Starting The Journey!!
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Doug
Best of luck! Looking forward how your training goes.
Sxot
That's great. Go get 'em!!
Made it into Missoula late last night. Have a day to recharge and get ready. As I sit here thinking, the excitement and nervousness sets in. I guess it's normal but a little un berving to say the least. Will update as the week goes on!!
Good luck and we'll be reading.
Day two of training. First day was filling out paperwork and meeting everyone. I will say that the staff and employees at Jim Palmer are amazing and make you feel like more than just a number. Today we went to the DMV and took our permit tests. Passed all three!! One obstacle out of the way!! This afternoon we bobtailed all around Missoula. Very interesting. Didn’t grind them too bad and got decent at double clutching. Tomorrow more driving with a trailer. To be continued.....
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
Double Clutch:
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
Double Clutching:
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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First of all thank you to everyone on here for answering my questions in the past. I leave Saturday for Missoula to start training with Jim Palmer. So excited and nervous at the same time. Will keep you all updated along the way!!!