Blemished record. How bad is it?

I couldn't agree more. Hurting someone is my biggest fear by far doing this job. I don't know how I could possibly deal with a situation like that. Id probably end up in some kind of institution. This curb was in a truck stop under renovations. It's always when you least expect something to happen and your guard is down. >.<

 

Grasshopper ... not to worry ... you've got to put these things in perspective ... these are the kind of violations that every trucking company HAS to expect when they hire new drivers with little to no experience. You will do fine, but cash in on all your mistakes by learning from them. Said it before and I'll say it again ... the only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything ... if you're out here long enough you're gonna make mistakes. Learn from every one of them and you'll make a great driver.

 

Sage advice from a wise man. You and the others who have given me your time are definitely putting my mind at ease. I always say that every time you fall down, try to pick something up

thank you sir

 

But some of those things can come with CSA points. How's that looking?

 

Hang in there, Learn from your mistakes, remember there is never a down time when you are in motion be watching every side top and bottom of everything around including that curb that is going to bite that rim and eat it up! I'm thinking it was a Stupid Single I mean a Super Single but they are saving money where? OK Back to the topic at hand! had that been an outside dual, the rim would not have gone away nor probably the tire but the SS tire run different and have a lot more side wall.

Oh well wait a year or two before you jump into your own, learn to run your own right where you are practice the fuel mileage thing practice the customer service thing, practice everything you can and then when it is time to move on you will be ready!

 

thank you for your awesome reply and words of encouragement! You're right! It was one of those stupid singles the rim and the tire had to be replaced. There was a tiny scrape on the sidewalk of the tire that took off some rubber.

It's a good idea to have in mind whenever the vehicle is moving something can happen. I will definitely be mindful of this fact.

Been practicing the fuel mileage thing a lot lately. I'm definitely getting better at it

 

The company that I now work for didn't ask nor care about my PSP score when they hired me. All they were concerned about was my sparkling clean MVR.

 

Not to get off-topic here, but you're right about the SS tires not making sense for a lot of carriers. My company has abandoned them on the trailers in favor of the standard duals, and is in the process of converting the tractors back to standard duals as well.

 

I agree ... been running SS tires on tractor and tank for about 18 months. The Michelins were alright once they got about 20,000 miles on them, but they are trying out Continentals now because they are so much cheaper and my tank is all over the road ... I'm constantly doing corrections just to keep it in my lane ... blasted things act like they have weak sidewalls.

 

That may be just what they have, cheaper means less expensive materials, there is no way anyone can make them cheaper then if they using cheaper materials, I'd let the company know about that as that is a safety issue!