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<p>[QUOTE="Zangief, post: 12213498, member: 61152"]Yes, it was a Peterbilt. It was pretty brutal that first night. Like I said, my trainer went to Walmart and bought a mattress topper with his own money and that was a very nice thing to do. It did make a big difference. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would highly recommend to anyone who is going to be starting out with a trainer to go out and get a mattress topper of their own and bring it with them. It would definitely be money well spent.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as those cable seals go, I remember those things. I had a cutter back when I was driving before, but they were still a bear to get off. Hopefully, the one I got from my trainer will make the job easier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, for anyone who is looking for one, I found what I thought was a VERY good deal on a pair of bolt cutters at Menards for $20. They are 2 feet long, and usually the bigger ones like that are about $70-80. I know that the receivers usually have a pair of bolt cutters we can use, but I've been to places that were really busy and I had to wait around for other drivers who were using the receivers' pair. I figured that this time, it would just be nice to have a pair of my own on the truck to cut bolt-type seals off and be on my way. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Zangief, post: 12213498, member: 61152"]Yes, it was a Peterbilt. It was pretty brutal that first night. Like I said, my trainer went to Walmart and bought a mattress topper with his own money and that was a very nice thing to do. It did make a big difference. I would highly recommend to anyone who is going to be starting out with a trainer to go out and get a mattress topper of their own and bring it with them. It would definitely be money well spent. As far as those cable seals go, I remember those things. I had a cutter back when I was driving before, but they were still a bear to get off. Hopefully, the one I got from my trainer will make the job easier. Finally, for anyone who is looking for one, I found what I thought was a VERY good deal on a pair of bolt cutters at Menards for $20. They are 2 feet long, and usually the bigger ones like that are about $70-80. I know that the receivers usually have a pair of bolt cutters we can use, but I've been to places that were really busy and I had to wait around for other drivers who were using the receivers' pair. I figured that this time, it would just be nice to have a pair of my own on the truck to cut bolt-type seals off and be on my way. :)[/QUOTE]
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