Biting the Bullet and Finally Doing It

Discussion in 'CR England' started by we4redheads, Oct 14, 2010.

  1. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    If you had opened and read the document you would have seen the info.

    Its a pay stub. Student pay to be precise. It is one of 5 pay stubs from me working thru christmas. Please note, it says zero days time off. Just because you have worked there for 3 weeks straight, still doesnt mean you will get time off.

    Only reason that I was able to go to SLC yard at the time was the trainer I had (Roy McMullen) liked to free wheel his truck down hills and safety pulled him off the road.
     
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  3. we4redheads

    we4redheads Bobtail Member

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    Well.. spent a wild week on the road learning how to "drive" a truck. Had a bit of difficulty with my clutch speed double clutching right from the start but got that corrected. I know I know.. float those gears. I CAN float gears.. it's just highly discouraged on the cdl test. Going to the cdl test site tomorrow to test. Have a few worries but should be able to do well. Seems like they ding you frequently when you don't do traffic checks frequently enough. Same thing with intersection checks. Do pretty well on my turns.. keeping my speed down and keeping it between the lines. Will try to log on and update things tomorrow.
     
  4. Gears

    Gears Trucker Forum STAFF - Gone, But Not Forgotten.

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    Good luck to you on your test. My teacher used to tell me when I was double clutching to "kill that ####roach" as your left foot can really be dancing as you go up in gears.
     
  5. Hoosiercruzer

    Hoosiercruzer Bobtail Member

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    Why do people start out with England, Swift, Werner... People start out with these companies because newbies are broke and can't afford to pay out of pocket for a driving school. Simple as that. I think most of us newbies who plan on starting with a "company sponsorship" program are only using these companies for our 1 year OTR experience so we can get the good local jobs in our hometowns.
     
  6. Gears

    Gears Trucker Forum STAFF - Gone, But Not Forgotten.

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    I don't believe Werner has their own school.
     
  7. Mrfasttrack

    Mrfasttrack Light Load Member

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    Keep up the good work
     
  8. Hoosiercruzer

    Hoosiercruzer Bobtail Member

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    Gears, you got me. I need to think before typing.
     
  9. Gears

    Gears Trucker Forum STAFF - Gone, But Not Forgotten.

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    No problem bro. I don't keep up to snuff on these companies, just going by what I remember.
     
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