Just to let everyone know, my grand daughter completed her first solo run with no hiccups,

[MarineCombatEngineer]

now she's headed to one of the copper mines in Miami, AZ, to pick up a load of copper sheeting and deliver it to Ontario, CA, and then from there, who knows.

I have every confidence in her.

[leftstreet]

1. Exciting!

[Skittles]

2. SHE'S GOT THIS!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

33. Yes she does. nt

[Sympthsical]

3. The way I squinted and squinted at this

Until I realized you were talking about truck driving.

Grats to her!

(but seriously, my brain was like, "Is . . . is she a sculptor who's sourcing her own materials?" )

[Jamesm9164]

4. That is so awesome!

[blm]

5. 👍🏽

[3catwoman3]

6. Brava to her!

[wendyb-NC]

7. Yay, that is so cool

[AllaN01Bear]

8. DING THIS.

a fledgeling has left the nest.

[redwitch]

9. I took my sleep gummy and now I can't stop laughing.

I thought your girl had issues with hiccups! Which wouldn’t be funny at all!

[Deuxcents]

10. Of course she did! Her foundation is solid and I wish her safe travels 🌺

[COL Mustard]

11. As we would say in the Army, Hooah!

I think you Marines say OOH-RAH!

Good on her for doing that! Independence is great!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. OOH-RAH is right Colonel.

[sheshe2]

12. You must be busting with pride right now.

Kudos to your amazing granddaughter.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

14. I AM.

[sheshe2]

15. It is grand hearing something positive these days.

Brava!

[niyad]

16. Excellent!

[duckworth969]

17. Way to go grandpa!

You must be proud! 😎

[haele]

18. Congrats to her!

I am in awe of good 18 wheeler drivers, after watching one cabover driver with a 40-something ft long trailer after a pier replenishment run do a u-turn at the end of a 75' wide Navy pier without stopping or backing up.
Just a nice, graceful 5-7 mile an hour u-turn. He did come within 10 ft. of the bollards on either side of the pier, but it was a thing of beauty to watch.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

22. Cab overs are so much easier to do U turns as compared to long nose rigs,

I prefer long nose rigs to cab overs because in long nose rigs, you're literally not sitting on the engine or right there at the front of the rig compared to cab overs, I see very, very few cab overs anymore on the road due to the safety of the drivers.

[surfered]

19. Congratulations. You've fulfilled your role as a good mentor

[NBachers]

20. I thought you were talking about Ontario Canada, and was going to talk about "Trial By Snow." But I know you've already

been there, done that together, and it wouldn't be her first time.

Is she in your rig while you're off the road?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

21. Yes, she's driving my rig while I enjoy a week or two off. nt

[NBachers]

23. In my mind's eye, I see you as a member of a trucking community who's Ready & Willing whenever & wherever needed.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

24. You are correct. nt

[Talitha]

25. Fantastic!!!!!

[HeartsCanHope]

26. I love the updates, MarineCombatEngineer!

I also love seeing a proud grandfather cheering his granddaughter on. Please send her my best wishes.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

34. Done, and she appreciates all the kudos on DU, she's not much of a social person,

but I will thank each and every one of DU's members for the encouragement and support.

[3catwoman3]

27. A bit OT - the above comments on long nose cabs reminds me of a word our older son made up...

...when he was a very little boy, about 2. He was an early talker, and had a large vocabulary by age 2. He loved trucks, and one of his first phrases, well before 2, was "dabish uck" - garbage truck.

His pronunciation improved, of course. He was quite observant about the different styles of trucks, and divided them into thin cabs, fat cabs, and something he called "obquate" cabs. As best I can recall (he's about to turn 36), thin cabs were the flat faced ones, fat cabs had the long noses, and "obquate" cabs had whatever that aerodynamic thingy is called that sits above the sleeping area.

Thanks for the look back.

[democrank]

28. On the road again with your training by her side

Well done !

[jfz9580m]

29. She sounds very cool MarineCombatEngineer

You must be so proud

I was thinking this morning that had I not been exposed to the type of basic science research job I did love, I would have liked a job like her’s. Though probably electrical or plumbing..
I am happy for you MarineCombatEngineer

My research job was cool (as another DUer jspur said about his job as a federal contractor) the best part was my colleagues. I was and remain genuinely fond of them all, including my last lab/job from Ca. Some rubbish communication technology made that a rougher rollercoaster than human intuition alone would make it.

[Permanut]

30. That is so cool.

I'm thinking a solid 10 on the coolness scale.

[DiverDave]

31. Just have her remember

4 ways a load can move.
You CAN put an extra stap on.just to be safe.
Don't walk in the grass. You'll find out why about a half an hour after you do.
I actually liked flatbed, till I got too old.

[DiverDave]

32. Im an idiot

Loads can move 6 ways....

[bluestarone]

35. Never was a doubt about her, right?

Chip of the old block CONGRATS to her!!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

36. After several months of sharing the wheel with her, I had no doubts she could handle

any situation popping up, and she's shown that.

[bluestarone]

37. GREAT!! now

Enjoy your time off!!!!