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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; Peter Jr</title>
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		<title>My On-The-Road Training Ends And It&#8217;s Home To My Family</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/07/my-on-the-road-training-ends-and-its-home-to-my-family</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a while since my last blog, and my on-the-road training is complete. Here's a recap of what training was like, and the return home to my family. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/07/my-on-the-road-training-ends-and-its-home-to-my-family">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Company Orientation: Not Much Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 11:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basically, when going to orientation, prepared to be bombarded with videos, tested on your skills, and grilled about your past. I’m looking foreword to getting the heck out of this hotel, and getting on the open road. Hopefully, my trainer will show up in the next day or two. If not, it looks like I’m just going to have to wait..... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/05/trucking-company-orientation-not-much-fun">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Time Has Come: I&#8217;m Heading To Orientation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's finally here! Time for me to hit the open road, see the country, and see how many people I know are shocked when they see me hauling ass in an eighteen wheeler. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/05/the-time-has-come-im-heading-to-orientation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CDL Exam Day: Hoping To Get My License &#8211; Not An Ulcer</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/04/cdl-exam-day-hoping-to-get-my-license-not-an-ulcer</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olah! I haven’t written for a few weeks, so I have to catch everyone up on how things have been going. I finished school. That’s right. I’m now allowed to drive one of the biggest, baddest vehicles on the road. &#8230; <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/04/cdl-exam-day-hoping-to-get-my-license-not-an-ulcer">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking School Is Hard: Peter&#8217;s Crybaby Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/03/trucking-school-is-hard-peters-crybaby-blog</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woe is me. Not only is truck driving school not easy, but getting a job and getting rollin in this economy is not the fastest process by any means! <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/03/trucking-school-is-hard-peters-crybaby-blog">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CDL Training Week Two &#8211; Finding Out Which Of Us Will Make It Through</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/03/cdl-training-week-two-finding-out-which-of-us-will-make-it-through</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, week two. The magical week that separates the truck drivers from the…well… not truck drivers? This is the week that we actually get out of the desk and behind the wheel. The week where you probably will be doing all the basics. If you’re like me, you’re probably scared to death, and if you're not, then your nerves are made of barb wire and I envy you. I was completely horrified of down shifting for some reason, so when it came time to take a tight curve, I kind of tensed up and almost hit a guard rail. So here’s a little advice, calm down.  It really comes natural when you get the hang of it. You’re going to probably start off slow. Snail slow.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/03/cdl-training-week-two-finding-out-which-of-us-will-make-it-through">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>End Of My First Week of CDL School, Start of My First Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/03/end-of-my-first-week-of-cdl-school-start-of-my-first-blog</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I finally did it! After a whole year of thinking about it, I decided it was time for me to dive head-first into the exciting, rewarding career of over-the-road truck driving. So I grabbed my fingerless work gloves, denim jacket and "Smokey and the Bandit" DVD and realized that I had absolutely no idea how to get into the industry.... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/03/end-of-my-first-week-of-cdl-school-start-of-my-first-blog">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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