Enrolled in trucking school

[Opi]

Originally Posted by martyrobbins

Someone will probably give you a cb handle along the way. Remember cb handles are given to you, you cant make up your own. Mine is Blackjack.

Study that paperwork because most people have trouble passing the walk around pre-trip inspection.

Good Luck and Ill help you if you need it.

whats involved with the walk around? i would assume tire checking, brake lines, lights etc?

[martyrobbins]

Yeah, unless you find a good small company that furnishes cb radios. Most of the time large trucking company recruiters come to the training school to recruit new drivers. The most important thing is the pay and for some the home time (how often you get home) Some companies like US Xpress have regional hauls and the drivers get home every weekend. Most big companies have nice trucks that are no more than 3 years old. But a down side to large companies is that their trucks are cut back to 63-67 mph (good side is fewer speeding tickets) but hard to climb big hills out west.

For the buck the best cb IMO is Cobra 29 and get a Estatic microphone (sold seperatly) and can put in echo to make you sound cool for $45

[martyrobbins]

Originally Posted by Opi

whats involved with the walk around? i would assume tire checking, brake lines, lights etc?

Alot, about every moving part. Brakes #1 thing to check and Brakes are the most important thing to have along with a jake brake, youll need it in hills to keep your brakes from getting hot. If brakes get hot the truck wont stop.

[martyrobbins]

Brakes work with air, no brake fluid in a big truck. Air pressure has to stay above 60lbs.

Have you ever been inside a truck?

[martyrobbins]

Freightliners are mostly simple then peterbilts (IMO top of the line) are full of gauges and swicthes. Heres a nre freightliner inside. Tip: Watch Trick My Truck

[access]

Opi..what happened with the border guard job? Did that not work out?

[Opi]

Originally Posted by martyrobbins

Brakes work with air, no brake fluid in a big truck. Air pressure has to stay above 60lbs.

Have you ever been inside a truck?

You know I knew that, I just had a stupid moment. And no I haven't

[Opi]

Originally Posted by access

Opi..what happened with the border guard job? Did that not work out?

no it didnt, out of 123 people 6 passed the test

[martyrobbins]

Opi, on the Border Patrol dont give up, try it again or try State Police

[underpsi]

or customs