I think Jack wants to get his CDLand is looking forward to seeing our beautiful country and talking with us all on here while he does it. Thinking we are all very lucky to have the opportunity to see the USA through his eyes.
Again Jack Welcome to the Forum![]()
Hi guys!
Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by Jack Daniel, Dec 31, 2009.
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...and thats my story
I took the exam in February, the same day I took my CDL-A, medical card and the next day I went to texas. With a car-GPS and laptop and shining god google map I became a driver. No coach, not even someone explain to me how to fill my log book. Explained it to me in a weight station.
I started this job for two reasons. First to see the beauty of America, but someone else to pay for fuel, and secondly to learn English. The first thing is going very well. The Second, as You see themselves as bad cause I work in emigration company and rarely have to talk to someone in English.
Our company is a small, the trucks are obviously junk left in the hands of fortune. First I drove freightliner century. nevertheless, every day I check my junk machine. At the time when I smell when the starter burns. At time I saw and checked the alternator not charging, I found myself blots and attached the gearbox to engine. The spring brakes button is damaged and changed on the road. When the Computer died I sat quietly for three days in sterling CO. I went to TX almost free to set the new computer. Then my boss lock speed to 65mph concluded and it was very offensive. It was a gesture of disbelief and accept it as knife in the back. And before I drove 65 ahead but now when I sit for 2-3 minutes in left lane for passing, i die of shame. I said that il quit, but he raised my wage to 40cpm and said it would give me a Volvo locked at 68mph. After this air conditioner died. From two months I have problems with a trailer valve and i loose my time after each stop. Im looking for workshops for tires and oil changes. My
boss now is afraid to pick up the phone when I search him, so try to solve the problems alone. From several days I drive an old Volvo. same crap, but much more pleasant for the driver. Yesterday, however, stopped to switch automatically - only manually, I feel smell of transmision oil and when jumped to check I had leakage from the rear Hub diferential. Kruizcontrola stopped working, and when i waiting front of the next service and air conditioning died. I constantly proposals from other immigration-companies, but I sit here - in my first boss of loyalty because when nobody wanted me without expirience, he give me a hand. And I tryin to help the recovery of losses. Now, however, Im dieing from heat in Arizona and search powers can not catch the first greahound to chicago. Angry at himself and I think that I am very foolish to continue to sit in this company without a future.
Because I have no contacts with American companies do not know if I'm not lying when my friends say that U.S. made difficult 12,000 miles per month, does not lieig with the log-book etc.
my questions are: can I make 4-5 grands a month in U.S. companies?
How often is normal a truck to break?
Have I chance with six month sexpirience to start in an American company?
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You got me

But right now I think its horrable to read something like this:
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Matthew put a new computer and half an hour after that the air conditioner compressor died. I put a new compressor. One day later I was driving in Oklahoma diing from heat. I went into several roadside shop where to can fix my air conditioner, but all they was too busy . The next day was 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. Not that there was a shadow, but my only thought in my head was to drive to the nearest airport and take a plane to Bulgaria. So as I imagined myself at home in the mountains to the river, I greet service by the McDonald's in Ozark, Arkansas with the simplicity name "Thirty -seven". There were two rows of three cells. From the street was Carwash - tires - Oils and at the rear more serious repairs. All workers looks as they were brothers or cousins at least. Long-haired and toothless, with beards, greasy in oil - so not apparent who is boss. Perhaps thisone who was with the fat and shiny Harley front office . There was a guy with greasy t-shirt "Live free - Ride hard" or anything Probably this was the boss.
- Are you Repairing air-conditioners?
- Yes .
- I think I have a freon leak from a valve.
I Park in the garage. One of the mechanics came with a strange gauge which took into account the leakage of refrigerant from the valve. The heat was unbearable. I decided to hack into McDonald's to spend time. I asked how long the repair will take - about an hour - Good. A little right of the McDonald's restaurant had a nice family restaurant that attracted me. I sat at a table with a view to service-shop. Little fat waitress without three front teeth and greasy apron bring me Dr. Pepper with ice, I asked her for something "light" to eat and she offered me eggs with ham. I agreed and looked at some Journal. As I leaned my head I heard steping of flip-flops. And then she appeared. The most beautiful woman in the world. While i pick up my head i first saw the flip-flops - from those with one finger, after that long and slender legs, which reached very short pants and allocated shirt, bare on her shoulders long black hair. For a moment my jaw drop and my mind stops. Under the shirt mischievous play two cool cones from the kind "Curious". Absolute symmetry everywhere. There wasnt one spot, a mole or any other comments. Could be 16 or 26 years old. She sat down on the table before me and ordered a hamburger to go. For a moment all my thoughts were stopped. In Bulgaria we have a range of approaches in such situations, but here they are all banned. You can only watch. But not more than a second. And she threw a few short looks to me. This day i was not disguised properly and just beat on the eyes. I was seems like George Clooney and cause troubles with my airplane I landed here and visit this village. In this moment I got little angry to America. All this rules, laws and normswill keep These treasures remain so buried in cambered villages, instead to became a model of the year for "Playboy" so that their delight over the world. In fact, my mood is fine. In the restaurant was pleasantly cool, and the picture the most beautiful woman in the world stood as a curtain over my eyes.
After an hour I returned to the shop. Master where most care for my airconditioning seemed a bit of Gimly. Asked me from where I am. From Bulgaria. Oh there are many vampires! Nooo the vampires are north of us. Hi Knew. Our neighbors and also the Greeks and Serbs and Croats. Serbs were crazy.
- You have a pretty good knowledge of European geography! - I wondered. Rarer meet Americans who know where is Bulgaria.
- Ha ha ha ... You see Jimmy? - point me a young man from the service. - I Asked him Jimmy whitch is the coldest continent in the world, and he tells Canada. Ha ha. The other Americans called us "Hill Billy". The Hill Bilies has no shoes , teeth and education, but all they drive 4x4. - and he laugh on self-irony. Indeed, rarely seen around normal cars. It was all pickups and SUVs. Gimli proudly pointed me tear apart his Vrangler cabriolet - greasy, dusty and battered.
- I think to get an old Cherokee, but somewhere in Arizona so there is no rust.
- Ooh The Cherokee is very nice - convenient for work under the hood has a lot of space. And there are parts everywhere.
- This does not encourage me. But you got to know that the cherokee is best sellig american car in the world. Hill Billy says - I will remember it. The bulgarians bigest afraids are to dont scams us and dont ged cold. Also we dont wana we to be good, we wanna the neigbor to be sad.
- Ha-ha-ha ...
The air-conditioning work goes worst. By switching the valve, filled with Freon, placed it to work and a pipe blowout. They Welded the pipe, filled it again and again slaughtered. Now they again put it out and all staff 5-6 people hanging over the hood so as to understand wtf hapen with this pressure. They followed the pressure in the system with two clocks. Too high pressure. Followed ten minutes later disputes and scratching on their necks, until someone realized that the fan blade is not turned on. Now i realized that the new computer is all screwed up. The Guys Did bypass the fan, turned the air conditioner and now everything was right. For all this labor I pay 204 bucks. It was shortly after the end of the day and the sun was setting. Until I paid in office, shop was closed and deserted. Behind the shop few cows quietly back at tha near farm.
now you see why I MUST to learn english
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and is looking forward to seeing our beautiful country and talking with us all on here while he does it. Thinking we are all very lucky to have the opportunity to see the USA through his eyes.