http://hopps34.hwyblogs.com/ Confessions of a neophyte trucker ©2005 Hopps34. All rights reserved. en-us Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:04:43 PST Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:04:43 PST HwyBlogs.com - Free Blogging 120 http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b451.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b451.php Most days you can tell what’s in store for you by noon or so. Not so today. My class had to meet at the range this morning at 5am so we could be shuttled to the DMV, although they insist on calling it an mvd, to finish our CDL testing. ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b451.php#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:04:43 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b441.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b441.php Yesterday, as planned, we got a new instructor. Actually me and another guy I have been driving with got put into another truck with a very good teacher. I was a little skeptical because another student had had problems with this guy a few days ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b441.php#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:31:02 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b434.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b434.php I think the point of this post will be to communicate the fact that it would probably be a good idea to take your CDL test in a place where you are comfortable driving. That place is probably not Phoenix. It can be very difficult getting around in ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b434.php#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:32:44 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b428.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b428.php Today was the first day off the range and it started with an absolute Monday-like feel to it. My carpool got to the yard early by about 15 minutes so we had a little sitting around to get accomplished. We finally meet up in the range class ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b428.php#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2005 19:49:47 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b416.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b416.php I am trying to keep this updated by posting every other day but I have fallen a day behind. The last three days have been very hectic and they have just flown by. I think a lot of it has to do with starting so early. We are all out there and ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b416.php#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2005 15:28:57 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b408.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b408.php Today was day two on the range and it was just as hot as yesterday. I sure am glad this is October instead of July! Okay, second day was a little more disappointing than I had hoped for. It seems that I have a killer instinct when it comes to ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b408.php#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2005 17:16:05 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b399.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b399.php Well, this morning went surprisingly smooth at the MVD. Since a few of us were able to drive ourselves there we beat the bus and the hordes of people. After checking all our paperwork the licensing people took us into a testing room and gave us ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b399.php#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:58:32 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b395.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b395.php So to be a driver you have to have a CDL...sure everybody knows that. But, who knew there was so much material on these tests. We will take three tests on Monday; General, Combination and Air Brakes. All we did today was take practice exams for ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b395.php#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:47:05 PST http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b393.php http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b393.php Hello All, I'm in my first week of training as a OTR driver for Swift in Phoenix, AZ. I started in a class of 30 potential drivers and less than a week later we are at 21 souls. We lost a few guys the first day because of health&fitness reasons ... General http://www.hwyblogs.com/blog/hopps34/b393.php#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:17:14 PST