re: I drive a semi truck. Ask me anything.

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why?

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The same reason I don’t cut in line of someone at the grocery store even if there is room for me between them and the person in front of them. That would be quicker and more efficient too since I would be closer to the cashier by a step and it would take advantage of more of the checkout lane. But I don’t do it because I like to be able to sleep at night.

Zipper merge is the same thing.

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i mean I wouldnt think so. I dont know enough other than that would never happen under Trump's leadership. I don't see how that could happen on busy hwys and such. I dont think we are ready for that for a long time.

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I tend to agree given all the situations where the human element seems critical. I was curious given all the talk about 3 million truck drivers losing their jobs because of AI.

Zipper merging that use up the entire "runway" are the best way to go.

To hell with those truckers who block the disappearing lane a mile before is disappears! If that made sense, let's just reduce I-10 to one lane from coast to coast.

Proper zipper merging is by far the most efficient way to get vehicles through the bottleneck. I learned this in the basic operations management class at LSU. Why don't they make this part of the CDL trucker training?

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What’s your go-to podcasts? What is the purpose of those Mad Max looking spikes that many trucks have on the wheels?

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loln there are alot of those. I actually watch some to pick up good info. Just to be baddass. Alot of truckers use their truck as their shrine/personality and take pride in them. So they decorate.

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Have you ever been caught pleasuring yourself on the in cab camera or do you cover it up?

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Tbh id never work again for a company with inward cameras i believe in my right to privacy. They go off for anything. My company only uses outward facing cameras for people who try to invoke an accident and blame it on us etc. They claimed they dont monitor the driver unless A.I. triggered them the camera to record, so i read a story where a guy was pissed that his company used inward facing cameras so at night when he parked his truck he'd take a giant shite in a bucket, jerk off, frick his woman standing doggy style right in front of the camera. When he brought his truck for his 50k miles maintenence two weeks later, when he got his truck back, they removed the camera :lol:

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I don’t care what anyone posts about zipper merge, it is a dickhead move.

I salute the heroes in big rigs who put these assholes in the ditch or guardrail.

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What is zipper merge??

= does it refer to a two lane having to turn into a one-lane and having a long line in the 'merge-to' lane??

But if it does, I think a lot of people do it entirely wrong - the idea of having one long line with nobody occupying the unused lane is stupid beyond comprehension.

All that does is delay the entire roadway. Someone coming upon that ten miles upstream has no idea what is causing it.

The ONLY wise thing to do is form TWO lanes, and give the vehicle in the lane that proceeds thru the right of way, then the adjacent lane goes thru, then the primary lane goes thru, then repeat, repeat repeat.

That way you can cut the long line in half wrt distance, and cut the time require by about 30%.

Everybody coming to a full stop behind a five mile single lane is doing it wrong.

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was raised in trucking. My dad had trucks. I started driving “legally” at 21. I absolutely loved it! With that being said, I have been out of trucking for 18 years and you could not melt me and pour me back into one. Only because of the electric log and Governor trucks. F@ck that! Although I do still keep my CDLs

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I get it and understand. I like the electric logs because the way ours works, it's dummy proof and doesn't let you mess up. I actually don't wanna drive more than 9 to 9.5 hours a day anyways. All pretrips I can take photos with the tablet if anything is wrong anytime I change trailers which is alot so that way they know those dents etc didn't happen on my watch. Tbh I dont like writing all that crap down. I rather a program do it for me.

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That may explain why truck stops are such busy places.

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this is correct about being busy places except for the sex part. Most Loves/TA/petro/Robin places are reputable. They have a dept side and grocery side. Having game rooms/movies rooms/exercise rooms/showers/washing machines etc. They will also have a resturants or fast food places connected. I actually like Petro truck stops too cause they have the "black bear" chain restaurant connected to them. One in Beaumont and San Antonio that I've stayed at and the food is pretty good. As far as sexual favors go I've seen one or two women walking around parking lots literally knocking on truck doors asking if they want company but that's it. Most places are always clean of that kinda stuff. I've never been on west coast or northeast to verify but Texas/LA./Miss/Bama/Ga/SC./Fla., ive never really seen any of this kinda stuff. Maybe happens at more mom and pop truck stops? Wouldnt know.

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Smokey and the Bandit or BJ and the Bear?

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never watched bj and the Bear lol. Just Smokey and Bandit. Times have sure changed over time lol