My First Few Months.

So, I made it thru Swift's driver training... If you wanna know my thoughts on that, please private message me... I have nothing bad to say, but I did notice a few things that could have used improvement.

I got my CDL, and went thru the 6 week over the road with a mentor. It was actually the better part of it all.. My mentor was a very strong Christian, by my judgement, that is... I never heard him curse, or talk about lot lizards, or any of the other things I heard horror stories about... I actually managed to make it home several times to see my family, while he was seeing his family... So all in all, it was an ok time...

My truck is a little old, and has some miles on it, but mechanically it seems to work well... I am picking up my first load tomorrow, less than 60 miles from my hometown... Yeah, I know, probably a very rare occurence... and the load is only 300 miles... But thats ok too... Miles are miles are miles... They add up eventually... I know I probably wont make too much money my first few months, but I am hoping I pick up what I need to pick up fast so I can at least make more money each week...

Any drivers that can offer tips, other than find a new place to work, let me know, Im all ears...
Oh, I am also without net access on the road at the moment... So, I hope to read some positive comments when I sign on again...
Keep it safe out there guys and gals!! And if you see a guy with a goatee stepping out of an old freightliner columbia that looks like its made daily deliveries to a hammer factory at your local truck stop, step over and say hello... Ill try to not block the fuel lane for too long....