Biggest Fears As A rookie?

Hang in there. I know what ur goin through. Did we have the same trainer? lol! Anyway that night drivin is tough for sure. I found that 200 mg caffeine pills help. Did the 1 liter mt. dew when I was trainin. Made me p&%$ntoo much. haha. Oh, and there are companies out there that do it legal.

 

Some trainers are just horrible. I don't know about with you company, but with some, if it gets too bad you can "fire" your trainer and get put with a new one.

As for driving illegal, they can't MAKE you but some companies might hint at it or even straight out ask you to. They can't fire you (or atleast not legally) for refusing to drive illegally though.

 

Hard to wind down and go to sleep when full of all that caffiene, but there are times like running through the nite when you got to suck down some energy drinks and strong coffee to stay awake.

 

You meant to say Lot Lizards, didn't you?

 

I wonder what my reaction is going to be if Santa, his sleigh and Rudolph swerve down and out in front of me early Christmas morning eve.

 

My 3 things that scare me the most is #1 Lowbridges....i just cant get over that i never delt with a low bridge before soo i dont kno what happens if ur not able too turn around. #2 double clutching i drove all kinds of different transmisson's just like the Pete 379 that i have in my avatar that was the first truck i ever drove that had 3406 425 and a 13 speed the clutch was heavy as hell but the transmisson shifted smoothly but everything i dorve with taught to drive without the clutch soo it seems like its a whole new thing to learn and another one ill add to that is double clutching and down shiftin gowin down a hill or a mountain pass! seems like there no time too switch from one gear too another too match roadspeed since ur building it up fast goin down a hill cause of ur wieght. And last but not least this aint a big one but somthin thats gonnna be hard for me too get use to and that is sleepin in the truck in frigid winter nights of 20 and below i keep thinking im gonna freeze all night im a skinny guy at 135pound's lol i dont have much fat too keep me warm.

Ohh by the way is anoyone hear startin central refrigerated on the 29th this month?

Eric

 

I was supposed to Conley on the 29th, but I have to wait til Monday to get to the DMV so I am heading to Conley on the 5th

 

My first fear was experienced today, on my first road drive. I didn't make it 100 feet from the range before I had to stop because I missed a gear, and couldn't get back into any, I had to start over from a dead stop. Next up, downshifting for turns - BARELY made it into 5th then got yelled at for taking the turn too fast - I thought 15mph was pretty reasonable, probably looked faster from the instructors seat though.

 

I'm willing to bet some people will have a hard time telling the difference between the two sometimes.

 

What's a Lot Lizard?