Howdy Folks

[Rookie Trainer]

Long time no see..I used to post here a hundred years ago as Mammasboy.Doesn't look like too many of the old folks are around..

I see Art,Joel,Mike,and Big Joe are still here..Good to see DCH around too.What's shaking ,Kevin?

[aftershock]

Originally Posted by Rookie Trainer

Long time no see..I used to post here a hundred years ago as Mammasboy.Doesn't look like too many of the old folks are around..

I see Art,Joel,Mike,and Big Joe are still here..Good to see DCH around too.What's shaking ,Kevin?

The ghost of Joe Hill.

[Rookie Trainer]

Originally Posted by aftershock

The ghost of Joe Hill.

Ha ha..I forgot all about that handle..But,yep..It sure is!

[bigjoe]

How great it is to hear from you again, Kenny!

[juno_hoo]

Hi Kenny,

Nice to see that you're still alive.

But training!! Man, that's nerve-wracking stuff, especially for the first few days.

Juno aka Ike aka Mike

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BumP

[Rookie Trainer]

Originally Posted by juno_hoo

Hi Kenny,

Nice to see that you're still alive.

But training!! Man, that's nerve-wracking stuff, especially for the first few days.

Juno aka Ike aka Mike

Howdy,Mike..Yep,still alive and well.Especially since I gave up the smokes!Took a few tries but I guess with a few months under my belt this time around,I think quitting finally stuck ..

Just to avoid any confusion,Mike,I'm not an OTR trainer..I'm an instructor at a driving school/ large trucking company in Utah.No,it's not England!

We take rookies who've never been in a truck before,teach them to back up,shift gears,make turns etc..All to get them ready to test out and be put with a trainer.Most make it through,some don't and we send them home...

I think,in some ways,it's even more harrowing than being a trainer..At least by the time the trainer gets them,they've been on the highway a few times..

I'm the guy that takes them on the highway for the first time!

I enjoy the work,it's kinda fun teaching the rookies,and best of all,it gets me home everynight. So,far, I've avoided sleeping in a truck for 3 years now!

9 years was enough..