You from NH?

 

Yes Steve, I live up in Berlin, worked at the paper mill and lost that job when they closed the mill, then went to the Gilman Paper mill in Vt and lost my job a 2nd time when they closed the doors.




BTW all,I went to Concord, NH today and I passed!!! I was a nervous wreck but I have my CDL-A license

 

Congratulations NHHunter!!!! How did you handle your nerves? I'm supposed to take mine next week and I'm about ready to cancel again.

 

DONT GIVE UP

I went to Schneider in July of 06 and was sent home due to poor shifting and bad backing. I then went to a CDL school and had to take my CDL test 3 times before finally passing it. I then returned to Schneider for a 2nd time in Dec and Finally passed I have been with them for 9 months now.

DONT GIVE UP :lol:

 

My nerves did bite me, no calming me down DOT officer was very nice

 

goodluck

 

I think the officer was more than just "nice." I think He/She was astute, and realized, as YOU did, that the nerves were just that!..... nerves! It didn't mean you didn't know your stuff!

Congratulations, Hunter!!!! See.... I KNEW you'd prove me wrong!! :wink:

 

Congratulations NHhunter, welcome to trucking!

Golfhobo, when I take up boxing I am going to ask you to be my trainer, so you can remind me how sorry I will be if I don't train harder, and how I will hate myself tomorrow if I give up! :lol:

 

Hey..... you GET what you PAY for!! This is a FREE forum! You want "coddling?" Pay a shrink a c-note or two! :lol:

I may be a "romantic," but I believe in Tough Love! You ever hear of the military's version of getting a degree while your in service? It's called "Bootstrap!" Because, sometimes you just have to bend over and pull yourself up by them! :wink:

I've been in both, and the military is harder! But, trucking is not an EASY job! And the lack of confidence can GET PEOPLE KILLED in either one!

Knowledge is POWER, but only confidence leads to survival! I suspect the same applies to boxing! :wink:

CFM likes to blame the high turnover rate in trucking on the conditions, or the industry benefit standards. I say there is a higher probability that it is because too many people think it should be an easy job... if they can drive a car! But, I have NO doubt, that some people just don't have what it takes! There's no CRIME in that! But, let's be REAL!

The ONLY thing that I fear MORE than the "overconfident" BBR on the road, is the milquetoast who hasn't got a CLUE as to the possible dangers of a poor decision, or who "just can't get the hang" of dragging 53' of trailer through traffic.

Others here are quick to dismiss a felon or someone who has made a mistake or two with 'substances' in their lives. My concern is with those who just don't have the confidence to do the job SAFELY!

Now, that doesn't necessarily apply to someone like THIS poster, who claims to know his stuff, but just gets nervous during "testing." There is a big difference! But, I don't really know any other way to find OUT what someone is "made of" than to CHALLENGE them to prove themselves.

Everytime we get behind the wheel, it's a TEST. And EVERY fight as a boxer is a TEST. If you're gonna question your confidence in every fight you enter.... You're gonna have a very SHORT career! :lol:

When I was in CDL mill/school, there was a guy a week or two ahead of me who was 5 foot tall if he stretched! He might have weighed 97 pounds soaking wet! The others kidded him about needing to strap blocks of wood on his feet to reach the pedals! :shock: But, this small man had the heart of a LION! And I have NO DOUBT he is still driving today! I have never seen anyone so "pumped" about driving a truck!

There's an old saying: "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!"

I apologize if I am sometimes a bit BLUNT.... but, there are just TOO MANY drivers on the road that shouldn't BE THERE, and still others trying to get there without what it takes! Learning the parts of a truck, and even how to back one into a dock, does NOT make a truck driver. MY LIFE (and perhaps that of my family) depends on the ability and confidence of others who drive the big trucks. I hope you'll forgive me if I think it's important that we don't just hand out CDL's like CANDY!!

I probably don't know enough about boxing to be a "coach," but a "trainer?" yeah.... I could do that! I'll know within two or three "sparring matches" whether or not you've got the goods! :wink:

 

Hey I actually liked your advice. I was making light of it but you were to the point. And you had passion and heart behind it. Reminded me of a football coach I had once. Also reminded me of a trainer who made the rounds from Tyson to several others in the 80's and 90's. Can't remember his name. Keep up the good work. Maybe I should give you my email and you can yell at me when I am slacking off on my jumping rope. That is the extent of my training right now. And a little dumbell work. Anyway, I still say good going to the new guy! Welcome to the industry. Also welcome to a host of new characters in your life!