CRE from slc school, to company solo

Just back from sometime, didn't even think about trucks for 4 days. Dewey it's a clown show sometimes with some of these guys. I watched a CRE drive spend about 30 min. Trying to jack back an alley dock at a walmart dc. Funny thing was he had unlimited space to the front. Why make it so difficult? Everyone watching got a good chuckle out of that. Sad thing is I know some of the trainers refuse to allow there students to back, or maybe the students won't do it. So they get a truck and have no idea what they are doing.
Went home wed. night. Took a load from Des Plaines, IL to Fridley, MN. P/U at 1400, del at 2300. Was nice to be home for first time in over 9 weeks. Last night picked up in Lakeville, MN and on way to Hudsonville, MI. Sitting at TA in Janesville, WI waiting till around midnight to leave cause of 0800 del. Tomorrow, plenty of time on this one, a little worried about how muck layover time there will be on this fleet.

 

Lol, I know what you mean. I was lucky with my phz 1 trainer. He let me back. That said, I had one of those moments where I thought ther was no way to get that s.o.b. Trailer in the hole, but got it in there 30 min later. Was at Conway dallas, my trainer said best way was to figure it out on my own. So he just spotted me and eventually got it. I learned more about backing that night than any amount of classroom could have taught.

 

Lol, that's a tough one BD. Probably was more excited to get old sunny. At first I was a little disappointed with the color, but it's growing on me.
I was late arriving at pickup in Paw Paw, MI on Thursday night.
Slept a little to long, then made a wrong turn, got pulled over, cop says you are a professional driver and you don't know where your going? Good point officer. Well he helped me get turned around and gave me directions. Wasnt prepared because I was in a rush. Rookie mistake, plus was raining so hard couldn't use phone, gps or qualcomm. Was an hour late, but del. On time to walmart dc Tomah, WI. Had to use sleeper provision. Then DH up to Abbotsford about 80 miles north, to pickup preloaded trailer and del to Rochelle, IL. Sat morning.
Next load picks up at same place(americold) at 11 pm Sunday night ad delivers Monday morning a whopping 64 miles away.... Punishment?
So I call weekend dm today and ask him that. No, he says, it was a preloaded trailer so no big deal. Then he removes the crap load, and gives me one a little better, pick up at 1200 sun delivers mon 0015. 265 miles plus 35dh. I swear my regular dm and weekend dm are playing a little good cop bad cop. So far every time I think I'm gonna have to get pissed, something good happens, or at least something better. I still have kept a good attitude to this point. I don't complain a lot, except to my wife.

 

Yeah, I'll do that. Might take a while cause my computer skills are not too good. I've seen a few other yellow England trucks out there. In fact ran in to one early this morning at americold. Funny it was a gal, who actually got to choose her color. Had nice long chat about mw regional, shes been in for almost a year and loves it.