I've been on my own for about 8 months with a great medium size company that trained me and these are a few things that could possibly help a "newbie". They are not in order of importance by any means. The most important thing is safety which a large % of drivers seem to forget.
1) Don't Complain...they don't care.
2) Drive from point A to B in a timely manner without hitting anybody or anything. Repeat this process over and over again.
3) Dont Complain...there isn't always a load with your name on it when you want it.
4) Keep a safe following distance.
5) Don't Complain...You should of known about the idle policy before you signed on.
6) It's a load and it needs to be delivered by you regardless of whether you like it or not.
7) Don't complain...It's nobody's fault but yours.
8) Pay attention to the task at hand (See #2) Your new GPS, Bluetooth, Sirius, I-Phone, Laptop, TV, CB is a distraction.
9) Dont' Complain...It's was in the handbook you signed off of while dreaming about that PC Miler GPS that sits on your dash obstructing your view.
10) Drive Safely, arrive on time, make good decisions, learn from bad decisions.
Tips for OTR "Newbies"
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dstraw, Mar 3, 2012.
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make note too meself never ever buy a cb radio, there just a big money grabber for truckstop and cb shops to make money off poor truckdrivers who get paid .24 cent a mile, otherwise if i do have one , turn it it off, there so much bs yanking , you cant talk anyway
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you forget number 16 a very importment one dont mess with anthor man lot lizard
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