Comments By Idaho noob

You are supposed to be professionals, not sociopathic bullies.

We agree!

I'll tell you what I recommend. Get a dash cam. Then anytime someone does something ridiculous you have it on video. We've seen drivers lose their jobs for doing something crazy that was posted on YouTube.

You're going to catch a lot more 4 wheelers doing crazy things than you will trucks, but there are guys that drive way too aggressively. A dash cam is a game changer.

+1 to the dash cam, be extra smart and get a cam for the rear as well to show people hugging your ass then pulling unsafe moves. Soon as money is up to par after my training im outfitting my car with dash cams as when I bought the car a scammer cut me off and slammed the brakes. He got insurance money and I got hosed and he did it on purpose but I had no proof!

Get a dash cam asap and one for the rear when ya can!

I just took physical and start school at AIT here in Colorado I am excited

Steve J

Awesome man congrats.

I did my DOT physical and got my permit a couple weeks ago. I head out this Sunday to Lewiston for training with Swift. People can laugh all they want but everyone has to start somewhere! They also have the freight to keep decent mileage and miles are what gets us paid in the end as a company driver so thats what I want. Lots and lots of miles baby.

Goodluck and hopefully we will both be out with trainers here soon!

And the "jury" is still out on the safety of vaping.

Jury is WAY OUT.

I see folks that vape - huff on it harder than a bong hit - and that CAN'T BE GOOD for you either. Any foreign substance you force-feed into your lungs, just doesn't belong there. So, even if it doesn't contain carbon-monoxide (or all the other by-products of burning tobacco and paper), it's a matter of "less worse", but still not as good as not inhaling ANYTHING in the first place.

When I did trucking school (county vo-tech) years ago - I chewed nicotine gum while on the truck, as it was a non-smoking environment.

But if I could find a vape that tasted like American Spirit Organic Lights, I would consider it.

Most places that are non-smoking (restaurants, etc.) have also gone to non-vaping too.

Even as a smoker - I find the even more excessive clouds that vapers exhale, to be somewhat annoying.

My kid has had me try the vape a few times - just doesn't "hit the spot" like a real cig does.

And NOTHING IS WORSE - THAN A REFORMED SMOKER...

Rick

Actually its not really "way out"

Ciggs have over a thousand chemicals added into the tobaccy to create more addiction and make the tobacco burn faster so you smoke more.

Vaping has four main ingredients.

1: Propylene glycol -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol

PG, is used in MANY foods you probably eat nearly everyday while out on the road.

2: Vegetable glycerin- http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vegetable-glycerin.htm

VG is also used in MANY foods which again you probably eat nearly everyday on the road.

3: Nicotine, everyone knows nicotine is not exactly great for you as it does increase your blood pressure from restriction.

4: Whatever flavoring you use, which you can make yourself and know exactly what you have in your vape juice.

Yeah inhaling anything into your lungs is less healthy than not inhaling but vaping is significantly safer for you than smoking a cigg. VG and PG will also bind to the Tar in a smokers lungs and when you make the transition you will be able to cough up tar that would otherwise be stuck on the inside of your lung the rest of you life.

Google Xray images and see for yourself. My dad switched to vaping and hacked out a bunch of tar and his o2 rate went from 86% to 98% over the last year and his DR is incredibly happy I made him switch.

As with ANYTHING if you do it TO MUCH its not going to be good for you just like Vitamins, vitamins are great for you but if you overdo it they are deadly.

Use common sense and your friend the internet for unlimited knowledge.

This wasnt directed at any one person, just anyone that comes along. Vaping may not be "healthy" but its significantly better than smoking. And quite frankly you probably breath worse crap on a daily basis at a truck stop than some vapor from an ecig.