Cartersville, 4/30/2012

Well, class is finished. Had a great time and Learned a lot. Now for 3 days of orientation. 3 out of the 10 of us still dont have trainers assigned, sadly I'm one of them. Was really hoping to get started asap. I don't like sitting around waiting on an unknown future.

Question about medical: besides blue cross, what other providers are being used out there for single individual coverage? Being 50, I don't like going to long without coverage. I don't want to say that what Millis offers is bad... But it's certainly not what I'm use to.

 

Well, I made it through training. Had 2 great trainers that taught me tons but with opposite styles. Got my truck, a T700 #2069 . Got home finally... Had not been home since I left with my trainer 7weeks ago. Got it all loaded up with goodies and groceries. Hitting the go button Tomorrow morning.

Thank you all that post here. It was reading through all the posts that put the final touches on my research. I'm not one to post often, but I'll check back as much as I can (and my phone allows)

 

Sorry for the long delay in responding. db2681 is correct. I'm from NC, my trainers were from MI and WI. So, getting by the house was not impossible, but it would have been tough. I could have come home, but, I have no wife and my kids are grown. Staying out was hard, but I wanted to get that phase over as fast as possible.

 

On a side note... SAFETY FIRST!!!! After only 3wks in my own truck, I'm home for the next 6-8 weeks. Climbed up in the trailer to stow my bulkhead after delivering in Carterville IL. As I pulled myself up my right foot shot forward and my body went backward out of the trailer. The result... Spiral fracture of my left leg, severely sprained left wrist, and lots of nice cuts from the gravel I landed on. I'll be back as soon as I heal! Gravel dust between a rubber sole and a steel plate = ice skating. Not a great day, but spirits are high and I can't wait to get back. I was living the dream, loving my truck, watching the bank account grow... all now on hold. Huge thanks to Millis driver Jody, who started his hometime carting my ### to the ER, then came back in his pov to pick me up and take me back to my truck till my family arrived to bring me home. (yes, millis was going to put me in a motel till they could get me a ride home, but my family would not wait. they were in route to me 2hrs after I was out of the ER)