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Update on First Truck Ride

Posted 09.06.2008 at 07.12 PM by ParkRanger
I'm not sure I gave a graphic enough impression on what it is to drive a big truck with a big trailer on the road for my first time. For those of you that have been there I hope you can remember it, and for those of you who haven't, here it is.

First, I'm nervous about keeping this big thing between the lines, and shifting (double clutching, rangemaster up and down, etc.), watching those huge mirrors, watching all those gauges, and such. TOO MUCH TO DO! But keeping it between the lines...
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Do You Ever Wonder

Posted 09.06.2008 at 10.29 AM by TrooperRat
I don't work weekends. I have volunteered to at my company for extra hours, but nothing has materialized yet (though it's hardly a bummer in any sense of the word, I wouldn't mind some weekend work once in a while). So, I'm sitting here, at home, at my computer desk, drinking coffee and musing over the things I read on this particular site.

So many people wanting to get into the trucking industry, and so many people already in the trucking industry - wanting to get out. And even...
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thinking about school!!

Posted 09.06.2008 at 08.18 AM by killerq123
Hello everyone, I just want to say that I have been researching Trucking for Weeks now!!!! not hrs. or days....This Site is BY FAR THE BEST!!!!!!!!
Anyway I cant get financed through one of those schools and I have been looking into going with a Co. that does the training for free.. Can anyone help me with this? I was seiosly considering Big orange...
HELP!!!!

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First Week of school is over1

Posted 09.06.2008 at 06.21 AM by ParkRanger
Well, I made it through the first week of school. The first couple of days were a little slow due to the paperwork and legal stuff, but then it took off. Yesterday we went out on the road. I had never been inside of a big truck before I started this class, and just learned about double clutching a couple of days ago . I was the second driver of 3 students in the truck and I did fine . I failed to double clutch a couple of times, and had a problem with a gear or two,...
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