Comments By 40 Days

Sounds like the hard work payed off. Tight schedules help you prove yourself knock those out flawlessly and the miles and money will keep rolling. Good show. I have already made more so far this year than I did last year total. What you got going is how it started getting good.

Not too distant memories for me this post hit home. The anxiety of a full truck stop and the stress of just trying to park and feel safe for 10hrs is brutal. Wrong turns and the embarrassment of mistakes coupled with a feeling of defeat. You are gonna win!!!

It gets a lot easier very soon. I hit rest areas for a few weeks after I did some silly stuff from the start. Trucker path is a valuable tool especially near big cities. Reserve it if arriving later in day your nerves will Thank you. Hard to justify from start not making much money but in the beginning I would rather be safe than eat.

GPS I have 2 and I learned after too many mishaps only listen to your gut and those thing aren't your bellybutton. Still to this day I have to look at them look at the road and say your both f***ing crazy I'm not doing that. I swear sometimes they route that way to see if it can be done not because they know.

In less than 2 months you will arrive at a truck stop with full confidence that any open spot could be yours. You will even get picky like what amenities does it have, is there flat parking, and be able to help the next batch of rookies get a spot and feel safe themselves. You will work hard prove yourself and be making big money and not care what the price of parking or much anything else costs. Until then be safe plan ahead and G.O.A.L a lot.

Guys leave the easy spots for the rookies if you can because someone will have more stress getting into that easy spot than you will blocked by a dumpster in the front backing between two long nose Pete's with your tandem set all the way forward and your tail swinging a mile both direction's.

Good luck and look forward to following you. Great post!

Just be patient and try and enjoy your last few days outside the truck. As someone that doesn't sit well I know that is easier said than done.

I am sure the anxiety for the adventure to begin is eating away at your very existence but... take 5 showers and a nice hot bath each day you will miss these things greatly. A toilet near you wow no side of the road stuff for you currently. Live it up and don't stress if you can. Hope all goes well and you get a good trainer it will be worth the wait.

Rick wins

Oh yeah forgot a Quote.

" It feels like we're in second grade and every one including the teachers have coodies."

We are making more money and have nothing to spend it on unless you want to sleep by it. I am true OTR and have been in all the lower 48 since this started. In a little over 2 weeks I have been from Seattle through Chicago into New York city then Portland ME to Atlanta. Seattle Restrictions then Montana and the Dakotas nobody cares. Back to restrictions in Chicago eased a bit between New York no fun. Maine was relaxed and Atlanta was way less crazy least I saw that once.

I will say it's a lot lonelier out here some drivers have no time others too much but nobody talks anymore. On our block the fun stoped. Our block is big though. "40"

Probably cause Prime pays better but has a really long training period. My trainer took two whole weeks off during TNT. Tell him hang in there.

Steve Larson is head of training program. Just have him call Prime they will transfer him. Some L.O's take longer breaks than others. Not sure an L.O needs a load repowered because they can deny or drop a terminal.

Mine is mounted on c.b shelf never actually felt it. Never had a problem but that has me paranoid now. I have the cobra 29 LX Max. What happened to your cobra? Love the bluetooth.

You know Prime is I Missouri just a hop away.