My Swift Adventure

Great to see you are moving right along Fewe. Next thing you know you'll be living with another person in a truck for 5-6 weeks!!!!!

No worries, it's all part of the gig.

 

Thanks y'all... the only problem I am having is all the double clutching is killing my left knee. Drove 130 miles today all around Memphis and West Memphis, AR and did some skills work for about 2 hours as well. Can't wait to start floating!!!! Had a layover at the Memphis terminal yesterday (Tuesday) while my road trainer was in a safety meeting. I'm really liking the Burnt Orange Prostars... I could almost hear them calling my name!!!

The other trainee on my truck quit today saying that it just wasn't for him and wasn't meant to be. We told him to stick it out and try a different trainer but he had already made up his mind that he was done. Looks like it could be just me on the truck through next Wednesday. That ought to give me about 55- 60 hours total drive time... I should be more than ready for the road test and what ever fresh hell my mentor has in mind.

 

Don't worry about the knee pain....soon enough the lower back pain will block it right out!

 

think those pains are bad,try doing 16 hour straight missions in Iraq with these fawkers..lol



no air seats,air over hydro,no power steering in half of em,loudest thing you'll ever hear..lol..all leaf suspension 5spds,top out at 58..lol

with one of these on the back..lol


So just remember it could always be worse..lol
sounds like your moving right along though,congrats and good luck

 

Yeah... that definitely qualifies as worse!!!!!

 

good luck though man,seems like you got it all down

 

I drove 156 miles today but it was more country roads than stop and go. My trainer took pity on me. Stopped by the terminal today for a driver switch and to get a bulb replaced on the trailer. Saw the Green Prostars and Orange Prostars and Purple Prostars and Blue Prostars and Silver Prostars... I think Swift is practicing subliminal advertising. Going by the terminal tomorrow morning for a B-Service on the tractor with a loaded trailer then more driving.

 

Sittin' at the Memphis Terminal waiting on a service. Probably here till after lunch. Anybody around... Would love to meet ya.

 

are you on with a trainer? How long is that? How is he,cool,######## ect.

 

I'm here with my road trainer... He is very laid back which makes the process much easier. Been on the truck with him all this week and will be until next Wednesday when I go to Nashville to test. Then off with my mentor for 240 hours.