Anyone doing C1/Indy March 4?

themoj0.....

I see one or two women hanging out a lot but I do not know their names. I see another at school panting and complaining between breathes. Jennifer may be the cowgirl/eyeglasses one....... tight jeans and shirts.......... shorter brown/redish hair.... etc, etc, etc. The other is shorter, heavier and longer hair with glasses. Hell, I don't know. i'm here to get a new license.

This is close to what i expected. material may be a little more technical than originally thought. I know a handful are having trouble with it.

I try studying in the lobby but it is usually too rowdy there.

 

Yep. DMV came out yesterday and gave the exams. I think 8 or 9 out of 31 or so got through all of them.

Kinda wish I had the private room. Too late now! LOL 5th Amendment and all that.

Off to see the Wizard.

 

I'll be leaving when you get here. Be prepared to do some work. There will be plenty to read and practice.

I will begin driving next week.

Go to Mapquest and alter the given route from the hotel to school. Stretch the route drawing to use I-465W and I-65N to East Raymond Street. This path will save you a lot of turns and traffic and save you more than 5 minutes in drive time.

Many students are eliminated the first week. My class has lost about half in five days.

Be safe. Be positive. Stay focused.

 

Today (Saturday) we go in for a couple hours of classroom time and then are encouraged to stick around and become familiar with the trucks (without a key) to familiarize ourselves with the pretrip inspection. I am good to go on the driving training so will progress to outdoor training on Monday. For now, my only concern will be getting my rythym for double clutching.

Many students will make another trip to the DMV office for retesting on parts of the written CDL exam (today). I would guess about 1/3 are in that shape.

Do not underestimate the classroom work. Beyond the CDL exams will be tests on Logs, Math, DOT regulations, HazMat, etc. I assume these are for the general job itself or the carrier you will be working for. You MUST pass each and every one of them...... else be left behind...... no exceptions. You will read, write and learn. You can not avoid it. Be prepared.

The wife wants me to come home today and return tomorrow. I am eating crackers but she wants me to spend $50 to $60 on fuel to come see her. Women!!!!!!!!!!

Later

ez

 

ONE IMPORTANT THOUGHT.........

Students are discovering they do not understand what the difference is between PAM and USA Trucking: PAM is mostly team driving. USA is mostly solo driving. A few people did not know this until they were hooked on the contract. UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SIGNING UP FOR.

btw........ PAM appears to have a small terminal adjacent to the Drivers Solutions property. Plenty of moving trucks throughout the day.

 

I have no idea. I am told USA and PAM hire nearly exclusively through Drivers Solutions. I also hear Schnieder (and another I cannot remember) sometimes hires a few through there.

There are cheaper schools. Some comapnies would rather not incur such expense. It seems Drivers Solutions has all your paperwork complete and all any employer would need do is talk to you on the phone. I spoke with a USA HR woman on Thursday. She told me to get my license and come on to USA. So, that is me...... I'm goin' to USA.

I learned today road testing begins the Tuesday of your third week. That is seven school days from today....... The twelth day overall. Ya gotta stay focused here. Not much time for lollygaggin'.