My Over The Road (OTR) Pet Peeves

Below is my list of pet peeves about driving OTR which I have developed after a year of driving a semi through this great country of ours and Canada.

• Lack of Interstate/Highway Bridge Integrity
• Lack of parking for Semi Trucks/Trailers
• Rude Customs Officials
• Slow Truck Stop Employees
• Narrow Lanes
• Orange Barrels and Pylons
• Red Traffic Signals
• Illogical Speed Zones
• Speed Traps
• Bear Packs (several cop cars) sitting in one Median
• Slow, Heavy Trucks in Hammer Lane Going Uphill
• One hour wait for a clean shower to be available
• Pushy, Rude Drivers
• Agricultural Check Points
• Detours
• Lack of road signs identifying road I am traveling
• Lack of municipality, city corporation signs on interstate
• Rush hour traffic
• Metropolitan traffic
• Clueless Merging Drivers
• Drivers who don't shower
• Rude Warehouse Receivers
• Alley Dock Parking
• Dropping/Hooking Trailers in Rainy, Hot or Freezing Weather
• Two hour rest notification that shows up an hour or less from actual hard stop time
• Paper Log Books
• Work Load - It is either Feast or Famine
• Pay -vs- Time At Home - More Pay means Less Time At Home and visa versa
• Maintenance Scheduling
• Breakdowns

That is all I have time for right now. If I think of more, I will update the list later. I will also create a list of favorable things about driving OTR the next time I log in. It is not ALL bad. There are good things about driving OTR.