FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose cargo ship collapsed Key Bridge

[chowmama]

16. My dad went over the road when he was laid off from a corporate job

They laid off all the older workers before they would need to pay them a pension on retirement. He needed something, so he got a rig and training. Worked for several companies.

The biggest thing I remember is that each of them told him, in writing, to stick to the rules on speed limit and rest periods. However, if you did that, they didn't give you any runs. If you wanted to work, you needed to find a way to bend the rules of time/space and to keep double books.

When you crapped out from exhaustion, they pointed to the written rules and blamed you. After all, they told you not to do that.

Keep well away from big rigs. Most of them are not completely in control of themselves or their rigs. Medications to keep going may be involved; otherwise, it's straight sleep deprivation.