Cartersville 6/9 class

That would be brutal in the heat

 

Hang in there finalsomnia you'll get it.

 

How many have they sent home?

 

Stick with it and keep a can-do attitude. Out of all these school threads there is a common theme. It seems even very good drivers struggle and doubt themselves at some point. They all seem to question their decision too. But if they fight through it and come out the other side, they seem to be very happy, good drivers.

 

Day 9 Backing Group. The 3 of us left in my group tested out on all our backing maneuvers today, we all passed. We move on to the Driving portion of Training tomorrow, and the 5 that have been driving will begin Backing Maneuvers. This was a very humid week in GA and I am looking forward to the A/C in the cab. lol. Can't wait to get out there and start driving the real roads..

 

Do you guys feel it's more beneficial to be in the driving group or backing group first? Or neither.

 

I can only speak for myself, I was glad to do Backing first, because that was what I was most anxious about having never driven a tractor trailer before. Normally when you read these boards, you hear about someone that was sent home because they couldn't properly back. In fact, one of our group went home. All I can say is this. Listen to your instructors and ask questions. Our Instructor was more than willing to talk us through a maneuver or get in and ride through the maneuver with us. If your having a problem, speak up.

 

Your going to do well Finalsomnia.. Think positive. Trust you instincts as you have been taught. If you have any problems backing. .. Make sure you get out and ask Jamie how to do it better. Make sure to GOAL. (Get Out And Look).