Comments By Turtle

This wasn't my first week, but I was a rookie nonetheless...

Locked in

Difficult to snare, this one.

Old School sighting

But you didn't hit anything. That's a win.

It's been a few years, but I don't remember it being all that difficult.

Of course, I used the High Road CDL Training Program for study, and that more than prepared me.

I believe every state should have a similar separate test for cargo securement in the way that NY does. Every person on the road is putting their hands into the lives of flatbedders. It's important to know how to properly secure stuff to that deck.

Study up on it, you'll get it.

Congratulations!

The Cascadia seatbelts randomly lock me in place for no discernable reason whatsoever. Drives me nuts. I'll go to adjust the visor, change the radio volume or whatever and will be prevented from doing so.

This is also a safety issue when I try to lean forward while driving or backing to look out the window for some reason or another, and the seatbelt decides that is the appropriate time to pin me to the seat.

going into the city, I forgot to slide my tandems all the way forward.

is it with the mindset of safety and maneuverability first, screw the axle weight issue?

Well first, once you're close to your destination, axle weight concerns are out the window.

BUT, I'd be very careful with sliding tandems forward. We see a lot of newer drivers using this practice, thinking it'll make turning easier. Yes, it will decrease the turning radius needed, but it will also increase the danger of side swiping a car during a turn with the increased overhang. This is a real danger in tight city streets.

I keep my tandems in the middle. The slight gain in turnability isn't worth the increased risk to me.

I Found it

Lol. Yeah, I remember that trip. I spent a week there that day.

Harvest, look at this as just another learning experience and build off of that knowledge. Imagine how much easier it'll be the next time.

We have local drivers at my DC that are home daily. They run day cabs and are typically on either a fixed route or in the same geographic area each day.

I don't know exact numbers, but the pay is probably significantly less than a regional driver such as myself. This is simply because the home daily drivers can't really push their clocks to the extremes, else they may run out of time before getting back to the yard.

I never looked into it much beyond that because I live a little too far away for a home daily gig to be feasible for me.

Does that mean Walmart still requires 30 months of driving experience for new hires?

Yes, that is still a requirement.