Millis OTR journal

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  1. Waterboy334

    Waterboy334 Light Load Member

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    Question for the Millis drivers. I read somewhere on here that Millis was going to all autos? Are the OTR trainers trucks auto? If so, wouldn't that put a restriction on your cdl for auto trans?
     
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  3. bigred81

    bigred81 Medium Load Member

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    Over time you will get a feel for it. I'm so old they taught us 90* backing almost exclusively, now I have heard no one learns that way. I found it to work most of the time, but you guys are driving much longer trucks than I ever did.
    I watched a video and can't find it now of a driver with plenty of room to spare get himself so tight against a row of trailers, opposite the loading dock he couldn't move! The warehouseman is telling another driver, "he's been here several times, I got no idea how he ended up over there" lol
     
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  4. Steelersjunkie

    Steelersjunkie Road Train Member

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    Yes, there will be a restriction if you test on an auto. I wouldn't sweat it though, stick is overrated. I went from stick to auto and I won't go back.
     
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  5. keen98

    keen98 Road Train Member

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    If you are adament about the no restriction there are ways around it. At least thats what I've been told. Will know more in month when I finally start training.
     
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  6. Steelersjunkie

    Steelersjunkie Road Train Member

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    Well, it had to happen eventually. I got pulled into a weigh station a half hour ago, and I was sent to an inspection bay for a level 1 inspection :biggrin_2552: Good times. And they searched the inside of my truck as well. It didn't take as long as I feared it would, but there's a half hour I can't get back. *Sigh*
     
  7. Knucklehead

    Knucklehead Road Train Member

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    They searched the inside of your truck why?

    Did you give them permission?
     
  8. wprice0511

    wprice0511 Bobtail Member

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    How often is it typical to get inspected out there? I mean roadside inspections? And so this was the first level 1 you’ve had?
     
  9. Steelersjunkie

    Steelersjunkie Road Train Member

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    Yup, I gave permission. For several reasons. First, I have absolutely nothing to hide. They are gonna be looking for drugs and alcohol. Go ahead, look away. Other than my legal prescription drugs, there's nothing for them to find. Secondly, it WILL show on your PSP if you refuse any part of the inspection. It would look fishy to Millis, why create a situation that doesn't need to happen. Thirdly, employers ask on their applications if you've ever refused an inspection, and that won't look good to them. Lastly, the trooper who inspected my truck and belongings was by far one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Hubba hubba! I would have had a very difficult time telling her no :biggrin_2559:
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  10. Steelersjunkie

    Steelersjunkie Road Train Member

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    Well, I don't exactly know what's "typical" but so far I've had 2 inspections. My first one was a random roadside inspection, and it was a level 3. She was just looking at paperwork. For the record, she was also a hottie. Then I had my inspection this morning. So for me, it was 2 inspections in 13 months. And I passed both of them :)
     
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  11. Knucklehead

    Knucklehead Road Train Member

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    First, that part is not an inspection, it is a search.

    Second, having nothing to hide doesn't mean that the driver of that truck before you didn't. If that were indeed the case, you'd be swearing those drugs weren't yours, as you were being cuffed.

    Third, it has nothing to do with Millis. Unless Millis personally told those officers that they could search without your consent, YOU are the captain of your ship.

    "I do not consent to searches" is your best friend, along with "I will not answer that."

    "Nothing to hide; everything to protect."
     
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