What is the most important piece of advice you would give?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Road2dreams, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. Dennis_Miller

    Dennis_Miller Light Load Member

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    I was born to drive. I been driving since I was 21. I was just giving you a heads up. You will probably go through most of these within 6 weeks. Now the divorce and remarriage part may take a few years but the rest is part of the trucking experience.
     
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  3. BlackLions

    BlackLions Road Train Member

    My advice...


    Try to hold yourself from posting on the forum while in a hot shower... Phone get steamy and it's hard to read. :)
     
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  4. Road2dreams

    Road2dreams Bobtail Member

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    Oh ok so kinda expect the worst kind of thing. Makes sense. And thanks
     
  5. BlackLions

    BlackLions Road Train Member

    Don't be rude to anyone even if they are and learn/listen to older drivers...they know their #####.
     
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  6. sevenmph

    sevenmph Road Train Member

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    Some of those things you have little to no say in, but being smelly is a choice.
     
  7. Dennis_Miller

    Dennis_Miller Light Load Member

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    How can being smelly be a choice when you run out of hours and have to park in a rest area? Or you sitting at a customer for over 12 hours Or you can't get in a shower because parking lot is full and you don't want to pay 11 dollars at the place that does have parking. Or your trainer doesn't want to stop for 3 days because you on a hot load. Face it bro. You are going to be smelly, and probably have a smelly trainer. You will get use to it. lol
     
  8. DEMO

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    Believe nothing that you hear and only half of what you see
     
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  9. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    It's called planning.......granted, things happen from day to day. But it is rare that a solid plan gets jacked up for 3 consecutive days. Jus' sayin'. And another thing, I've never paid for a shower......but perhaps I'm lucky.
     
  10. SublimeJulian

    SublimeJulian Light Load Member

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    Be patient, polite, considerate, alert, safe, courteous, flexible, law abiding and never be in a hurry. Good luck out there and enjoy the ride!
     
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  11. Dennis_Miller

    Dennis_Miller Light Load Member

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    First off he asked about new truckers. New truckers are under the trainers power. So he has no say so. So as I said if you like taking showers everyday and you a germaphobe trucking is not for you. Get you some tough acting tinactin as well. :)
     
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