Profile For Bobcat_Bob

It is not just a foreign driver problem. I see too many "good old boys" tailgating to the point they are a couple feet off the other vehicle, speeding, speeding in construction zones, weaving in and out of traffic, playing on their phones, watching a tablet, eating and driving with their knees.

Congratulations on making it a year!

I passed a Hummer truck on I- 65 and was wondering if it was you (it wasnt). But it made me think to myself Ol Davey should be coming up on his year mark there. Wonder if he is still happy with the change.

It seems like you are, im glad to hear that!

Very cool!

My dad used to take me to work with him when he was a shop manager at Con-Way. I decided I'd rather drive and break them over fixing them, now I've been driving for OD going on 8 years.

I would recommend getting on with an LTL company if you can, you will be paid hourly while you train. You may have to do a year on the dock but that can vary based on company and need.

You will probably only work 5 days a week. Get to sleep in your own bed or a company paid motel if you do Linehaul. If you do P&D you will be home everyday and probably work about 10 hours a day.

Got passed by a hot shot pulling a flat bed. Couple minutes I saw a construction barrel go flying on the right shoulder, the wheel then went left across 3 lanes of traffic hit the concrete wall and bounced 20+ feet in the air. It landed in the center lane shot back across the road and rolled to a stop on the right shoulder. The other tire then came off and rolled across the on ramp jumper a few feet into the air and landed in a swamp on the far side of the on ramp.

He got really lucky it didn't hit anyone as this happened about 1:30 in the afternoon.

I think you will have basically a impossible time finding class A work. MAYBE dump trucks if you are lucky but having so many limitations right now is going to he hard to overcome.

I say go for the manual, pass the test. If i did it you can as well!

You may never drive a manual outside of school, but one day there maybe a job you want woth manuals and it will be beneficial to not have the restriction.

I'm glad to hear you are mostly ok!

Winds like you encountered are extremely hard to predict. I've encountered it on my boat and in my car, but luckily never with a truck.

Back like a bad rash from that lot lizard.

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