Gator's Prime Experience

My guy says forget what eveyone else has told you and do what I tell you and you'll get it without a pull up. He's right. If you miss you will be close with two pullups to make it into a stright line. Thats what happened today. I almost had it but I let it drift about 5 feet too much. adjusted it and nailed it. Keep practicing. I am worried about the parallel and He said that is the one that is hard to find time on the road for. We will do the same one or two days on the pad he just got sunscreen for it.

All the same I like the practice out here as it is real world. won't be any cones to count at the shipper.

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We made it. What a ride. Yesterday we looked like an easy day. We got into the New Caney Tx the night before and had a lot of time before our 9:00am appointment. Got to Walmart and of course they took almost all of the four hours to get us unloaded. We then went to scan and wait on a load out. instructors clock was ticking so we were sweatin it a little. Got sent to Waco for a drop and hook. Not a big deal but we were pushing it with the clock. Washed out our trailer and topped off the fuel on it and headed to the skittles plant. What a cluster. Took almost 2 hours for a drop and hook. Now instructor's clock is done. So I drove it from there through Dallas with a contruction delay we made joplin at about 3:30 Fueled up then to bed.

It was an awesome sight to see the storms to the north west as we headed up 69. Then realized we were headed into them. We took a PnG (pee and go) at the turnpike and headed for Joplin. I had visions of a tordado taking us to Oz. But we outraan most of it.

Got up this am and the minute my clock was available we left drove to within 100 miles of our drop with about .5 hours left on the clock. It was cool to wave at Springmo as we passed. I got us here 20 minutes ahead of schedule and averaged 7.57 on the fuel. Shifting has become much easier though I still want to use the fuel when coming off the clutch but still better. Ove 50 hours done. Tomorrow our goal is to let my clock stay fresh until our next load so we can get in that fist 10 - 11 hours. The great skittles crisis has been avoided.