Driving OTR with US Xpress

This is an odd little TS. The last 7 or 8 parking spots behind the building are blindside backs. That's where I park. The bad part is nobody goes after those spots until the rest of the place is filled up. And of course by then it's dark out. I've been out of this truck a bunch of times helping people back in so they won't wipe out my truck.

 

Central was my first choice. They're a good company to start with. I had my CDL when I signed on with them, and went out with a trainer. The trainer decided to make my hearing an issue, even though I passed their DOT physical. So I ended up coming off the road until I replaced my hearing aids with new ones. That took awhile (hearing aids are not like glasses, they require multiple sessions to be properly programmed). By the time I got that squared away, their head of safety said I needed to go through orientation again. It was a frustrating ordeal. I elected to pass on Central altogether.

By this time, I had been out of CDL school so long, no one wanted me unless I took a refresher course (which is what I was going to do). But something told me to give USX a try. I talked with Scarlett in recruiting and she said don't worry about that. Your good to go. She scheduled me for orientation and the rest is history. Been with USX ever since. They've been treating me well, and the miles have been good.

 

I'm sticking with Christine for the moment. She's been behaving.

 

Wanna know??


Sleep; watch movies; shower; do laundry; parked regen; eat; shop for groceries; re-organize the truck; watch people back into spots (live entertainment); help people back into spots (price of a peaceful nights sleep); parked regen (yeah, need those a lot); use up band width on TTR; check e-mail; work on my novel; naps; clean the truck; and maintenance.

Oh yeah......

Stare at the birds smiling at me..........figure they would've left by now.


.......creepy little dudes.

 

34 hour resets are not always commonplace, so when you get one, put the time to good use.