And so it begins...

Haven't started moving the tandems yet. We're still crawling right now. Instructor did show me how get move the trailer over when I got a bit to close to the cones on one of my backs.

 

Lol will do. I plan on doing as much of my driving as I can at night.

 

Another fun night in the yard.

Instructor started off showing us how to offset back, then we split up again. 2 working pretrips and the other 2 in their own trucking working on straightline and then right and left offset. I am proud to say I nailed the offsets the first time. Definitely getting much more confortable with the way the trailers moves and how the pivot points work. Had to use a pullup or two but overall I am pleased with tonight's performance. Instructor gave me glowing praise for how quickly I am picking up the backing manuevers and taught me a couple "tricks" tonight.

As far as pretrips go, I completed 2 without the cheatsheets, missing 2 the first time and 1 the second both in under 20 mins. Glad that I finally have that down so I can get more time in the truck while the others work there way through learning the pretrip.

I had an inkling that I would enjoy being up in a truck but I never thought I would pick things up as fast as I am and enjoy it as much as I am. Can't wait to get the permit test over with tomorrow and get out on the road learning shifting.

 

Thanks. Feeling pretty good tonight but I know I can't get overconfident. Next night in the yard could be a completely different story. Lol

 

Got up this morning, studied a bit and headed out. Great news, PASSED ALL THREE TESTS!!!!! Happy Day, Happy Day! One more step down. Gonna celebrate tonight with a little fire and a couple coldies.