Day by day adventures of a new solo OTR driver

Came through Atlanta today, no time to pop into OC to meet and greet. In Tampa now.

 

gettin close to a face to face meet with ya DFO, heading outta MD down into VA on 95, if I see ya, I'll give ya a wave

 

Glad to hear your truck is fixed diesel. I can't seem to get any shop to fix my truck. It has had a vibration above 45 mph for the last 5 months. I have taken it into 5 different OC's during that time. They have replaced all the tires, aligned it to death, even balanced the tires. They have also checked the entire drive line, suspension, etc, so they say. The problem has gotten a bit better, especially when I am loaded over 30,000 lbs. But it still vibrates. It will shake for about 5 seconds then stop for about 10-15 seconds. Then start again. Annoying as hell.

Any suggestions from anyone on this board would be most appreciated!

Thanks!

I'm in Tampa visiting the kids, day off today. Back at it on Monday.

 

if I was gonna guess, bad ujoints, out of balance driveshaft or carrier bearing going bad

 

John says its either the drive shaft, an improperly seated U joint or the clutch housing.

 

I just got done reading the posts that I didn't finish last night. Dieselfuelonly, BRAVO!!!! I'm probably not speaking for only myself here, but it has felt like I was in the truck with you, seeing everything you've been seeing, and feeling everything you have felt, in this thread. I agree with everyone who has said you should start writing a book. With your ability to capture everything you see and feel, and actually be able to put into words, has been amazing. I am waiting for my drug test results to get back to Schneider. I already have my orientation date setup for September 3rd. I'm really looking forward to driving the big orange trucks. Thanks again Diesel!!

 

And to Worried Mom, I just got out of CDL school last month. I got hired into a company that makes you do 4-8 weeks of training then sends you on your own. You do 2 weeks of training with the trainer in the passenger seat, then the rest is team driving with the trainer sleeping while the student drives, then vice versa (or however it's spelled). The only reason I see these companies doing 2 months of training, is because when the trainer and trainee are running team, the company is making A LOT of money by only paying the student $350/week. I don't know about your son, but I'd rather have my training setup like Schneider does with the 5 days OTR and 13 in classroom and range. Your TRUE training isn't going to be with someone else holding your hand. It's going to be with making your own mistakes, fixing those mistakes, then learning from those mistakes. I'm done....

 

didn't they ban worried mom? i did 4 days with my trainer and i'm doing outstanding, without being scared.