Shoulda been with me

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DPittman

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• Jan 27, 2017

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I don't know how many of you out there have to punch a clock for a living, but I do, but it is at a one of the best foundries in America, some say North America. Wayne's post about trucks reminded me of a man we get to share the break room with. He used to drive a truck for a living, and why he's working with us when he was so good at that, I have no idea. Point: he told us last night he got a brand new truck with less than 500 miles on it, turned it back in 3 years later with 1,000,000 on it. So I did some math, comes out to about 925 miles a day, every day,
holidays, weekends, somehow finding time to load, unload, sleep,shower, eat, maintain the truck, etc. lmpossible? maybe not, probable? I checked to how brown his eyes were. I just felt a sense of awe to be in his presence

 

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Brent Zappe

Member

• Jan 27, 2017

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When I got my job we did not have time clocks to pouch. As a Custodian for an elementary school we had to be there for the teachers and the kids plus parents. 8 years ago the district went to clean teams witch was interesting. We had a team of five custodians that cleaned 4 schools a night on an 8 hour shift. the district beak down is this 6 minutes in a class room no more than that. Seven minutes in the one rest room no more than that. They would start you off with a run and keep you going that way all night. My shift started at 3 afternoon to 11:30 at night. Come home get up at 4 am and start out with odd jobs and till Noon. than stop and go to work every day and till last June. Gave it up and Retired from the BLANK, BLANK JOB.

 

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Mike M

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #1

Well For sure if he was doing 925 miles a day he got too many speeding tickets and that alone will get your license revoked !

But also more than likely it is his story he can tell it anyway he like. LOL.

 

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David G

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #1

Sounds like a fish story, it is thissssss big.

 

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Duner Wi

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #1

More than one driver?

 

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DPittman

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• Jan 27, 2017

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If he was team driving, he never said. He's one those "l'm bettern everybody else" kinda guys.

 

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GaryinKs

Member

• Jan 27, 2017

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I can top that.we had a neighbor that told us he put a million miles on a motorcycle, this was in the part of the country where winter began in Nov and ended in April , he also cut 1000 cords of firewood and only wore out one saw chain

 

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flying belgian

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• Jan 27, 2017

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Good friend of mine used to say "It's a good story even if it ain't true"

 

Stroby

Member

• Jan 27, 2017

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My Grandpa used to say? WOW, I bet he was there when they put the salt in the ocean."

 

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Old Scovy

Member

• Jan 27, 2017

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. Wouldn't happen if he had 3 drivers. LOL

 

jon f mn

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• Jan 27, 2017

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Had a guy once tell me a good story only needs to be 10% true to be considered a true story.

 

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David G

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• Jan 27, 2017

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@John F

How many miles do you drive a year?

 

jon f mn

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• Jan 27, 2017

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Averaged around 137,500/year with my last truck.

 

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David G

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• Jan 27, 2017

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So that makes about 450K in 3 years, math does not lie.

 

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David G

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• Jan 27, 2017

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Should have said 400K, math does not lie, but sometimes I cannot add.

 

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gene bender

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• Jan 27, 2017

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Sometimes old timers for get the true details gots to just roll with them

 

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Moonlite37

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• Jan 27, 2017

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the poorest and less experienced drivers tell the best stories. I like them and fake believing.

 

jon f mn

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• Jan 27, 2017

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I'm well above average, but not record breaking. If you really ran hard you could get to 450,000 in 3 years. If you ran team and very hard maybe 650-700,000 miles.

 

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larry@stinescorner

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• Jan 27, 2017

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If you didnt watch so much Andy Griffith,you would have more! (lol)

 

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BushogPapa

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #1

PUCO would LOVE to see a Log Book on that one..!!!!

 

jon f mn

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• Jan 27, 2017

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That right there is a true story!

 

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markct

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• Jan 27, 2017

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Averaging 50mph for 18 hours a day is a stretch indeed, especially in older trucks, that leaves 6 hours for loading, unloading, fueling and sleep lol

 

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travis miranowski

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• Jan 27, 2017

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I don't intend to offend any truck drivers on this forum but I have noticed some of the tallest tales come from them!! I know two personally that can tell a story so unbelievable but expect you to take it for Gospel!! They are always somehow driving right behind the 30 car pileup that killed 10 people and they stopped to pull a mother and kids from a burning car blah blah blah. One guy we actually nick named Yip Yap!! LOL I know all truckers are not this way but go eat breakfast at a truck stop and listen to the lunch counter conversation!! It is good for a laugh or two!!

 

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tomturkey

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• Jan 27, 2017

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I am afraid I would not have lasted as long as you did. My first question for "management" show me how to clean this room in6 minutes. Which bring me to a saying we used in the construction industry. "Never enough time to do it right, always enough time to do it over". gobble

 

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NEKS

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #1

Was watching TV with the wife and they was going to show you how to clean the bathroom in 4 minutes and do a good job. She shot everything with a squirt bottle and only wiped half of it down. Told the wife she sure did a sh!!ty job.

 

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john in la

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Location

What part of in La do you not understand

• Jan 27, 2017

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Back before peoplenet we use to have a run that was very close to a million miles in 3 years.
1274 miles a day 5 days a week. Tuscaloosa, Ala. to Houston Tx. and back. They would slip seat drivers in Hammond La.
But that requires 2 full time drivers and a part time guy to fill in for vacation and sick time.
A spare truck to use when the regular truck was in the shop.
It also includes no loading or unloading time because it is all drop and hook.
The trailers were loaded in Houston and leave at midnight and would be sitting in Harrisburg Pa the next day before daylight and vice versa.

 

showcrop

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #1

The only way that he could have done that would be with Old as his co-driver, and then it would have been easy.

 

Fawteen

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Downeast Maine

• Jan 28, 2017

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"8^)

 

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Sean Feeney

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• Jan 28, 2017

• #1

And all while delivering newspapers

 

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GordoSD

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• Jan 28, 2017

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With 4 Farmall H's and 25 bicycles and 4 refrigerators in the trailer.

 

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Tim in OR

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• Jan 28, 2017

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When I worked in a truck shop, I was in the drivers room one morning on the first day for a new driver. He was trying to impress the other drivers with his experience. One of the other drivers was one of those who could do anything you could do, only better. The string of lies kept getting taller. I walked to the shop and got my calculator out. The tallest story had the "team" running an average of over 95mph 24-7 365. The rest of us were in awe of such talent.
Tim in OR