Going back trucking with PTL

Decided to go to the Indy drop lot for the night, it is safer. When I got up this morning I had a message that my truck needs a PM done. Well go that done at the yard now I am waiting to get a PM done on the APU. A whole morning wasted so far.

 

Got to be a city driver, went and picked up a load and brought it back to Indy. Next I sat around waiting for my next PP. It finally came in picking up in Terre Haute,IN and delivering 2 stops in Baltimore,MD on Monday 0800 come on this is Friday night. Go over to the pickup which was shown on the PP as a D/H WRONG it was a live load. Got back to the Indy yard about 2300 and stayed the night there.

This morning got up with a plan to get to my second fuel stop at the Pilot in Hagerstown, MD and do a 34 reset and then deliver on Monday. WRONG again, when I parked the truck I noticed oil dripping out on the passenger side. I investigated and the centrifugal filter is leaking. Now I will have to go to the TA 15 miles away tomorrow to get it fixed.

 

I'm at the TA in Greencastle,PA. When I got up this morning I checked my oil. I was 6 qts low. I put in 2 qts I had and when I fueled I bought another gallon and put it in. Drove the 15 miles to the TA. They got me right in and found the o-ring on the centrifugal filter was cut. They put a new one on we are good to go. Well if I had somewhere to go. I asked if they could add the miles to Greencastle and what surprised me is they did. So I sat here all day but did get the dreaded laundry done.

 

Took off this morning fro my 2 drops in Baltimore. Both of them were very tight to get into. I hate BIG CITIES. Got my next PP picking up in Elkton, MD and delivering in Plainfield,IN tomorrow at 1000. After I deliver I am taking this trailer to the Indy yard it has an ABS issue.

Sitting at a rest stop in OH about 250 miles from my delivery for the night.

 

If you go back and read the whole thread there is a discussion on orientation and training.

 

Can't remember the last couple of days but I can post about today.

I picked up a Hone depot load and delivered it to 3 HD's in the Atlanta area. What a pain to deliver. The first one was the worst I had to do 3 u turns till I finally was able to get to the dock then I had to blind side in. The second one I lucked out and found the entrance as I was passing by and saw a UPS driver turn in behind the HD store. The third one was easy. Still all the city driving beat me up. Still got a new PP which I picked up and am taking to Perrysburg, OH. I have gotten spoiled this load weighs 43,200 my last couple of loads have all been under 15K.

I am sitting at the Petro in Knoxville for the night.

 

Well as I understand it a new CDL grad will go out with a trainer and drive at least 2000 miles a week and then come back and upgrade to phase 2 after passing a simple driving test.