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If your taking a shower at a pilot or flying j and ask the shower attendant they will usually give you a extra towel to use.

 

Has anyone taken there cdl test in Greensboro NC, just wondering if there are any little quirks etc. At that location? Thanks

 

Not sure about Greensboro, I took mine over in Graham. Made me do the entire left side of truck/trailer on the pre-trip, a straight line back, and a off-set back. On the off set back you had to stop within i believe a foot of a line, was allowed one pull-up and no get out and looks. After this did the ride along with the DMV man. Not sure if Greensboro does it the same way but may give you a general idea what to expect. Hope this helps

 

Thanks would be nice if they don't do parallel parking there.

 

How about Albany GA or GA in general?

 

Stay away from Albany if at all possible. Especially for the pretrip portion. There is a reason Albany always has appointments available. They are @$$holes. Dalton and Jackson are two that I know are good. Dalton has two good looking female examiners too!

 

I did straight line, offset and drivers side parallel for my test. I know they do alley dock too. On the alley dock make sure your trailer bumper is in the box when you stop. For pretrip I did the whole drivers side, coupling device and in cab.

 

Thanks for the heads up, John...... well, we've pretty much wrapped it up.... just gotta clean up the trucks for the new guys tomorrow and then it's off to the races next week.

I appreciate the help...........

 

Good deal. Shoot me a message and let me know what truck you're in with your trainer so I can watch for you.

 

Well its been Alittle while since my last update...

Been rolling pretty decent here recently considering how slow the freight has been...but still managing some good miles.. left home last Wednesday heading to Courtland, AL to pickup a load that delivered to Berryville, VA... Arrived in Berryville Friday morning for delivery and was blocked off by a crowd of employees that worked there along with about 7 or 8 fire trucks and fire men... The warehouse had caught fire right before I arrived so I was delayed getting unloaded bit still made it out of there in under 2 hours.. then deadheaded to Smithfield, PA. to pickup a load going to SCA in Neenah, WI... Made it to Neenah Saturday evening and it was drop and hook... Then picked up at WPG (Wisconsin Paper Group) in Neenah, WI... Load was a 3 stopper!! 1st stop was for 11 am Monday morning in Chambersburg, PA.... 2nd stop was for 6am Tuesday morning in Swedesboro, NJ... Then final delivery was 9 am Tuesday in Cinnaminson, NJ..... I made all 3 stops Monday!! Fortunately all customers accepted the delivery early!!.. as I pulled into the parking lot of my final stop in Cinnaminson, NJ... My truck (#7134) just started sounding Alittle out of tune compared to its usual idle sound...thought about it for a second and thought that maybe it was just needing fuel filters replaced since it was 775 miles shy of its next service....unloaded the load at the final and hit ready for dispatch... Received load picking up in Robisonia, PA. Going to Rock-Tenn in Syracuse, NY...then my dispatcher asked me to do a favor and pick that load up and meet another Millis driver at a truckstop in Harrisburg, PA. and swap loads with him...his load was going to the brewery in Trenton but he didn't have enough hours in his 70 to run of all the way so I took it on to Trenton...as the trip went along my truck was losing power on all hills...eventually I was dropping to 5th or 6th gear just to climb the small hills across I-70 that I would usually only drop to 9th gear on...delivered to brewery in Trenton and informed my dispatcher that I was empty and heading to shop due to loss of power in the engine...got to the shop Alittle after 13:00 Tuesday and it finally entered shop around 1800-1900 that night...got a b-svc done and then they looked into why the engine was losing power... They have come to the conclusion that couple fuel injectors are bad causing it not to perform its duties...Wednesday it was in shop all day then just before 17:00 Wednesday they informed me I was moving into a different truck...I am now in 7066 for time being but it is only temporary!! I was recently approved by Mike Millis to become a Driver Trainer for his program so my dispatcher is working on getting something lined up to get me to BRF so I can pickup my new truck!! So if anyone see's 7134 sitting in Trenton all cleaned out its not because I'm no longer here...just moved to a different truck...however once that truck is fixed a lucky student will be getting a nice truck...iv already polished the wheels and backside of the fuel tanks along with the steps...and truck also has raised white letter tires!!! well I guess this post is long enough..feel like I'm writing a darn book!!! I'll update when I get assigned to my new permanent truck!! Be safe and keep the shiney side up and dirty side down!!