Bad Weather, Safety, Lane Changes, and Truck Stops

like my mentor ... he is good people but he did scare the ______ out of me! Last night a storm rolled in forcing us to stop and wait it out ... after the winds died down and the rain lighten up we both agreed to move on, that is when he drove though a second wave of hail, high winds, and heavy rain doing 60 mph ... the worst part was we were empty making us very light. I know he wanted to get to the dock early but we had 1.5 hours to meet a deadline and only had to travel 30 - 40 minutes to get there ... I am a wussy but I would have loved to see him slow down a bit when we hit that second wave. I told him safety was a concern of mine, I think he got my point.

Lane Changes

My mentor loves to change lanes ... if he sees a car, person, RV, cop, or a piece of trash on the side of the rode he will change lanes. I told him that changing lanes increases the chance I will hit something and I feel more comfortable staying in one lane ... after a short dialog he realized I was not going to budge.

Truck Stop

My current mentor does not like to pull into truck stops ... hell that is part of being a trucker!!! He prefers to find a small rest area and sleep out his required down time. I am missing out on a waitress named "Flo" serving me eggs/bacon/hash browns/burnt toast and listening to bad trucker stories!!!

So far I have slept at a Walmart, Rest Area, and the terminal. The only truck stop we pulled into was one I stopped at and he did not get out of the truck. I like the guy but he is not your typical trucker.