TNT Question

Not going to argue with you Reaper. The training wheels are about to come off...that's where your focus and energy needs to be directed.

I apologise if it seemed to be arguing g-town. I wasnt trying to appear like that. I only wanted to make thinga clearer into what im trying to say. I apologize for the misunderstanding and the miscommunication.

And thank you old school for that. I know im going to miss having the knowledge bank sleeping a few feet away from me, but then again, he also gave me his phone number incase i ever need help on the road later on as well. I also have his friends number. His friend is an owner op for prime for 25 years.

No apology necessary and I understand exactly where you're coming from. Everyone gets to this point in training, ready for it to be over. Just trying to redirect your focus to the finish line. It's temporary. You'll be calling the shots soon enough.

What some people forget is that night driving takes a lot out of you. And drivers usually need to build up to it. Most people can't just start out driving 500 miles overnight.

Because most of us are going to have to drive overnight at times, it makes it much easier if you are already used to it, than if you got to drive days the entire TNT.

Also a lot of solo drivers start out driving nights cause you have the advantage of empty truck stops when you park and the ability to safely slow down to read signs.

Look at it as a good thing and you'll be seeing the country soon enough...and MUCH sooner than your original plan.

I drove the night shift starting out in TNT too, but as time went on, I got more day driving. My trainer said the night shift was harder, and I'm glad that I got that experience. Now I tend to do more day driving....starting out before dawn and stopping by early evening/late afternoon. Hang in there, Reaper! Training is short!

What some people forget is that night driving takes a lot out of you. And drivers usually need to build up to it. Most people can't just start out driving 500 miles overnight.

Because most of us are going to have to drive overnight at times, it makes it much easier if you are already used to it, than if you got to drive days the entire TNT.

Also a lot of solo drivers start out driving nights cause you have the advantage of empty truck stops when you park and the ability to safely slow down to read signs.

Look at it as a good thing and you'll be seeing the country soon enough...and MUCH sooner than your original plan.

Indeed. Night driving also gives you other advantages, like less traffic overall, less four wheelers to contend with, the ability to go very slow or even stop in the road in cities if need be to find locations, signs, etc. Also AM radio reception quadruples. There's more when you think about it.

When I taught TNT I made it a point to alternate weeks of night and day. Each comes with there own particular challenges that new drivers need to experience on their own.

Personally both are unique day times you usually have more stop and go traffic, avoiding 4 wheelers and such. Where nights you may have redundancy, eye strain, and fighting your eternal clock.

I would ask your trainer to perhaps Balance your shifts a little so you can experience more traffic. This is your training so it never hurts to ask.

I would ask your trainer to perhaps Balance your shifts a little so you can experience more traffic. This is your training so it never hurts to ask.

I agree. My trainer ran shifts, noon to midnight and midnight to noon roughly. It's worth asking if he would consider shifting things a few hours so you get at least a few hours of driving during daylight hours.

Thanks guys things are going a bit more tolerable now so i think im just gonna tough it out now. After all i only have like 3 weeks left and they arent even true full weeks (need to swap my license over so thats one day, then i gotta go get a dot physical done so thats another day, and the last week isnt a full week sinve he is going on hometime on june 1st so thats not all that bad anyways)

I'm up over 17,000 miles in my TNT phase. I've considered at some points calling it a day and walking home out of frustration and missing California. I've seen so much insane events since day one. Accidents of other truckers, deer in my headlights, flipped off by super truckers, the snow, the rain, the uneven and narrow construction zones, the accidents, the ignorant drivers, sleeping pills that don't put me to sleep while bouncing around in sleeper berth , coffee that doesn't keep me awake while driving, dreaded city driving, tight areas for dock parking, traffic hell, Qualcomm navigation issues, truck breakdowns, rejected loads, and the once in a while beautiful showers. Ahhhh yesss. Showers. I ask myself.... what the hell am I doing? But then my paycheck shows up on Friday and reminds me of the bills I have to Pay and Reading some of the stories by Rainy D. and others really helps me to get a grip on myself. Such a short time and so much happening. I'm almost there. A billboard on the I-80 of John Wayne saying how he doesn't like quitters. We got this my TNT brothers and sisters. It's just a short phase of trucking reality and then we gotta make it do what we make it do. I wish you all the best.