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Truckers often complain about getting little or no respect and about how badly they are sometimes treated.
They all have a story to tell about dispatchers who put too much pressure on them, about a mechanic who goofs off instead of fixing his tractor. There must be plenty of examples where shipping and receiving employees don’t find them worthy of even talking to them and of course there is the frustration with the four wheelers who show no respect for the big rigs.

Let me tell you about a little incident that happened to me. It may not be important in the greater scheme of things but I still get mad when I think about it.

On a Sunday morning I was on my way to one of the company terminals in order to get some fuel. I hadn’t been there before but the place was easy to find. The entire street had parked trucks on both sides which made me wonder if may be the terminal was too small. That became pretty obvious when I came through the gate, the place was jam packed. I had to circle around and squeeze through the only aisle. I’m still amazed that I didn’t get stuck. I was somewhat in a hurry too, for the last half hour or so I needed to go to the bathroom real bad.

The fuel facility had two lanes that were both occupied when I arrived, luckily one of trucks left a short while later so I could go ahead. Normally, after the fueling process is completed and you have something else to do, you pull forward or park somewhere else so the pump is accessible for the next driver.