Ask For New Trainer, Or Suck It Up?
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It will turn lots of miles or it will get the tire thumper again. It will do as it is told!
Yeah Grumpy, I was thinking of you just this morning, wondering how it was going. Glad to hear things are going well. You're getting close, no?
Good for you Grump. Glad to hear of the remarkable improvement.
I’m glad it is working out for you. Now back to the steering wheel Slave, LoL
It will turn lots of miles or it will get the tire thumper again. It will do as it is told!
LOL
300 today. Can’t get into consignee until 5 AM.
In 3 days, I have driven as much as I did in 2 weeks with the last trainer.
Consignee:
The customer the freight is being delivered to. Also referred to as "the receiver". The shipper is the customer that is shipping the goods, the consignee is the customer receiving the goods.
Thanks everyone.
I am about halfway. Though I might be happy to drive longer with Joe, he has a brand new truck. I’m getting spoiled. Lol
One of the biggest issues I have other than needing shifting practice ( his new truck shifts differently than any truck I have driven) is that I have a tendency to hug the white line. Any advice? Other than get the $&@& off the white line? 
Personally hugging the white line isn’t bad. Just make sure that if there is an obstacle on the shoulder to move away from it. I always tend to hug the outside of my lane. Now if there are 3 lanes and I am in the middle, then I stay in the middle of the lane. I always ensure I have as much space around me I can have. I have had a truck come across into my lane and run his trailer down my mirror.
One of the biggest issues I have other than needing shifting practice ( his new truck shifts differently than any truck I have driven) is that I have a tendency to hug the white line. Any advice? Other than get the $&@& off the white line?
I think I have a handle on this, maybe it will help someone else.
I was looking at the white line, trying to stay left of it. Then I remembered my trainer saying that you tend to steer toward wherever you look and to be careful.
So yesterday I started looking at the dotted line and staying right of that and it seems to work. He only threatened to smack me 3 times all day.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Your hood mirrors will help you stay in the middle of the lane. If you get the chance practice staying in the middle, hugging the fog line and hugging the zipper. Get the sight picture down for all 3. Also if you find yourself weaving in your lane, try lowering your seat down. Force your eyes farther ahead.
I'm going through the same thing now. The trainer gets angry at the slightest thing. I've had securement equipment snatched from my hand (it was not a safety issue), been cursed at for taking too long to back inside a building (first time I attempted it), cursed at for going left when I was told to go left, told to get the **** out of the way because I was confused about a securement and I was taking too long because the trainer wanted to get done faster, etc. PITA. Almost lost my military bearing a few times.
We are due to leave out again Monday at 0200 for a short run. I'm asking for a new trainer Monday once we return to the terminal.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
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I’m glad it is working out for you. Now back to the steering wheel Slave, LoL
It will turn lots of miles or it will get the tire thumper again. It will do as it is told!