My Start In The Business

This is my story of my start in trucking. I will not name names or the company that I started with out of respect because in the end they got me were i am now. I was 21 just out of the army when i got my cdl in the spring of 99. The army had paid for me to go to driving school. Although I had drove for the army over in France hauling tanks,anti aircraft guns ect.I had limited choices living in a small town but a company offered me a chance. My Trainer was a complete jack hole he smelled like a bushel of buttholes and looked like he from the pits of hell.Off we went we get 30 miles from the terminal he tells me you do what i say you sleep eat drive shower when i tell you tok I said.I didnt say anything for most of the trip wich i couldnt understand why i was out with this pricq anyway since I drove overseas.I start driving he starts telling yelling that im not doing this and that blah blah blah.we roll up on an open scale he tells me to keep driving now this is before prepass.We were heading to fort benning with a load of comminsary items wich i knew the route well.During the trip the pricq tells me he just got released from prision i said oh great im riding around with a convict.Now im getting mad he tells me to shut my ##------ mouth or i would be sorry.I kept to myself until we get to ben.We get to ben at the gate he says keep your gd mouth shut i will do the talking. Think again bozo. we get to the supply house and he tells me how toback the trailer i didnt even pay any attenion to him i backed it right in bumped the dock although i was aiming for convict.I get out of the truck he cusses me called me everything but a child of god.blah blah blah.I get the bol and take it to the supply sgt and we get out of there but the fort went on lockdown so we got beached. Mr prisoner and I had a long talk about listing skills and what an alful human i was.then he pulls a knife out on me.Says im going to show you what i learned in prison .I said what how to cornhole.we get out of the truck and i say show me what you learned and im going to show you what i learned hear mf'r.he swings the knife at me I grab his arm break his wrist then kung ## grip to the windpipe. Then a slipe kickto the chest and he was done.here come the mp's I tell them what happend they see the knife it was over. He was fired the following morning after I talked to the driver supervisor.After that The Ds ordred me to Tampa with the truck and trailer and to put the con's crap in the trash.
I didnt get another trainer they entrusted me through the duration.there were good times and bad more bad than good.I always had crappy tractors and junky trailers. Many shippers refused because of the condition of the trailers.Miles were not half bad some weeks were good most were not.In the end I got to go drive for the company were i wanted to drive for I have been there ever since.The Small company that I started out with has gone by the wayside but I stuck it out and I made it.So New Guys Hang 10 You will get there.