I'm in with Groendyke

I've pretty much been giddy like a school girl all day to get on here and tell you all about m 3rd day. I got there at 6 am. Not allowed to drive yet. Trainer drives to pick up our load (sulfuric acid). We get there and I stay at the guard station to watch some safety video and get a badge. He meets me back at the entrance 58 minutes later loaded up. I get in and for the first time I get to feel the SURGE. And it's FREAKIN AWESOME!!! This was a smooth bore tanker (I thought it had baffles until I asked) People have always told me that I'd feel it but I never realized it would be like that. It's like shift, BOOM, shift.He even told me he was gonna hit the brakes too hard to let me feel it. We're talking about brakes, BOOOOOM. I think I became addicted to it right there. I can't wait to feel it from behind the wheel. We got to the drop and hazmat suited up. Unloaded which took about 30 minutes. Btw this work is cake compared to what I've been putting my body through and I'm really looking forward to the change. Then we unsuited and nheaded back to the terminal. Left about 3pm. Going in at 6 am again tomorrow. Other notes: trainer said he's pretty sure my training pay is 12 an hour with a 10 hour daily minimum. They do pay for deadhead miles which is contrary to what I've read on here. They have layover pay and all that as well. I haven't gotten into how all of it works yet though. Hazmat suits arent nearly as bad as people make them out to be. Worst part is the face mask/helmet that gets heavy on your head. But you get used to it after a few minutes. Anything I buy for my truck, mechanics will help me install. Some stuff they are required by the company to install. We have pre-pass, pike pass, and something else for the northeast. Can;t think of too much else right now. It's time to play bf3

 

Yeah yeah. I need to swear out the toxins anyway

 

It was a little warmer today and I can see how it would suck in the middle of summer. Only thing I'm worried about is if I take off the jacket, don't I run the risk of being banned from a site?