Profile For Big Scott (CFI Driver/Trainer and biggest fan)

You are very welcome. Call or text anytime.

Wow, Susan, what a scare. Glad everything worked out. Best wishes for both of you.

Hybrid electric.

I let the hair on my head grow for a couple of months before going off to CFI. It was still to short, she shaved my back and a stripe across my chest. I was only worried I would have enough hair for them to test. Cutting your hair won't change the results. If you have not been clean for long enough or can't stay clean, don't drive an 80,000 pound death machine.

No they are not. Companies get what they order. It doesn't matter what you train on. Manuals are fading away. It's easier to learn on the autoshift and it will be easier to test in a manual, later on, if you ever want to remove the restriction.

Ours are already noted. CFI's policy is for us to note reason for using PC driving. All other duty status settings are preprogrammed with the notes.

Start here.

• Truck Driver's Career Guide
• Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
• High Road CDL Training Program
• CDL Practice Tests

You will have very difficult time going straight into a local home daily position. By doing that fist year OTR as a company driver you will open the doors to many local positions. It will take you time to hone your driving and backing skills. Most OTR companies have the ability to get home once per month. CFI will train you free and we have a terminal in Dallas and one in Wilmer. Good luck.

RESERVE. My company reimburses parking, so I reserve regularly. Was about to tonight, when I found a nice free one.

Did you have another job lined up before quitting. Why couldn't you shower every day? If you were drinking lots of soft drinks that could lead to the kidney stones. All I drink is water and p alot. Good luck.

I once had to toss two small boxes into the trailer. It was more time and effort opening and closing the doors. I have helped some with shaky pallets, and restacking pallets that fall. I don't have to do that, it's just in my nature to be helpful. Recently I was told by a customer I had to break down and sort mixed pallets. That is something I will never do again. If I had to bring pallets to the tail, I would. That is where my responsibility ends.

One thing not mentioned. When you are in the driver's seat it's your butt on the line. Your logs are your responsibility. You should be the only one doing anything with them.

Weekly, direct deposit. Once hired, you can log into your Driver Dashboard to see your pay, miles and other info. You can also access your pay stubs from there. Good luck.

I always plan where to park for the night. I sleep in truck stops every night, with the very rare occurrence of sleeping at the customer.

There are some Walmarts with truck parking. They have lined truck spots or other designated areas.

Apps like Trucker Path and Driver Pulse show parking. There are books of truck stops. Both of my GPSs have places to park. As you drive keep note of big truck stops you see and any other place you see trucks parked.

How many GOALs is to many? There is no such thing as to many GOALs.

How many GOALs is to few? The one not taken before the accident.

Three out of your 4 mistakes were due to not enough GOALs.

Why would you navigate with Google maps. That's asking for trouble. Try writing down your directions.

Donna, If you're looking to go to CFI, why do you think you wouldn't qualify? Study High Road CDL Training Program to pass your permit test.

Also, look at these.

• Truck Driver's Career Guide
• Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
• High Road CDL Training Program
• CDL Practice Tests

Best of luck to you.

Rick, chock what wheels? The trailer is backed to the dock and not going anywhere. It's either locked to the dock and/or chocked already. The tracker's breaks will hold it. Also, once disconnecting the air lines from the trailer the trailer spring breaks will also hold it.

The way you said that seems like your saying to chock the tractor tires.

Here's one I did recently. The yellow arrow is where I started. You can get in from another curb cut that can't be seen here. The orange dot is about where your nose has to be when you are set up to back. Did I mention there is constant car and truck traffic as well as trucks parked along every curb. The blue is where there are cars parked.

I had to hit the middle spot. There was only the trailer on my right as I backed. There was a guy who backed into the spot to my left as I was finishing my back.

I would have had a very hard time getting in there as a newbie.

I have dropped CFI trailers at both FedEx and UPS yards.

Like the others have said. You and your attitude got you fired. Safety's job is to review the accident with you. Your job in that meeting is to humble yourself, admit what you did wrong and tell them what you learned. We don't even know for sure what the accident was and why the truck was towed.

It seems like most who come here with your attitude, you couldn't handle the truth. Driving might not be the best job for you.

Good luck.

What company are you going to? What didn't work out with your current living conditions?

I pay all of my bills online with my phone. All my checks are direct deposited into my bank. I get very little mail I need to worry about out here. The USPS sends me an email every day with scanned images of the mail coming to my house.

Good luck to you.