Comments By Chuck

It was behind the Days Inn , in a separate building.

Great to hear. I guess the LA Quinta was booked up. What hotel did they put you in? Good luck with everything.

I heard that those are the apartments they use when the hotel is booked. They have all the amenities like a complete apartment I heard. The only bad thing I think is no free breakfast like the hotel. Good luck

Thank you to all the comments. I will enjoy my home time as much as I can. I am looking forward to my own bed. I can imagine that being in a trainers truck is hard and tiring but it's a short time so I just have to get through that and it will be all good. Scott I did not rent a car, it was just too expensive. I am on the bus. Will be home Saturday am. It is Friday now after 11 am. So it's going to be a long ride. Staying focused on the prize and the long term goals.

Finished orientation today for CFI. I am heading home for a week to enjoy some home time and see my family. Will find out may 6th when I go out with a trainer to begin the process to end up in my own truck. I am looking forward to this journey and to learn as much as I can. This has been a process but well worth it to be where I am. I am now officially a driver with CFI even though I am a student driver it is a great feeling knowing the hard work of school has paid off. Now just learn from my finisher as much as I can.

Good luck at Crowder. It's a good school and the instructors know their stuff. Don't be surprised if you cannot log in to this site for a few days. The wifi at the school is not always the greatest. I finished orientation today and head home in the am for a week to relax a little. Then I'll find out when I head out with the trainer. Good luck in this journey.

So tomorrow is my last day of orientation and then I should be heading home for at least 7 days before I head out with a trainer/finisher. As long as one is available I will go out with one for 7500 miles, head back to Joplin and do my upgrade test and get my own truck and start my Solo career. My plans are to get hazmat and pass card to be able to run more loads and also haul Canada. I want to do as many miles as I possibly can and do it safely and learn all I can learn to be a great asset to my company and a great driver. I have much to learn in this business and know that I do not have all the answers to all the questions. But the one thing of many that I like about CFI at this point is that they are here to help me to do all the things that I want to do and support me to make them happen. I believe that when they tell us when we as drivers are successful then the company is successful and so on. I have talked to many drivers that have told me that they love the respect the company shows them and the things they put in place to help them to be successful drivers so they can provide for themselves and their families. I know that not everything will always be roses and there will be some challenging days but being persistent and working hard will just help me improve. I am excited to be starting this next chapter in my career and look forward to the future.

Good luck. Learn all you can and do what the instructors tell ya and you will learn what you need to.

I have nothing else to comment on this and I personally do not care anymore about this topic. I will be doing 10 hours either way so this 8/2 means nothing but more BS to me. I not spreading any wrong information on this site when it comes right from the FMCSA site.

Updated: Thursday, March 9, 2017 from FMCSA website Sleeper Berth Provision Drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus a separate 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.

P>I was actually sorta aiming that at Chuck and his misunderstanding of the 8/2 split versus the team rest provision... lol

There is NO misunderstanding in this rule. Instructors at school explained it and to each their own. The DOT rule also states that the rule needs to be used consecutively. 2 hours not in sleeper and 8 hours in sleeper. You can do it any order but they must run consecutively in order to fulfill the 10 hour rule.

Jmart I hope everything works out with the new company. I am on my way to Joplin tomorrow for the weekend and start my orientation on Monday. I will be posting my journey with the trainer when I am able to do so.