I've had my cdl A for about 10 years, and owned my own tractors and driven them around, to truck shows and such. I have only about 2 weeks of training with T/T.
I have about 3-4 months of expediting in a cargo van and liked it. The reason I didn't stay with it is too many vans for too little freight.
I've spent the last 2 weeks with a friend who owns a local carrier and he has had me doing the things I need to do to learn driving with a trailer as far as right and left turns, the clutch and acceleration and points to shift, where the govener is and such. And of course backing.
Backing is my down fall. He said that he would put me on the road today if I could back up better. I need practice. All of this "training and practice has been free gratis on his part, which I'm very greatfull for.
I found out that a local company that shuttels trailers around to different GM plants is looking for drivers. This consistes in drop and hook all day long.
Would this be good to get my training for backing? It seems like it to me so I'm going to check into it.
I guess my question is if I try this and learn to back in a month or two will it hurt my record to quit after that time to go over the road?
Thanks for your comments.
What do you think of this idea
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Thronapple, Sep 6, 2007.