Let's get it started!!!!!

Brings a tear to my eye! My wife and I went through the same thing though I had my license already. Husband/wife teams are treated like gold and you guys are going to make very good money! As for the curtain thing, you can't slam a curtain shut like a door when you get mad but if it has a zipper you can still make a dramatic effect! We never really had any problems getting along out there. You actually don't see each other that much because someone is always driving while the other is sleeping. Its nice running team because the duties are divided up. My wife would do all the paperwork, phone calls, qualcomm, logs etc.. and i took care of the mechanical side of things and the extreme driving and backing. Its good to remind each other every time you switch drivers about safety. I would always tell my wife, "slow down, pay attention"! Your safety is the most important thing out there, so don't let it slip by the wayside. Helps the person going to bed to have a better rest too!

Despite all the money we made the memories and adventures we had far out weighed what we ever earned....

Good luck guys!

 

Wow enjoyed your post chompi

 

Awesome truckette congrats and Happy Birthday, i wish you the best in your trucking career!!!!! Sounds good dosent it ( trucking career) lol

 

I talked with Schneider looking to go and drive in the oil fields in Texas, but on Monday going to take my physical here in Mich and if they ok me then i will start school within the next 2 weeks im going private 1 on 1 training so ton of drive time, the only thing im nervous about is the possibilty like at C1 they say need a sleep apnea test grrr that cost around 1,500 to 1,800, i will let you know what happens Monday and again Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

 

CONGRATS! Was reading another thread here about someone who was taught by his buddy, bought his own truck and took his driving test but failed because of putting the clutch pedal down in preparation for stopping at the light about 60 feet past the tracks. Live and learn, I guess.

28 years ago, when I got trained to drive a school bus (stick) and later a transit bus (auto), all we were required to do is stop, open the front door and driver window and look both was, then proceed across the tracks only if we had enough room to clear the tracks. I don't recall anything being said about not shifting the manual transmission while on the tracks but like I said, this was many years ago.

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WAY TO GO TRUCKETTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you could do it.Happy Birthday too.Hope you're having a wonderful day.

 

Rick_C i read that also he seemed so upset but the book says no shifting till it clears the track and could take 12-15 seconds to clear the tracks.

 

The guy needs to suck it up, admit he goofed and try again. Betcha he and truckette will remember how to cross railroad tracks from now on.

Got an intersection/crossing close to where I live where you cross the tracks and immediately (50-60 feet) are in the intersection. It's signaled with red lights before you get to the track so (in theory) you're not on the tracks stuck at the red when a train approaches. The problem at this particular location (IMO) is that the green light is pretty short-timed and some big trucks might not make it across the tracks and through the intersection without "almost" running the red light. It's a pretty heavily traveled truck route and I'm surprised there haven't been any accidents (that I know of).