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Well we are down until monday because the truck is in the shop. I figured I would take the time I have to give everyone an update.....

Wednesday I got my trainer and we were suppose to leave at 1830 for a load to be delivered in Orlanda, Fl at 10:00 the next day. Unfortunately for us that trailer did not show up in the terminal until 22:40. We grabbed it and hauled ###. He drove us onto the Interstate and then I drove the entire way to Orlando. We were 3 hours late on our load and I drove my butt off. So we were charged a late fee and put in the back of the line. Dont think we got out of there until around 16:00. Our next load was cancelled because we would have been late. They got us another load a short while later that we were to pick up in a swift terminal not far from where we were. I didnt get any sleep that night. I was up for about 37 hours. Not because I had to be but I was so interested with everything going on that I wasnt tired.

The load we picked up in FL was to be dropped in Charleston, SC. It was scheduled for 11:00 the next day. There was alot of time on the load so my trainer went home to see his wife on the way. He asked if I wanted to come too but at that point I was already half asleep in the truck so I decided to just stay and sleep in the truck. He came back and woke me about 4:30 and I did a pre inspect and we hit the road. I drove the whole way to the drop off. I got to the 99 roughly 40 minutes early and to my surprise they took us right away. I attempted my first dock back. I didnt do to bad for my first time but it wasnt that good either. After we had the trailer unloaded we headed back to his wifes house, where we are now.
We will be staying here until noon Monday, when his truck will be ready.

Thats about it for now. I'll post some more of my adventures after I have some more lol.

 

Yes we get along good. I dont expect to spend much time here. He told me he runs hard and this is the first time he has taken time off in almost a year.

When we started, his truck was actually in the shop. We were running in a loaner truck. It was a piece of ####. Engine light, asr, abs, trailer abs light all on. It was a slug. Couldnt climb a slight incline empty worth of ####. Brakes felt like garbage. First trailer we had dog tracked pretty bad. I chalked it up to the trailer. Second trailer we had same exact dog track. I chalk that up to the truck now. Could be wrong and could have got 2 bad trailers in a row but the truck was a piece of crap lol. Trainer did not feel safe in the truck. He actually asked me if I wanted to wait the weekend or get a new trainer. I like this trainer and we get along good. He is very smart and he actually is telling me stuff and training me the whole way. I decided to stay with him without a thought. Id rather wait one weekend instead of rolling the dice on another trainer that could be a dick.

 

We got rid of that truck already but I will definately keep that in mind if it happens when I get a truck.

Thanks for your continuous advice on these forums Chrome. I know many people here, including myself, appreciate all the time you spend here with us new guys.

 

biggest thing in the straight back is to catch the trailor drifting early as possible. That way you only have to make small 1/4 turn corrections. Keep swapping what mirror your looking at. Watch the trailor tires on both sides constantly. If you start losing sight of tires on one side that turn a 1/4 turn the other way. Once you got site of both wheels again then straighten the wheel back up. Go slow and be patient takes about 10 ft or so before you see a correction.

Im glad you are doing well. You sound like you are really enjoying yourself.