Starting orientation in Menasha, Wi on 4-4

On my home to my family. Too many reasons to mention. Hos. Other guys coming off 34. Need weekend off for wifes marathon. And the main reason no truck. Have too look at the bright side. My dm is my mentors dm so we have a little history. And the most important part home to wife and kids.

 

looks like i will call dm on friday morning, he will make the call and my swift adventure should start out 12 days home 2. if all goes well then on to GLR with the leave sunday afternoon home friday morning. even sooner if they need me on GLR. Although got an phone call this afternoon that my application I put in after i got my CDL they might want my services. will probably be second shift and all the overtime I, want home everyday. Hauling tankers, basically waste to sites for them to turn into fertilizer. not a dream job but the tanker experience might lead to a gas job like rugtrucker. Either way I will be with Swift on Monday morning hopefully or maybe a new job closer to home. either way I will be happy being a trucker. Thanks all for listening or reading and letting me vent brag or just be my self here. nite all

 

well its official i get a swift truck on monday. Be there a 8 they tell me. I hope it is a little newer(laughs a little) then the 3 they handed out last monday. They startes with 299,300,301. My mentor said they were old trucks. Swift dm did what he said he would do, hold off till friday to look for a truck so I could have the weekend off to go to my wifes marathon in green bay. here is to what life brings next.

 

Wife finished her marathon in over 5 hours. Made a couple of new friends. One less thing for her to worry about seeing how I will gone for 12 days again.

 

Triple the local job wants a little more experience. First day solo in the books. Had to drive three hours round trip to get empty trailer and then back to menasha to get 41000 pounds of coco krispies and take them to battle creek mi. Doesn't deliver until 3pm today and I have a hour and half to drive yet. All in all good day. Blind back in the dark into a garage dock. Had to scale it and move the tandoms. It is amazing how much you remember when you go solo. Time for a little nap before I finish this load.

 

The truck picture didn't show up on my signature. Maybe this time

 

Waiting to drive again. Found out this morning talking to my DM that this truck was on the GLR route already and he would leave it on it and just change the paperwork to my name. That means 34 cents a mile right off the bat. And my weekends or at least sometime sat home and leave again sometime monday. I really am glad for my DM caring about what I want. Or what I needed. Overall great experience so far. Should get routed to edwardsville ks sometime today for am log classes and simulator training. Elogs are closer I guess. As with anything I will believe it when I see it but without hope what do you have.