Running With Watkins & Shepard

Okay Okay good one there Cruiser09 on that's trucking but COME ON!!!
Chris thrives on his 'entourage!' He probably laughed his arse off at the something like 123 post we made since Friday morning when he posted last!!!
*thinks to self -we are easily amused*

 

LOL, didn't I tell you a few pages back that after all that memorization of the shift ratio chart for the Detroit, that you'd get a Volvo with the Cummins? That's just how it goes...hopefully they can get you into another truck asap so you can get out there and make some money. I have the Volvo with the Cummins and Meritor transmission, and I'm happy with it, and it has almost 700k on it and it's an '05. Beats the heck out of the auto-shift I had when I first got out of training....

 

Hey Chris -well well welcome to the wonderful world of trucking huh? If it COULD GO WRONG IT DID!! At least you took it all in stride and ran with it (pun intended!!) Sounds like you sailed through, to say the least, a very challanging experience and ya gotta wonder if they set you up to 'test' you one last time outta the gate (someone already said this) and maybe? See how you can handle the 'real' world when you have a live load to go.
The ex had an 07 Volvo (auto) and I actually thought it had way more room in it than the Freightliner he trained on. It was not bad although missing alot of things but had tons of storage. I guess it's what you are used to and once you get your stuff from home and get settled you will figure it all out.
Enjoy the shower and REAL bed and probably the AC too since you will be hearing at some point in the future about your idle time LOL!
What a nice compliment to W/S to hear you say that you felt you were treated like a person-not a warm body or even less.
GREAT NEWS on ORG!! I hope you went to the Swift thread to update his as you will see lots and lots of posts and speculations.
Be safe driver and KEEP POSTING!! (when you can I get it!!!

 

Thanks for the update Chris. Sorry to hear your stuck in a hotel where you can get shower and a good nights rest. Glad ORG was able to touch base with you as well and that things are going well for him. Rest up now for the days will will start flyin by once you get headed out. Hope you have a great weekend

 

Chris,

If you don't have a PayPal account, it's very easy to set up with just your email address.

Driver to driver, I'd like to buy you dinner to congradulate you on your SUCCESS so far!

Post or PM your PayPal email address so we can buy you breakfast, or dinner or whatever!!!

 

Hey Cruiser I get first dibs on buying Chris a meal....or better yet Chris you head on up to western NY and I might even COOK YOU A MEAL darling *thinks to self better offer coming from Sammycat anyday!! Than them other driver types!* ROTFLMAO! OK Chris glad to hear you are "surviving the rotten hotel AND GETTING PAID! Bites big time!

 

Chris, if memory serves, Cage did a multi-truck hop when he first started. Maybe it is a test. I've known some guys who would whine over their first truck having a problem.

Staying cool shows everyone how you react under adversity. Enjoy the rest, you've earned it.

Assuming you keep the Volvo, take the time to go over the truck with a fine tooth comb. Might as well have them take care of any other problems while it's in the shop.