Finally In My Own Truck, About To Start My Career
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Pelican, congratulations on reaching another milestone in your career. It’s been fun to follow your progress.
So, where are you picking up and where are you delivering to?
Just remember to take it slow and deliberately. Let nothing and no one rush you and get you out of your comfort zone. Four weeks with a trainer is a fairly long training period. I had less than two weeks and then had to pick up my first truck in the middle of Atlanta and head out in afternoon rush hour traffic. Lots of horn honking and one finger salutes ensued, but I got through it unscathed. Admittedly, my deodorant protection broke down shortly after I left the truck yard.
You will be fine. Enjoy the experience and double up on the deodorant. Lol
Dm:
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.
Congrats!!! That is one of the milestones in this career for sure. Be proud of your accomplishment.
It is normal to be nervous no that your safety net has been removed, IE Trainer.
I’m pretty certain you have been doing the job and well this past 4 weeks. Otherwise you would not have been cut loose from training. Just do the tasks as you have been and as Bruce said, DO NOT RUSH!!!!
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Congratulations! Now it gets fun and exciting.
Congrats man!! Steady as she goes.
Thank you to everyone for the kind words and support!
Sort of a tangent here but does "Off Duty" count towards a 34 hour reset or does it have to be "Sleeper Berth?"
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.
Yes sir off duty counts
That's amazing. My trainer was trying to get me to go through Atlanta.
Basically he said he wanted to expose me to all the hard stuff in training so that I'd be more prepared once I was out.
"I don't want the first time you drive through Chicago to be by yourself" was his mindset. Accordingly, I've driven through Indianapolis, Chicago proper (the city streets, not just the interstate), Minneapolis, Seattle, 90% of the mountains out west, and most of the mountains out east (smoky mountains, Appalachian, etc)
He said he wanted me to get to all the hard stuff in training. Atlanta was the one he kept trying to get us but it just didn't happen with Dispatch.
Pelican, congratulations on reaching another milestone in your career. It’s been fun to follow your progress.
So, where are you picking up and where are you delivering to?
Just remember to take it slow and deliberately. Let nothing and no one rush you and get you out of your comfort zone. Four weeks with a trainer is a fairly long training period. I had less than two weeks and then had to pick up my first truck in the middle of Atlanta and head out in afternoon rush hour traffic. Lots of horn honking and one finger salutes ensued, but I got through it unscathed. Admittedly, my deodorant protection broke down shortly after I left the truck yard.
You will be fine. Enjoy the experience and double up on the deodorant. Lol
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Dm:
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.
Thank God, I thought I just wasted like 24 hours off lol
Yes sir off duty counts
That's awesome news Pelican! Your clocks reset by any combination of sleeper berth and/or off duty, steering clear of split sleeper berth rules here.
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.
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To say I have the jitters is an understatement. I've completed CDL school, and an additional four weeks of training with my company trainer.
I've now been assigned my own truck, with my first load to be picked up tomorrow. I'm nervous!
Pelican
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: