.
You do know that you’ll become part of RDC folklore now though, don’t you?
I can hear them now “yeah, that bloke was put with me and I worked him so hard he jacked…” 
Happydaze:
That’s the easy bit, doing it bent and making it look straight is (was) the art!Fair play to you, at least you’re honest and didn’t keep doing something you didn’t like.
You do know that you’ll become part of RDC folklore now though, don’t you?
I can hear them now “yeah, that bloke was put with me and I worked him so hard he jacked…”
And in those 9 days he will have done all the damage to trailers and units for the previous 3 months
and for the next 3 according to the other drivers.
I find the long hours ok, but my wife is an Olympic/Professional grade nagger so I feel a responsibility to reduce her access to practice…
welder:
I find the long hours ok, but my wife is an Olympic/Professional grade nagger so I feel a responsibility to reduce her access to practice…
Funny, she never complains to me about you being at work so much of the time.
OnlyAlan:
welder:
I find the long hours ok, but my wife is an Olympic/Professional grade nagger so I feel a responsibility to reduce her access to practice…Funny, she never complains to me about you being at work so much of the time.
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class
triple top Alan
Coastlinertoddy:
Hi all, as the post says hats off to all you guys and girls that hack the trucking way of life, I lasted 9 days and have jacked! 15 hr days, 9 hr turn arounds, driving like a zombie, walking like a zombie, I’m afraid it’s not for me! I jacked on Wednesday and two days later I’m still trying to catch up on my sleep!!
It can get better. I´ve just been talking to my agency about coming off supermarket work because there´s not enough hours in it! But of course it´s difficult finding the right job as a newbie, you have to take what there is. If you´re on agency maybe consider seeing if you could do 4 on 3 off in order to make sure you´re getting enough rest. Like every job, it gets easier.
dar1976:
Only 15hrs? Some of us worked 24h straight
Some of you got it easy… we worked 24h flat to the mat with no brake pedal…
whats a break peddle?
welder:
whats a break peddle?
The opposite of the loud pedal
Wheel Nut:
OnlyAlan:
I took a weekly rest period that started on a Sunday and finished the previous Friday.You were lucky!
Tell that to the kids of today, and they won’t believe you!
Wheel Nut:
Happydaze:
That’s the easy bit, doing it bent and making it look straight is (was) the art!Fair play to you, at least you’re honest and didn’t keep doing something you didn’t like.
You do know that you’ll become part of RDC folklore now though, don’t you?
I can hear them now “yeah, that bloke was put with me and I worked him so hard he jacked…”
And in those 9 days he will have done all the damage to trailers and units for the previous 3 months
Yes! They should be buying him a pint