If you could give your newbie self advise? What would it be??

Stay in the right lane in California. Regardless what they taught you in school to drive the middle lanes and jam traffic up behind you. Here in California we have lane restrictions for anything with 3 axles and up(more). They enforced it.

 

Slow and easy, dont take anything personal people driving cars are clueless they are not intending to kill you theyre just in a hurry.
Dont run in packs if everyone is doing 65 let them all go and do 63 its much more peaceful

 

Stay away from lot lizards, if you are in a governed truck don't pass unless there is a 5 MPH difference in speed, no one likes to watch 2 turtles racing.

 

There's no load worth risking it...

You are not saving the world so don't rush...

Always wait 5 minutes before calling in with a problem, you can probably figure it out, just calm down and think...

 

I'd say follow your gut and go flatbed or ddon't drive at all

 

Make a list of every place you can park at overnight without needing to talk to a guardshack. And add it to address book, and mark it on the map.
That way after the 1st year or two you never have to resort the the bs paid parking they have now.

And on a personal note- Don't date that girl that seemed perfect in 2006 that appeared at your brother's bday party.

 

Are they still around? My last jaunt running regional last year I didn't see a single one. I just assumed they all died off lol.

 

Make the Air Force a career and get a 4 year degree while doing so.

 

Don't make it worse.

When you screw up or find yourself in a bad situation relax and deal with it. Too many turn into headless chickens and really make it bad.

Learn from the mistakes of others.

 

Take lots of pictures.