Angry - - with myself.

chalk it up as a learning experience driver, be careful out there

 

I turn off the cb and take my time, the louder they holler amazingly the longer it takes to get in that hole.

 

I'd like to preface this post by saying I'm not at all proud of the following statements. In fact, I'm quite embarrassed by these facts.

In my two years with PAM (my first driving job), I had 3 preventable accidents. All of them were backing incidents either at a customer or a truck stop.

Since those first two years, I've worked for OTR and local companies and have never been told I couldn't be hired. Some of the OTR companiesI worked for were CFI (before they were bought by ConWay), KLLM, Seward Motor Freight, and a car hauling company known as BMT. None of them ever said anything to me about my preventables with PAM. The local company I worked for never once brought it up either, but they didn't check DAC.

 

The only reason why I missed the fence with the nose of the tractor, was because someone else, took care of it for me..LOL

 

I've had drivers backing in beside me fold my mirror in a couple of times. Luckily, that mirror was designed to move that way, so all I needed to do was push it back out.
Had a truck pulling out from beside me, and the tail of his trailer caught my fender mirror. Lucky again, just had to adjust the mirror back where I wanted it.
But, I had a driver late at night, think he could nose in beside me. Until, the middle of his trailer took out my fender. Man, I had just laid down and closed my eyes, when I was bounced out of my bunk. Funny thing was, it was his first day with that company.

 

I know what that is like. I did many of those backing nightmares. After which my arms and clutch leg would be worn out, that is true. Ignore all the distactions. maintain attention, and focus on the problem at hand. Be incharge of it.

 

I just know your CB has an on off knob! And as Logear said,the louder they holler the longer it takes to hit the hole but with my 25 watts I ask them how long they REALLY want to sit there as I CAN do another pull up just to pee you off! That usually shuts the rookies up! As in going down 6% grades whats behind you doesn't matter! A minute out of someones life wont hurt! They should have left earlier!