After about six weeks the twisted ankle is back to normal. Was sort of an eye opener though. I sent a message to my fleet manager and safety...
8 May 2026 Update. Life is good. Last week was six months in my own truck. Currently snapping at 32-33% and have a 13-week rolling average of...
Update: Completed my first solo month. No issues. Making good revenue to the truck. Fuel mileage is slightly above fleet average, OOR is kicking...
I was really lucky to get him (name is David) as a trainer. I made it very clear that for now our relationship is trainer and trainee, but I...
My trainer provided a short list of stuff to bring the for the first week. After a week I have a better idea of what I need to round out my gear....
Update: 11 Oct 2025 I linked up with my trainer last Sunday night. We went through a very thorough pre trip in the dark and then headed to...
Update: 30 Sep 2025 I have a trainer! He is a Marine Motor-T NCO, served in MARSOC and lives about two hours away from me. We are scheduled to...
Question about per diem, do I take it or not? I am not eligible for the company ESOP until I have a year or so in the company. As I understand...
Update 27 Sep 2025: Graduated yesterday. TMC issued me a company charge card, a safety card and wait for it, the coveted TMC tee shirt....
Thank you. It is on order.
I spoke with Prime about a company driver position and was informed that I would have to by my own flat bed equipment. I politely declined their...
Update 23 Sept 2025: This is Tuesday night of my second week at TMC Orientation. To bring everyone up to date, last week was admin and some basic...
I have another thread going specific to my orientation.
I am at TMC for orientation. I turned down an offer from Prime. In their offer they required me to purchase over $2k worth of flat bedding stuff...
Update 9/16/2025 Passed the physical, drug test and agility/tarp test without any issues. The last two days have been all classroom. I completed...
Received my travel itinerary for TMC. Pretty stoked. Yes they failed me and sent me home, but they have also welcomed me back without hesitation,...
Going to revive this old thread on TMC. I leave this weekend for TMC. I think they call it there apprenticeship program. Two weeks for people...
Update: 1. I took the tests today for hazmat, tanker and doubles. Not sure of my scores but I passed all three. The hazmat endorsement is...
This. My class at TransTech started with eleven students. We knew on day one that a third of them would not make it past the first week. One...
I received an offer from Maverick to drive for their glass division. They have a terminal in Aberdeen, NC, about an hour from my house. I went out...
