Beginning the Long Awaited CDL Process

...excellent thread, wishing you luck and plan on following suit, thanks!

 

Thanks, Buddy Bill. Pleased to meet you.

Good luck with your plans. I look forward to reading about your progress.

 

Hello Everyone.

Good things come to those who wait.

Sorry I've been a little quiet, but after spending a night in Laredo, I was given a 1700 mile back haul to Hagerstown, MD. The best that I could have hoped for. Warehouse to DC. Can't ask for much more than 3000 plus miles and 6 days.


I delivered early this AM, and have been asked to do a night run into New Jersey, so I'm at the Pilot getting ready to get in some rack time so I can at least try to stay awake tonight. The load will be ready at 0100 and delivers at 0700. Not a big run, but you take them all. They add up.


My latest thrill was participating in the supper time dash north bound on I81 in VA, at night with about 40 other trucks and 100 cars. Through the hills, road construction, and city interchanges it was something to see, for me anyway. Nothing reckless just..............impressive. Tip of the hat and a bow to all participants.


That's the latest and the greatest.



Thanks for reading.

-Wedge

 

Chompi would make a great recruiter. Problem is he's gonna tell it like it is, and that means either everyone will want to come to work there.............or they won't.

 

Sammycat, it was cool and windy in Laredo, definitely jacket weather. It was warmer in Orange, TX on I10. Had the A/C on.

Now that I'm up north, there's that late autumn coolness I remember when I lived in CT.

I don't mind the cold, but I prefer the warmer temps. Must have something to do with me approaching decrepitude.

 

Night runnin,i actually love it.all the 4 wheelers are asleep and most driver.its great untill about 4am then the sleepyness starts in,no matter how much good sleep I get that 4am bug strikes.what I do is pull into a truck stop wash the winsheild then look for a spot to park.take a shower grab a coke and some grape flavorerd 5 hr energy extra strangth.taking a 20 min power nap at a weighstation works to.glad to see u are gettong those miles in.

 

Hey buddy,

I was thinking about you today. Haven't heard a word out of you.

I had some glitches with the truck, all minor, but time consuming from a driver's perspective. Most problems have been solved, but I'm still having a problem with this Driver Tech. Everything works with the exception of its ability to record miles driven. So I'm using my GPS for that task until I can put in to our Shippensburg, PA terminal. They've been working on the truck and seem to have a knowledgeable crew when it comes to this DT.

These past 2 weeks have been great for miles. The run to TX and back was great. And now there always seems to be a preplan waiting before I deliver. I like that.

I like the night shift. Less traffic (except for the critters) and no problem finding a parking spot at a TS when you take your 10....lol.

I'm trying to get home this weekend. If it works, I'll call you.



Stay safe out there, my friend.

 

That your first time to Laredo? Like a different country huh?! My wife hated going there. Used to haul glass bottles out of there to Cali vineyards.

Sounds like your still chuggin along pretty good Wedge! I have thought about being a recruiter for a school from time to time but I don't think I could mislead people just to make money. Plus they would probably fire me after a month for not referring everyone to either Swift or Werner!

 

The recruiter I've been working with (she works for that white and blue mega-carrier) is a tell-it-like-it-is woman. In fact, when I told her I was interested in leasing or flatbedding or, well, whatever, she told me to do my homework and she would test me to see if I really know something about what I want. I like that in a recruiter. And yes, I do know they are paid to bring people in the door, but I'm also old enough to understand the difference between her approach and those who only look at that as their job - like the guy from another not-so-large freight carrier who has never returned a call or email even though he told me in private "Call or write. I will answer your questions!" or the senior recruiter for that same carrier whose answers to my questions have always been "Call me when you're ready."

 

Hey Denalidad, why does it say "Wheel dog" under your name? Haven't heard that before. Did I miss something? Don't remember that as a level of posts.