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I pulled away from a dock and the trailer jerked. I thought the trailer brakes were frozen up so checked them and they were released. Pulled away and felt a bump. I completely forgot there was a wheel chock placed in front of the left tire. What is really stupid is I walked right past it. All well there was no damage and no one was hurt, except my pride.
Rainy's reply to G-Town:
A buggy wash? hahah
They said I can train with CDL holders only, so the teaming phase. My cat is declawed, doesn't bite, and is trained to stay away from me while driving.
My FMs exact words..."the cat doesn't bite. But you do. I'm more worried about you than the cat". Lol see how much he loves me??? Hahaha
Obviously I couldn't take cat haters or those with allergies.
I'm still in the air about the training. Its something I really have to think about. I think I'd rather mentor and be someone a newly solo can call at 0300 with "my tandems won't slide what do I do" type of thing. I have quite a few new people who call me daily for issues like this and we work on trip.planning and other things.
Its impossible to tackle every issue in training regardless of how long you are in it.
Yes Rainy, a buggy wash. Due to their religious beliefs the Amish still use horse drawn buggys and wagons for their transportation.
You see lots of interesting stuff and signage in Lancaster County Pa. Their town names are just a clue how different things really are there...going west gotta pass through the village of BlueBall before reaching the bustling metropolis of Intercourse...a few miles more you arrive in the delightfully quaint town of Paradise. Can't make that up, totally true...
Rainy for the record, based on what I know of you, I think you'd make a fine trainer. Question is...would you be happy? Good luck with this decision, it's a tough one.
I'm well acquainted with Amish but the thought of the buggy wash is funny. I know a.woman in a strict ordnung and garden hoses were forbidden. So I had this image in my head of a group of teens hand washing the buggy, horse and all!!! Hahah
And thanks. I have a couple friends coming to prime and I tossed the idea around to make sure they were trained well Plus, they wind up with my FM. Which would be awesome. So I'm sorta leaning towards helping my friends out, and then not training during winter. Even if I try one student, and don't like it. At least I tried.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Go for training, your trainees will be lucky as their trainer because you will be very thorough with them and teach them how to do things the proper way
To have you as their trainer
Go for training, your trainees will be lucky as their trainer because you will be very thorough with them and teach them how to do things the proper way
I inherited a trainee after he had spent three weeks on another trainer's truck. I went over the trip plan with him (including a fuel stop) and went to rest in the sleeper berth. He woke me up at the fuel island to ask if he was supposed to fill the other tank with diesel or DEF? I told him that, yes, he was supposed to fill both tanks with diesel. What did he put in the other tank? "Diesel and DEF!" Rarely is there a commotion on my truck like there was with me shoving on my boots and leaping out of my bunk that night! "You put DEF in the diesel tank?", I asked. "Yep". "Hand me the key. DO NOT start the engine".
The owner-operator that trained him for three weeks had never bothered to show him how to fuel the truck! Of course, he failed to mention that he had no idea how to fuel the truck. Then, the trucking God smiled upon me - the trainee asked, "Don't they come out of the same nozzle?" I climbed out of the truck and had him stand next to the fuel pump with me. I pulled out the DEF pump and asked him, "Is this the hose you used in that tank?" while pointing at the Diesel tank. He looked wide-eyed because he had never seen a DEF pump before. "No" he replied. I then showed him the DEF tank hidden under the driver's door in a Cascadia. "Did you put any diesel in this tank?", I asked. "No". After a brief discussion I found out that he thought that diesel and DEF were pre-mixed and had no idea there was a separate nozzle and tank for DEF.
I got a merciful reminder that night that a trainee knows nothing until I teach it to them.
My first trainer didn't have DEF and knew nothing about it. I asked if you are supposed to antigel it...she didn't know. Keep in mind, we don't pump gas in jersey, so I was really lost! Lol
Sleeper Berth:
The portion of the tractor behind the seats which acts as the "living space" for the driver. It generally contains a bed (or bunk beds), cabinets, lights, temperature control knobs, and 12 volt plugs for power.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I pulled away from a dock and the trailer jerked. I thought the trailer brakes were frozen up so checked them and they were released. Pulled away and felt a bump. I completely forgot there was a wheel chock placed in front of the left tire. What is really stupid is I walked right past it. All well there was no damage and no one was hurt, except my pride.
Hahah I did the same once and the load was really heavy. I was on a slope and thought I needed more fuel to counter it. Ran right over that chock...and said.. "Oooh" lol I'm so glad I made it through my first month!!! Lol
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I inherited a trainee after he had spent three weeks on another trainer's truck. I went over the trip plan with him (including a fuel stop) and went to rest in the sleeper berth. He woke me up at the fuel island to ask if he was supposed to fill the other tank with diesel or DEF? I told him that, yes, he was supposed to fill both tanks with diesel. What did he put in the other tank? "Diesel and DEF!" Rarely is there a commotion on my truck like there was with me shoving on my boots and leaping out of my bunk that night! "You put DEF in the diesel tank?", I asked. "Yep". "Hand me the key. DO NOT start the engine".
The owner-operator that trained him for three weeks had never bothered to show him how to fuel the truck! Of course, he failed to mention that he had no idea how to fuel the truck. Then, the trucking God smiled upon me - the trainee asked, "Don't they come out of the same nozzle?" I climbed out of the truck and had him stand next to the fuel pump with me. I pulled out the DEF pump and asked him, "Is this the hose you used in that tank?" while pointing at the Diesel tank. He looked wide-eyed because he had never seen a DEF pump before. "No" he replied. I then showed him the DEF tank hidden under the driver's door in a Cascadia. "Did you put any diesel in this tank?", I asked. "No". After a brief discussion I found out that he thought that diesel and DEF were pre-mixed and had no idea there was a separate nozzle and tank for DEF.
I got a merciful reminder that night that a trainee knows nothing until I teach it to them.
Sleeper Berth:
The portion of the tractor behind the seats which acts as the "living space" for the driver. It generally contains a bed (or bunk beds), cabinets, lights, temperature control knobs, and 12 volt plugs for power.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.