Switching trucks

I've been driving frieghtshakers and cornbinders so far but Monday I'm flying down to Florida to grab a kw. I know they don't turn as sharp as I'm familiar with. so how's the learning curve with these things?

Also I still don't feel comfortable backing in between two trucks at a truck stop any tips to overcome that one?

 

No training diary. it was basically a glorified check ride lol they just put me with a trainer to polish me but the trainer went to saftey (guy wears many hats) and said just give him a truck I'm not teaching him anything lol

And considering I'm out of training and on my own (wanted to wwait to see if I made it this long or if anything happened or whatnot that would make me not want to share to company name but it's all positive so...) I'm driving for Leonard's express out of Farmington ny. I'll be dispatched out of the north Carolina terminal tho. It's a super wierd adjustment from swift. haven't even seen a GPS route sense I left swift lol. I choose what route I take and they don't care as long as I'm on time. fuel wherever I want (as far as location they do have a list of approved places they love pilot but hate loves) mostly new equipment (going to go pick up a brand spanking new kw ) they have a very super strict no idle policy tho. but instead they have apus and good inverters. very well practiced open door policy aand great office staff at hq. family run company and the family all leave there doors open even during meetings (haven't met them yet tho) they have about 350 active trucks right now but the current environment suggests that numbers about to get a lot bigger. It's mostly reefer but they do dry van as well, I've only hooked reefer units so far tho. not insane amounts of money but I am getting a very generous sign on bounus (paid in instalments over a year at ccertain intervals) and a decent raise from my cpm at swift. actually I had a small issue with my pay earlier today (they forgot to pay me ) and payroll issued me a tcheck on the spot.

Only real complaint about these people sis that one of the lazy boy recliners in the drivers lounge has a loose spring ttat sticks ya a lil bit.
The trucks are non smoking bbut I vape and there are driver facing cams. but your perfectly allowed to (and incuradged to) cover them anytime every time logged off duty or sleeper. they also operate a very nice driving school ranging from cars to class a.

 

How was the learning curve on the longer wheelbase? easy to pick up and just remember to swing a bit wider?