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Post by X factor on Dec 18, 2023 16:25:26 GMT -5
Rolling through a rest area at night, yawn
Nothing to see here, just a boring ride through a rest area at night...
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Post by X factor on Feb 4, 2024 1:56:00 GMT -5
Off route sanctuary
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Post by X factor on Feb 16, 2024 0:35:57 GMT -5
Now, a certain trucking company, which I won't name, wants to start using facial recognition cameras inside of trucks, for BS reasons, of course they cite safety, but please, really?
Facial recognition technology is no joke, and this company talks about sending info to '3rd party' partners? Well we all know how those 3rd party types are, and what they do with info.
This may be my red line. Driving a truck should mean signing over your privacy like that.
They want us to sign a 'release' or agreement form...well, I may not, and just let them terminate me. I won't quit, that way I get some unemployment money (now that older, why not)...then maybe go to court over this (doubt that too, I don't have the money for that). This is a large company with deep pockets.
Or maybe they can pay for my release, since didn't sign up for this crap when was hired. We shall see.
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Post by X factor on Feb 16, 2024 0:37:58 GMT -5
Now, a certain trucking company, which I won't name, wants to start using facial recognition cameras inside of trucks, for BS reasons, of course they cite safety, but please, really? Facial recognition technology is no joke, and this company talks about sending info to '3rd party' partners? Well we all know how those 3rd party types are, and what they do with info. This may be my red line. Driving a truck should mean signing over your privacy like that. They want us to sign a 'release' or agreement form...well, I may not, and just let them terminate me. I won't quit, that way I get some unemployment money (now that older, why not)...then maybe go to court over this (doubt that too, I don't have the money for that). This is a large company with deep pockets. Or maybe they can pay for my release, since didn't sign up for this crap when was hired. We shall see. That's creepy sounding, and to me a violation of our privacy, what other company is that intrusive? I think there may be some civil rights stuff involved there, I mean just cause you're driving doesn't mean you should have to forfeit your privacy.www.futurity.org/facial-recognition-risks-2611852/
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Post by X factor on Feb 19, 2024 9:32:43 GMT -5
Truckers refusing to deliver to New York, fact check
1. Only owner operators, meaning truckers who own their own rigs, have their own authority, and or small fleets, can turn down loads to New York.
Company drivers, such as those who work for Swift, Werner Ent, U.S. Express, JB Hunt, and so forth, don't have the liberty to just turn down loads they don't want, if they do, they risk getting fired. How many company drivers are willing to risk getting fired for this New York State/city, boycott over the judges ruling against Trump?
Most of today's company drivers aren't from the Heartland, like days of old; rather many are from the inner city, and or foreign born, Hispanic, ect, and aren't really united over anything, since most don't even use the C.B. radio anymore.
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Post by X factor on Mar 17, 2024 8:51:12 GMT -5
Well, not working right now, that's OK, it's been a long stretch...and besides, the days of keeping the same job for 20 years +, have ended a decades ago, especially for drivers. drivers bounce around from employer to employer probably more than any other trade, do to the demands of the job and recruiters false promises. Not sure what I'm going to do going forward, I'm really not. Suppose to get some money soon, which will give me a bit of breathing room, but still, even with that, I'll have to go back to work within 2-3 months, but doing what? Do I really still want to drive? Or merge into a different career or profession? With the small bit of money I may be getting, I could afford to get trained at something else. Or maybe buy my own used truck, but that's always risky cause big rigs either make or break you, they're not cheap to maintain, not at all, repairs cost a ton of money, and taxes, and other BS stuff the Gov sucks from you. But still, I'm going to need purpose in life going forward, and honestly, just not sure what that purpose is at the moment...we shall see.
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Post by X factor on Mar 17, 2024 8:53:54 GMT -5
Truckers refusing to deliver to New York, fact check1. Only owner operators, meaning truckers who own their own rigs, have their own authority, and or small fleets, can turn down loads to New York. Company drivers, such as those who work for Swift, Werner Ent, U.S. Express, JB Hunt, and so forth, don't have the liberty to just turn down loads they don't want, if they do, they risk getting fired. How many company drivers are willing to risk getting fired for this New York State/city, boycott over the judges ruling against Trump? Most of today's company drivers aren't from the Heartland, like days of old; rather many are from the inner city, and or foreign born, Hispanic, ect, and aren't really united over anything, since most don't even use the C.B. radio anymore. Notice how quick, and how little impact that truckers refusing to go into New York had on anything? Well, like above post said, most drivers today are company drivers, not owner operators, and as such company drivers must do what they're told, and don't have the option of turning down loads anywhere. I told you nothing would come of this trucker embargo of New York, cause there's just not enough owner operators anymore, or at least not heartland America ones. Many are foreign born now, and could care the less about American politics. The Zone is never wrong.
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Post by X factor on Mar 17, 2024 9:06:53 GMT -5
speaking of not working at the moment, I need to go workout, as in do some walking/stretching. Sitting around for weeks while unemployed can be good or bad for your health, depending on how you spend the time. I mean you can only drink for so many days in a row, and when working, it's your days at work that put a pause on drinking, but when not working, you have to put that pause on yourself, or else.
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Post by X factor on Mar 17, 2024 14:10:58 GMT -5
One good thing about not working lately as a driver, is it keeps you away from all that terrible food out there, all that what I call 'death food', filled with artificial everything and preservatives that slowly petrify your insides. Being home daily, forces you, or at least me, to eat much much better.
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Post by X factor on Apr 4, 2024 1:28:54 GMT -5
I mean what do I do with the rest of my life, go a different path or get, yet again, just another dull, mundane trucking gig?
This is what I really want to do, go to film school, it's what I should of done a decade or more ago, if more focused and motivated and determined.
I need a job, a career, where going forward my creative talents are rewarded and appreciated and used. In trucking, there is no need for creativity, you just obey the boss, the company, and watch dull, mindless training videos that you've seen for decades. There is no creative outlet in trucking, unless you're one of those custom truck types who likes to spend 10's of 1000's of dollars customizing your truck; but that's if you own it. If a company driver you cannot do that.
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Yes, I came into a little money recently, not a lot, just enough where can relax for a while, if I so chose...and is why I've been thinking so hard these last few weeks, cause I don't want to make the wrong decision like I have so many other times in my past. ------------------------
I mean yes, I've already applied for a staffing trucking job, which means you work on temporary assignments, ect....but haven't even looked at response yet, which means I'm torn on whether to go back to work immediately, or take some time off to think and explore other options. I'm not old enough to retire, yet old enough to not want to just go work yet another mundane trucking job where you're never appreciated for all your years of service.
You have to love trucking in order to put up with all the hassles of it...the traffic, the mechanical breakdowns, the snarky shippers and receivers, who all treat you like a nobody, a dumb mindless nobody, as well as dispatch, they treat you like you're brainless as well.
What I really need is a RV = no lease or high rent = mobility and flexibility. A RV and of course a tow behind vehicle or vehicles, maybe a midsized truck and a scooter, and pedal bike.
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My plan was to get some land, and just live on it, but cheap land means remote areas, which unless working from home means long commute to work or job. I don't know...lot's to think about right now, cause I can't really say a new chapter has begun in my life until I actually do something completely different going forward... Are there risks involved, yes...but the above film school seems really thorough and hands on...and that's where the last of my passion is, cause with whatever few years I have left on earth, if not doing what I love, than what exactly am I doing?
To be continued...
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