Didn't know you had your CDL. I leave this kind of driving to DH. He keeps his CDL current for work purposes.....(even if most of his day is behind a desk and on the phone.....Big trucks are his livelihood.)
That is a pretty truck! My DH and boys love big trucks, the little one lets us know what kind we pass. "Look, Dad, there's a Peterbilt.....Kenworth (but he says it Kenwurt)....Freightliner....etc."
It looks like a cockpit!! Suzie and I took the "Ezi-pass route" illegally on our way to the New Jersey Expo. All turned out well at the end though. Hope you have a good trip.
There is no way I could drive one of these things, dh has a class A and has driven several big trucks, dumps and what not, no semis yet. I have a hard time backing my mini van much less 50 something feet of rolling metal,
OK, this is a bit far out but I thought just maybe you would like to know what the inside of a Semi-truck looks like.OK this is the Cockpit. NOT as complicated as it looks. See the blue thing on the window? That is a transponder. Ever drive on a tollway and while you were slowed down and waiting to get a ticket or pay you see big trucks whizzing right through? That little blue thing is read by a computer as the driver passes and the bill is sent to the company. Just that one little thing saves much gas and time. Riding in a modern truck is a comfy as an SUV. And just about as easy to drive IF you are very good at judging the movement and cornering of 53 feet of vehicle. The square buttons at the bottoms are lights, the round ones are air and heat. The red and yellow are air brakes of some kind. The seat is also on air for a smooth ride. I could go on but I feel I have lost half of you already. More tomorrow. OH, the gears? At Least ten in that stick.
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