AAA Cooper

You guys did any swaps.

 

Whats up fellas hope yall doing good. @Kstrong86 is that you rolling on the hwy. @Matt1924 hows everything going with your training. Keep us updated.

 

What an interesting week. I'm glad its the weekend now. Everything went a-ok most of the week and got to ride with four different drivers, so I tried my best to make sure they didn't work so hard. I do believe I'm putting in more miles backing up though but I need the practice anyway! Averaged about 12.5 hrs each day on a truck with someone and that;s pretty much about it. The only negative I can think of right now is that I heard that I'd be riding with someone for four weeks as part of my training. Now, while I don't mind doing the riding along part, the job really isn't that hard you just have to really be sure there is a paper trail for everything. I think another day or so and I'll have the basics of their(our) system down and I will be ready to rock and roll myself. But I guess that won't be happening. Oh, and another thing- you guys were spot on that LTL guys tend to stick together. All the guys in my terminal know all the other drivers at ALL the other carriers in town. That's crazy, and they're already giving me nicknames haha. I told them I wouldn't brag about being great at anything I do but I #### well will get it done safely. I might not be the best, but I'm dependable and you'll never call me lazy.

@Kstrong86 - That really stinks you and your partner didn't get the route you wanted, hows it working out now?

 

@Matt1924 man I hope you dont spend 4 weeks in training brother, also get a good rapport with the customers bro you be amazed how helpful it would be especially when you running a bit late picking up or doing a delivery when customer stops receiving. Also this is one of many reasons Im staying in the LTL industry, were such a close knit you get to know the folks from other carriers and for the most part we help each other out. Get ready to put more miles backing up you be amazed at the places you can back up, its like a second nature.

Again welcome to the LTL side of trucking brother and hope you get stay for the longest.

 

Driver is going northbound towards dallas on interstate I-45 north. Im glad you heading to Orlando so you can get time off.

 

@Kstrong86 oh man im glad you dodge the bullet as far as skipping Atlanta, going around the 285 loop is a headache along with I-24 in Chattanooga where sometimes the traffic could be a headache as well. Xpo really does have the fastest truck for sure I let them break wind in case of a cop be hiding somewhere in the bushes. better be them than me.

 

@Kstrong86 do you guys run into averitt shuttle drivers.