Accident on my third day driving!

I live in 13th ave and who you drive for i meet at least trucker everyday when i go to some stores for my delivery i always talk to him hey do you know about yrc in queens i heard they pay 24$ in hour i met 5 drivers they all same the same nd im thinking about going with them and they have union

 

I used to live in Jamaica Ny. Near Jfk airport area. Rockaway blvd.
cool trying to crack into this trucking industry.
yrc?? Never heard of them but sound like a solid company to work with. Good luck and nice meeting ya

 

Screams, as you will learn the insurance companies that pay for vehicular losses are the ones that run this industry.
That said:

5 DAYS TRAINING

The train came off the track at the company that hired you long before you showed up.
Keep trying.
Remember:
Some can, some can't. Some will, some won't. Take care of yourself out there because someone loves you, don't ask me why.................

 

I know rockaway blvd exit 2 on 678 i go there a few times a week to the the home depot nice to meet you too man and be safe out there

 

Yeah that's my old neighborhood.
Felt awesome to return back in 2011.
Ty just trying to find a great starter company that would give me a nyc route. I would love one

 

Screams you're best off not hanging up your hat at this early stage due to just one accident.

When I did bus driver training in Seattle back in the early 1980s, a guy in our class cut a right turn too sharp and rammed the bus's side doors smack into a hydrant at about 15 MPH. It completely mangled up the doors. This was the first time our trainer ever had an accident occur on his watch. He was chatting with the rest of us at the wrong time. He did finally catch the danger a fraction of a second before the impact and frantically yelled STOP! right before, but by then it was too late.

Some of us students were carpooling. The next morning when we went by to pick up the guy who hit the hydrant, he stayed home and called it quits. He didn't need to, as our trainer pointed out, but he was too depressed about the accident to carry on.

Please try not to let the same fate overtake you Screams. You don't need to quit.

 

Screams, I read all this advice but I don't see two important things in the posts that should be there.

1 - adjust your tandems before you leave the shipper. If you can't, then get someone to help you figure it our. As much as the shipper wanted to leave, screw them, they can't do much about you making safety adjustments to the trailer and the load. I have been rushed a few times and told the shipper that the truck doesn't move off the property until it is set up for the road.

2 - when you face an out of hours situation, call dispatch before hand and tell them you are out of hours, leave yourself at least 45 minute if not an hour to deal with delays.

AND always remember these two things - you are in charge of the truck, not the dispatcher, not the shipper but you.

It is your CDL, it is your career and you need to make sure everyone knows you are serious about it.

 

Best of luck at super service. Jut remeber stay calm and take however long It takes to do a manuver

 

Best of luck at Super Service. I'll keep you in my thoughts and keep my fingers crossed that you get the best possible trainer, too. Be honest about your skills when you meet your trainer. That way he doesn't automatically think he can stick you on autopilot for five weeks. You have learning ahead of you. You want to make sure you actually get it.