Profile For Fallon P.

I live in British Columbia Canada so I’m only required to do the minimum, which is 60 hours of training. The new MELT program is going to be introduced this year which is going to make it mandatory for students to acquire a minimum of 120 hours of training prior to obtaining their class 1

Thanks for the advice :)

Thank you for the advice :)

How do I know what gear to be in going up hill?? Every newbie truckers question I’m sure. So far, it’s been just in town training. Some hwy, no big hills. If you’ve never been up or down that hill before, what gear do I approach the hill in? I know there are variables involved... weather, load and grade... is it better to be in a higher gear and then down shift? I was taught to try to eliminate the shifting up and down hill. Just looking for some feed back.

So a little about me... I’m a 37 year old female that wanted a change in life. I’m a vet tech by trade but I wanted more of a challenge. All my friends are truckers and I loved going for ride alongs so I thought, “why can’t I do this?” I already love this career choice. I’m on hour 50 of my 60 hours driver course. I take my road exam on the 14th of October. Just wondering if any of you veterans can give me some pointers on how to successfully pass my drivers exam. Also, any advice for a newbie trucker would be greatly appreciated