Profile For Quinten C.

How long is a trailer inspection good for? There has been a couple times on my new journey that the trailer needed an inspection and we would have to pull it down the road to get it inspected.

Had a couple hiccups with the pickup from the mentor. Nothing major but the original load he had coming my way wasn’t ready and the new load was kinda going the opposite direction, company tried to get a rental but none were available on short notice. No biggie, father in law to the rescue! One easy phone call and he was glad to give me a lift halfway toward my mentor, and the company and mentor were willing to come halfway as well plus reimbursement of fuel on my side. Now I’m on the truck! Got my bed made! Feeling grateful for The company and school that has given me this opportunity, and proud to be rookie trucker!

Thank you! I definitely checked out the podcast and it makes total sense. I was mind blown by the logistics side of things when we were given a tour through the terminal and I knew I was staring up from the bottom of the totem. lol. Right now I lack the relevant knowledge to even generate a decent question.

Hello Quentin, and welcome to the fascinating world of trucking!

I love the advice given so far. I wanted to add something that I consider important. It's critical for your ability to adapt to the whole new lifestyle of trucking, and very important to your future in trucking.

My advice? Stick with your first trucking company for a full year or more. Don't jump ship easily due to frustration or misunderstanding of how things work at your company. Be resilient and persistent at proving yourself a professional in every way. Don't be late. Don't make excuses. Own your mistakes. Be safe, reliable, and easy to work with.

If you'll take the time to listen to this podcast, I think you'll get a good explanation of why all of this is important during your rookie year.

Stick With Your First Company For A Full Year

Thanks for the wisdom fellas! I will definitely do my best not to become complacent. I will be double checking everything. I’m sure the real challenge is just beginning. I’ll keep y’all posted.

Thanks!

Congratulations!!

Double and triple check everything you do, always do your pretrip, hooking, unhooking in the same order.

Double check everything if your not sure check again

Don't quit after a few bad days, good ones will come.

That hard back? One day you slip right in a be like "wow I got this"

Double check everything you do

I’m bursting at the seems with excitement. After I upgrade this Permit to a CDL I can set a ready date for my Mentor. I know I need to breathe and really be careful this first few months. Any recommendations or tips for me besides GOAL. I don’t plan to be in any hurry to park anywhere so if y’all come up to a slow moving confused looking big truck try and be patient! lol.

I’m bursting at the seems with excitement. After I upgrade this Permit to a CDL I can set a ready date for my Mentor. I know I need to breathe and really be careful this first few months. Any recommendations or tips for me besides GOAL. I don’t plan to be in any hurry to park anywhere so if y’all come up to a slow moving confused looking big truck try and be patient! lol.