Done with Training

Well, I finished my last day of training with Old Domionion on Tuesday. Actually, I didnt even get to drive on Tuesday because right when I was getting on the highway my air brakes locked up on me and the truck came to a halt. One of my brake chambers was broken which caused my brakes to lose air. When that happens, the brakes will lock up to stop the truck. Luckily I was only going about 25 mph and wasnt in the middle of the freeway yet cause once the breaks lock up it will not move over.

Now, tonight we are on call. Which means, we don't know when they are going to call us to take a load and where we are going. But, we are ready and excited.

Week 3

I finished my third week of training at Old Dominion. I have one more week and then we will begin going to new places. I received my first full week paycheck this past Friday and it was more than what it took me two weeks earn at Eagles Landing. In another week, I get a raise so it will be even better. I am so thankful to be bringing in money again. It has been a tough couple of months without a paycheck.

Shane has been a wonderful trainer to me. I have gotten frustrated a few times but that is just my own defense system going up when he corrects me. I have been trying hard to work on that. I really enjoy working with him so far. He keeps me laughing. I dont think he realized how little I acutally talk till now.

Yesterday, I was driving and an SUV in front of us ran off the road, jumped a hill, went through the forest and then flipped back onto the road. I quickly stopped the truck and jumped out to help the couple in the car while Shane tried to call 911. Luckily the couple only came away with some cuts and bruises, and pretty shaken up. The wife said he husband started coughing and couldn't breath. We think he also got the gas and the brake pedal mixed up cause we never saw brake lights and he seemed to get faster as the wreck was happening. Shane and I had felt like we had just watched a movie after it was over.