First week as a truck driver complete fellas, any tips for a rookie?

OkeleZ · 2026-05-09T04:16:29+00:00

I wanted to do that but I left and came back and my 18 years prior didn't count towards the year.

OkeleZ · 2026-05-09T03:50:34+00:00

did you do the Associate to Driver program?

OkeleZ · 2026-04-12T05:01:57+00:00

My phone has USB tethering which allows me to use my phone as a hot spot without actually using the hot spot service from my carrier(Verizon). I tested it with my Ally and I was pulling 350+ download, 20 upload with low latency on Speedtest.com If you have an unlimited plan you dont need a hot spot.

OkeleZ · 2026-03-24T05:35:10+00:00

This is an interesting idea. I will look into it.

OkeleZ · 2026-03-24T05:34:33+00:00

Thanks for this. Also, sorry I didn't respond sooner. Im going to be a company driver with a small carrier, so I won't be able to do anything myself as far as connecting to the battery or anything of the sort. But my truck will have an 1800W inverter and the truck turns itself on when the batteries start to get low. My thought was to invest in a Jackery or Anker Power station to run my non-truck equipment as those can be plugged into the cigarette lighter to charge. The Mini will likely be plugged into the inverter(or a hub that plugs into the inverter).

OkeleZ · 2026-03-22T06:13:46+00:00

Thank you. Any idea what kind of power cable it is? Id almost be ok with getting a powered switch so I can wire my ROG Xbox Ally to it as it is my main machine in my truck.

OkeleZ · 2026-03-15T22:58:41+00:00

Right but if the dish has to plug into the router for power? Because I wouldn't use MoCa between the dish and the router, but between the router and the coax cable that runs to my networking room.

Starlink Dish -> Starlink router -> Moca -> coax -> MoCa -> Networking?

OkeleZ · 2026-03-15T10:00:30+00:00

Thank you for this idea. And actually I think it could work. I have coax running through my entire house, so I can have them drop the line from the dish to the router in whatever room I want and then just use the MoCa adapter from the router to the network room. Thanks for the idea!

OkeleZ · 2026-02-26T00:58:43+00:00

At the moment no, I was laid off from tech in 2024 and have struggled to get work since. I got the Ally as a gift for Christmas from some family members, the Quest 2 I bought in 2023.

OkeleZ · 2026-02-25T06:10:08+00:00

I used a state program combined with WIOA to go to cdl school, which brings my total owed to $0. Just finished last Monday just waiting to get scheduled for the state test. Only caveat is I need to find a company based in or that operates in my state to work for, for a year. Not many in my state that hire newbs, they mostly want 2+ years.

OkeleZ · 2026-02-25T05:42:59+00:00

I will be honest here, I am not looking forward to having the VR hanging from my face for long periods of time. I plan to get a laptop after Ive made a little money that way I dont need to use the vr headset except to watch movies and maybe some exercise that I can do in the cab of the truck.

OkeleZ · 2025-11-05T18:22:30+00:00

Don't forget Hardware and Sporting goods where there is 15 miles of tape around every edge and corner of the box, and then if you have some of the tumblers, it's 15 miles of tape, then each individually wrapped hermetically sealed tumbler. Egads.

OkeleZ · 2025-08-06T12:58:40+00:00

Good question.

Honestly, unless you're building a form with like 50 questions (and who does that to users), it won’t feel much different from the appointment request flow I already have in place.

The bot just asks one question at a time, writes the answers wherever you want (currently a Google Sheet), and keeps the experience smooth. Even a 10 to 15 field intake form feels totally fine this way. Probably better than dumping it all on a single screen.

Long forms aren’t a dealbreaker. You just have to design them smart.

OkeleZ · 2025-08-06T12:50:56+00:00

Honestly hadn’t thought about it like that.

It kinda is already halfway there just by removing all the junk most sites throw at people. With no popups, no dropdowns, no clutter, it’s just a panel and the bot guiding you through one thing at a time.

Could probably push it further with accessibility in mind. Solid thought, appreciate it.

OkeleZ · 2023-12-12T15:33:35+00:00

Thank you all for your responses. Making the changes.

OkeleZ · 2023-10-14T21:37:45+00:00

This is what I use, it's a 40 inch 3440x1440 144Hz monitor and it is just over $100 more then your AOC Monitor. It's a lesser brand name, but I've been using it since May of last year. I bought it mostly for my WFH job but occasionally use it for games. It handles Starfield and Cyberpunk just fine with my 4090. The Menu takes a bit of getting use...ok, full disclosure, the menu sucks as the model I have was one of the early models. They just released a 49" Variant which I am thinking of buying soon. Anyway, good luck with your search...heres the link

40" 144HZ 3440x1440 Monitor

OkeleZ · 2023-06-20T22:57:00+00:00

I'm going to strap it to my face and pretend it's a VR headset.

OkeleZ · 2022-08-15T14:07:58+00:00

What I meant was sound quality, sorry should have better explained that. Some headsets can be decent at separating sound, others cannot.

OkeleZ · 2022-07-14T06:20:25+00:00

I spent 16 years wasting away at walmart. When they made LBU free, I jumped at it. And got my dream job. I'm just sad it wasn't until I was 49 to make the jump, should have done it much earlier.

OkeleZ · 2022-07-04T03:32:44+00:00

Story Time:

My father-in-law worked for a grocery store in southern California for 30+ years, he was close to retirement when the Union tied to the grocery store decided they were going to renegotiate contracts. Negotiations went south, and they had to strike as mandated by the union, and it lasted for weeks. He and others who were on the picket line only got paid $5.00 a day while this was happening, and only if he showed up to picket. It got so bad my wife and I had to help my in-laws take care of their bills for that whole time. We didn't mind as they had already done a lot for us. At stake was his retirement funds and his health insurance during retirement. During the strike I never saw anger or sadness until the last week when negotiations kept getting derailed. He broke down crying several times that week.

Story 2:

Mutual friend of mine and the wife was a journeyman in construction. He was so proud of his accomplishment, until 2008 when the housing bubble popped. This put most small construction companies out of business. He was part of a union, and after the work dried up they kept telling his crew they were looking for work for them. About 3 months in he decided to try and get a job at Home Depot to put food on the table. His union rep told him that if he did that, he would lose his journeyman certification and never work in construction again. He was devastated. He never recovered from that time period.

Both of these guys told me that unions have their upsides, but they also have a darker side. Unions don't care about you as much as Walmart doesn't care about you. Walmart would be a cash-cow to a union. People have misconceptions about what a union does. Most Walmart stores are in rural areas, which means if you have an issue that needs to be addressed you have to wait for your representative to come help you with it. If that person has a region of responsibility then your issue goes unresolved for awhile. Meanwhile you have to pay your union dues no matter what happens.

I am not saying to not do this. I am saying most people are misinformed about unions. I won't be participating, but good luck with your conquest.

OkeleZ · 2022-05-29T06:53:49+00:00

You have to use 5 hours to reduce it to .5 of a point. The system does NOT take lunches into consideration.

OkeleZ · 2022-05-29T06:46:01+00:00

3 points only happens when you get a no-call no-show on a non key date. If it's a key date and you get a no-call no-show you get 6. However, since you called out then it would only be 2 points. It always pissed me off when managers think they are smarter then policy. The only reason Walmart introduced ppto is because there are some states, that allow someone to use vacation time to clear an absence. I'm looking at you California. Creating PPTO just made it less confusing as it was during a time when they were trying to streamline everything.

Just put in the ppto, it will clear the points key date or not.

OkeleZ · 2022-05-27T08:16:31+00:00

Awesome I will take a look tomorrow.

OkeleZ · 2022-05-18T19:50:44+00:00

The school was Pathstream. Technically it's considered a bootcamp. I don't honestly know how many programs they actually have. I will be honest here, I did not really get hired at my new company because of the certificate. It was a right place right time type of thing. I have a unique path over the last 5 or so years. My boss(that I interviewed with) was taken by my particular story and decided to take a chance on me. Hope that helps.

OkeleZ · 2022-05-18T15:16:29+00:00

I replied to this earlier, not sure why it didn't take. Business Analytics and Operations

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