Diary of a New Tanker Driver - Comcar CTL

@GolfPro how you doin driver?

 

Well that just sucks driver. Dont risk your back for work tho, not like a leg or arm, cant just weld a hook on and say get back in there. F that back up.... and you have a f'ed up back for good. Take care of it first. Truck will be there when your ready.

 

Hope you get better. You have had quite a journey and seem like a good guy. Good thread.

I was considrering CTL in Savannah and just caught this thread.

 

Hope your good as new before to long.Then you can get on with mission! Take care of yourself and try to have a GOOD weekend.

 

Just slow down and take your time. Everything will work out fine. Take care and be safe.

 

Slowing down is good advice. Take your time, and think through every step. Try to do things in the same order each time, until you develop a system. Don't expect to perform as quickly as someone that has been doing it for years. Don't let anyone rush you.

 

You have had a bad start but so have many people. As long as you learn you will be okay. I drove for 6 years without a GPS and don't let any of these supertruckers tell you different. A GPS is the greatest tool ever devised for truckers. There is not a single tool that has made my job easier and I wouldn't drive without one, even if that doesn't make me a "real trucker". Smartphones are the next best thing too, Google maps is an amazing tool and one you should use extensively. Smartphones are also just cool! So you learned the hard way what it is like to not have any of these great tools and you are making strides to correct them, that is good! I assure you this job isn't as hard as you are making it, lol. You will be okay and yes, one day you will look back and laugh.

 

You better win the lottery!