down to my last trip with trainer...10 days to go!!!

[Yanke_driver]

Yes, after 15 weeks to date, my time to go solo is finally so close!I'm leaving for my final trip out with the trainer on the 4th of october! After the 10 day trip, I'll come home and get to move into my own dedicated truck. The training has been great, i've learnt tons in that time, although 17 weeks is about 5 weeks to long, I felt I was ready to go after 12 weeks. The company tacks on 5 weeks of running team at the end of the program(to make a little money off the trainees i think), and I honestly don't know how teams can do it day in and day out. I hate it!!! (Can't get a good sleep running some of the highways out there!) My hats off to everybody who runs team out there! Although I'm a little nervous about my first trip out alone, I know i've been trained well enough to do the job without having any problems that I can't get myself out of. I'm loving this job more and more everytime I jump behind the wheel of that big rig and I can't help but think that this job is the perfect fit for me. Sorry for the boring post, but the excitement and anticipation is getting to me.

Thanks for everybody's help along the way!!

Kris

[yoopr]

Congratulations

[Flatspot]

At last! No trainer, no team driving, your own truck! That's great! Or is it?

You won't have that bit of comfort knowing there is someone available to help it you get stuck with a problem your trainig didn't cover. You'll have to solve the problem yourself. You will probably learn more in your first month solo, that you have learned so far with a trainer.

Best advice I can give you, is to get yourself a CB. Your trainer won't be there, but there will be plenty of help available, if you can talk to that help. That CB is your communications link to other drivers in the area.

[Yanke_driver]

At last! No trainer, no team driving, your own truck! That's great! Or is it?

You won't have that bit of comfort knowing there is someone available to help it you get stuck with a problem your trainig didn't cover. You'll have to solve the problem yourself. You will probably learn more in your first month solo, that you have learned so far with a trainer.

Best advice I can give you, is to get yourself a CB. Your trainer won't be there, but there will be plenty of help available, if you can talk to that help. That CB is your communications link to other drivers in the area.

Picked myself up a Cobra 29 ltd last trip out.

[Fourcats]

Congrats :!: With the 29, get the talk back, echo, power mic and a GOOD antenna. {don't over do the echo}

And keep the 5th wheel greased, winter is coming.