The New FFE Driver Academey

Rail yards can be a nightmare to back into. My first load was to the Alliance rail yard in Haslet, Tx. The setup was like a 45 but had to 90 degree the trailer before hitting the hole. Once it was done; only had about 3 inches of space on eaxh side.

 

I just dropped a load in NYC. First time there, crazy drivers let one guy in, 10 follow. I made it out thankful of that!

 

I went to Hunts Point Market in the Bronx twice with my trainer. I hated it both times.

 

2 rules about driving in nyc:
1. dont signal you want to change lanes untill you are 2/3 of the way in to the next lane.
2. never ever let any 4 wheelers in.

 

MY last trip in you expect people to try to beat you in a wide right turn you kinda look for it -- but i had a guy go around my right side in a left turn just incredible he jumped the curb and kept right on going

 

hey guys that said ed was a marine di not quite, he was sargent in army quatermaster corps ---- desk jockey -- you must of caught him in a bad week --- he liked our class lol--- he is pretty cool when he isnt at the school

 

finally got out of east headed to denver , i had 1200 miles in new york state alone last week ; but they were some nice miles hit all 4 corners and criss crossed it lake champlain and lake placid was at burlington the load they were going wasnt going to be ready but they said they had an ltl load in upstate ny so i said fine --- i dont like sitting at burlington so had 6 stops finishing in plattsburg then they deadheaded me way on other end of the state to the buffalo yard to pick a load to hershey then back to jersey to pick this up very nice ride leaves all changing in the north and by the time i got to the bigger mountains and 2 lane roads only had 5000 lbs left would have been different with 40000 on --- only had 2400 miles this week but with the stop pay and everything should have a good check

 

bullshi////

 

what's the matter fancy, you don't like cynicism?

 

well denver got changed to pickup in chicago and deliver to burlington yard -- my home away from home well wasnt to bad got a drive by the house and a 11 hour visit delivered a short load to baltimore now headed to dallas --- so hopefully stop in lancaster and get my truck washed --- had a crazy looking symbol come up on my dash when i was going down hill with the jake brake on looked like it ment its going to blow or something -- i was within rpm range and it sounded fine well it went off as i started climbing the other side so a little while down the road it happened again just with the jake on and it went off again as soon as i got on level ground and turned the jake off -- the symbol looked like a big pot boiling over but the temperature was just fine so i pulled into the next plaza and got out the owners manuel couldnt find it in there so i ended up calling a volvo dealer to find out what it was and it was the window washing fluid was getting low and the sensors on the side of the tank so it first comes on when going down a steep grade -- oh well easy fix