Newbies, What have you learned?

What I have learned---HMMMM---HMMM--
Well one thing for sure--Wargames--for a Chicago freight hauler you are entirely too nice!--and as I am thinking about it--entirely to thought provoking--y'know the more I think about it....................


























Wait--Ill get back to you???

 

and sometimes I type half of what I wanted to post and forget what i am talking about

 

Definitely this.
I've been involved in all aspects of warehousing/logistics/trucking. The only thing I hadn't done up until recently was actually drive the trucks. While that related experience definitely helps, it's all about your attitude behind the wheel.

 

Ugh, now you made me blush

Thanks for the compliment. One thing I did in my business a lot was train new workers. Being seasonal work often every spring I had a whole crew of new faces to deal with. After 15 years of this you learn how to teach and in turn you learn how to learn. You are not going to find many 20somethings with the right attitude to learn. I have actually been told by several students I have taught that I should be an instructor in the future. Who knows, maybe in 5-10 years I may switch to training or class instruction. Until the the road calls me.

Tomorrow we finally start range time. and if we can drive the pos trucks on the range we can drive anything lol

 

'I feel just like a newborn baby.''Really!? Like a newborn baby?' sure he might have Woke up naked in the arms of a pretty nurse.

Learnt that a 3 year old truck is JUNK as newbies should get brand new ones just because thats the way they think things need to be done.

No one wants to work up or into better equipment or routes , lot of people with NO experience seem to think they have a lot of KNOWLEDGE.

Also found a lot ask questions , thank you for the info you reply with and use it to better themselves. Quite a few do not argue FACTS with CB FICTION.

Some will jump jobs just for the fact that someone posts a POSITIVE comment on a company, then come back when it did not WORK for them.

 

I've learned that these cynical old farts with xx yrs of experience, who often complain about rates, politics, lot lizards and anything else that comes to mind tend to be the most informed, most willing to give assistance and even kiled people I've ever chatted with. I'm #### proud to have them as fellow forum members!!!

 

newbie here sort of grain hauler right now but going otr soon what i have learnded not how to spell right LOL (just kidding)

and tons and tons of info on tons and tons of different things from here and also from a family member who is a o/o

and also look forward to seeing some of yas in my travels