This must be nasty week, what with know-it-all Kopan and clueless, self-important Rex. Well, this is Rex's topic here.
First off, Rex, you get lots of replies (that you feel are negative for the most part) not so we can poke fun at a clueless rookie, but to disabuse you ( do you understand what that means? ) of your own self-importance. A clue for this notion is your name calling and the negative generalizations you use. (As a group, drivers are not a mass of nasty smelly cheeseburger eating assmonkey fatsos, for one.)
I explained your mind set ( do you understand what that means? ) early on, with that fable of two different drivers and the mechanic Ty Changer. You must have slept through that, and you don't get it. But it has lots to do with the chip on your shoulder that you refuse to acknowledge.
It's interesting you describe your KLLM school experience as surviving a pit of assmonkeys, yet two weeks later "school was a cakewalk". And you still drive, and make VERY good money. So which is it? It looks like you learned something in KLLM's training division after all. And after two weeks now, you decide you are making the money you wanted to make. I'm so glad a brand new rookie has found a company that can get you your miles and bucks right out the gate. I must have made a mistake by signing on with Swift.
Now stop trying to pick fights and stop with the name calling. Be a professional driver now, like the great majority of drivers are.
Rex, I've yet to see the first indication that you have an ounce of professionalism in you. You haven't shown a bit of diplomacy, you have no idea how to talk to people, and you insult anyone and everyone that comes within range.
Quite honestly it's the pot calling the kettle black. You insult everyone around you because they talk and act the same way you have. I'm not at all impressed. I don't know why anyone would be.
It must be troll week. A major troll who has clear self esteem, ego, and anger problems.
Rex, I suggest a psychologist that can recommend some anger management classes and maybe pills to deal with your other problems. There is clearly something extremely wrong if you feel obligated to come to a forum, post a trucking school experience, and then attack everyone else who responds. You're not a professional, you're the type of trucker professional truckers wouldn't touch with the back end of a 53' trailer. Someday, you're going to be old and any elderly person can tell you that they've definitely gained weight with age. You're going to be old and bitter instead of old and wise if you keep going at the same rate.
And, for the safety of others with your clear rage issues, I hope you get pulled off the road soon.
New! Check out our help videos for a better understanding of our forum features
ZZZZZzzzzzz. huh, sorry was this important words from some wise old man?
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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".