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Originally Posted by Chasing Daylight

First load I picked up in some little rat hole in Jersey City, bound for Avon corp. in Des Plaines IL. Jersey city is a heck of a town to drive in for a rookie, I clearly remember desperately trying to hold my lane at the traffic circle next to the post office as traffic buzzed past me in that special, h*** bent, near suicidal North Jersy manner. I remember it was a sort of drop and hook. I dropped an empty in the smallest drop yard I've ever seen, which took forever. Then I was supposed to pick a loaded trailer, but they were off schedule so I had to wait 3-4 hours for the trailer to be loaded. Once I crossed the PA line, the trip went smooth.

Jersey City is a hell of a place to drive in for a seasoned veteran if you arent used to doing it.!!! I got that ner Jersey treatment on my firast trip as well. Those trips up there are almost always better once you cross that Pa. line. You always feel like you are heading in the driection of something just a little bit more normal.

my first load was a load of grain to atlanta ga. I remembered holding the steering wheel so hard, that the steering wheel was dripping from the sweat off my palms. I was so scared I would not look around the truck while driving just looked straight ahead like a zombie while driving. I was so glad I found the shipper on the first run I almost hugged the security guard. that was a helluva day driving in the ATL.

3M, Forest City Iowa to Ontario California feb 1992.

Sealord,you must have hauled your first load into Chapparal steel in Midlothian. I haul out of there pretty often.It is one of those places that never change.