My May Journal

I drive for May Trucking Company, who else is there ? ?

 

You're correct, it would be embarrassing to have to be jumped off, pulling a reefer (aka 53' jump box)
They have shutdown protection, when your 12v accessories stop running, time to start the truck for a bit...
Layton and Payette have spots to park your bobtail, and plug in.

 

So what the experience with May been like so far?

 

avoid the trainer called texting tom ....a complete waste of oxygen.
there's a rotten apple in every barrel.
overall it's a good company

 

Is texting tom the trainer the one that recently rolled his truck and trailer with a load of Coors on the I-70 on ramp from the 58 in Golden, CO? I heard he had a trainee with him too, ouch!

 

could be, we had a load of coors and he said he hauled alot of it.looks like a shiny new pete on the news too.i guess the ruble strips were closer to the gaurdrails than normal there

hope he didn't brake his phone,hahahaha

 

well at least no one was hurt,hope the phone is ok too

 

Why was the trainer driving?
My trainer drove the first 3hrs, and then maybe 2 hrs total for the 3 weeks I was with him (1st serious mountain pass - Cabbage, and one night I ran out of hours, and we got held up in traffic to make our destination)
That's how I train as well. I already know how to drive/haul/do May things. What is the trainee learning from the passenger seat?

 

We got out east on 84 today and the trainer said "hey see them there mountains, you know what that is?" I said "yep, cabbage." And he said "Yep", your turn to drive". I only missed one shift, but that's all it took. Dead stop about 1/3 of the way up. that sucked. Got going again and no problems the rest of the way. It was a good day overall. Gotta head back to Portland tomorrow after a repower for a driver needing to get home. Gotta sleep now if I can. Later all


Dozzer