I drove a semi for a major carrier for 2-1/2 years; they had a terminal (pickup point, load-swap point) on the north side of Laredo and I’d watch the Mexican drivers bring their loads in, slam them into a slot, slam onto another trailer and gallop off to Manana land at high speed. No, I don’t assume anything about Mexican trucks or drivers. Glad I don’t do that any more. There’s about a 60% turnover rate in the driver workforce in this country, IIRC, and the fact that a truck driver is the ONLY worker required to account for his time 24 hrs. a day is probably part of it.
Driving truck is one of the most stressful jobs out there. It’s like a constant hand to hand combat. You always have to be on the defensive for incoming idiot drivers who have no respect for the rules of the road or others that are on that same road. Glad you made it out ok. Unfortunately for us, it has been our lifes work and at our age, we are not apt to be leaving the industry anytime soon.
Driving truck is one of the most stressful jobs out there. It’s like a constant hand to hand combat. You always have to be on the defensive for incoming idiot drivers who have no respect for the rules of the road or others that are on that same road. Glad you made it out ok. Unfortunately for us, it has been our lifes work and at our age, we are not apt to be leaving the industry anytime soon.