Monthly Archives: February 2009

CDL Training – White Knuckle Driving on City Streets

Posted on February 4, 2009 by TruckerMike

Wow! Today was a very challenging but rewarding day. First thing in the morning a recruiter came in to pitch his company to us. He was very honest in the sense that he spoke not only of the good things … Continue reading →

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Trucking Dispatchers Wanted For Blogging

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Brett Aquila

TruckingTruth wants trucking dispatchers and office personnel for writing a blog! If you’re a dispatcher or work in the office of a trucking company, we’d love to have you writing your own blog on our site! You can even make money doing it, and you’ll help new drivers a ton! Read on to find out all the great things about this idea! Continue reading →

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CDL Training – Learning a Few Tricks to Driving a Big Rig

Posted on February 3, 2009 by TruckerMike

Only a couple more weeks left and I’ll be done with CDL training. Can you believe it?? I sure can’t! But I’m feeling ready. Our tentative date for the Secretary of State to come test us is February 17th, so it’s going to come up quick! Continue reading →

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Takin’ the CDL Test

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Tumbleweed

Most mistakes will cost you. I just made one mistake and won! This is a great story of what it took for me to pass the driving test! Continue reading →

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Bad Directions

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Tumbleweed

How many times have you ducked going under an overpass that did not appear tall enough to let you travel underneath it with your trailer?  I’ve done it a couple of times and always had a good laugh when a voice would come over the radio asking, “Okay.  Who ducked?” But wait….it’s not so funny when the bridge becomes attached to your trailer! Continue reading →

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CDL Training – Confidence is Building and Another Pre-Hire Recieved!

Posted on February 2, 2009 by TruckerMike

Thursday and Friday of last week were really good days for me. I’m really starting to feel much more confident in my driving skills and the rest of my class is improving greatly as well. It’s really fun to see how quickly we are improving! Although friday was a bit of a mixed bag as far as my driving was concerned. Continue reading →

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