items needed for going out with trainer

Take the following;
A motor carriers atlas,
A calculator,
a couple of pens,
a ruler,
work gloves,
a notebook that will fit in your pocket,
a cellphone,
a warm coat,
work boots (oil resistant),
dot physical form and/or dot card,
Drivers license,
If you wear eyeglasses be sure to pack an extra pair,
A pair of sunglasses,
Minimum 2 weeks worth of underclothes (socks, underwear),
7 to 10 days of street clothes,
a pillow and sleeping bag,
a small alarm clock,
a wristwatch,
personal toiletries such as comb, soap, deoderant, toothbrush+toothpaste, dental floss, shaving gel+razor, mouth wash and aftersave
a small gym bag for a change of clothes and your shaving bag for showering at truckstops (towels, and wash clothes are provided)
any prescription meds you require (be sure they are disclosed to your employer AND in the original packaging with your name on the bottle)
A bottle of pepcid ac (for possible heartburn),
A bottle of immodium ad (for possible diarrhea),
A bottle of advil (for body aches, head aches, etc),
A can of Tinactin or Desenex (to combat athletes foot from the public showers).

Another tip for you is start putting your wallet in your FRONT pants pocket. Sitting on a wallet in your back pocket for several hours per day can cause severe back pain.

Also be sure when adjusting your air ride seat to keep you feet flat on the cab floor with a 90 degree angle at your knees. If you raise the seat too high you will restrict the blood flow to your lower legs (the seat cushion will press on the backs of your thighs) causing your legs to go to sleep and cause discomfort.

Be sure to alot yourself about 30.00 per day for food expenses and personal items such as cigarettes, and start learning how to "budget yourself" save as much as you can. It is not your trainers responsibilty to pay for your food but he should be receptive to the idea of you saving money and help guide you to lower priced food options rather than the truckstop restaraunts.

Your trainer may have some of these but it is better if you carry your own in a kit. You should be able to put all this stuff in a large duffle bag or 2. There will be additional supplies you should carry once you are assigned to your own truck but for now stick with the above list.

 

Also don't forget a warm hat and also at least one baseball type cap . That baseball type hat is what I call my bad hair day hat . You will wake up and your hair looks like *##* and you put it on and your ready to go into the Truckstop , resturant , shipper or reciever , etc .

 

Good advice desperado. The wild man from Borneo look tends to scare women and young children! lol

 

Yep, a couple of those bad hair days and I traded the baseball cap for a set of Conair clippers. Bzzzzz... one high-n-tight. Presto! no more bad hair days.

 

Man I couldn't think of anything to add to your list. Sounds pretty complete with the one exception of a large bankroll to keep your trainer in fresh coffee and donuts every morning

 

A gun, So you can shoot yourself lol

 

I like that Jeff, I'll be starting school for shneider soon and when I'm with the trainer I'll be sure to buy him some coffee and donuts, anything to make it go as smooth as possible .

 

It is a nice thought but you have to remember when your with a trainer your wallet is going to be a little on the skinny side till you get out there on your own .
A cup here and there will still give the trainer a warm & fuzzy feeling !