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Heading For Little Rock! Maverick

Discussion in 'Maverick' started by JimTheHut, Feb 2, 2010.

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  1. Apr 3, 2010 #231
    notarps4me

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    What used to get me was a swifty, snidey, or jb jumping out in the hammer (like they are gonna do something there:biggrin_2556:) and taking 20 miles to get around and open the lane. Nice big parade following them.....:biggrin_25516:
     
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  3. Apr 3, 2010 #232
    JimTheHut

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    Several drivers have given me that advice. It is a useful tool, but I am going to choose when it is useful!:biggrin_25522:
     
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  4. Apr 3, 2010 #233
    JimTheHut

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    I will be heading out tomorrow morning around 7 est. Hope you all have a wonderful Easter!
    God Bless!

    Jim
     
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  5. Apr 4, 2010 #234
    sarge26044

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    yep. i remember those backing practicals. There were 4 of them when i went through. Too many m t trucks parked on the yard where we used to do them. Well, for now anyway.

    I was hung out for the weekend when i picked up my last student so we practiced backing on the southeast 40 gravel lot. I told the Mike what i wanted to do but didn't want to burn my fuel all day so he told me to use a Mav-IC truck. So my student and 2 other recruits practiced all day saturday before picking up at Reynolds on Sunday am.

    A driver in the Specialized div. Ed was his name was in for service and was hauling Thomas the train so was a good photo op for all the drivers with yungins at home lol.
     
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  7. Apr 4, 2010 #235
    sarge26044

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    exactly right sir
     
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  8. Apr 4, 2010 #236
    sarge26044

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    Happy Easter to you and all. I'll be leaving out this afternoon as well. Deliver to Rollcoaters in Blytheville, then hopefully will get something that goes by the Rock so I can pu my next student. His name's Dwayne. We talked for a while Thursday PM after I picked up in Portage. Wants to learn and no OTR experience...clean slate...love it.
     
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  9. Apr 4, 2010 #237
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    Ed, Mike, James, and Scott have been joined by Chris Greenwood and a guy named Jeff. Chris replaced Ed in the classroom, Ed in some sort of safety instructor now.

    and Jim, I'm pretty sure I've got the same trainer as you had, "PeeWee".
     
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  10. Apr 4, 2010 #238
    JimTheHut

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    That was my trainer. The only thing you have to watch on him is that he gets impatient. Hopefully he learned some from having me...I was his first.
    He knows alot....but also has a major gas issue! :biggrin_25524:
     
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  11. Apr 6, 2010 #239
    JimTheHut

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    Yesterday I had three drops. Each time I had to untarp and then retarp.
    At the second last drop there were so many piles of pallets that I could not make it through to pull in. I got out and reloacted two piles but the last pile was banded together and I had to have them move it with a fork lift. After I dropped the shinny bar at the last drop, I was sitting in the truck cooling off. This old guy walks up to the truck and yells.."Move it on down the road...I am sick of listening to it. ( I had it only running for about 5 minutes) I told him I could shut it off. He says "Good, there is a three minute law in this state. I said Sorry Sir, but I was not aware of it.
    I then headed down to my favorite backing place in Fredrick Maryland.
    I put it in the hole with only two pull ups! I was pretty proud of myself.
    By the time my shingles were tarped, I was out of time and had to spend the night there.
    TMC has a drop yard there. I watched two of their trucks run into trailers. I guess it can happen to anyone.
    I was not able to make my delivery time. There was an accident on I 70 near cambridge Ohio. A semi rolled over.
    So I am sitting here just north of cincinnati and will unload when they open tomorrow at 8:00 AM
    Hope eveyone is well! God Bless!
     
    JimTheHut, Apr 6, 2010
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  12. Apr 10, 2010 #240
    JimTheHut

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    Here is the reality of flatbeed trucking. You work your a_ _ off.
    There is none of this just take your time driving at an easy 55 because the loads are figured at 48 mph...You rush to where you are going....you wait. Then you rush to go to the next place....then you rush to get to a truck stop or rest area before your time runs out.
    That is why so many people get out after they get into it. It is not what the recruiters and the posters and the tv ads tell you. It is a hard, rewarding job that you have to hustle hustle hustle!
    That is the truth as I know it after being on the road for a month!
    God Bless!
     
    JimTheHut, Apr 10, 2010
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