Stevens Transport aviary

Well, going to finish my second week on the range and I am progressing.
I am my worst enemy being the perfectionist I am.

My instructor tells me to just have fun and do not get a mental block.

Looking in those side mirrors and telling my brain....okay turn this way and my brain say's uh wait a minute that's wrong. (But it is right).

Straight Line is good, off set for some reason I can not get that timing down.
When I stop...oops! were is that darn right cone?

Parallel parking, not too shabby but needs work.

Overall I am proggressing.

Monday it's off the range and on the streets!

I have decided to let go of trying to find that perfect company and will be calling Stevens in the AM and confirm my choice of carrier.

Man did I do research...it made my head spin but it was a good learning experience.

On the way to school this morning I saw a Stevens truck parked of of the I-10.
Stopped buy to chat but the driver was in his sleeper.

This will be a relief for me even though I made up my mind a while ago but I could not let go!

I again thank all the post on this thread and I hope to have a new career with Stevens God willing!

Stay tuned!!

 

Awe Corporal clegg, just missed u. Will be on the yard Friday Afternoon.

Way to stick to your guns Smokr... those desk drivers can be such a pain at time. Guilt trip never works on me either. Now the lost income sucks, but better to be able to continue driving, next week, instead of getting in an accident.

I delivered in Los Lunas last night, and got a repower to fort worth today... going to americold... then to the yard. Good thing I stopped and read the load assignment, and the address on the bills... I was thinking it was a drop at Kraft(now americold) there by the airport...
It is even on RailHead

road, not drive. A different Americold, about 5 miles south. Shucks, now I have to wait for the appointment time of 2 pm, and I can be there by 9am...Guess I will have to try and get myself cleared all on Saturday Morning... Now that will be a challenge.

 

If I were still driving that supertrucker might have been me. However i totLly respect someone who knows their limitations and communicates and I would be "taking a chance on disaster" without the abs active on the trailer. So you've made the right decision.

Btw. I'm now employed back in the computer industry with quicken financial of Detroit. Looks like a bold move into a crappy economy can go well.

 

Here's a hint. Until you get really confident (took two years for me) don't make any large turns of the wheel while you're moving. Instead, stop, assess the situation, turn the wheel and go. It buys you an extra six feet of room each time you do it. Why? If you need to turn the wheel all the way in one direction you'll be moving for a few feet with the wheel in the wrong position until you get there. So place the tractor and trailer where you want them, stop, turn the wheel and move. You'll thank me for it.

 

wish you well. A crappy economy, that the american people will overcome, regardless what the gooberment does. You may just be getting back in at the bottom.

 

In Flagstaff tonight, heading for VA with a load of grapejuice.
Have 12-300 gallon totes.
Feels like a tanker. that juice surges front to back, side to side.
Been a long time since I pulled a tank. But you never lose that feeling.

 

Tote surge. Got to love the feeling.
Sitting on the yard until at least tuesday due to classes.
VDPD monday and safety workshop tuesday.

 

well getting close to G3 should get the "congrat" any day on the QC. Man it seems like Ive been here forever. Havent taken any time off since I arrived last summer for school, guess that could be one reason it feels so long, been telling them no time off till my names on a lease. So it may still be awhile Anyway in Houston at Krogers DC with a load of Hersheys, they informed me this morning I'd be here all day, they have to brk dn 26 pallets into 96 and a lot of it has to come out of the cases. Dispatch keeps bugging me on when Im going to b empty, guess Im going to have to turn the volume dn on it if I want to get in a good nap. Nap is about all thats left, paper wrk is done, detailed the trk inside and watched 2 movies, not much left to do.

 

Cool, Im sure you will be glad when you finally get some home time.