This Saturday, I'll be completing class and range work at school. After that, I'll head back to PA from Richmond, VA to go on the road for a week and learn to drive that rig in traffic.
Since my last entry, I took and failed my pre-trip inspection (PTI) yesterday and passed today. I failed the Airbrake portion as I forgot to drift test the service brake. So I took it again with James and passed. Then James and I sat in the truck and BSed about the trucking industry in general and specifically Swift and their place in the world.
I also worked on the 45degree backing excercise. I did ok with that, but it's still kicking my ass. I'm trying to do it without taking my pull-up, but I'm only getting it in there 3/6 times. I am doing better on the testing truck than the others though, which is good.
We also worked today on shifting. I actually did pretty well. I managed to get it up the gearbox without grinding, but coming back down was a bit more difficult. I ground a couple gears, but managed it fairly well. I wish Dorothy (normal shifting instructor) had been there to see it.
I'll post more soon, but for now, I need to get some sleep. 4:30AM comes pretty early...
Russ
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Just take it one day at a time Russ, take it from a guy who`s backed a rig a couple hundred times, it gets easier each time..
Rich Reinhart
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