Robin, you asked about my life as a truckers wife. My hub drives HAZ to0o. So you just got a BIG dose of what my life and his is like. Lastly, I am not a religious person, however, I am a strong woman of FAITH. So, with that said.. your not listening to well with what was said. And that is how come people of faith and religion can be so confused. Meanwhile and back to trucking....
Like I said, you asked me about being a truckers wife.. and being a trucker, my husband and I get and hear sermons like that daily and not meaning to be insensative, but you folks still thinking you want into this industry.. if you think you came to a teensy weensy prayer meeting, your gonna get a ruder awakening if you ever step foot into a truck and get on the road......but that is life.
As wives at home, we dont cotton to getting phone calls that can bring bad news such as an accident report, but if we do, we prepare ourselves for whatever comes. Cherish the moments you have with your loved ones. You want the truth of the life of a trucking family, but some people refuse to listen. You become a driver, you best know what you and your families are in for before you go in and so stop living in cyberspace and fantasy. I dont cotton much to having a state trooper on my front porch door giving me bad news and I have been there. Chances are I already know the bad news BEFORE the trooper arrives there and I thank God for the ministor who might be at my side. And yeah, I have been there and so too has the other two.
God Bless the state troopers, they equally have a difficult job. But we love the state troopers and all the others that have to do thier job within the industry. You go head to head with one, thats on both your consciences and at the end of the day, both want to go home. And I guarantee, some days even those friendships can get a tad strained. You all best prepare for what to do incase of any such emergency.
As for HPB, no one here is on any medication. Not me, nor my hub so PRAISE GOD. Neither one of us got it. So chill out . I suggest all families do themselves a favour.. and that is get themselves a BP tester. If your new to trucking, I suggest you take your BPS every day and several times a day to learn your curve and what might choke your chicken. LBP can be equally dangerous and you have to know what is correct for YOU and the parameters of what is set forth for health.
Some people who have never had HPB before they started trucking, get it the first few weeks of training and entering into a new job. SO if something is annoying you, you might want to strap that tester kit on and see. Are you gettting angry, frustrated? Are you TOO CALM? I guarantee your BP is involved. The bottom line is dealing with it. Some go on medication. Some never get off of it, and others do. The ones that do, learn how to take care of themselves. The ones staying off of it are lucky.
Yes there are certain medications professional drivers can take... DOT has a list of them so if you are on meds.. ask the DOT for the list if you are wanting to start out. The medication you take, may mean the difference whether or not you drive a truck. You are not going to be handed any load without the company or the DOT knowing what dope you are on. Too bad its not the same for the fourwheelers. They are the ones that actually cause the majority of accidents. The road ragers especially. And as a professional trucker , we are supposed to be able to deal with all of it.
I dont know of one HAZMAT DRIVER that does not say at the end of a day that IF his load has gotten to where he was taking it and arriving with it safely and in the worstest weather or thickest traffic, the very words PRAISE GOD after they breath their sighs of releif. Maybe you do, but I dont. As far as I am concerned being labled hazmat is one thing, but as far as I am concerned.. ALL LOADS should be treated as such especially by those who like to cut those pro-drivers off or tailgate one.
EVERYTHING IS A STICKY SUBJECT in these days so with that said, message to you or the admins, Im not known to be too politically correct but I am known for the truth.. With that said.. what you do with what I post and say, its your forum, just like any other person here. No one is flaming. When you sensor truth, you can then wonder why the world is in the shape its in and there are sides to all stories.. Your turn.
What would help any driver on the road would be to give others SPACE. You cannot stop a big rig on a dime so back off dont ride on a semis rear end, nose or side. You never know when a tire will blow or some idiot infront of you hauling furniture in a pickup truck ahead of you is gonna lose part of his load and it flies off because he did nto heel it on. Space yourself. I am amazed on how many brainless 4 wheel drivers are out their cutting trucks off, Trucks are generally not cutting you off they are where they are because that generally is wehre they are supposed to be but when someone cuts them of and takes their position and forces them to be where they should not.. then we got issues and potential for fines. These yokels dont know how to yeild, dont use turn signals are on illegal drugs, alcohol and really have no clue on how they should drive. Then those same people wonder why such and such got into an accident and more than likely it is their fault.
You want to drive a truck, put aside your pills and alcohol. 365/365 24/7
A while bacl, my hub had a DRIVE shaft go with out any warning whatsoever and when that happens...theres no telling where that load or bobtail is going to go. Driving a bobtail is one of the most dangerous types of driving a trucker does. Drivers are supposed to do a pretrip on their rigs. They check their tires, lights, brakes, air, secure their loads, do everthing to make sure things are as best as possible, but sometimes things still can go bad. And granted there are a few that skip it... but then one day they learn their blues. Unlike most small vehicle drivers who hop in their vehicles and never give thought to doing that no less take the snow off their lights an windows. You see them all the time, no lights at night, loads flying of pickups that the dummies have not secured and whatever the case. Then they want to blame some trucker for their problems. Yep, thats a find thing and the pros are supposed to smile and be happy some idiot is flipping them.
Ice trucking is one thing, double wides, extra longs, those are just some of the specialty. What safety measures might apply to one sect of the industry does not apply to the other and to drive those rigs, you need to understand what those rigs are all about. This is why I stress, you go to a company that offers schooling. They school you on the rig you will be driving. After that, you want to drive another, then you ask about the education you need for that, but a college? You are only getting the basics to get on the road and you are getting short changed especially if you if you do not get enough hours as required by DOT. I am wondering, does a college teach anything about microsleeps, or how to manage stress or the realities of trucking other than the basics to try to help you get a license? Just because you have a license means nothing with out the job backing it up. Micro sleeps and sleep apnea are major causes of highway accidents.
You know why a lot of truckers and wives dont have TV.s at all, its because we dont need any more crap on the road or at home. Stupid "reality" programs and BS you guys watch on TV are just polluting your heads.
Then you wonder why the "sermon" was long. Your either sleeping through it or eating it like candy. If your sleeping through it then its not long enough and if you miss something, its your fault.
So whose got a good Biblical read for me so I can go curl up with the good book? Im done trucking here for today.
This has been the ramblings of a profesional truckers wife who has better things to do than play on the internet and listen to idle chatter!
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