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    Trucker's Guide for the Beginning Truck Driver
    Trucker's Guide for the Beginning Truck Driver
    Trucker's Guide for the Beginning Truck Driver
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    Trucker's Guide for the Beginning Truck Driver

    By Thomas Francs

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    This guide is for individuals looking to become a truck driver or just graduated from truck driving school. The information in this guide will go well beyond what you learn in truck driving school or from a driver trainer. The guide is not for preparation to take the CDL exams, it is for information about different trucking procedures and what you should know as a beginning truck driver.

    · Learn about different types of truck driving jobs and how to find the right one for you.

    · Learn what you should know and what to look for when searching for a truck driving job.

    · Learn about loading, unloading, and weight distribution procedures.

    · Learn the different basic procedures used at Shipping and Receiving facilities

    · Learn about cargo container terminals and intermodal procedures.

    · The information in this guide will help you to succeed as a truck driver.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFulton Books, Inc.
    Release dateJun 3, 2021
    ISBN9781649527998
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      Trucker's Guide for the Beginning Truck Driver - Thomas Francs

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      Trucker's Guide for the Beginning Truck Driver

      Thomas Francs

      Copyright © 2021 Thomas Francs

      All rights reserved

      First Edition

      Fulton Books, Inc.

      Meadville, PA

      Published by Fulton Books 2021

      ISBN 978-1-64952-798-1 (paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-64952-799-8 (digital)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      First Thing When Starting Out—License, Endorsements, Certifications

      Finding a Driving Job—Local, Regional, Long Haul

      Driver Managers, Dispatchers, Freight Brokers

      Starting Out in Your Own Company Truck Tools, Equipment, Business Expenses

      Loading Trailers and Weight Distribution—King Pins, Axles, Scales, Load Patterns

      Picking Up and Delivering Freight—Security, Shipping Clerks, Forklift Drivers, Lumpers

      Container Terminals and Intermodal Railroad Yards—Port Authority, Container Movers, Supervisors, Container Chassis

      Common Problems, Quick Fixes

      Introduction

      This guide book was written for individuals looking to start a career as a truck driver in the trucking industry—an industry that is central to the movement of commerce, the economy, and is attached to everyone in their daily lives. Whether somebody eats it, wears it, lives in it, drives it, or just plain buys it, a truck made it available. The central factor to the trucking industry is the truck driver; without them, there is no trucking industry. This guide is for people looking for information on what to expect and what to know when starting out. It is not a book on rules and regulations or preparation for the Commercial Driver License exams. Those things are learned in truck-driving school. The guide will give information not covered in truck-driving school. It will also help drivers who just graduated from truck-driving school. Learning to drive and operate a commercial truck is only half of what you need to know, and driving school will only teach you how to pass the written exams and the behind-the-wheel driving test at the Department of Motor Vehicles. This guide will give you information on what you should know and look for when searching for a truck-driving job. When you start your first driving job, you will be assigned to a driver trainer. Unfortunately, not everybody is a good teacher, and you will only be with that trainer for about three to four weeks. During that time, the main focus of the trainer will be on teaching you how to safely handle the truck and not damage it while you are with them. The other time will be on company procedures, paper work, and so on.

      This guide will fill in the many gaps of information not covered by a driver trainer. Always remember, there is the right way, the wrong way, and the company way. Each company will have their own set of policies and procedures they will want you to follow. Although similar, each company will have their differences on what they expect from their drivers. Truck driving is unlike any other profession. But like all other professions, there is a learning period in the beginning. The information in this guide will go well beyond what you will learn from any truck-driving school or driver trainer. After you complete driver training and you’re driving on your own, the first year can be difficult. Not only being able to safely handle a truck in different situations, you will have an enormous amount of other information to learn at the same time. At best, you will only remember half of that information the first time you see it. Although it would be impossible to cover every question, problem, or situation that you will encounter as a beginning driver, this guide will give you a core understanding of the different procedures, what to expect, and how to find the answers to problems that commonly occur. It will save you countless hours of time and frustration. The more you know and what to expect before you start driving on your own, the easier it will be to get through that beginning time and shorten the learning curve. The key to success is information and knowledge; without it, you will struggle way more than necessary. Truck driving is a great career, with good pay, and where good drivers are always in demand. The information in this guide comes from years of personal experience. Information that nobody else will tell you and will help you to succeed.

      Chapter 1

      First Thing When Starting Out—License, Endorsements, Certifications

      When you start truck-driving school on the first day, you will be issued an instruction manual. The manual will cover all the information necessary to pass all the written exams for a Commercial Learner Permit and any endorsements from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Before going to the DMV, you will be required to take and pass a Department of Transportation physical. After you pass the physical, you will take the DOT Medical Exam form and driver Medical Certificate with you to the DMV. Then you will take all the exams needed for your Commercial Learner Permit. You must carry a copy of your Medical Certificate along with your Learner Permit during all behind-the-wheel training and testing. For a Class A License, you must take the exam for each license class A, B, and C. There are four endorsement exams: Air Brakes, Double-Triple trailers, Tanker, and Hazmat. Generally, each exam has fifteen to forty-five questions, requiring a minimum passing score of 70 percent on each one. To drive a semitruck with a single trailer requires a Class A License, with the Air Brake endorsement. The other three endorsements are voluntary. It is recommended you at least get the Doubles and Tanker endorsements when you go to take your exams the first time. The reason is, they give you way more options when searching for a job. If

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