If you just finished your training and the last couple of months were not so enjoyable maybe you would want to read this article to the end. You`ve been feeling frustrated about solo trucking? Are you tired of working with someone and share the truck? We know for sure that those moments can make you crave for some loneliness and wanting to mount on your truck and start making mistakes without someone being near you telling you what to do.
So now it is your turn to leave the nest, but all that freedom and responsibility are overwhelming? Do you still wonder how a company can give you a 200.000 dollars truck to do whatever you want with it? You just finished your training, and it is tough for you, even to back it up. You do not know how the engine works when to downshift, or even routes confuse you.
It is normal not to feel ready for solo trucking.
If that description represents you, let me tell you that you are not alone. Most beginners still need help even after they receive a truck. Some might say that in this period, you learn the most things. You can ask people to help you with backing. Maybe ask for someone to borrow their truck so you can practice a couple of hours. So that you can be ready for your first load.
Always be positive while navigating.
Being a trucker means that you are navigating through a lot of roads. Some are dark, some of the signs are not so precise, and it is normal to make wrong turns. Sometimes, the indications that your company gives you can be confusing. All you have to do is stay positive and remember that a wrong turn will help you learn how not to make a wrong turn when the time does not help you.
Driving at night can be a very dangerous practice, so if you are a beginner, try and avoid doing this. Do not take unnecessary risks because finding your way in the dark can be dangerous, and you can end up losing a lot of time and fuel. Our advice is always to take the easiest and least dangerous roads, try to park in places where you have space and sight. If a street looks narrow, to not turn there and if you have any doubts about anything, listen to your instincts.
One more thing about the backing. Maybe you are in a position when you think that backing is a big problem. Let me tell you that one of my friends managed to drive forward and suffered a lot. After he went out of a washing station, he did a wrong turn. Before he can realize, many cars started coming towards him because he was going the wrong way. He had to turn into a car parking lot to avoid a collision. Because of its mistake, he lost 45 more minutes to figure out how to get out of there.
Next time you feel stressed out, remember that mistakes are your trainers.