Update On My Training At Werner

hello all, just wanted to give everyone a quick update on my training with Werner. I have been gettin a lot of wheeltime with my trainer, and he has been giving me a lot of tips and tricks on doing things like backing, etc. I actually impressed him with a halfway decent blindside ally dock, and if I don't feel comfortable backing, he will do it, and give me tips on how he's doing it... which is good, since ally docks are still my biggest issue, especially in tight quarters.

I'm still a little nervous in construction zones, but he tells me to go at a speed I'm comfortable at, and if people want to pass, let them... but I'm doing well enough that he will go into the sleeper berth when he has to get his 10 hr break because we have a load that we need to drive through the night, and I still have a midnight curfew on driving since we've been getting aot of loads that make it hard for him to get his observation done. But once he finishes anothe few hours of observation, the curfew will be lifted, and I can start drive after midnight.

Tonight we had a shag load, and then a load goin up to Ohio, then one out to Colorado. We got to the shipper to get our Iowa load, and dropped out empty, and found out that another driver was assigned the load and the other drivers dm never shared the info with our dm, so after about 2 hours of them working it out, the other driver got the load, and we're waiting at a truckstop for another load... I am both relieved and disappointed because I would have liked to get those loads and get out west, but not sure if I'm ready to tackle the Rockies...lol...

well, that's about it, I will try to lost again soon.

Thanks for the update, Chris. Sounds like you found a good situation.

Rick