Comments By ACO476

Your original question was about the product thawing out, which it won't. If you're worried about the temp, if it were me, I would follow what is on the BOL. If you're still not convinced, call the shipper to confirm and call the receiver to find out what they're expecting the temp to be when you arrive. Safest bet is to always follow the BOL. I've had dispatch tell me to change a temperature that was NOT what was on the BOL. I emailed my dispatcher a picture of the BOL and was promptly told to disregard their instruction and follow what the BOL instructions were. Hopefully that helps...

20 is still below freezing, so no, it shouldn't thaw.

Now l know for sure TX drivers are the worst drivers.

Agree 100%, and I’m a Texan as well.

What everyone else has said. I just wanted to thank you for your service. You picked a great career field to transition into. Stick with it and it will be one of the more rewarding things you'll ever do.

Brett, he's got to be referring to the special section in the Texas manual concerning farm equipment, lights, and reflectors.

Oops, just saw this. You are correct. Brett is also correct that it is an oddball section, but there were quite a few questions on my written test covering this section. Having said that, and more to the point of this thread, I'm glad I went way above and beyond by studying my paper manual, taking the high road training program, and reading advice on this site. People should be compelled to do everything they can to do/be the best that they can!

Really? Because the High Road is the CDL manual. It's not our version of it. It's the actual manual.

What information was it missing?

Texas chapter 14: Special requirements for Texas commercial motor vehicles was not in the high road training program. State specific, but might be worth adding as an option.

Hello conservative back at it again! I saw an ad for celadon that offered regional routes and home weekends. I was wondering if they or any other company offered that to new students after training and if that would guarantee my being off Sundays . Wanted to give this trucking thing one last shot. Thanks!

Where are you located?

Orientation was three boring days of videos and typical pre-employment paperwork while waiting for drug tests to come back. Being with a mentor is going to vary from mentor to mentor. Basically lots of miles and lots of learning. What are your specific worries?

I first studied my states CMV handbook before starting the high road training program. I noticed that the high road training program was missing information that was in my states CMV handbook. I'm glad I took both seriously and passed all of my CMV tests first try. The girl at my local DMV was quite surprised at how well I did. Make sure you study both and take both very seriously.

For the life of me I can't understand why people don't want to be the very best at what they do, either in their professional lives or even in their personal lives. I'm sure they'll be the ones "just passing through" and won't last long in this profession.

To answer your question about non-English speaking drivers; I'm almost positive that you can bring along a translator during your DMV written and driving test. I could be wrong though. I'll look up the law when I get a chance...

And I was wrong, concerning Texas anyway since that is where I obtained my CDL. Apparently you only need to be able to understand hand signals. Must be quite frightful for road testers!

https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/translators.htm