mistakes that let everyone know youre a rookie

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by dogchimp, Apr 23, 2013.

  1. toostroked

    toostroked Light Load Member

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    A hat on the shifter works too.
     
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  3. EverywhereMan

    EverywhereMan Medium Load Member

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    Forgetting to check your BOL for a declared value. It says $0. Been sitting in the Detroit duty free for 12 hours now waiting for updated paperwork and an entry number back to Canada. D'oh!
     
  4. bigrigdrmr

    bigrigdrmr Bobtail Member

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    What about a white truck that says USA TRUCK on it?
     
  5. Im4thgen021410

    Im4thgen021410 Bobtail Member

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    Dam you did all of these things?? My worst mistake was jumping the pin on my first day in a day cab. Then tried to wiggle out, broke fuel line that goes to fuel filter. ( international day cabs) Truck dead in the water, high hooked a dam trailer, almost got fired. Still on dac to this day...
     
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  6. HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    Getting on a trucker forum and giving trucking advice when you're only a student.....
     
  7. thirdreef

    thirdreef Medium Load Member

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    Don't you know that THEY KNOW EVERYTHING. If you don't.. Go to any truck stop, ask a question and they will tell you all about it.
     
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  8. jdiesel3406

    jdiesel3406 Light Load Member

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    Pulling into a fuel stop entrance (parking lot, customers lot, etc) and hearing the following...over rev, grind, over rev, grind, low range, over rev, grind, truck comes to a stop, clutch brake engaged, then seeing the truck jerking as the driver embarrassingly goes through the gears to get moving...and to top it off making a CDL School truck wait in front of you and watch your ego drop faster than your rpm's. :biggrin_2556:
     
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  9. thirdreef

    thirdreef Medium Load Member

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    Or did you see the Convent truck on one of those to catch a predator ? Where they catch the child molesters. Guess he won't have to worry about a job or what the a DAC report has to say.. He will be in longer than the ten years . DAC stays on for only 7 years.
     
  10. jdiesel3406

    jdiesel3406 Light Load Member

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    Lmao! I still remember that episode. Dude bobtailed I think like 200+ miles to meet up with a "14 year old."
     
  11. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    Convent Trucking.... you mean Covenant?
     
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