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lakeland, FL
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Rookie Solo Driver
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I'm 23 years old just getting into trucking, here to learn laugh, and get ahead :)
Posted: 8 years, 7 months ago
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And I think it's gonna be an adventure for sure lol I foresee some frustrations and lost sleep as well as laughs lol
All in and all I don't think it's gonna be a bad experience, I had a horrible tnt trainer when I went through it and he's still a trainer, so I feel like every one I train will be one more that didn't stuck with him
Posted: 8 years, 7 months ago
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Oh wow had no idea they teach the referene points in the class. I just got here and was told I had to take the backing test didn't know they teach it.
As silly as it sounds I was actually a little concerned that I might have a hard time on the pad I can maneuver my truck where it needs to be but I in no way back in the real world the way they want you to do it on the pad
Posted: 8 years, 7 months ago
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Also was told I have to memorize all the words for the pretrip again, now I know how to inspect my truck but when I was in training it had to he word for word is there a study day for this stuff? Or am just supposed to remember it? I'd be lying if I said I followed their pretrip inspection when I inspect my truck everyday thanks yall
Posted: 8 years, 7 months ago
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I've been with prime a while and was asked to come take the training class, and I have a few things I'm unsure of. The main one being how do you teach the backing test? I know there are reference points but can't for the life of me remember whay they are and it's been taking me am forever to figure out without just saying put it in the hole lol. So does anyone know where to find the reference points?
Posted: 8 years, 7 months ago
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I'm starting to explore some options and would be really interested in a dedicated run, and was wondering what the best way to find them was. I've searched online and not many were coming up, but when I called a couple companies that weren't advertising they had plenty of open spots.
So any advice on the best ways to search them out would be great :) thanks
Posted: 8 years, 8 months ago
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Kingpin jumps over the fifth wheel! Oh My!
Done that got too lazy to check height my first couple weeks in learned that lesson ended up sacrificing my small hand broom to hold the plate and get out from under it lol
Posted: 8 years, 8 months ago
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That's what I was trying to figure out, seems like calling the cops over a mirror is an awful lot of trouble to go through especially if you don't have the details on the truck or witnesses
Posted: 8 years, 8 months ago
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So I got woken up by the driver next to me in a rest area, someone had hit his mirror on the side and left, he was asking me if I happened to hear anything or if I knew what truck was next to him.
It got me wondering what is the procedure for that? If you wake up to a broken mirror, obviously you weren't at fault but finding the guilty party seems like an awfully big challenge there. I'm personally gonna keep my fingers crossed I don't encounter that situation myself but it never hurts to know just in case.
Thanks in advance safe driving everyone
Posted: 8 years, 8 months ago
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Floating the gears, double clutching ?
What about the driving evaluation when going to new company? I drive for prime my upgrade to solo at the end of training was done on a simulator and they told us drive you like normally would if you double clutch double clutch if you float then float
Posted: 8 years, 7 months ago
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Primes backing test
OK cool will see how it goes I get to take the wonderful new safety class in the am lol