Do you ever wonder what it’s like to work in someone else’s job, someone whose profession is very different from yours? Well, with the help of the internet nowadays, you can learn a bunch of things like that, at least theoretically.
For example, today, this list will give a peek into what it’s like to be a truck driver. To be more specific, what kind of crazy things do you people in this profession experience with their jobs. So, let’s dive in to see what’s up, shall we?
#1
Strangest thing I’ve seen was a goat riding in the passengers seat like a person — even had a seatbelt on.
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#2
My dad one time found a baby about 9 months old crawling in the middle of the road. Pulled over and grabbed it and found the house it came from. He’s got way crazier stories but that’s the first one that comes to mind.
#3
Love this story so ill put it here.
First time into Los Angeles from Utah and Nevada from i15 going south and got stuck in what i call Sunday evening traffic.
Youve got tons of folks going home from thr casinos before Monday and…. Too many cars and not enough road and you get traffic jams.
Anyway so im rolling slowly and see a car next to me. An oldee ford explorer. There’s some guys in it and i dont pay much attention until the passenger up front sees me. He looks twice. Gets his friends attention and theres four oe five college aged dudes in this car.
They give the arm pump so i blow the air horn, they all celebrate, we move on.
Or so i thought.
They get in front of my truck and slow down. Im watching them immediately thinking that some shenanigans are going to happen when one od the guys amidst some jostling, *dives* into the very back seat/trunk area.
They slow down, the diving guy gets up and drops his pants and underwear and proceeds to do a helecopter.
Im actually stunned. Ive had women flash me so far, but nothing like this.
So i did all i could think of and gave them a thumbs up.
They cheered. We continued on. They got lost in traffic. So if youre on here, thanks for that memory.
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#4
I once saw a guy driving on I-35 in a minivan playing a trumpet. And no, that isn’t a euphemism for anything.
Edit to my comment, I had no idea so many people would respond. This happened in Kansas City.
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#5
Lady giving birth…so much blood.
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#6
I saw a guy playing video poker on his phone. He was riding a motorbike. This was in Vietnam though, so you see tons and tons of people on their phones while riding. Mostly using maps, sometimes texting, but video poker was a new one for me.
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#7
Not a trucker, but when I was picketing, I saw a lady driving while holding a mug of coffee (regular mug, not travel) and her phone who also managed to simultaneously honk and wave to us. That’s like three more things than I’m capable of doing at once when I’m not driving.
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#8
A friend of mine had a dedicated route at 2 AM. He stopping in the same area to sleep all the time but one morning he woke up at a different area 160m away from where he usually stops to sleep He looked at his camera he noticed he was asleep driving so he started taking off his air hoses to the trailer before going to bed.
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#9
In heavy traffic around Boston, on the Tobin Bridge, this guy reading a full-size newspaper, unfolded and completely obscuring his view. Every now and then he would fold down one corner slightly, and creep forward.
A bunch of different women steering with their knees, putting on makeup in the rear view mirror. A guy watching a movie on his cell phone. He was all over the road, speed all over the place.
Have seen people shaving, changing clothes, etc.
A surprising number of people drive without pants.
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#10
I saw a lion in a car. Real one.
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#11
Obligatory not a trucker but I saw a women eating a cheeseburger from the front pocket of her shirt while driving.
Thought it was hilarious.
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#12
The “baby in a stroller” on the side of a highway was real. It was at night time, Dad saw it and stopped to check if a baby was in it. Before he got out, I pointed out 2 ppl behind trees waiting for him. He never unlocked his doors and drove off
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#13
Came up next this slow-moving driver, looked over and she was eating a BOWL OF SOUP.
I guess she was driving slow to try to reduce spilling as much as possible. Like… put it in a thermos or a bowl with lid or… eat something not liquid?!
Also, there’s this couple I’ve seen a couple times near the yard. Passenger must be deaf, because the driver is signing to them, and has to look over for several seconds straight to see them signing back.
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#14
I saw a guy driving with his knees because his hands were occupied with an ipad. Playing a driving game.
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#15
Grandpa told me bout a neon blue light that followed his truck a few miles then vanished behind his truck when he got close to the city
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#16
Stuck in traffic at the old Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Glance down at the car beside me, see a woman with her shirt hiked up and her sweatpants pulled down as she changed out her colostomy bag. Laughing at chatting with her driver the whole time. I’ve peed in my share of bottles, so I empathized with her.
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#17
Late to the thread, and something I said the last time this title came up:
In a 26′ straight truck in stop-n-go traffic in Maryland (I think?) in 2008:
Saw a middle-aged guy in a Toyota Corolla in typical office attire put down about 10 Milwaukee Ices in about 10 minutes. He must have been just opening his throat and pouring them into his stomach, because it seemed like he didn’t even swallow.
I can only imagine what kind of domestic hell he was heading home to.
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#18
When I was in trucking school the instructor told me he knew a guy who has 6 different families with children around the country and non of the families knew about each other
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#19
Drove part time a few years ago. Was on I-10 in Florida with a running buddy and he swerved hard heading under an underpass. I didn’t think but swerved with him. Lady tried to jump off in front of us.
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#20
Saw a guy practicing his guitar while driving.
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#21
More people using phones than anyone would ever think. People paying more attention to the animals on their laps than to driving. Nothing too out of the norm.
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#22
Driving the backroads of Lynchburg,VA at about 2am seen a man walking the side of the road in very old clothes,no shoes but chains around his ankles. He never once looked up or back as i was approaching then as i got up on him he darted into the woods. Did my research and found out Lynchburg was a center for slavery back int the day. I think that would explain the chains around his ankles and no shoes
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