Profile For Sandman J

Brandon, I can't offer any advice on the backing because I'm new and struggle with it. But the mindset I have when doing anything, be it backing, turning, anything: if someone gets upset I'm taking too long, I just remind myself they'd be even more upset and delayed if I hit their truck, or crashed/rolled/whatever blocking the roadway for hours.

I appreciate that very much. I'm on the OTR fleet but kept mainly in the midwest. I make it out to Dunkirk, NY, and some points in PA sometimes. Hazleton is probably one of my favorite places we go, of the ones I've seen so far. I love the drive across 80.

Congratulations Zen!!! Time really does go quick out here, enjoy your road training phases and you'll be solo before you know it!

Congratulations Bill! That's awesome to hear. I haven't been there nearly as long as you but I'm liking our company as well. I'm curious, is your new truck one of them with cameras for mirrors?

I've been wanting to redo the High Road section on this, and now I'm gonna read up on the Prime sheets Dennis L posted. Like PackRat said, even just using it here and there could be beneficial, so I want to understand it better then try it again.

I was a 911 Dispatcher. It was something I thought I'd retire from, and the best job ever for me, until it wasn't. Trucking is something I dreamed about as a kid like most, and thanks to the guidance of this site, I am finally making a go of it. I'm in the very-rookie stage but thanks to having as much a realistic expectation as I can from reading experiences here, I'm surviving for now. What I love about this industry is there's so many facets to it, there's a home for everybody if you can find it and have the experience for it. I don't know what I want to do long-term but I know I want to drive something for a living and learn as much as I can during my initial year OTR and will go from there.

This is something I tried once and failed at, I posted that experience in a different thread. Maybe this is hard to answer, but does anyone think SSB benefits a certain type of driver more than others? Maybe it's common sense but trying to wrap my rookie brain around it I think reefer drivers seem to use it more. Is that sort of accurate? I know Old School talks about it so I know Flatbedders and everyone can benefit from it too. It's something I'd like to be more well-versed in.

What Laura said is what I remember too. I'm not good at finding past posts but I thought he used a company that specializes in helping full-time RVers change states of residency when he escaped Illinois.

I used Midwest Truck Driving School to do the online course and test then set up an appointment to get printed through the Universal Enrollment Service at a place near my home.

Asking your instructors as stated above is sound advice. They'll know what you need to do to pass the test.

One left turn lane turning left onto two other lanes, turn left to the left lane and then change lanes to the right.

That's what was required in the state I tested in.