A time of first

The first day in the truck I had to just ride as a passenger.  On the way to Canada, we passed through the mountains of West Virginia. 
The very first trailer I work with is a no-touch pullover tarp unit.   The ride was great and my trainer and I (a Maverick training developer).  I was given pages of rules to follow but every one of them was to either keep my safe or for my benefit.

May 5th
My first night sleeping in a truck.  It was much easier than I thought it could be to sleep.  With Canada calling I woke to drive my first 100 miles OTR.  I spent almost $300 to speed up my passport processing but still have to wait at the very least 10 days before I can check on the state of the vetting.  

BUT driving to Canada was so much more fun than I expected.   My trainer let me drive our second day out.  Before starting out he asked if I wanted him to drive because there would be lots of road construction and narrow lanes.  I spent the longest two seconds of my life thinking about it and said I wanted to drive.  It was so much scarier in my mind than what really happened behind the wheel. After getting through it all he told me I did a good job and at the age of 53, I was grateful to hear the prase.  At one point he reached for some paperwork from the overhead compartment and I thought he was going to hold on for dear life.  It was just a pen and paper he grabbed and I almost laughed out loud.  (at myself)

Could not go into Canada but Maverick put me in a room.  It's a hard life being a truck driver.




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