Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Training Adventures with Sage in Cheyenne, WY

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Jynxx, Mar 29, 2011.

Page 6 of 22
  1. Jun 6, 2011 #51
    Brickman

    Brickman Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

    12,907
    12,209
    Sep 17, 2006
    WY
    0



    What company?
     
    Brickman, Jun 6, 2011
    Brickman, Jun 6, 2011
    #51
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Jun 6, 2011 #52
    Hanzerik

    Hanzerik Light Load Member

    214
    77
    Mar 30, 2011
    0
    High Desert Services
     
    Hanzerik, Jun 6, 2011
    Hanzerik, Jun 6, 2011
    #52
  4. Jun 6, 2011 #53
    Brickman

    Brickman Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

    12,907
    12,209
    Sep 17, 2006
    WY
    0
    OK, I don't know them.

    I've seen their trucks around.
    If you were interviewing with McWaters or Pettera I could comment on both of them.
     
    Brickman, Jun 6, 2011
    Brickman, Jun 6, 2011
    #53
  5. Jun 7, 2011 #54
    Hanzerik

    Hanzerik Light Load Member

    214
    77
    Mar 30, 2011
    0
    Drive 6:
    Went down and got fuel, then jumped on I-80 out to the Burns/Carpenter exit, then headed South to Hereford Colorado. Then CR 203 west, and on over to Campstool Rd and Wyoming Hereford Ranch and took a break at Sapp Bros again. Then back to the school-house. Those little county roads are kind of crappy and can be narrow at times. But overall it was a fun drive.
     
    Hanzerik, Jun 7, 2011
    Hanzerik, Jun 7, 2011
    #54
  7. Jun 8, 2011 #55
    Brickman

    Brickman Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

    12,907
    12,209
    Sep 17, 2006
    WY
    0


    Crampstool road has been in need of a rebuild since 95 when I moved out here. Unknown how long before that.
    I was hoping with all the oilfield traffic they'd finally get it handled. So far nada.
    You drove thru a lot of my side of the county.
    I used to be on the Carpenter fire department. All volunteer. Was going to get kicked off when I started driving truck. I resigned quick like so as to deny the political machine its power trip.
     
    Brickman, Jun 8, 2011
    Brickman, Jun 8, 2011
    #55
  8. Jun 8, 2011 #56
    Hanzerik

    Hanzerik Light Load Member

    214
    77
    Mar 30, 2011
    0
    Drive 7: taking a break from doing off-sets. Nice morning and not too hot.
     
    Hanzerik, Jun 8, 2011
    Hanzerik, Jun 8, 2011
    #56
  9. Jun 8, 2011 #57
    Hanzerik

    Hanzerik Light Load Member

    214
    77
    Mar 30, 2011
    0
    Drive 8: another four hours of 90s and off-sets. Me and another student did some round robins; he was on one side of the yard doing either 90s or off-sets and I was doing the same on the other side. He would get done then we would switch sides.

    Tomorrow is drive 9 which is up to the Laramie summit and then back down Happy Jack. Not sure if there is any other driving location for that one. Probably more in town driving if we have time.
     
    Hanzerik, Jun 8, 2011
    Hanzerik, Jun 8, 2011
    #57
  10. Jun 9, 2011 #58
    Jynxx

    Jynxx Medium Load Member

    502
    180
    Mar 16, 2011
    Cheyenne, Wyoming
    0
    I've been OTR for the past two weeks now and love it! I can't tell you how many times I've had to do near 90's into a parking spot at the truck stops. Im getting rather good at them. Lol. About riding the clutch when backing. I drive a 2011 Kenworth T700 and in about 50% of my experiences backing, I had to ride the clutch because this beast is geared a little odd and even in low reverse it moves quickly. When doing a 90 into a parking space between two other trucks it's hard to stay off the clutch. Lol One thing I do know is that it's very different driving a new truck than the old ones at Sage. I have an eight speed and the shifting is way different. I'm glad to hear everything is going well for you Hanzerik. I'm currently sitting at a Pilot in Charleston, WV on my ten hour reset.
     
    Jynxx, Jun 9, 2011
    Jynxx, Jun 9, 2011
    #58
  11. Jun 10, 2011 #59
    Hanzerik

    Hanzerik Light Load Member

    214
    77
    Mar 30, 2011
    0
    Drive 9:
    Headed west out of Cheyenne on I-80 on up to the summit. Then took Happy Jack back into Cheyenne. Then made our way across town, then over to Sapp Bros. I was thinking the truck wasn't going to make it up to the summit LOL. Seemed real sluggish today compared to how it drove on Drive 6. But we made it up to the summit and took a short break, and another of our trucks pulled in a few minutes later. I let them take the lead and we all drove back at a nice "leisurely" pace.

    They turned off onto I-25S, while we went cross town on 19th, but we both ended up over at Sapp Bros. Not sure where they went after that, but I wanted to work on my shifting so we stayed out there and did a few laps around that area near the Pilot station. Then back to the yard.

    Thought I would try out an App for my phone; Turned on GPS and "My Tracks" and set the phone down to do it's thing...recorded the drive up and back. Google Map of Drive 9
     
    Hanzerik, Jun 10, 2011
    Hanzerik, Jun 10, 2011
    #59
  12. Jun 10, 2011 #60
    HD_Renegade

    HD_Renegade Road Train Member

    1,470
    607
    Dec 20, 2010
    North Carolina
    0
    What App do you use to do that with the cell phone??

    Thanks
     
    HD_Renegade, Jun 10, 2011
    HD_Renegade, Jun 10, 2011
    #60
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 6 of 22