The only way to nail those maneuvers is practice. And remember, practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect. Make sure you...
Uh, that's kinda what I did. :-)
When I was first starting out (in a reefer) a flatbedder tried to get confrontational when I backed in next to him. He said, "why did you park...
Trainers are like snakes--they're more afraid of you than you are of them. Lighten up, Francis.
Since you're in a day cab, not a sleeper, you might be able to use the "short haul exception". If you return to the same place you start every...
Ditto. That's all you need.
Thanks guys, that's exactly the info I was hoping for.
I just took a job on a dedicated local run and make a daily delivery to a place that requires that I slide tandems to the rear and after bumping...
A guy was sitting at the exit near a couple of E. St Louis strip clubs last week with a sign that said "too ugly to prostitute".
There's a neat little android app called "Roadbreakers" that has helped me out more than once. It's kind of like Trucker Path except only for...
Exactly what I experienced last week starting with a new company. Except I had to find the trailer and connect before we left and drop it back in...
Seems like 4-6 weeks of riding with a trainer is missing between "get CDL" and "take road test".
$50 is more than fair for the 30 seconds it took me to sign the card and stick it in the mail, since I had no apparent damage from whatever they...
They're probably on I-39 finding things that have shaken loose from those "bumps".
Just took one yesterday. The worst part was the crap on the waiting room TV while waiting 2 hours to be called in. Don't overthink it. And stay...
They're usually covered by insurance. Beats having a stroke, too.
In that case you should have created your account as Roy G. Biv.
The company I trained with is great. It's an accredited school so you can deduct your tuition. You can pay them or drive for them a year after...
And that 63 cents being advertised probably includes the "value" of all your possible forms of compensation, like stop pay, mileage and safety...
I didn't scroll through every page of comments but I didn't see NOAA weather radio mentioned in the original post. Most truck radios have weather...
