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  1. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Mags on the bunk listening for the HiLo....for my Detroit load and 4.5 hrs. of drive time.
  2. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    It's WHO they are I'm thinkin', as Drivers and as just a Person. Aggressive, easily frustrated, impatient. Just a guess. Not Judging, just stating.
  3. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    She wasn't all that bad of a trainer or person...coulda known more about HM...it was just such a safety issue for me with cans and stuff rolling around and by DOT Regulations, she'd have either lost her Lisence or been fined big time if we were stopped or in an accident. I was completely shocked...
  4. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Roll up on it...hit the red button....say "First Weigh" give vehicle number. Roll off, go inside to pay about $10-$11 and they'll give you the Scale Receipt.
  5. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    That sounds so flavorful and good for the heart! Toot! You know that's gonna happen with all that good stuff! I can smell it simmering JuJu!
  6. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Your Life, other's Lives is Paramount! Safety is #1. They taught us to rely on your gut instinct. Form a Safety bubble around your Tractor Trailer and think of everyone in cars around you as your immediate family, grandparents, best friends etc.. Your duty to protect. Look way ahead,prepare way...
  7. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Got a morning load Greenfield, OH up to Detroit. Hope they find me a short second load for tomorrow. September is looking good for a start. Gotta catch up. Hope everybody's well!
  8. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    You'll never forget these days kickstarter6! I loved my Truck! Thanks, she was a dependable, comfy old girl. Had to shut down in Fargo, ND that day at a small rest area NOT for Big Trucks. Next morning driving, a big truck ahead of me. 1/3 of a mile getting off on the same ramp as me starts up...
  9. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Thanks OVM
  10. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    YUM!
  11. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Memories!!! Sounds like you're enjoying the journey! Great! The six other Students with me we're all men and every single time cracked me up when we were to do or learn something new....they'd say "Lady's First!" That's okay, I was like a Mom/Guinea Pig and accepted it. I enjoyed the challenge...
  12. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    NICE! We drove three different old Gals at Trainco Truck Driving School. Red Truck...me n Ernie, my First Trainer. Rack n Pinion broke after Day two. Switched me to another Trainer. Lasted 1.5 Days....he no longer Trained Males or Females, I was promised that! (the poor 8 women before me!!!)...
  13. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Oh...the fun part begins!!! Enjoy! I wouldn't discount dropping n hooking at the very least your first year Driving. Nothing wrong with that. Most Trucking Companies will consider a new Driver with a year's worth of Driving before hiring. Nothi wrong with a Dry Van to get your feet wet...
  14. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Snagged one...IF double the Loaded Miles I'd be elated. I'm okay with 250 though for a Tuesday morning after Labor Day. Picks up in S. Mich., delivers Batavia. Ya, you know the place. Good ole Charles will unload me. I told him just a couple weeks ago..."Next time I deliver here, you better be...
  15. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    OH, Thank you Wolfman! I'll check it out!
  16. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    My Freightliner Sprinter is a 2011...3.0L V6 Diesel so fortunately the OEM German Parts I ordered from Europarts below (already on their way to me-YEAH!) will fit on my Vehicle. Excited to get the old removed, new installed plus I checked my front brake pads and they're due (rear were fine)...
  17. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Labouriously Laboured He Did...and did an exemplary job! We moved from Sherman, TX to live in Toronto Canada for 6 1/2 years. I was maybe 5.5 years old and had to learn to spell my last name out loud Zed OOK. I still occasionally say "eh?" at the end of some sentences....and "Ya'll" when down...
  18. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    Don't loose that Bait FastMan_1!
  19. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    That's a Good Thang.
  20. vandriver2

    Sept 2015 locations

    As soon as that pic opened...Yep! BAM!
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