What important skills of truck driving did you learn after your first year of trucking?

10# when dropping a trailer, I should have the feet of the landing gear about an inch off the ground so that the trailer is not too high for the next driver. And I should dump the air bags when I pull out from a trailer that I am dropping to put less strain on the drivetrain. I didn't know that until I had been trucking for seven years.

 

I did not write this articulately when I posted the OP last night. I should have written the following:

2# I should stop at all railroad tracks that don't have warning lights or a gate arm even if I don't see a train coming.

5# It is illegal to drive a semi-truck in the third lane in most states. In my rookie year, I (erroneously) thought it was only illegal to drive a semi-truck in the third lane where there are signs explicitly forbidding it.

 

What the hell are you talking about? Not important how long it takes to stop?

 

The first year of trucking, let me think about this.

I was a team driver my first year.

So what did I learn about as a team driver?be careful what you post on this website. They are monitoring all channels and outlets including social media

 

First rule of trucking . Develop thick skin
2nd rule - never stop learning

 

like the Vietnamese massage parlor

 

What important skills of truck driving did you learn after your first year of trucking? The more I did it, the less I liked it.

 

75% of what I learned in school was wrong

Chains are never installed in a warm shop in shirtsleeves or on the side of the road in a bright sunshine and shirtsleeves

45% of what I learned the 1st year was wrong

If my dispatchers lips are moving, he's lying

Shippers always lie

Lot Lizards always always lie

Never, ever trust a wet fart

When stopped on the side of the road to cool a tire, look before you step

After my 27th year, I'm still learning

 

really ? No pros outweighing the cons ?