These days it seems that a lot of people lack common sense. Â We hear from drivers all the time who are complaining about other drivers’ bad behavior. Â We decided to provide a friendly reminder though our 10 commandments of trucking.
#1. Thou shalt back into a parking space. (But don’t do this.)
#2. Thou shalt not park at the fuel island and walk inside to get your food and drinks, go to the bathroom, take a shower or sit down and eat a meal.
https://youtu.be/7KADEX_rGC0
#3. Thou shalt not leave piss bottles in the parking lot, at the fuel island or scattered around.
#4. Thou shalt not be an asshole on the CB and use it as your personal standup stage or soapbox. Â CBs are to be used to help spread helpful information, such as traffic alerts, bear warnings, etc.
#5. Thou shalt drive a respectable speed through the truck stop parking lot.
#6. Thou shalt not rely on a car GPS for navigation. Â Not only that, don’t blindly follow your GPS– It’s a tool and should be used in conjunction with your atlas.
https://youtu.be/KKn33virifk
#7. Thou shalt not flash high beams to indicate when it’s safe to make a lane change. We appreciate the gesture, but please just flash your lights, don’t use your high beams. Â Unless you’re doing something fun, like this (even then…probably don’t).
#8. Thou shalt use flashers when backing up, especially at a truck stop.
#9. Thou shalt remember that no load is worth your life.  Don’t push your limits, if you’re tired, take a break. The same goes for weather, if it’s too bad shut it down.  No load is worth your life or someone else’s.
#10. Thou shalt love thy fellow trucker as thyself– After all, we’re all in this together.