Thank you! Are you a flatbed driver too?? I honestly really like it, not an easy job but worth the skills and effort put into it all
Congrats! Cool, another skateboarder to the group!!!
Thank you so much Anne! I didn’t think I could do the flatbed gig but I honestly love it!!! I was officially hired after passing the very demanding physical tests and the road and classroom tests in Spokane over a week ago, this company is a great company and specifically the Denver fleet is the top Fleet to be on so I’m excited for my future!
Paul is a great teacher, we’re butting heads a lot but finding out that we really need to focus on creating whatever alone time or space from each other each day to get through the training process lol Our struggle right now is that I’m struggling to learn backing and he’s struggling to know how to teach me 😂😅 He’s great at this though, a very safe and trustworthy teacher and I wouldn’t want it any other way! I’ll get your info from him! It would be nice to vent to another woman, I’m thinking I’ll just leave those other groups because it’s really not about trucking which is very unfortunate.. I’m definitely not in this industry, busting my back throwing 100lbs tarps over my head just to be treated like my only place in this industry is to look good for the guys.. I’ve got more respect for myself than that and I’m really just focused on providing for my babies anyways.
Thank you for the support!!
Hay Shani !! How are you, sans updates ?!?!?! LoL ..
Hope all is going well... I can only imagine how busy you are; too busy to post... I'm sure!
Just got to thinking about ya, and wondered, did you ever read Sunshine (Little Syster)'s posts?
Here's a link; she started as a flatbedder with .... Drumroll.. and ... alas, System!
Best to ya always, girl.
~ Anne ~
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Very cool stuff. Congratulations.
Can't imagine what you're going through learning. Me, I am older.....Lumber tarps are still kicking my ass. I have muscles I haven't used in years and they're all very sore. I am exhausted by the end of the week.
Hang in with backing. Me, I super suck at it right now. Fun learning though. My poor trainer. The guy gets all red in the face and starts yelling. LMAO. Poor fella. I hope he makes it through my learning process without stroking out. I haven't broken my truck or anyone elses so I figure I am doing okay as I learn.
I will keep an eye out for further posts. Keep us posted on your thoughts as you progress through this journey. Again, congrats on the job.
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Thank you! And I’m so grateful that even in training my driver manager was able to pull strings to get me to my kids in another state.. that says a lot about a company. Even just spending my daughter’s 4th birthday in a hotel, she was so excited just to be with me that the smaller details didn’t matter. I’m glad I was able to celebrate with her
Driver Manager:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.