YRC Driver training - Roadsidedown's journey

The only thing I don’t like about dock work is it is much more grime on the clothes and more exposed to the weather. So I have to wear my driving clothes which are nicer and less bulky, but also have to have my dock clothes in case I do that. And if I switch between them it takes about a half hour to go back and forth to the parking lot, change clothes, switch gear bags etc. forgot the thicker socks today and ended up on the dock all day (unusual) so my feet froze in 26* chill.

My forklift work is vastly better these days. I am untangling tilted, broken and out of reach pallets that seemed impossible a month ago. My driving is either delivering volume loads to big customers, substitute on a route the driver is out for the day, or just miscellaneous P&D left overs. So far a different beater truck each day. One didn’t have a power socket for my phone and GPS so now I carry a large battery pack to power all my electronics, just in case. I enjoy whatever truck and route I can get. Learning new sites and skills every day and backing keeps improving. Hauled a pup for the first time on the job and what a trip backing it was! I forgot how quick they respond and greatly over steered at first dock. Any drive is a good drive when you are low man!

 

Yeah I initially was going for line haul but when I saw the night schedule I bailed for day time P&D. It would be nice to do some longer hauls like that but the night schedule is a killer. Respect for those who do it even if they drive in their jammies in those newer trucks with auto and don’t know what the inside of a trailer looks like or what end of a pallet jack goes where. LOL! I’ll take day time city rush hours in a semi over that.