Running With Watkins & Shepard

I was messing around and you get all serious, chill out buddy. Chris is doing awesome, I am glad to have been able to talk to him on the phone and answer a bunch of questions for him. Proud to have him part of the WS team. As for Sammy and Wedge a few weeks ago I gave them a hard time as well part of the fun of being on a great team, they played along you just got defensive. Get off your high horse. Done with you now......

 

Very true Roehl is struggling all around lost freight and not getting drivers home much. I recruited a guy from Roehl to WS after talking to him at a truck stop a few months ago.

 

wedge why we talking about these companies in a WS thread.

 

Yes ya all-- I do have a good sense of humor!! You have to hanging around drivers!!! and since I have been hanging out with Chris and then Wedge, American Trucker and ORG (who is lost somewhere who knows where......) I admit I have hijacked many a thread....all in good fun cuz sometimes you just gotta have a little fun and sometimes you need some info!!! I have benefitted both ways on here!!!

Besides someone has to keep Chris's thread ALIVE while he is not able to post or work the slide out key board on his phone..... cuz his fingers are well, not hmmmmm.............I will just say as he did, ''too big to type!''

 

Yep keep it alive for him. No time to post because he is wracking up them miles.

 

yeah yeah Cage but he does get 10 at ''night'' or day or when ever Chris takes it to ''do as he pleases'' (sleeper bearth) LOL which I am sure is SLEEP!!!!!
Yes he is wracking up miles some of the best I have seen posted in awhile! Seems most that post their miles average about 2500/week or so.

 

WEDGE, thanks for the info. I apologize if I took you folks off track. I'll return to my spectator status and enjoy the exchange.

 

Hey Chralb, (Chris)

Yep, snow already! Sounds like you did pretty well. Don't worry about the sweaty hands, no matter how experienced you are their are always going to be those moments. You did great man, if you have absolutely no options to pull it over than you just slow it down. Plus a good part of the time if you do pull over you can get stuck. Especially some of the first snow falls. The ground has had time to get good and frozen so under that snow can be mud. Get off on one of those shoulders with mud under the snow and you can not only get stuck but you can rollover very easily. I am sure you will almost definitely see one happen before winter sets in. Another little pointer, during winter if it is snowing or real icy conditions if you do pull off the road and go to the truck stop do a couple of laps around the parking lot. This lets your tires cool and drys your brakes a little bit. When you park if haven't cooled your tires down then they can melt through the ice (especially if the parking lot is dirt) and either cause ruts that will get you stuck or if it's not paved then you will sink through the ice and get into mud. Also avoid pulling your trailer brakes from now until April. Do you have your chains sorted and ready? Otherwise it can be a pain in the butt when you need them and they are all tangled together and frozen. At the very least make sure you have a bag of salt or ice melt in your truck. This can help you get out of a lot of situations without having to throw your chains.
Sounds like you are still doing exceptionally well. You are correct about having to run everything and everyone. At least that is what you have to do if you want to make money. Name of the game is "hustling"! Great job man. I think a lot of other drivers are getting some good tips from your posts. Sounds a little more believable coming from a new driver. Maybe post some differences on how you thought it was going to be like (from like to talking to recruiters) and how it actually is. Was there anything out there yet that made you say "oh my god, I had no idea". Was there anything that has really shocked you, or do you think for the most part you were pretty prepared?
Drive safe man!

 

I was answering a question PCdoctor threw out there. I tried to be brief. I got kinda wordy, I guess.

I didn't mean to hijack Chris's thread.

 

I don't think Chris would mind if it means we are keeping his thread alive!!

Besides we all tend to get off track and wander occasionally...