Starting out with CRST this week!

feldsforever · Oct 12, 2021

Don't stay up later than usual. Put tge phone down and get a good nights sleep.

Capacity · Oct 12, 2021

Like Johnny Capels said when I started touring , just be nice to everyone.

truckdriver31 · Oct 12, 2021

LoneRanger said: ↑

GOAL

Get Out And Look.

Always.

Saves you time and prevents you from becoming a meme on here.

also don’t stress out because someone’s waiting for You to back into your spot. Lots of drivers stress out and it causes them issues. A trucker will come out and help guide you a steering wheel holder will honk.
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well 50/50 true. cant take 30 minutes tho. circle back around to free up traffic.

truckdriver31 · Oct 12, 2021

just take it all real slow

wawander · Oct 12, 2021

Lonesome said: ↑

Put in the minimum time required at CRST, then move along.
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That is my plan any Recs for companies after I get that experience?

truckdriver31 · Oct 12, 2021

but i must ask this question tho. why crst. why not someone else

wawander · Oct 12, 2021

Lunatic Fringe said: ↑

I got my start at CWW in Keenesburg also. Thank you for your service. The handbook is o.k. The apps are EXCELLENT. HUNDREDS of questions and correct answers. I used this one (they have an Android version too) . You can prep for the test any time you have a few minutes to spare. The Greyhound trip into Denver will give you lots of time to drill. Greyhound has a two-pronged 120v outlet (the same kind your house has) so bring an appropriate connector to charge your devices. I was the last one in my class to be seated to take the test at the DMV, the first one to finish and I got the highest score in my class! Never read the manual, just drilled on the app. About 85% of the questions and answers on the DMV test were word for word what they were on the app.

It gets cold in central Colorado. Make sure you have gloves, warm boots, wool socks and a waterproof hat. There's A LOT of standing around outdoors at truck school. You spend very little time in the classroom - one of several vacant buildings on main street in a small town that has seen better days. You'll spend most of your time outdoors in a dirt lot adjacent to the owner's home.

When you graduate from CWW they'll drive you to the Denver airport to pick up a rental car. They usually send several students per car, but you may get lucky and get your own. You then get to drive to OKC for orientation.

You'll want internet when you're on a truck. I use Visible. $40/mo for unlimited, unthrottled, uncapped internet anywhere you can get a Verizon signal (Visible is 100% owned by Verizon). You're allowed to link one device to your phone to use the internet connection with either a cable or with bluetooth. I use the Xfinity app on my iPad to use it as a TV on the road. I get all the channels and movies I would on my home cable. Alternatively, you can use Pluto TV or other apps to watch free TV.

There's A LOT to learn. Hard to cover everything a new driver needs to know in one post. Glad to answer any questions though.
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I’m headed to Keenesburg as well, good info! And I was already wondering about the internet I like podcasts and eventually will need it for online classes for my downtime when I get more experience out of the way. Thank you!!! I will come back to this post and find you if I have more questions

wawander · Oct 12, 2021

truckdriver31 said: ↑

but i must ask this question tho. why crst. why not someone else
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I don’t know where else to go

truckdriver31 · Oct 12, 2021

wawander said: ↑

I don’t know where else to go
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CR. England, Swift, etc or some of the better companies offer training. i really see western express and crst as the same tho. like ok it will work but theres better.

Wasted Thyme · Oct 12, 2021

Don't let the trainer tell you that the team shower means you have to share it. LOL

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