Comments By Happy Dog

Thanks Guy. Always be leaving, so to speak. I know thats a green question, Im still in school with nothing but a permit and a prehire, but I want to learn the right way to do things.

I love it!

Just how does one "run hard"? I get the concept, what I want to know is, what is an acceptable level of distance for a 10 hour day? What will keep my company happy? How does one manage drive time and on-duty time?

Guy, thank you for that, you're absolutely right and I will do just as you suggested. I guess the trucking industry has changed since I started driving. Thats a shame guys would do that to anyone, new driver or not. Where I come from, even your buddies would kick your ass for doing something so rotten.

When returning to your truck you notice the lever for the lock jaw has been pulled open. Yes I know you can lower the landing gear to keep the trailer from falling and then pull out and then back under again. But is there a way to simply lock the jaws around the kingpin again without going through all that? Maybe a button you can press or something?

Do you think someone did that to you or is there a possibility it just never completely locked in the first place? I know theyre spring loaded, but to think someone would jerk a kingpin lever out of malice is dang wrong. Scary, too. Good job on the pre-trip!!!!