Out bringing our DP back to the barn after it's final run this year, we pull into a Pilot at 6:30 in the morning. As I'm getting fuel I hear someone yelling, "hey!" I didn't pay much attention, but there were just a few lanes being used and a moment later I heard it again, louder, "hey!" I turned around to find an older, grizzled trucker getting fuel two lanes over trying to get my attention. When I finally looked up, he follows with, "wanna trade?" indicating his rig and mine. He followed the question with a burst of infectious laughter that made me laugh out loud also. "Why are you laughing?" he asked, followed by another burst of laughter. "I'll bet that thing has everything," he shouted as another rig pulled between us. Still chuckling at that exchange.
A few hours later we pulled into a Love's and had a conversation with a lady trucker who had the most adorable, 4 month old, long-haired chihuahua sitting on her lap as she finished her lunch in the parking space next to us.
Later as we waited behind a truck in the fuel lane, the driver walked back to us and I slid open my window. He let us know that the key pads on the pumps were out of order and he just came back to let us know he had to go inside. Didn't want us to think he was being rude. He later came back to let us know that he was done and was just waiting for the truck in front of him to clear the lane.
It's getting brutal out there. Watch your backs.
Glad it was all positive, but did you make 3 fuel stops in one day ?
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Never had a problem at a truck stop except for the rare occasion when a trucker will leave his rig at the pump while he goes inside for food, rest room etc.
Most times a pleasant conversation on the world or RVing.
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2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
All my experiences have been positive except one. I was in the TA in south Montgomery, just pulled up and as I was about to exit the RV I saw a guy standing in front of my RV. I stepped out and he looked at me and flashed his hand and nodded his head down kind of telling me to look. When I did I saw what I assume were drugs. I just shook my head and waved my hand and he quickly left. Have not stopped there in my few times through that area since.
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Bob (retired Army CW4) & Brenda (Veteran Army Nurse CPT)
2020 Tiffin Allegro Red 37BA
2020 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 Air Force 1 braking system
Agree That most are positive experiences other than the occasional driver that leaves a rig to go do whatever and doesn't leave enough room to get out.
One negative that sticks out... rig pulled ahead so I fill andcready to leave... no driver so waiting... guy b finally shows up with a sandwichb& soda but he's only a helper? Says driver has keys and he can't move it. Wait.... wait... wait till driver shows and finally pulls away.
I can only imagine what the reaction would be if a RVer did the same to a "professional" driver.
I get it that they are earning a living and I'm retired / on vacation but what happened to professionalism / common courtesy?
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Don & Marge '13 Newmar Ventana 3433 - '14 CR-V TOAD
'03 Winnebago Adventurer 31Y - SOLD
Agree That most are positive experiences other than the occasional driver that leaves a rig to go do whatever and doesn't leave enough room to get out.
One negative that sticks out... rig pulled ahead so I fill andcready to leave... no driver so waiting... guy b finally shows up with a sandwichb& soda but he's only a helper? Says driver has keys and he can't move it. Wait.... wait... wait till driver shows and finally pulls away.
I can only imagine what the reaction would be if a RVer did the same to a "professional" driver.
I get it that they are earning a living and I'm retired / on vacation but what happened to professionalism / common courtesy?
Dealt with this recently. The truckers on both sides of me slammed the driver when he suddenly appeared.
Agree That most are positive experiences other than the occasional driver that leaves a rig to go do whatever and doesn't leave enough room to get out.
One negative that sticks out... rig pulled ahead so I fill andcready to leave... no driver so waiting... guy b finally shows up with a sandwichb& soda but he's only a helper? Says driver has keys and he can't move it. Wait.... wait... wait till driver shows and finally pulls away.
I can only imagine what the reaction would be if a RVer did the same to a "professional" driver.
I get it that they are earning a living and I'm retired / on vacation but what happened to professionalism / common courtesy?
I have had to wait for a few minutes before. I put it down to me only getting about 90 gallons and getting done faster than the average trucker.
Now, if it was more than 10 minutes, then the trucker is just being rude.
Have had fun when towing our Saturn Vue with our coach.
When we stop for fuel we have had truckers walk past us and ask where we are bound. Then, as they go past out Vue they stop and look inside, and then yell something like:"Don't go away!! Let me get my camera! I HAVE to get a picture of this!!"
So we wait, and while waiting another trucker or so will come up and take a picture of the"driver" of our towed.
By the way, his name is Ernie and he hangs from the ceiling, paws on the steering wheel, and has no legs. A pink gorilla wearing a court jester's cap.
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Have never had issues with drivers, they always are pleasant.
Have had some transients hit me up for cash in a couple of stops. They were hanging around the edge of the stop and saw us as an easy touch. They left the truckers alone, evidence there was some brain activity.
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2021 Entegra Cornerstone 45 F/2019 Chevy Colorado toad
(2019 Newmar Canyon Star)(traded in)
Have had fun when towing our Saturn Vue with our coach.
When we stop for fuel we have had truckers walk past us and ask where we are bound. Then, as they go past out Vue they stop and look inside, and then yell something like:"Don't go away!! Let me get my camera! I HAVE to get a picture of this!!"
So we wait, and while waiting another trucker or so will come up and take a picture of the"driver" of our towed.
By the way, his name is Ernie and he hangs from the ceiling, paws on the steering wheel, and has no legs. A pink gorilla wearing a court jester's cap.
Now that's awesome, lol. I can just picture everybody that sees Ernie doing a doble take and bursting out laughing.
An acquaintance of mine has Jeep toad with a stuffed purple dinosaur doing the driving.
The back of the Jeep has a sign on the spare tire saying "Stop honking, I'm pushing this thing as fast as I can!"
Mike
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Semi-retired technogeek...electronics / computer / 2-way / ham radio... WA6ILQ (45+years)
1985 Fleetwood 32' Southwind (Chev P30/454/TH400), dubbed "Lazarus" by friends... I resurrected it from the dead...
I'm almost exclusively staying at truck stops when I travel with the RV, and I've only had two unpleasant experiences in nearly 10 years owning this coach. Both times it was someone disagreeable banging on my door at 6:30 in the morning, screaming about how RV's weren't welcome and the area was for "trucks only".
Those two have not changed my plans to continue traveling exactly as I have been - and trying to avoid being a burden to anyone else.
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