I Start With Averitt in January 2012

had a decent week 2300 miles not bad for starting out Mon back in on Fri

 

TnRonin ~ I took the Hazmat test here in Tn and I missed only one! It is was extremely easy. I missed the one by reading it TOO fast. Lol you will do great on it!

 

Hey guys I was wondering if yall could give me some info on the trucks. Like do they have inverters in them or if not do they let you get one installed. And what size refridge will fit. Just getting everything together and dont want to buy the wrong size things.

 

Oh Ya I passed. I missed more on this test than on the CDL exam! I got some seriously tough questions. At least for me. LOL.

Thursday and Friday were tough. Got put on a load that would use up my hrs so that I couldn't get a 10hr break. I did an 8/2 split. I was still a half hour late! Spent a couple hours at the truck stop, lots of diet dew and I made it until my next shipper three hours later. Then I sat for five plus hours, and discovered they had removed me from their computer. Some guy pulled into my dock. I would not have known had this not happened. I had to rack out for three hours after I was loaded just to get home after a drop and hook in NAS. I was like a bobble head doll. I was scared to death I would hit something in the yard. That was at 0330 this morning. Made it home around 0600. I'm pretty sure I screwed up the macros for the load I'm taking out tomorrow. I'm tired, seriously tired. Going to go to bed and try to get 10 hrs in the rack. I'm pre planned until Tuesday. I hope the weather doesn't take a crap. Going into ky tomorrow and I have to travel some back roads. My FM has been awesome helping me manage hours and getting things done. He said I'll remember this trip. I told him I would take this memory to the grave. I'm still stressed but not as bad. Other drivers at the locations have been awesome! It's nice to be going even tho I'm wrung out. Heck I met an Averitt diver who gave me an xm radio head.

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Congrats! I understand about the tests being different. I felt that way about the combinations test and my friends laughed, said "It was so easy!" Lol
I studied the book on Hazmat and several different websites practice tests. So, I had it down pretty well. Luck does help in which test you get too on any CDL exam.

 

I'm sitting in Dunkirk now got here early and everyone had left. They told me to just back in and they would unload me in the morning. I'm sitting on 1400 miles now and a pretty fair piece from home. Hoping to get in some time Friday so I can cheer the wife at her first 5k on Saturday.

I wish I could get my backing down. This longer wheel base tractor is driving me crazy. I was 100 under Max gross so the tandems were out pretty far. No excuse tho.

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You will get the backing down,Just takes time and you will have some hard backs and some easy backs

 

Cory I guess they are trying to tell you should have stayed in your old position, as my trainer told me welcome to truckload. I thought Ive heard both times at orientation our fleet is two to three yrs. old. You should see my 2007 freightliner columbia with 715,000, its used up!!!But oh well you deal with it as long as you have too. I hope your change works for the good, I will be in touch. Ive been getting around 2,000 miles a week, be safe.

 

Well luckly you will get switched out shortly.