Items A New Driver Should Have With Them OTR?

Don't forget the Velcro gloves.

 

Tools: MOST slack adjusters need a 5/8" wrench.
Bring a small wiring kit, between that and the duct tape, I've temporarily wired a broken connector box before in a -40° blizzard, and got back on the road.
About a dozen gladhand rubbers.
And, between duct tape and a couple hose clamps, you can repair an air leak that will hold 120 psi long enough to get you someplace for a real repair.

 

You forgot the most important of all..enough cash for a bus ride home

OP, pack light and have a comfortable pair of walking shoes..yah never know.

 

Chapstick -

 

The search box at the upper right corner of the screen. This question is asked pretty often and if you read through any of them you may think you need to shipping containers full of gear before you show up to CDL school. I would not get much of anything besides a pen, gloves, bluetooth headset, Rand McNally Motor Carrier Road Atlas, and phone holder/charger. Everything else you can buy later if you need it. You may be living in a space about the size of 1 or 2 public bathroom stalls. There isn't space for a lot of seldom used gear.

 

Hookers & blow

 

Extra pair of undies. The way things were last year I can only imagine how bad it’s gotten this year.

 

Shaving kit is optional. Wait unless it’s for something else.

 

But aren’t truckers supposed to have some kids they don’t know about all over the country?

 

Penicillin and or Clorox wipes might be good too