MY experience with C1 in indianapolis

ill keep a log...im starting tomorrow, 6am......going to work then school right after it

im happy.....ive known i wanted to be a truck driver for a long time and im finally really on the road to getting my CDL

the thing i am most worried about is the pre trip really

all i want is to come out of this with my class a and a better understanding of how to shift gears.....i know this wont make me perfect, but i already have alot of the maneuvering and backing down......

also the parallel parking....ive worked in the yard for almost 2 years and never had to parallel park....most people dont

oh wel, we'll see......wish me luck

i have a feeling the first day will be boring as hell.....

 

well i didnt make it this morning....personal reasons.......they told me i could start tomorrow

what did i miss......was it all orientation type stuff or was there any actual teaching today

 

digz this is the thread i was tellin u about in class today man

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ning-thru-drivers-solutions-indianapolis.html



today was my first day...i honestly had fun...got all the study papers and i already got my permit so im concentrating on my pretrip for now

 

https://ups.managehr.com/Search.asp...F&z=&r=&st=IL&ct=&jc=&k=&p=37,39,52,53&jg=&l=

 

today was cool....really been focusing on the pretrip....i guess we break it down into 3 sections, we did the first one today.....its not as bad as it sounds honestly

my only complaint is that the driver agent told me classes were 6-230 everyday, so i showed up at 6 my first day and nobody was there til 7

now i find out they want us to stay til 5 some days.....i work from 10pm to 6am so its not workin out...i called in sick to work tonight cuz i was so tired.

 

first week is done...i honestly had alot of fun

me and digz77 work together on the pretrip almost everyday

we both have the whole engine compartment driver and passenger side including suspension brakes wheels tires down pretty #### good...the driver door/fuel area down pretty good and the 4 point brake check pretty much perfect

we start driving monday....i really enjoy it....today they gave demonstrations on the backing manuevers which dont look to bad...parallel parking might be a problem but ill learn it