Well as the title implies today was all about trip planning and I have homework. This is an important part of truck driving, it is more than just picking up a load somewhere and driving it down the highway. You have to figure out when you have to leave, if you have enough hours to make the run, where are you going to get fuel, where are you going to shut down for the night? Is their scale houses on your route? What are that states length/bridge laws and are you legal for that state? What about intercity traffic congestion, and how will these things affect your trip time, or can you take a different route to avoid it all together? These are just a few of the things that a person has to consider being a truck driver in order to get your load to the receiver on time, and it can get quite complicated depending on where your going and what your hauling.
Next week we are going to have some real world experience as the school needs to transport some equipment to somewhere (haven't been giving the info yet), so from Monday - Wensday we get to haul some real loads to real destinations. I am excited about it, and look forward to the experience.
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