Starting with Gordon

If I am driving down the rode, in wet rainy weather gripping the wheel with two hands and I see an accident unfold in front of me. As a newbie my self, I am going to make sure that I maintain control of my rig. Slow up and avoid the wreck.
Not grabbing the mic and chatting it up about what others should do. First drive your own rig. Then help out when necessary and you can safely do so.

I am a little late adding to this thread. But I just finished reading it. I see it the way Tonka did.


60 yards =180 feet there are 5280 feet in a mile 45 MPH= 66 feet per second. That's 2.727 seconds to impact, or avoid the wreck.

Tonkatruck thank you for the continues thread of info.

 

Hey Zoolue in the real world of driving a truck, we don't think about feet per second and other quoted facts from books in school. You move so fast that you don't have time to think and therefore you just react. You're right in worrying about yourself stopping and if you're looking down the road far enough, you'll have time to react. The other thing is to be a good driver and let everyone that's listening know what you saw so they can avoid it too and have a chance to slow down too...that's all we're saying......

 

Hey Tonka, I respect everyone's opinions but it seems that we are getting off track, Could we get this conversation back to how your driving is going, and what new experiences you are having. I know everyone has an opinion about things that are said, but this is about Tonka and his experience as a newbie in the industries and driving for GTI. I loved how he and others inform us new drivers and soon to be drivers about what he is doing out there and what he is experiencing, so we will have an idea of what to expect out there. Keep up the great blogging Tonka. I really like it.

 

Hay ya'll I live in MI a town that GM left behind about 15yrs ago I haven't worked since Jan3rd and there are no jobs here unless you consider sell you blood as a career path...I'm not joken!! I'd like to know does Gorden offer driver training...I found this site about a week ago now...I've got recuiters calling the house.I thinking about Stevens...yes I've read it all...but the new drivers that are there now seem to be content.So if ya'll don't mind some Q&A that would be great?!?

 

I am curious tonka what made you feel unsafe about that truck stop? I am from CA so I would not know, just curious why your inner alert when off?

Sounds like your getting along. Is driving everything you thought it would be?

 

Tonka, The next time your in Denver, try the T/A in Wheat Ridge, 5 miles West, Bigger, more room, and safer. If you go there early enough the best parking is behind the service shop on the way to the exit. The Purina loads are ok once you understand their procedures.

Since you have internet, when your going to a new shipper/receiver, after you get the Mac5 do a mapquest to get a visual on your approach, and the satellite view will even show tire tracks for best way in and out at the facilities. Keep Safe

Yatista

 

Hay ya'll got off the phone today with roadmaster I thought that I couldn't afford it but the wife informs me that what we can't afford is a bunch of BS like a 30 month contract...14wks of next to no money after school...in train time how is the train time at Gorden?
The 2600 miles? That you speek of Tonka is that a wk a mounth or...what???
Just went over to the GTI website does anyone know if they hire in MI??