Comments By The Little Trucker

All set for my big update. No dice, usb device not recognized? says it's not connected but gps says connected? Help?

USB not recognized The last usb device connected to this computer malfunctioned,and Windows does not recognize it (that's what it is still saying)

Did anyone answer this young man's question in a pm or something? I'm having this same issue on my Rand McNally 730 and when I tried to Google a solution to it, This thread popped up on Google's results page (kudos to TT for getting around and being so accessible LOL)!

Well Paul pm me if you're ever around the area. Does your truck have a camera or inverter installed?

And JJ take your time. This is one career where I would say you definitely want to have all of your ducks in a row before you start. This is not a job for someone who either has a mess of a personal life or who is jumping in too fast to actually learn the things being taught to them. Best of luck to you!

So .... What do you drive? Either Freightliner or Kenworth? What year?

It is a brand new 2016 freightliner Cascadia evolution. Yes, it is automatic as well. And Charlie Mac yes I am a Swiftie!

Congrats! What will you haul?

Dry van for now. And thanks Dan!

I finally have my own truck!! I will be posting on here periodically and messaging people for help if I need it. Thank you all for everything. Safe travels to all and to all a good night!

A shout out from L.T.:

And ERROL! I'M at your home terminal! I'll be here for the next two or three days! Let me know if you show up!

I WAS JUST THERE THIS MORNING!! (Saturday). But I won't be back for several days. Stopped in the Lounge at the T-call window around 11am.

I missed you by a couple of hours. We got here at 1:30 Tennessee time. I got your pm. Shooting you a text as we speak

Little Trucker, I think you are going to make a real truck driver!

I especially liked this sentiment you shared with us after all the crazy stuff you've been through while in training - that was classic on an epic scale!

But I took away two valuable things: experiences I could never have elsewhere and the certainty that this lifestyle is for me.

I love that!

Thank you for the compliment. Taking away positive valuable information is always the way to go. I can honestlysay everything I've suffered through has been worth it!

Awesome Little Trucker. I leave on the ole grey dog tonight headed for orientation and praying they don't lose my suitcase on the way to Iowa. As a just in case (thanks to your story) I'm carrying a change of clothes, cell and tablet charger, and all my personal hygiene items in a small duffel as a carryon.

Congrats on your well deserved upgrade!

Thanks! And knowing what I know now I would definitely do the same. Best of luck to you Sue!

Hey everyone. I know I've been MIA on the forum for a while. I thought I'd let you all know that your kind words and advice have paid off. On Monday, I testout to get my own truck. It's going to be really easy for me. I've had some wild experiences in training, from going days in the same clothes to fighting with my trainer to jackknifing the truck to getting woken up by the police banging on the side of the truck to getting cursed out for pulling into a parking spot instead of backing into it. What a ride this has been!

But I took away two valuable things: experiences I could never have elsewhere and the certainty that this lifestyle is for me.

A couple of side notes: I finally got my bag from Greyhound to those that are interested.

And ERROL! I'M at your home terminal! I'll be here for the next two or three days! Let me know if you show up!

Tlt sorry to here things are not going well. The driver develpment people have a lot of say on how things work with training trucks and the dm have a lot of say. A lot of the times you get a dm and I ddc that get in a power struggle, for some reason. Don't know if that's what's going on here or not. Also is your mentor a l/o or company? And one last thing is if you need to you can get a company advance on your check to get what ever you have to have on the road I think the Mac is 105 dollars per week.

Good luck

My trainer is a company driver. Don't you have to pay back interest on those advances? Right now I'm not making much in training so I don't want to dig a hole for myself.