My First 45 Days As A Truck Driver

Really good stuff Grumpy.

I should have proofread better. My phone keeps changing words into gibberish. I even reset the user dictionary but it doesn’t help.

I also forgot to mention my first load took me through Chicago at rush hour. I was still suffering from sciatica ( and still do a little) do my left leg goes numb and my foot feels like it is being electrocuted.

I was in a 20 mile backup, and had to shift about a billion times. After a few hundred shifts, I decided I had to try floating gears , because all that clutching was killing me. The end result was that floating the gears gave me real insight as to how the tranny worked and worked wonders for my shifting. I rarely use the clutch now, and almost never miss a gear or have trouble shifting.

This is a good read. Similar to my diary I wrote out 5 years ago. All these problems!!!

Funny thing is, after a while there are not really so many problems anymore. Good luck, Grumpy!

Congrats sir!

Anytime you survive rush hour in my neck of the woods is a good day.

Congrats on surviving all that mess and without hitting anything! Looking forward to the next 45 days?

Really good stuff Grumpy.

I should have proofread better. My phone keeps changing words into gibberish. I even reset the user dictionary but it doesn’t help.

Go to your settings and turn off auto correct. Also.........no one is better at typing gibberish than Rainy!

This is a good read. Similar to my diary I wrote out 5 years ago. All these problems!!!

Funny thing is, after a while there are not really so many problems anymore. Good luck, Grumpy!

Thanks Errol.

Really good stuff Grumpy.

I should have proofread better. My phone keeps changing words into gibberish. I even reset the user dictionary but it doesn’t help.

Go to your settings and turn off auto correct. Also.........no one is better at typing gibberish than Rainy!

Thanks Bobcat and Viking. And yes, I wonder what the next 45 will bring?

I usually like autocorrect. The gibberish is a new development. It takes actual words and turns them into odd gibberish that don’t even resemble any word.

Grumpy it seems so long ago now, I started driving one night just south of Newburgh New York and made it to the Petro on the Indiana Ohio line with three minutes to spare. I think I drove 670 miles that day. It was on the weekend and traffic was light. That was the closest I ever got to not violating my clock. But I have gone over twice because of accidents.

I’m glad I’m hourly tonight.

I’ve been getting unloaded since 4 pm. Went on Dutt at 3 pm.

There is one guy unloading about 10 trucks.

Unfortunately if he doesn’t finish me soon, I won’t have enough hours to get me far enough to make my appointment tomorrow.