PrO-TrUCKEr MAGAZiNEe
As a new officer you should do your best to not allow the veterans prejudice towards us affect your ability to use some common sense and to develop your own professional way to deal with things. Over the years they have had many interactions with many drivers, some of which have been anything but pleasant. As well, many of us drivers have had some unpleasant dealings with officers. What you need to do is ask yourself why that might be. The answer maybe more simple than you realize, it boils down to two main things that really at the end of it are almost one in the same. The two things I am referring to are respect, and attitude, that is it in a nut shell. Like I said it goes both ways. I will use myself as a
good example. My level of respect for you will change based on two things. Your professionalism as well as your respect level towards me. If you are polite to me as I walk into the scale house, or if we are road side when you approach me, I will do the same in return. Likewise if you have a bad attitude towards me right from the start from dealing with a grumpy trucker before me, my attitude will reflect that back towards you. As a personal experience, I have walked out of a scale house telling the officer I will be back in five minutes and we can try this again with a little bit of respect both ways. The officer was rude right of the start and I had given him no reason for it. The threats were pretty bad as I walked out, but once I returned he apologized and we had a great
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