Our Journey Trucking- AMX

Not everybody knows this, but Dothan isn't exactly the easiest place to drive around. People think it's po dunk Alabama, and it is, but the bypass is a real world experience. If you did well there, you should do well in the real world.
Good luck.

 

“The Ross Clark raceway”

 

Good luck with your journey!

 

@Seth0194 --

If you are scheduled to test out on August 1st--then now might well be a good time to introduce you to 2 key "players" that contributed heavily to my success as a first-year OTR driver (and beyond):

• Consider purchasing a windshield-mounted, satellite-guided navigation system that is designed for use with large trucks (e.g., from Garmin). When my company-supplied nav system went down/quit working...I simply used my own satellite-guided, already up-and-working "plan B"...and just kept rolling. If you are in the middle of downtown <<<insert major city name here>>> and your primary nav system quits, and you are in unfamiliar territory--you probably won't be able to pull over somewhere and call someone and/or read maps (or both) to figure out the remainder of your delivery path. Having a pre-determined nav solution already on your windshield and "hot" may well save your bacon! Bonus points--if your "backup" truck-based nav system is fed via satellites--and NOT cell phone signals.
• Arguably your first objective as a CDL worker is to NOT HIT ANYTHING (except for the usual dock-bumping). With that in mind, there will very likely be times when you need to back the trailer into a space that is either totally unlit--or very poorly lit. As another part of the "get out and look" endeavor/mindset--consider purchasing rechargeable, weather-resistant, LED flashlights that can be mounted on the sides of the trailer, for night-time backing/maneuvering. If your fleet's trailers aren't magnetic-compatible on the trailer walls/sides--consider using small suction cups to make small LED flashlights stay put and goofproof. Shop for flashlights that are AT LEAST 450 lumens for this application (of course, even more lumens is better still). Trust me--later on, you'll be glad you did....

-- L

 

Great idea on mounting the flashlights to the back of the trailer. We got boxed in by other truckers one night and had to back up and avoid a telephone pole at 2 AM. I’ve leaned a bright light at the base of the telephone pole shining up to light up the pole. Also works when you do the same to light up a dock.