Cape Fear Community College Truck Driver Training Log

Today was day 1. It's now an 8 week program(Class starting April 21 2022). I had heard previously it was 6 weeks so this is updated info if someone else has reported in previously.

The first day was just handing out a few extra materials on arrival, meeting a couple of the instructors and other staff from the trucking program. All the staff seems professional. Our coursebook is a JJ Keller ELDT Obtaining A CDL Book (ISBN-13: 978-1-68008-493-1) along with several other Keller books and 2 log books. We will be covering through Chapter 30 at basically 1 chapter a day with daily online, open book, at home on PC/mobile. There is an additional weekly test we get Friday online that is due by Sunday 2359.

In the afternoon we went to part of the practice area and looked at a truck, an instructor went over a quick rundown of a pre-trip(we will work this more in depth tomorrow) and sliding the fifth wheel and tandems while were out there. We'll start shifting and getting ready to do first driving early next week.

I was actually surprised while doing some stuff on what to look for during a pre-trip they pulled up some pages from truckingtruth dot com showing ABCs!

The fun begins. I had a couple of friends go thru their course and they spoke highly of it. If you change up friends of mine teach culinary there also.

A neighbor of my parents teaches at the lineman school there.

I grew up here so I'd always heard pretty good things about the school. Given the price and reviews it was hard not to decide to take a chance to visit family and do the training at the same time. Two birds, one stone.

The fun begins. I had a couple of friends go thru their course and they spoke highly of it. If you change up friends of mine teach culinary there also.

Long flight to Idaho?

Idaho? While I wouldn't mind some land up there one day I don't think I've ever mentioned that here...

Now I'm wondering if me talking sh about the government and Ruby Ridge memes have caught up with me 🤣🤣🤣

Long flight to Idaho?

Idaho? While I wouldn't mind some land up there one day I don't think I've ever mentioned that here...

Now I'm wondering if me talking sh about the government and Ruby Ridge memes have caught up with me 🤣🤣🤣

Long flight to Idaho?

There's a "Travis" showing at the very northern top of Idaho.

I lived in Wilmington from 1995-2001. My brother and family still live there. He and his wife are corporate jerks whoops I meant attorneys.

Day 2

Started at 0800. Went to the diesel mechanic shop and looked at an engine and DEF unit outside of a truck and then the frame of a tractor with nothing but axles and wheels on it.

Did pre trip inspection practices til lunch time after that, to include in cab. We broke for lunch and came back to different groups and instructors. After lunch I only had 2 of us with an instructor(it was 4:1 in the AM). Did more pre trip - we each did a full pre trip once and then worked on the gear pattern qnd getting a feel for where the clutch engages.

Monday we'll move around the pad and maybe some of the better shifters will get to drive around the campus.

PackRat wrote:

There's a "Travis" showing at the very northern top of Idaho.

Interesting. Indeed there is. Updated recently too.

Wait, is this forum logins? If so it's because I use fakegps and vpn on my phone to avoid Spanish/Mexican ads and domain name hikacking(i type google dot com but get google dot com dot mx) wgen I'm in Mexico.

If it is logins then this login should show me as in the far north of Nunavut 🤣 as I moved the fakegps pin

PackRat wrote:

There's a "Travis" showing at the very northern top of Idaho.

Interesting. Indeed there is. Updated recently too.