2200 miles a week as a newbie?

What is the name of the mental thing where a person mentally makes themselves physically sick? Sir, you havent even gotten started and youre already stressing? Are you sure you want to truck? You do know that you will not be able to avoid confrontations, dont you? You will be in a ditch the first time someone cuts you off.

 

^^^ there's many names, @TripleSix . . . phobia, conversion disorder, hypochondria, PTSD, etc..... and you hit the nail on the head (as always) with the above-post! Much respect for ya man. . . and your probably half my age~!

 

All the dreading and the stressing and not knowing whether or not had can deal living in a tiny space with another person. He's making himself sick.

 

At some level I agree with the sentiment that stressing about living in a truck with your trainer is counterproductive, but perhaps reading into Redtwin's remarks some level of psychological disorder may tend to a bit much.

Look at your time in the truck with your trainer as boot camp, a necessary and temporary stage to earning your stripes. Don't approach it with foreboding or dread, notwithstanding the horror stories you read on the "absolute fount of truth" that is this forum...

Most importantly note that your time with your trainer is "on the JOB" training. It is a JOB. Be prepared to WORK. That means doing ALL aspects of the JOB, including DRIVING in all manner of conditions and situations. Use your time with your trainer to have him/her there in as wide a range of situations as possible. You don't want to be running as a new solo driver without having already run big mountain roads or tight urban streets or night driving in a rainstorm.

 

92 miles, 3 hrs... yay

 

For me, the money is more important than the miles. So I don't worry about the miles. I press potential employers on the money.

 

I can see your problem right there in the picture. You're leaving wwwaaaayyyy too much following distance to that car in front of you. You could have easily gone 92.02 miles in three hours with more aggressive driving.

 

but.. I get paid by the mile

 

No extras? Detention? Layover? Paid hourly after your 10 hour break ends and the company has nothing to assign you? Extra stops? Driver unload? Hourly breakdown pay?

All of that matters. Every bit of it.

 

love load took an 1.25 not on this run..