He mentioned in an earlier thread that he has a cat he wants to bring with him plus he uses a cpap to sleep. That’s why I suggested local until he gets some experience.
Whats the good, bad and ugly sides
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by CalculatedRisk, Apr 18, 2026.
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Firefighters and pilots always have to bring it up. Im a retired FF and a pilot....see?
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Well CPAP and CPAT are two completely different thingsLonesome Thanks this.
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Still has nothing to do with the OP taking a test
A CPAP is a lot different then CPATLonesome Thanks this. -
I mean’t to say cpap to begin with. Glad the forum police caught that.
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Ugly sides of trucking...
Even if you do everything right, you can still find yourself in a dangerous situation. I was driving in Iowa. Thunderstorms were an hour away. I was 7 minutes from parking just outside of Waterloo. Out of nowhere, a rotational funnel came out of a field on my right hand side and flipped my truck. I slid on the driver's side for 200 feet. Traumatic amputation of left middle and ring fingers. Huge laceration in my forearm. Road rash on my palm and forearm. Pinky and index fingers had crush fractures. 10 months on medical leave to recover. Just recently returned to work. My experience was a freak accident that is unlikely to happen to any person. But, unforeseen acts of God can happen at any moment.
The first photo is my hand about a month after the accident. The other two photos is my hand right now.Attached Files:
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