I Start School Today 😊
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Awesome job spirit, glad to here all is going great. I know the 3 acre mow your talking about, same here all with a push mower and half of it is on a slope. Great exercise and makes walking a 53' trailer child's play. Keep up the good work!!
Well it's been fun. Best time I have had in a while.😘 I'm so glad I did this! Tomorrow is my last day😔. Best money I have invested in myself ! I'm going to be testing next week. I can't wait to see where my new career will take. 😃 thank you here on truthingtruth.com and Del Mar college for all the knowledge that I have gained and the friends I have made. If anyone out there is dreaming of becoming a trucker......just go for it! Follow your dream don't wait for it to come to you.
Way to go Spirit! 
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Well 1/2 a day Friday on road to learn to shift up and then shift down . Saturday drove on highway and in town and construction work zones. Wow I did good on Saturday then in the later afternoon. It's was like I forgot how to double clutch. It really ****ed me off! Because I knew when I screwed up! And knew how to fix it. But why I did it to began with . Ugggg...... Good thing was I told the instructor when I screwed up and why. He just smiled and said. I don't have to tell you. You already know and tell yourself out load. I'm just watching you talk it out with yourself.😜😀 I'm resting today and going to work on my HAZMAT study here online. Then see what tomorrow brings. I'm having a blast . Oh walked in on tues morning about 6:45 to get my TWIC. Now just need to work on driving skills and then DMV driving test and HAZMAT test and I will be ready to look for work in about two weeks. Can't wait for my 1st pay check. I will be grilling myself a T-bone.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Double Clutch:
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
Dm:
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.