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Here's what I've found to be the benefit of rookies "hanging around" here. We have seasoned truckers, not all of them Mods, with seasoned advice. (Example: Old School describes the finer points of lifting a tarp.) But the new people just did what you are going to do, or are having trouble with. Old School and Brett and company have probably forgotten more about trucks than you learned at trucking school. But for rookies, it's still fresh in their mind, and you, as a new driver, get the benefit of learning how someone else got through the problem you are having.

Here's a common example: backing into a space at a truck stop. Most new drivers can't stand it, what with the cramped space, and all those "experienced" truckers watching. (Not to mention what's going on over the CB!) But many of those experienced truckers forgot they also had to back up for the first time, oh, so many months ago.

Bottom line, a forum like Trucking Truth gets you a veteran driver's know how, and the confidence from recent grads who just recently figured out how to do it. So that's why I asked New Beginning to stick around like I did.

So true about many experienced drivers forgetting they had to start once at well. Not on this site but others, they prefer to laugh rather then help and guide. Thus why TT is the site I keep coming back to and honestly the last thing I read every night before bed.

Maybe ive just been really lucky so far but i can honestly say out of the 3 harder backs ive had to do since i went solo (ive done more than 3 lol just 3 felt really challenging) on 2 of them ive always had some other driver come out of thier truck and spot for me. I find myself actually waiting to see someone else having trouble so i can return the favor.