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

"Stretch" your truck and trailer everytime you set the brakes.

VISUALLY check your kingpin jaws before you move the truck, EVERYTIME.

 

I don’t remember ha ha ha

 

I have no idea what you’re talking about my first year driving , my first day I had no trainer. I had no books , they said get in the truck and drive it . three guys sitting around holding a cup of coffee watching me . What number would that be on your list

 

When I first started driving trucks, there were no trainers , there were no books. Everything was all self-taught and experience. You get better at it as you keep practicing. That’s all I did

 

Every. Time.

 

At least two things; I don’t know how to drive but I’ll get it there anyway. And I used to think some folks could get stuck anywhere but it turns out that tire condition / type and lockers make a lot of difference.

Before I was a licensed cdl driver I learned how to float a 9 speed with a hand throttle that took two hands to pull it out. You also had to hold in gear as it would randomly kick out of gear and the truck pulled to the right. Can that count?