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Finally, otr with my trainer...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by gravdigr, Jun 23, 2011.

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  1. Jul 11, 2011 #71
    gravdigr

    gravdigr Road Train Member

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    Maybe. I'm going to give them the year I owe them. After all the crap I been through with my last profession I can handle a year of this no problem. If after a year my dispatcher doesn't realize I am a valuable resource and worth keeping happy I will start shopping around. But for now I'm fairly happy. No major complaints just the usual driver b!tching. When we have a safety issue with the truck it gets fixed. Yeah the apu is broke but that's because phil will not take a couple days downtime to make sure it's fixed right.

    Anyway I'm in the home stretch. Probably one more load and I'll be headed towards north jackson OH for my orientation. Then the real fun begins.
     
    gravdigr, Jul 11, 2011
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  3. Jul 11, 2011 #72
    Phat Kat JW

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    Keep on trucking brother. Hopefully in the next few months I'll be right behind u on my way to a life a of trucking.
     
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  4. Jul 11, 2011 #73
    Ranger70

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    Digger, Where you at today,7-11, Seen a Pam truck eastbound I-88 just west of I-290 merge gave them a honk and a wave just in case it was you.
     
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  5. Jul 11, 2011 #74
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    I started out with PAM many moons ago. 4 months in, I had a dedicated run...5 stops on one end, 2 stops on the other, a turn and a half per week, and I was home 4 nights a week. Stuck around nearly 2 years until they stuck me in an autoshift (they were just making the switch to them at the time). I gave it a whirl, but after a couple months it just never grew on me. I enjoy shifting the gears myself....so I left for greener pastures.
     
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  7. Jul 12, 2011 #75
    gravdigr

    gravdigr Road Train Member

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    19 hours ago I was in Laredo tx. There are over 1,900 PAM trucks out there. The odds of seeing mine are pretty slim. But thanks for the honk, right back at ya.
     
    gravdigr, Jul 12, 2011
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  8. Jul 13, 2011 #76
    lordnine

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    I wish they would dropped me off in Ohio. I just finished up everything down here in Laredo Texas and I am currently just waiting on a truck assignment. Glad to hear you are doing well though. Cheers!
     
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  9. Jul 13, 2011 #77
    tallguy07

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    Being as I'll be doing this whole thing soon, I really appreciate the time you've spent allowing us to be part of your trips. Thanks for the stories and I eagerly await the next chapter. :)
     
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  10. Jul 14, 2011 #78
    gravdigr

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    Well I am currently in a hotel room in Youngstown, OH. My trainer dropped me off a couple hours ago. I start orientation tomorrow. Hopefully friday I'll be in my own truck.

    Man this room feels huge after spending 3 weeks in a cramped sleeper with another person. I get to wake up and pee in a toilet instead of a bottle lol.
     
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  11. Jul 14, 2011 #79
    blktop-bucanear

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    sounds like things are going pretty well so far good luck on getting a nice truck.

    what kind of trucks does pam use?
     
    blktop-bucanear, Jul 14, 2011
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  12. Jul 16, 2011 #80
    gravdigr

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    Well folks, this will probably be my final entry in this thread other than responding to other posts. I'm back home now. I finished orientation and upgraded. I got my own truck and it is a single bunk so I won't be teaming unless they give me another truck. I got a 2008 freightliner century with 530,000 miles. Its in suprisingly good shape inside. It's an autoshift with a detroit diesel 14L motor. I already picked up my satellite radio as I found on the ride home not having it really sucks. I got my 12v cooler, 300w inverter, tv, and other odds and ends. No apu, it uses opti idle which is ok, not as good as an apu but better than the broken apu in my trainers cascadia lol.

    Anyway farewell. I am off dispatch until 6am wed morning so enjoying some home time and getting my rig ready. Next up is cb install.
     
    gravdigr, Jul 16, 2011
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