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Pilot Area => The Chat Room => Topic started by: OUTLAW805 on September 12, 2011, 14:18:36
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Well needless to say I had a long 2 months training to be a Semi truck driver. I did a 3 week classroom course in Dallas Texas, with driving course and inner city driving training, and then a 5 week of one on one training with a trainer all across the United States, (The lower 48. My trainer and I drove a total of approx 20,000 miles in this 5 week period, with myself driving about 10,000 miles. There was only 20 states I did not make it in to in this time. The company that has been training me is Stevens Transport, all refrigerated hauling, Food in general.
One Ironic thing that happened in this is that WRECKERMAN was also being trained by a company called SWIFT Transport, another Trucking company at the exact same time. Unfortunately WRECKERMAN and I where never able to meet up, I was either chasing him down an Interstate or Vice Versa, I was going east when He was going south. Anyhow he ended up Stopping 3/4 the way through and getting a regional Driving job in California, his home state and I will continue back to Dallas This Saturday to start a 3 day Orientation class fallowed by a final 3 week Over the Road training session. (Basically to insure I can handle a Big Rig by myself). After that I will be issued my own truck.
In this day and age in the States with this terrible economy, Truck driving is a guaranteed job when so many struggle to survive. Like they say Trucking is the backbone for America, everything everybody has in their Fridge and in their house was at one point on a Semi truck.
Thank you CFC for keeping me on their pilots list, I really miss flying but I guess I'll be stuck on the ground rolling instead. Take care, your out of work pilot OUTLAW805 a.k.a Steve.
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Steve(OUTLAW805),
Good hearing of you...
You'll remain in CFC...Me in another part of the World,also having difficulties...Sure we will go through that stage...
Kenny
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Sounds like a ton of work and study to get to the real job. Good luck and can't wait to see you flying on SSF again soon.
Ganon136
Asheville Air Pilot
Flight Engineer
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Good luck with that, may you be surrounded by good drivers and good tires.
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Well I'm happy to say I have completed all my training and am now in my own Semi truck. I drive a 2010 Freightliner Cascadia all around the U.S. There are only about 10 states I haven't been in yet. It's one heck of an adventure being out there driving an average of 500 miles a day. It's also nice to see the bank account start to grow once again!! Eventually I'll will be on here to fly again I still mis the air up there ;)
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Awesome Steve! Come back to us safe man. ;pty2
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Nice words from you their, good to hear it's going better in your personal live...CFC will be around while SSF active...
Save driving on the roads...
Kenny
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Hi Steve,
My name is Alex, New to SSF.
Sounds like you are about to have a lot of fun and enjoy it.
As far as seeing them states don't worry you will get to see them before you have a year working there. Stevens Transport is a good company to work for, they treat there drivers very well, and as you know the equipment is tops. east coast is OK till
you hit the big apple , of course that city being so old has a lot of small streets and a pain in the back door. Drove for over 15yrs over the road, now have a child to take care of till she goes off to collage then maybe i just might grind some more gears.
have a safe ride all the time.