At day 5 now and we have only hit 700 miles once. This load we are on now is just a tick over 600, another 600 miles on the back of it, with hopes of something longer after that. We had 5 days to turn 2000mi but spent the last 2 days doing 4 drops and picking this load we are running now. I called my DM today in hopes of something longer.
Since we left the yard on Thursday, Ive only driven two times for a total of 500 miles.
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Speaking of, I may go a week or two without ever hearing from him or any of the management. I just go to the yard every morning, print out my bills then hit the road.
Tired today though. Picked up 4 auction cars and delivered 1 to Midland and 3 to Odessa, TX. 682 miles plus load and unload. Im beat!
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Completed week five OTR with trainer. 9700 miles, 9 mountains, six of them no jake, 3 with jake. All four corners of US docks bumped. (I am still unsatisfied with my backing skils) . Still, week off before OR II.
These trainers that we go OTR with, are they to trained to teach or anything? The first time I set foot on his tractor, there was no place for me to sit in it. The whole vehicle was filled with dirty laundry, garbage and bottles of urine everywhere. The only space was the drivers seat. It took over an hour to clear a space for my bag.
Sometimes I slept in the passenger seat, it was easier.
Just a noobie, wondering.
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Glad you made it through Yukon... my 5 weeks was tough too... biggest ####### I ever met... It gets much better from this point forward. Find an OR II partner who is close to your own age and temperament and tell each other its only three weeks. You are almost home free.
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simple answer is no, they are given no skills in how to train or teach. Many just want the additional pay, they think they will make with another log book on the truck.
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Thanks. Still lookin forward to gradfleet, then eventually buy my own tractor. I even bought a radio controlled 18 wheeler to see where the trailer is whenever the tractor moves. Now, relaxing, watching my favorite truckin movie...
Alien. "Moneys safe, lets take her down." Bobtailing Nostromo. Weeeeee!
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