Follow this list of tips for newbie truck drivers and I can guarantee you that your first truck driving job will be much more pleasant.
Even if you are an experienced driver you could learn a thing or two from this list too.
As with any job there is also a learning curve to driving a truck and being a truck driver.
By the way, if you are looking for a new truck driver job I guarantee you will find something on my free job board. There are a lot of jobs on there that you won’t find anywhere else.
CDL school trains you to get your CDL but it doesn’t train you to be a truck driver. Being a newbie truck driver you will come across things that no class or trainer could train you for.
This is called learning from experience.
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Backing up a tractor trailer is usually very difficult for new truck drivers or drivers in training.
Cleaning the interior of your semi truck should be at the top of your list of things to do almost every day. Keeping the interior clean is a must for any truck driver, especially OTR drivers that live in their trucks for long periods of time.
OTR truck drivers need to carry a lot of accessories with them at all times. Your office is your truck. The rest of the world has a lot of luxuries at work that truck drivers don’t.