Comments By Optical

Don't know about Brian, but Luc is still around.

Good to hear. Tell him Tom's wife says hi (and Tom also / G13Tomcat.) Brian may have gotten too injured in that rollover during training 'one of our own' from TT to go back. Email in my bio, LoL.

If and when I meet him, I'll make sure to tell him. 🙂

I don't discriminate. Nearly everyone hates me sometimes. Some never get over being wrong!

This is actually good training for those not used to standing their ground. Yeah! That's why I do it...

Yeah...let's stick with that 'training' reason...haha

Don't know about Brian, but Luc is still around.

Who says we didn't know?

another one the other night in Arizona(if you guys didn't know there was a 20 vehicle pile up on 89A at I-40 just west of Flagstaff), and another in Tennesee.

Well, I don't know if ya'll did or didn't....why I clarified with "if you didn't know".

Y u so mean to me PackRat? I'm offended!! (Kidding btw, all jokes)

Just a friendly message to you all to be safe during these winter storms.

We've been seeing how some of these storms have been making the roads with the pile up in Fort Worth, another one the other night in Arizona(if you guys didn't know there was a 20 vehicle pile up on 89A at I-40 just west of Flagstaff), and another in Tennesee.

These storms are relentless and unforgiving, so please be safe out there.

Sorry, been out with the trainer for a week now and LOVING it. Trainer is a good dude and has been helping out a lot. Not holding my hand but guiding me when I need it. Got to the receiver, checked in, backed into the dock, unloaded, without any guidance last night.

Looks like about another week before I get upgraded to my own truck and go solo. If the hours and loads work out that is.

So all in all...I am SUPER happy here.

I figured you were either SUPER busy, or .. sadly, dropped out.

I'm SOOOOOO HAPPY it's not the latter!!! Yay!

Let us know when you upgrade; might see you out on the road(s) someday; my husband delivers to Pepperidge Farms, right there on 224 ~!!

Would your trainer's name be Brian, perchance? (Asking for a friend, haha!) Also, do you 'team' train? Leme know when you can, and again....KUDOS!!!

~ Anne ~

Haha, yeah I will let you know. Shouldn't be too much longer. Once I get back to Ohio I should be around 130hrs out of the 200 needed to upgrade. My trainer's name is Nate. Good guy and been with the company for 4yrs. Also, we have been dispatched as team. Our first few days out was solo, but we've been team since.

Side note: I'm done with the winter storms and weather...I'm ready for the spring and summer.

Don't know Nate. Juan still there in the office, kinda like the T/C (Training Coordinator?)

I'm excited to hear; you are getting so close to UPGRADE!! Awesome!

(No rush getting to Ohio. We are supposed to get 9 to 12" over the next 2 days!)

Be safe; thanks for the reply!!

~ Anne ~

Don't think there is anyone named Juan here...the 2 I know who coordinate the orientation and training is Jeff and Louis, mainly Jeff and Louis helps him out.

Yeah I heard about the storm coming in. Checked the radar and it's stretching from St. Louis down to New Orleans and just moving like a big wall north east. Will be a few days before we get back in that direction. Got a 4 stop load and our first drop-off isn't until Wednesday. So won't be until this weekend more than likely until we START to head back. Glad I'm missing out though, anyone else out there be safe, the storms this year have been relentless and unforgiving.

Sorry, been out with the trainer for a week now and LOVING it. Trainer is a good dude and has been helping out a lot. Not holding my hand but guiding me when I need it. Got to the receiver, checked in, backed into the dock, unloaded, without any guidance last night.

Looks like about another week before I get upgraded to my own truck and go solo. If the hours and loads work out that is.

So all in all...I am SUPER happy here.

I figured you were either SUPER busy, or .. sadly, dropped out.

I'm SOOOOOO HAPPY it's not the latter!!! Yay!

Let us know when you upgrade; might see you out on the road(s) someday; my husband delivers to Pepperidge Farms, right there on 224 ~!!

Would your trainer's name be Brian, perchance? (Asking for a friend, haha!) Also, do you 'team' train? Leme know when you can, and again....KUDOS!!!

~ Anne ~

Haha, yeah I will let you know. Shouldn't be too much longer. Once I get back to Ohio I should be around 130hrs out of the 200 needed to upgrade. My trainer's name is Nate. Good guy and been with the company for 4yrs. Also, we have been dispatched as team. Our first few days out was solo, but we've been team since.

Side note: I'm done with the winter storms and weather...I'm ready for the spring and summer.

Sorry, been out with the trainer for a week now and LOVING it. Trainer is a good dude and has been helping out a lot. Not holding my hand but guiding me when I need it. Got to the receiver, checked in, backed into the dock, unloaded, without any guidance last night.

Looks like about another week before I get upgraded to my own truck and go solo. If the hours and loads work out that is.

So all in all...I am SUPER happy here.

I keep my inside visors down 24/7.

Install the best winter wipers I can find. I spray WD40 on a rag, then wipe down the exposed rubber on all parts that don't touch the windshield glass. Do this once a month and ice will not build up.

I run the defrost as needed, then crack open the passenger window about an inch.

I also only use the -30 degree washer fluid from September through May. You can only find this wiper fluid from I-80 northwards, or in Canada, from my experiences. I also add a cap of apple cider vinegar for each gallon of fluid. Lowers the freezing point of the fluid and cuts the road grime better.

If my next truck is a new one, I'm going to install heated wipers on it.

Holy crap the tips....I'm writing these all down right now. Thank you.

Congratulations!

Please keep us updated on how things are going. We are thrilled you found employment. Your situation was a mess. Having your trainer advise you to do a U-turn was really messed up. I'm glad you got the payment plan worked out too. You're making all the right moves now. Keep it up Optical.

Thank you. Thinking back on it...there were a LOT of things that I feel my old trainer did and had me do that I feel just wasn't right, but at the time I didn't know any better and didn't think to ask about. I know better now and have a better grasp on what I SHOULD be learning.