My Central Thread

That's awsome everything is working out well for you so far. I'm working on getting all my stuff set here to take off soon. The 2 weeks cant go by quickly enough. I know that it will but it just feels slow right now.

 

You better get use to sitting around with nothing to do.
You will do it allot in trucking, it is half of the job.
34 hour restart now and then in a truck stop, sitting waiting to get loaded for 10+ hours, and having to stay awake so you hear them call you on the radio.
Same thing with unloading. Happens all the time.
Sitting for hours while a lumper breaks down your load. It will be off the truck in 15 minutes, but it takes them 6 hours to turn your 24 pallets into 60 pallets. And you must wait the full time, because if they mess up any product while moving it they will refuse it as damaged.
In which case the company will end up paying for it.
Fun fun times in the life of a trucker.

 

That is what I am doing all day today.

 

They really like to take their time I know. I used to watch sysco unload their trucks some times they would do it fast other times they would be so slow especially if we needed the product right then it sucked so bad. Books are helpful as well.

 

One thing to watch out for at the Ut terminal. When my wife took her test the route they took her goes over railroad tracks. They do this on purpose to see if you will shift while going across the tracks. I am not sure if they do it at the other places. When I took the test here in Fl they did the same thing, took us over the railroad tracks. So guys don't forget, don't shift going across the tracks!
As far as your training time, don't worry it will fly by. It's the insurance companies that require you stay out for that amount of time not Central's. I think the guideline was 1 year current otr experience and you don't have to go with a trainer. If you haven't driven in 6 months then I think you have to do 2 weeks with a trainer. Like I said though your training time will fly by enjoy it because when your on your own all mistakes made are your fault! Can't pass the blame back and forth between you and the trainer. Hey Chrome can probably back me up on this but once you guys are on your own every time you pick up a trailer make sure you do a walk around and note every nick and scratch and default about the trailer. Then send it to the shop in your qualcomm. This covers your butt because a lot of drivers play bumper cars with the trailers and will try to pass the blame on to the next driver.

 

Hey Scott you haven't written in a couple of days just wondering how things are going? Did you pass your test are you going with a trainer? Let us know whats up!!!