Question from new driver

LOTS of gloves! other than that I would just take the bare minimum since you will most likely be with a trainer.

 

A hooded sweatshirt and good boots to go with the gloves. And of course a coat. Everything else will be teeshirts and denim. You might want to make sure your boots are insulated. Normal shoes are good for walking in and out of the truckstops and whatnot, but if you are standing in the snow for any length of time, your feet will freeze to the point to where you cant feel below the ankles.

One more thing: when they give you the green and white bible, BE SURE TO READ IT!

 

They all require steel toed shoes. They don't have to be boots. These are sneakers that have steel toes also.

 

I have yet to be to a place that require me to have steel toed anything. Including nuclear plants, steel mills, and chemical refineries. Now they do require a hard hat, long sleeves, safety glasses and boots, but never steel toed.

And to the O/P: just bring a few pairs of gloves and jacket. They will most likely supply you with the rest. And of course bring enough clothes to last you a month on the road.... And it's $2 wash and $2 dry for the machines atthe truck stop, so bring that too lol

 

Gloves have always been an important thing to me. Whereas most guys will use your standard work gloves, which I will as well if I can't find another pair, I actually tend to use something close to a mechanics glove.

I like the closer fit which makes manipulating things in your hands much easier.

I also tend to look for work gloves with knuckle protection, when its cold and wet and your hand slips off your winch bar and runs into the trailer, you'll be happy to have that knuckle protector on it.

But, be careful about the grip material on the gloves, some will become essentially worthless when it gets wet, I've experienced that with the plasticized grip patches (up close they look rough). Those sort are great in dry conditions, but, the moment they're wet they're too slick to get a decent grip.

I would go down to Sears and see what they have, Home Depot or Lowes will have a good selection as well.

This is just personal preference though, plain old work gloves are perfectly suitable.