Its official may orientation 6/4/13

Discussion in 'May Trucking' started by Bigdogg, Jun 2, 2013.

  1. Blue02celi

    Blue02celi Road Train Member

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    lmao!! mine is on a paddle under the steering wheel, tap up tap down, but like I said i have an older one, I have a clutch that I have to use when I start rolling and when I stop, the newer autos they have here dont have the clutch. but we've gone away from autos totally so next truck i get will be a 10 spd... just hope I remember how to shift!
     
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  3. Bigdogg

    Bigdogg Light Load Member

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    Whats up ladys n gents im back sorry to say i Quit yup thats right hahaha lol..... Sike!!!!! I been out on the road since monday ended up in grand junction Co then denver then we stoped in wyoming and then layton ohio now we're coming back home to phx with a tight schedual man its been crazy the last couple days learned lots of new things and my trainer is great its fun out here ive been doing lots of drivin 6 hrs on day one 10 on day 2 and 6 on day 3 shifting is easy and i love them hills there is one problem i have and that problem is 61 yup 61 mph #### that sucks i see warner swift and their grandma passing us left and right other then that everything else is fine ... Well i gotta go to bed see you guys later
     
  4. Efon

    Efon Road Train Member

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    Doing 61 with May was some of the least stressful driving I've done. You get in the right lane and stay there. Occasionally passing a Prime truck is the only excitement you got.
     
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  5. Bigdogg

    Bigdogg Light Load Member

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    Ok guys its been a week and its been fun but yesterday we hit a road block we delivered our load in loveland co then went back to denver to pick up our new load upon pre trip we notice one tire on trailer was no good so we contact road service and they shipped us out to TA ok no problem just that we had to wait 4 hrs to get in the door and there was no parking well that sucked . Well befor that we scaled our truck and we were over gross 450 lbs so we went back and got it fixed what really sucks is that we ran out our 70 and now we're playing the waiting game and going of our recap tonight at midnight so we get to drive all night today thats it for now ill catch up with you guys later
     
  6. Scooter Jones

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  7. pjohnso

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    Waiting to hear from May, and hoping to be in Phoenix for orientation in the next week or so.... first time on the road in a big rig..
     
  8. Scooter Jones

    Scooter Jones Road Train Member

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    Good luck and enjoy the ride!
     
  9. Bigdogg

    Bigdogg Light Load Member

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    Ok guys im home been home since the 29th anyways i solo out yeahhhhh but man i messed up on my solo test i missed a couple calls do to being nervous but i think my excellent driving skills saved the day ok so far i like the company my trainer knows everybody and introduced me to some good people we had fun out there so my trip home we did a team trip drove straight from portland to phoenix (remind me not to do that again ) i got the night shift with just a couple of hrs worth of rest that sucked but im excited n i get my first trip alone on the 4th kinda sucks cuz we always bbq and go out to see the fire works but then again this is the job ive choosen im waiting on my truck to get deteailed so i can start moving in till then ill keep you guys updated with my first mission
     
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  10. Bigdogg

    Bigdogg Light Load Member

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    Whats up people i guess nobody likes my post but enyways i left on the 4th of july and im coming home today woo woo ok i been out here for 3 weeks all by my lonesome my driving has improved to 110% better driving/shifting and more confidence backing up i was scared and nervous the first couple of days i was alone i didnt have my human gps sitting next to me or telling me turn the other way when im backing up so its scarry its just you and this big "o" truck its been fun tho a big adventure once the stress goes away i been as far ### spokane washington and allllll over cali and let me tell you guys cali higways SUCK . Ive meet alot of guys down at brooks and ive only sat one day do to not getting a load i sat two days trying to get my ac to work properly thats cuz the dealear couldnt take me in. Ive been running lots of good miles for a rookie i didnt think i would start this hard but hey im not complaining its my job so my first trip has ended ,well will end tonight im in santa fe springs ca n ill be home in phx later on today i acualy am coming home right on schedual so no complaints well thats enought for today see you guys next time
     
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  11. secorp

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    Cool, you are on your way trucker!
     
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