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Chinatown · Aug 23, 2023

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bryan21384 said: ↑

Those are minor. Kind of surprised Western Express didn't take you. It's a bit difficult for a rookie driver to go 6 to 12 months without an incident. I certainly had a couple of incidents my rookie year, that's just the ones the company found out about...lol. Read the questions very carefully on those apps, see what's on your DAC, MVR, and if Prime didn't report it on either of those as accidents/incidents, it "didn't happen." It all depends on how a termination gets reported.

On a side note, here's a couple of tips from an experienced driver lol:

1. Do not back up between 2 trucks unless you have a lot of space to do so. Sometimes you may not have as much space, but if that's the case, set up at a 45 and don't oversteer. Don't be afraid to get out and take a look. Take as much time as you need to in order to back into a spot. If an experienced driver offers some assistance, let him or her do so, til you get all the way comfy backing into tough spots. An experienced driver who's worth a #### will get out and help you as opposed to pointing, laughing, and recording like so many do these days.

2. If you're making a U-turn, make sure you have enough space to do so. If you have to turn the steering wheel all the way to the max and you have to hold it in that position to make the U-turn, the truck will probably be touching the trailer, and you will bend or break the fairing. Even if you have to make a sharp U-turn, you should not have to hold the wheel but a second or 2 to before straightening it out. The less you have to turn the wheel to make a U-turn, the better. If you have to turn around, it's better to look for spacious places. Pull over, check out Google maps, put it in satellite mode and look around for a safe place to turn around.

In both instances, slow down, don't panic, and take your time. Also come on here and ask questions. It's a whole army of experienced drivers ready and willing to help.
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Yeah, don't understand why Western Express didn't hire him.

Chinatown · Aug 23, 2023

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Youngs Transport USDOT 1956177 - Fresno, California …
Address & phone number on this website.

2TallTrucker · Aug 23, 2023

Chinatown said: ↑

Well, time to start putting out the applications. We'll give you some trucking company websites, so submit the online applications before any phone calls, this is important.
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Start here:
May Trucking Company – Performance. Reliability. Leadership.
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I can’t thank you enough, I have just completed this application and will continue to do so with all the leads you have provided.

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