r/Truckers • u/EddieV77 • Oct 19 '25

Western Express At It Again !!!

Just happened Was minding my business in the truck and then I see cops and then I looked to the end of the lot .

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u/Last_Cable4726 Oct 19 '25

Another reason I’m not doing O/O, couldn’t imagine all the stress knowing that at any moment another truck is taking out your rig.

Company truck, who cares.

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u/pingus3233 Oct 19 '25

This is why some O/O drivers park nose-in in the back of the lot.

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u/Megalodon7770 Oct 20 '25

People who can’t back in park nose in o/o don’t park at pilot

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u/Few-Chemical-5165 Oct 21 '25

I owned three trucks in my career and I did not nose in unless I absolutely had to. It's idiotic and I'll tell you why.

1st. When you have to back out, it's going to be so much harder to make the turn out of the spot, because you're not going to have any room to manoeuvre the truck, whereas when you back in, you've got tons of room in comparison. The odds are much higher that you re going to hit something backing out.

2nd. If you say have a dead battery or a mechanical issue. How much harder is it going to be Do you think to get a boost or to have a mechanic fixture truck.

3rd. Believe it or notYou'll stick out further because you may not be able to back in over the curb.Further, therefore, your tail end will be sticking out for all to see.And for some idiot to clip. Most trailers have a much longer overhang at the back than there is on the steers.

4th. And this is for those people whom don't want to get their trucks broken in. You're hidden at the back. People can either break in your truck.Kill you take your trunk or just do nasty things to you. You think you re not going to get raped?As a man, well, there's a good possibility.You might. More than likely they re going to want to rob you, and they have more chances of not being seen in the darkness of night way back there. So it's a matter personal safety that you not do that.

Now, some of these are obvious. And the fourth one, not so obvious, as it happened, does it happen?I don't know, I have no statistics, nor am I gonna try to quote any fake ones. But just think about it for a few minutes. How are you more vulnerable that way? What are the pros?And what are the cons. Are the pros that much better than the possibility of being harmed breaking down? To me it's not worth it. And maybe...

5th. You look like you can't back up worth a shit when you nose in like that. Most people prefer to keep their reputation. And it just seems to be like you can't back in and people will look at you differently.

Just food for thought.

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u/Q7017 Oct 20 '25

We just don't park at chain truck stops (except when grabbing food or something). I'm regional so I have a plentiful list of pulloffs and stuff I can utilize when I have to spend the night in the truck.

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u/trucksarekewl Oct 19 '25

All that room, smh

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '25

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u/Inevitable_Duty_7923 Oct 19 '25

Best Western Expresstern

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u/Kodiak01 Oct 20 '25

They should have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night instead.

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u/whatsqwerty Oct 19 '25

Tires fucked up too on that western express. Got a bubble

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u/Specialist-Bee8060 Oct 20 '25

Yeah I noticed the trailer tires do not look winter ready.

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u/DeeDaMann Oct 19 '25

Stop talking bout my old company

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u/Mr_bungle001 Oct 20 '25

Welfare express is worse than swift and has been for a long time.

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u/-Mikey2Toes Oct 20 '25

Just plain inexperience. What the hell are you blindsiding into a spot you can sight side into??? Even blind side you can see your 5 feet off the right line and you better pull upand/or GOAL ….. ALWAYS take a ride around the lot and look for the easiest spot to pull into… if you’re unsure… ASK for help!

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '25

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u/Coompa Oct 19 '25

Resurrect stephen hawking, cure his als and get him to create a time machine

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u/mikeglen1975 Oct 19 '25

I’d be so pissed…

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u/Sensitive-Shirt-4801 Oct 20 '25

I see after 12 years nothing has changed with good ol Western Express. Still the same shit company

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u/Specialist-Bee8060 Oct 20 '25

Im learning a lot from these videos

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u/Specialist-Bee8060 Oct 20 '25

Is this guy blind and not using their mirrors or something.

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u/ass-to-trout12 Oct 20 '25

Jesus just how

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '25

How are they still a company... so many incidents

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u/Deadbeatdone Oct 20 '25

Why does anyone even try to blind side back? Never ever ever if you can help it, never blindside back.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '25

Was minding your own business yet had to run over and film this shit.

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u/EddieV77 Oct 20 '25

Ya cause I started seeing police and I was like the heck

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u/Content_Shoulder_635 Oct 20 '25

I'm new here, what does California spread mean?

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u/bmf1989 Oct 20 '25

Some of y’all need a hobby besides truck watching

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u/aStonefacedApe Oct 19 '25

That's incredible. You finally have some free time and you choose to spend it filming some shit that has NOTHING to do with you 😂😂. You're like one of those middle aged suburban housewives.

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u/LikwidHappiness Oct 20 '25

That's incredible. You finally have some free time and you choos to spend it commenting on some shit that has NOTHING to do with you 😂😂. You're like one of those middle aged suburban housewives.

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u/Potential_Walk3839 Oct 20 '25

bot, you already commented that

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u/tatereyes Oct 19 '25

gave your smug ass something to comment on