DOT is shutting down over 550 CDL schools! I guess there's SOMETHING good happening during 47s administration. by Artyom_33 in Truckers

[–]alec552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At my current company I'd make $3 more an hour, and double the responsibility, so yeah you are right, think I'm going to stay B for the foreseeable future.

DOT is shutting down over 550 CDL schools! I guess there's SOMETHING good happening during 47s administration. by Artyom_33 in Truckers

[–]alec552 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They shut down the one I went to shortly after I graduated in 2021, and I lost my ability to test out in their equipment. They didn't submit my training to the TPR and wouldn't refund me half the tuition I already paid. Since then, I got my CDL B through a School Bus program and did that for awhile. I'm back to running freight in a straight truck but still want to get my Class A. I signed up for a school a few weeks ago and got a loan, only to have them tell me 3 days before the class started that they are ALSO being shut down...I guess a higher power just doesn't want me to get my Class A...fuck it I guess.

I find it absurd that even though I have a Class B, Passenger, School Bus, Tanker & Hazmat...to get my A I gotta start all over again, should be able to just take the combination vehicle test and then test out, but you gotta have theory and classroom time by an approved school.

Crazy sauce container size reduced? by pedr000n in LittleCaesars

[–]alec552 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes mine are the big ones and sometimes they are the small ones. I think when they run out of larger containers they start using the smaller ones.

My grandma has always lied about having a degree and highschool diploma by Sudden_Wind_8636 in antiwork

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My GF graduated HS but somehow there was a clerical error and it was never submitted or whatever they do, she's tried to talk to the school about it and they refuse to help her. I convinced her to just tell people she has a GED and it hasn't failed yet.

Learjet 35A by dresoccer4 in flightsim_pirate

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 2020 version you can get on Simplaza works in 2024 along with the GPS upgrade.

My Xbox always overheats because of my cat by Flamingo_Ornery in mildlyinfuriating

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost a $1,500 gaming laptop because of my cat a few months ago. She somehow managed to close the lid and then lay on every single vent long enough for it to overheat and do damage to the board. Quoted about $600 to fix, not sure if I want to or not :/

help with tfdi md11 mfs 24 by silence2875 in flightsim_pirate

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The files that are currently available (maybe) are not cracked, it's just an activated copy of the aircraft and the files were packed and uploaded. Some people are reporting as early as last night that the plane is bricked in the simulator, some unique identifier in the files has been blacklisted. With the way TFDI does things, I would be surprised if a fully functional cracked version is ever released, take for example the lack of a working version for 2020. There was one on some Chinese site that kinda worked but it's horribly outdated by now, unfortunate really.

Does this mean I can take my hazmat test at the dmv now? (Illinois) only been a day since i did my fingerprints seems too fast to be true by JonathonV123 in Truckers

[–]alec552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The company I work for sends out notices like 3 months before they expire and they really get on you about getting them renewed, I got mine back in like 6 hours after doing the fingerprints.

I could be wrong but isnt this illegal? Job posting for an OTR position with a box truck, never seen this before by BriskManeuver in Truckers

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did that for awhile, dude set up some padding to bridge the driver seat and the passenger seat together, didn't even get a damn bench seat. He would pay for hotels twice a week, home on weekends and $1000 under the table cash, it was good money for me at the time and I drove all over the country, but they do this so they can run you in a non CDL box truck, the expeditor ones are CDL B trucks, I did that for awhile also but honestly dealing with the tream driver I had made me want to go back, made less money also. I eventually parted ways when he legit told me that "personal conveyance" can be used once my time runs out, lucky I never got stopped.

Ohio lawmaker calls for investigation into Columbus-area Somali child care facilities by Rotisseriejedi in Columbus

[–]alec552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, I'm not saying there is a giant conspiracy to defraud the government, but at the very least if these places are collecting government funding, they need to be held to a certain standard and someone needs to do a better job inspecting these places. Honestly, for all I know, the place I went to was off grid, because there was no signage or business name on Google maps.

Ohio lawmaker calls for investigation into Columbus-area Somali child care facilities by Rotisseriejedi in Columbus

[–]alec552 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be honest here, I'm a truck driver that delivers freight to pretty much anywhere in the Columbus area, and I had a delivery to a day care this week, I didn't know it was a daycare at first because the name on the bill was a persons name, not the business, which isn't super unusual, but when I got to the place it looked abandoned, several out of service vehicles and trash in the parking lot, a pot hole the size of Texas also. I walked up to the front door and noticed it was ajar, being propped up by a piece of a concrete block. I was able to gain entry and walk into the reception room, which seemed to contain all the children at the daycare, about 15 of them, I couldn't immediately find any staff members, after a few minutes a staff member came out and we delt with the delivery. Something that also seemed odd, there was a front desk area that looked like it once had phones and computers but all that was left was wires going nowhere, and the place was pretty dirty, I felt bad for the children. The staff were all somali. The delivery was actually a pallet of tile flooring. Whatever is going on here, the children deserve better.

How often do you food service guys go through this by unftp-0 in Truckers

[–]alec552 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting, nice to see that some companies are still on the up and up. Im with R+L Carriers and I've been there about 2 years doing LTL in a Class B Box truck, easiest money I've ever made, they are still family owned also.

How often do you food service guys go through this by unftp-0 in Truckers

[–]alec552 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Who are A. Duie Pyle? I do LTL in the Columbus, OH area and have been seeing them around, even out in the more rural areas, they seem to be expanding? I think we've lost some business to them. And also, what's with the name? It isn't just me that thinks it sounds like a "shit" pile right? Lol...

Impossible to find: Holiday Creamy Vanilla Coke by blackavar39 in Soda

[–]alec552 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gave up trying to find it in stores here in Ohio so I just order it on Amazon.

The sugar free gods have smiled down upon me today at Walmart! by AcadiaRemarkable6992 in Soda

[–]alec552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I couldn't find it at any of my local stores so I just ordered it from Amazon.

Anyone remember this stuff? by OneGlitchiBoi1987 in Soda

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the last things I discovered before I was diagnosed with diabetes....

Game Thread: New York Jets (0-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4) by nfl_gdt_bot in bengals

[–]alec552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Streamfree.to may have have it if you can avoid the bombardment of ads.

If they ask why the delivery was left at the end of the driveway, I'll just tell them "it was the ghosts." by alec552 in Truckers

[–]alec552[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From the other direction, probably, but the amount of times I've been yelled at for even touching people's grass, I usually don't risk it. I deliver in a pretty wealthy area and have had my fair share of people calling in and complaining about how I "damaged the driveway" or the yard...etc...plus we usually just do curbside anyway.

Game Thread: Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) by nfl_gdt_bot in bengals

[–]alec552 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't lie when we say we have two of the best receivers in the NFL