Advice needed.... Effed up right at the end of training...

Even if OTR lifestyle is not for you I mean whats a year really they go by quick. If you can stick it out a year it opens alot of opportunity for local gigs. Heck the company I went to work for only requires 6 months I work 4 days a weeks no weekends or holidays for about the same money i made of the road. I took the job for family reasons but am looking forward to returning to OTR in the near future. Again good luck

 

got a link ?

 

Been reading a lot of stories on here and this is definately not the worst one. You can bounce back from this brother. Gotta have faith! I was wondering if I would see you on here also. Check your youtube inbox.....I PM'd you last week to check on you and see what's up!

Jeff

 

First thing you need to do is STOP over thinking everything. It is just driving after all .

You can't expect to be perfect your first couple of years. You just need to do it at your speed .

Just go to your whatever you call your boss and tell them you need a new trainer and a few more weeks to feel that you are comfortable enough to be a good safe employee .

Local wont be any better than over the road if you are not comfortable with your driving ability . You do a whole lot more city and tight space driving when local than you do over the road. Been there done that .

Just remember it is just driving it is not rocket science do not over think it !!!

If the rest of us can do it you can to!! I mean just look around you at the other drivers!!!!

If you decide that this is not for you then go do something else. At least you tried it. You never know until you try .

It is better to try and it and know than to wonder about it the rest of your life !

Just my opinion and we all know what that's worth !!!

 

devil, you're as bad as me...we are our own WORST critic. No one will EVER be as hard on you (unless they're just itchin' for a fight, that is) as you are. That said, I've spent over 10 years driving dump truck, as a woman in a man's industry...I've fought long and hard (with MYSELF) to NOT be labled as the dumb b**ch...I fought the entire time to keep my trucks upright, and unstuck. I recall a guy (I don't think he spoke much, if any, English) who was backing next to me in a pretty pretty Sterling quad axle JUST like mine...the last guy who had dumped in that spot was on the radio, warning that the area was uneven, and told us to dump elsewhere til the dozer levelled things off...well, this guy didn't listen/hear/comprehend...I pulled forward as he was raising his box..and as I looked in my miror, I saw him tip the entire rig over RIGHT where I'd just been. He was shook up but okay, and the truck probably was, too, but I bet more than $200 damage was done.
So, here's the thing....this knucklehead had his full license and was expected to haull ##### along with the rest of us. He did something STUPID, and sat the rest of the day waiting on a tow truck to put his truck back upright because of it. YOU are training, and had a little "ding". Have you seen how many trucks out there have as much or worse damage to that area? My guess is at around 1/3 of the trucks running around OTR have some form of damage like that.
If that doesn't help, ask me about the guy who almost backed into a 10' deep, 100' wide hole, and the backhoe operator that threw fruit at him.
If it's just nerves making you rethink, then it's not worth rethinking. Find another trainer, thank the guy you've been with, and let him know that while everthing else is cool, backing is your issue, and you'd like to have someone else's perspective...it might help ease your fears.

 

dont give up as im still a rookie n always will be a rookie because no one knows everything. i never drove otr except for my cousin hauling dump. u didn't kill anyone or wreck or did anything wrong. if u look and see theres alot of otr trucks with dinged up trucks etc. the hopper bottom we have was a otr companies and the guy cut a right hand corner to short and scrapped the side up. a local gig is alot more tight driving depending on what you do. i haul feed into farms that are tight sometimes. but you might beable find a local job that don't require some experience. two feed mills that were looking for drivers wouldn't hire any otr drivers due to tight backing and manuevering just hang in there this stuff will become second nature. if you give up i think youll be more disappointed in your self for quiting then you r now for dinging something up. also your being to hard on your self for your little accident. just relax and hang in there

 

The more backing you do, the better it gets. I have gotten compliments on my backing and I always say "It's because I've learned how to get myself OUT of situations I got myself into....LOL".....you will reach a point where it just comes naturally and you can put that trailer in any space you want.