Watkins Shepard After Orientation

decent broom.. I brought a cheap one from hd with a hollow metal handle. folded in half during the sweep of a trailer. so then I had to sweep the trailer with a 2' broom. fun. only used it 1-2x before that.

 

was that the green handled one....i bought that one too...BROKE!!

 

haha, ya. I bought a cheap wooden handle that screwed in as a replacement, though. but since I don't haul flour or pasta anymore, I haven't had to use it. I'm itching to try it! maybe I'll go sweep the ts lot...

 

Bring what they told you on the list and the following TO orientation:

GPS
Rand McNally LAMINATED SPRIRAL BOUND Motor Carrier Atlas
Pens
White out
Ruler
Fifth Wheel Puller
Flash Light- Small LED ones are perfect
Leather Gloves for Fueling - commonly sold as "Ropeing" gloves
Regular Work Gloves
Saftey Vest- HiVisabilty
Hammer- regular claw hammer is fine

After Orientation get the rest of this stuff from home or a TS or whereever as soon as you can:

Pad Lock- you can get one from any TS
WD-40
Screw drivers Small/medium/Large in Flat head and Philips head
2 Vice grips
Dykes
Sissiors
Plyers
Wire stripper/crimper/crimp on connections (little kits are cheap)
get a assorited bunch of Zip ties. I got 350 for $2.99 of all sizes and colors at harbor Freight
Electrical tape
Duct Tape
Stapler/staples
A small wrench set (combination wrenches) standard usually a 11piece set covers the sizes you need, make sure you have a 5/8
Buy some glad hand seals
Light bulbs, head lights, marker lights, license plate lights




American Trucker

 

also get a glad hand lock, there like $20 at TS's, so you can drop your trailer at the TS to get your truck washed/ tractor worked on without loseing your parking spot

Kingpin lock would be great to



American Trucker

 

The list that they gave you will work fine. To help you now for the problems down the road here are a few of my tips. Most of these things you can get once you get a truck.

I carry a bottle of Spray-9 (or a good degreaser) and a few rolls of paper towels (or rags from one of our shops at the terminals) for cleaning the hubs on the trailers. This way you can see the level of gear oil in your hubs (if they have the sight glass for viewing).

A small spray bottle (I use a contact solution bottle for this) for a 50/50 mix of dish detergent and water to be used in the lubrication of the slide rails on the tandems. Most of the time my loads are around 40k+ in the box, so I always get under the trailer and give a good spray of the mix on the rails and never have had a problem with the tandems sliding.

Also a good set of torx wrenhes for the truck. Alot of the fastening hardware used on the truck uses these.

I good push broom and a good sturdy shovel (for the winter time) is a must. They fit perfectly along the fairing on the back of your cab.

 

fifth wheel puller? i meant to get one of those..i am almost at my 90 days and still dont have one lol!

 

how many shirts have you ruined so far?

between saveing your back and saveing your shirts its worth the $20



American Trucker