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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; On The Road In Training</title>
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		<title>A Driver Trainer&#8217;s Perspective: Some Helpful Tips And Observations For Student Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/11/a-driver-trainers-perspective-some-helpful-tips-and-observations-for-student-drivers</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a CDL instructor or a driver trainer is a very unique experience. I learned more about truck driving over the past 4 weeks than I have in the previous three years combined. It was an amazing learning experience for me. Here are some of the highlights I learned along the way. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/11/a-driver-trainers-perspective-some-helpful-tips-and-observations-for-student-drivers">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OTR Training- Week 1: Patience and Perseverance</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/lucky13/2011/10/otr-training-week-1-patience-and-perseverance</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/lucky13/2011/10/otr-training-week-1-patience-and-perseverance#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lucky13</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=3119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a solo truck driver is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life, and I have done some hard things. CDL training will test you in so many ways, and it will go far beyond your ability to drive a truck.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/lucky13/2011/10/otr-training-week-1-patience-and-perseverance">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trying To Teach Proper Driver Forecasting</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/trying-to-teach-proper-driver-forecasting</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/trying-to-teach-proper-driver-forecasting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=3035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm about three weeks into being a CDL instructor now, working one on one on the road with my student. There's a lot I can teach, but there's a lot that can only come with experience. Forecasting what may happen next is one of the most important aspects of safe driving, and one of the toughest to teach a new driver. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/trying-to-teach-proper-driver-forecasting">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Types of Trainers and How to Deal With Them</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/types-of-trainers-and-how-to-deal-with-them</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/types-of-trainers-and-how-to-deal-with-them#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While I've only been a CDL instructor for about a week now, I've already noticed that my training techniques could easily go in several different directions. Here are some of the more common personalities and traits a trainer might have, and how to deal with them as a student or new driver. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/types-of-trainers-and-how-to-deal-with-them">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Becoming a CDL Instructor!</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/im-becoming-a-cdl-instructor</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/im-becoming-a-cdl-instructor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yup, I'm doing something I never thought I'd ever do. I'm becoming a CDL instructor! Long story short, an old college buddy of mine started asking questions about becoming a truck driver. After several emails and a couple phone calls together, he applied to the company I drive for and was hired. He's coming in without any trucking experience and no CDL. After a lot of thinking, I decided to train him myself. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2011/09/im-becoming-a-cdl-instructor">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Training Time Is Over And It&#8217;s Time To Test</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/training-time-is-over-and-its-time-to-test</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/training-time-is-over-and-its-time-to-test#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, after two weeks with my trainer, I got to go home for three days to relax and get ready for my company test. Before I can get assigned my own truck I had to go back to the operating center and take a series of tests so the company knows I am knowledgeable enough and safe enough to go out solo in my own truck. Here's how it went... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/training-time-is-over-and-its-time-to-test">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training: There&#8217;s Been A Lot Of Ups And Downs</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/on-the-road-in-training-theres-been-a-lot-of-ups-and-downs</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/on-the-road-in-training-theres-been-a-lot-of-ups-and-downs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have been out with my trainer for a week and a half now and it has definitely been a roller coaster ride. I am learning new things every day, and every day our trainer expects us to do more and more on our own with little or no guidance from him. I feel I have progressed quite a bit, but feel as tho I still have a long way to go, especially since I only have 3 more days with my trainer. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/on-the-road-in-training-theres-been-a-lot-of-ups-and-downs">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training: Doing Things For The First Time</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/on-the-road-in-training-doing-things-for-the-first-time</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/on-the-road-in-training-doing-things-for-the-first-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my first few days out on the road with a trainer everything is going great. Everything is brand new to you at this point - even my first truck stop shower! I had no idea how that was gonna go! <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/on-the-road-in-training-doing-things-for-the-first-time">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My First Days On The Road With A Trainer</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/my-first-days-on-the-road-with-a-trainer</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/my-first-days-on-the-road-with-a-trainer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We completed orientation and I got a call from the company that there was a trainer available to take me so I headed out on the highway for the first time! Here's how it went... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/my-first-days-on-the-road-with-a-trainer">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Showdown With &#8220;The Colonel&#8221; &#8211; Handling My Trainer&#8217;s Tirades</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/06/the-showdown-with-the-colonel-handling-my-trainers-tirades</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/06/the-showdown-with-the-colonel-handling-my-trainers-tirades#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philosopher Paul</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/?p=2749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[3200 miles with colonel Kurtz and still going surprisingly well. I needed to keep things light with this guy because I still had two or three weeks left with him.  When it seemed like he wasn’t going to let up on me, I knew we were going to have a showdown. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/06/the-showdown-with-the-colonel-handling-my-trainers-tirades">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Some Crazy Personalities During Training</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/05/dealing-with-some-crazy-personalities-during-training</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/05/dealing-with-some-crazy-personalities-during-training#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 10:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philosopher Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been really happy with my fortune so far but the first day I met my finisher, I got a little concerned. The first thing he told me was “Forget everything you learned at your school." And it got much crazier from there. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/05/dealing-with-some-crazy-personalities-during-training">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering My Earliest Days Of Trucking School</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2010/10/remembering-my-earliest-days-of-trucking-school</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2010/10/remembering-my-earliest-days-of-trucking-school#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Aquila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of us that drove truck, the early days of becoming a truck driver were some of the most exciting times in our lives. Here's the story of some of my earliest days in 1993 attending truck driving school and heading out on the road for the first time. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2010/10/remembering-my-earliest-days-of-trucking-school">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training With Ringo Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo-part-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first couple of weeks on the road driving flatbed were hard, because my body was not conditioned to this pace, this type of work, or these long hours. I lost most of the feeling in the tips of my fingers, and I had aches in places where I would have sworn I didn’t have muscles.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo-part-2">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On The Road In Training With Ringo</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Huffman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first time out on the road in training I had a patient, entertaining, and unique character for a trainer - Ringo - an imposing, grizzly bear of a man with a beard like Dan Haggerty. His patience and entertaining stories made for a very unique experience.  Since we were running southeast regional, we would get to go home on weekends, but the “trucker’s weekend” was not something I’d been prepared for. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rickhu45/2010/03/on-the-road-in-training-with-ringo">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Home Time During Training &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2010/01/randys-home-time-during-training-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2010/01/randys-home-time-during-training-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I LOVE "normal" life.  We got lots of errands done, I sold some stuff on Craigslist and Randy had a little pinstriping job - we made more money today than his last paycheck.  ;)  He keeps saying how nice it is to be home, and I keep telling him how nice it is to have him here.  Home will soon be somewhere else, and we're going to start moving tomorrow. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2010/01/randys-home-time-during-training-part-1">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 Training &#8211; Part 8</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-training-part-8</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-training-part-8#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I keep reading that the 2 most important factors for a successful marriage, especially in OTR trucking, are trust and communication...this week, we had neither one.  I suppose the added stress of all this didn't help, and we both had a major thinking/behavior relapse.  This career truly does test a relationship, and any weakness that existed before WILL be magnified 1000 times. 
 <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-training-part-8">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 7</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-7</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-7#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life on the road is not getting any easier for Randy, and life at home without him is getting even worse. He's due for home time and we're hoping it comes real soon. This is getting to be unbearable. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-7">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 6</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-6</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're about half way through with CDL training and Randy is hardly making anything out on the road with his trainer. He can't wait to get done with training. He's been through a lot already but unfortunately there's still a good ways to go. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-6">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 5</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-5</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another day stuck at the school, another interesting story...don't know if it's true, but it's interesting.  Supposedly, a student took a bottle of liquor on the truck while with an instructor and other students.  They got 30 miles away at a truck stop, the safety manager and cops were called, and he got a D.U.I.  If it really happened, it's incredibly stupid! A lot of odd things happen at that school. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-5">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-4</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, Randy has been acting very strangely and I can hardly get him to talk to me at all.  Two days ago he was all happy, now he seems really uncomfortable again...something is going on in that truck.  I suppose I won't find out until he has some "alone time" again.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/12/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-4">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's been a few days for Randy on the road now and I think he's getting a bit wacky :-) He's struggling with some things but doing quite well overall. Being apart this long is not getting any easier for us. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-3">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I forgot to say all the states Randy's been in, just since the beginning of the week:  Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.  Before he went to school, he'd only been in 2 of those states.  I know this is super-exciting for him so far!   <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-2">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Randy&#8217;s Phase 1 CDL Training &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rbradyjohnsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randy just started phase I training out on the road. It's a lot of pressure but very exciting at the same time. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/rbradyjohnsen/2009/11/randys-phase-1-cdl-training-part-1">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Truck Drivers: Beware of Rocking The Boat</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/10/new-truck-drivers-beware-of-rocking-the-boat</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Aquila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I heard a story of a truck driving student who was on the road with a trainer and discovered that the trainer was smoking pot in the truck while the student was driving. How did the student handle this? Did it backfire on him? There are some things that everyone needs to understand about the realities of life in the trucking industry. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/admin/2009/10/new-truck-drivers-beware-of-rocking-the-boat">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official &#8211; My Truck Driver Training is Over</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/07/its-official-my-truck-driver-training-is-over</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of research, one month of CDL truck driving school, and 4 months of company training, I'm now going out on the open road as a solo company driver. Wow, sometimes I think back and it's taken forever to get here, while other times I think back and it's gone by in an instant.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/07/its-official-my-truck-driver-training-is-over">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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