Mind M.E.L.T. tomorrow 0700 - The Journey Begins!

Thanks for the down low tscott!

Any particular brand of wipes work good in-between showers? I doubt the baby wipes I utilized during my time in the army would be very effective at removing my meat sweats.

On to this JJ Keller training, not bad. Stayed up way too late watching the Jets destroy my Pack.

Thanks all!

 

A little update. Previously driving a wee lil trailer with a boat means absolutely squat.

73 feet of vehicle, 2 flat and 2 convex mirrors and where/when to articulate your truck in objects so small in the mirror..... Ugghhh!

Respect! Honestly didn't think it would be that hard and no I'm not that guy.

If your down on yourself or the industry and you've got ANY type of tenure and safety record hold that head up! Respect.

 

Alright! 48 hour reset, last weeks backing up frustrations forgotten!

Driving the range all day Monday! I need it.

 

Finally! A Trekkie!

TGIF - 34 hour reset numero 2 in my short truck driving career.

Took a non-typical overnight long trip w/trainer through some big cities with our small group. Got about 400 miles of REAL WORLD butt puckering driving experience in and LOVED every minute of it except the sorry excuse for truck stops and the sad personal vehicle drivers who don't understand personal space. I've operated a personal vehicle for 31 years and have NEVER drove with their lack of common sense around commercial vehicles. It was surprisingly hard to maintain that equal space on both sides as i favor that shoulder away from center line until a respected classmate w/driving experience suggested to forget the truck and picture where i am at on the road. This worked and allowed me to then use my mirrors for hazard observation and was so much more relaxing.

Range time this week felt better. Starting to understand the equipment and how it behaves, mirror management even if my depth perception is still off some getting used to 73 feet.

Limited range time this week, Today mostly and nailed offset and almost 90 degree alley to drivers side. Baby steps. Starting to feel one with the equipment. It really is almost a zen state...

 

It's funny really, you posting that original Spock pic. Many iterations of Star Trek have come and gone with various Captains/Actors and other roles of Star Trek infamy.

No one has nailed down the role of Vulcan crew member/1st officer as Leonard Nimoy! RIP Leonard!

I'll gladly give my review of my company sponsored driver training program once i'm done with my cdl a in hand. I just want to run this thread past my trainers to make sure i don't post anything stupid to get them in trouble with these overbearing and unconstitutional corporate anti-social media campaigns. They have years vested and i only weeks. I feel they are doing everything properly and within guidelines or i wouldn't be there to begin with.

I highly doubt most here, if honest, would want to drive for them as they certainly aren't the highest paying and seem geared towards people like me. ZERO Semi Tractor/Trailer knowledge before this fall. The thought of spending a semester or two in tech school for more theory based bs at $7,500-$10,000 sickened me. Been there and done that = no job unless i uprooted my family.

I agreed to give them a year. My word is my bond. That doesn't mean that i wont be tracking my hourly commitment OTR to see if I'm pulling down the same wages as a local hourly paid driver, my feeling is no once you consider time and a half laws. At the end of the day business is business and the company i chose has a six year vested clause for their 401k. Pretty silly really considering the overall pay and benefits package.