Profile For John A.

Wow, I'm fresh from school and that run is quite a sobering thought. I leave this Sunday for training/ orientation. I notice too that these posts are a couple of years old. I already have my "x" endorsements (tanker and hazmat) in GA right out of school. We'll let's see how this goes.

It has been a fun and fast paced 2 days. My first delivery was to deliver a load of aircraft de-icing fluid to NYC. Are you kidding? NYC on my very first run. Not so bad if you have a navigator riding shotgun. I have seen people do incredibly stupid things to pass a big rig. Afterwards we dropped our trailer at our OC in Keasbey, NJ and spent the night there.

Day two was a lot calmer. We picked up a loaded trailer at the OC and dropped it at a tank wash in Cincinnati. Someone else will pick it up and deliver it at a later date. I drove almost all of my 11 hours then my trainer took over to get us to a truck stop just north of Louisville. We have a pickup appointment for 08:00 Monday so we are spending the day at the truck stop. Movie day. My first day off in over two weeks. A day off will be nice but I am ready to see home.

My trainer has been driving for 8 years and we get along great. He has been giving me tips on how to get the most out of trucking. He runs hard when he is working. He uses all of his available hours and only stops when required by law, for fuel and to eat. He told me from the beginning to eat fast.