Hear goes this is my second attemp at posting as the first one got lost in space somehow.Asyou all know i passed class 1 on june 14th and was looking for a class 1 job as i drive a class 2 in a job i have been in for the last 12 years.I arrive at the yard in newport at 18.00 as agreed and i met the tm who by the way was a lady, i was asked for my bank details and was asked if i required directions to my 2 destinations.As i did the run the previous week i said no it was fine as i wrote all the directions down.I was handed the keys to a spanking new daf i dont know the model as i did not take any notice, i went and spoke to the shunter and he told me what trailer to get off the bay and it was to goto wiltshire.Now dont forget i only passed my test less than 6 weeks ago and i have not even sat in a unit since let alone couple one up all alone.
I was a absolute shaking wreck hear i was with this unit and i had to couple it up without any help whatsoever, hear goes i thought.As i proceded to reverse under the unit i went so far and stoped to check where the pin was in relation to the 5th wheel, looked fine to me so kept on reversing back until i realised hang on this is going back a bit too far, got out which was a good job i did only to realise that i had overshot the 5th wheel and nearly put the trailer in the back off the unit.Jesus christ i said anyway i decided that if i put a right hand down hard i should be able to get out of this situation, whic i did .
I tried again but i realise by now that the unit has a suspension on it so i raise the suspension to the highest point and revers in and bang on it goes in , it made quite a noise thou.I then went on to couple up the trailer and do all the checks when i get into the unit there is a message on the dash in bright red letters saying"STOP EBS WARNING". which is also buzzing its head off.
i check the suzies and they all seem ok and fit well, i then went and spoke to the tm and she told me that the trailer was not compaatible for the unit and gave me a different suzie which she said would extinguish the warnings.
Wrong they still were warning so i went and had a word with the shunter and he explained to me that after driving 30 miles they would reset themselves and go out. oK I SAID IF THATS WHAT YOU SAY i then left the yard and drove for 1 hour and 40 mins to wiltshire and the [zb] thing was still buzzing its head off.
i did the trailer swop off ok with out any problems and it took me 20 mins and you are allowed 15 mins only .i left newport at 19.10 and arrived at wilts at 20.40 then left at 9.10, i then had to drive to northampton and be on the bay b4 00.00. i arrived there at 23.40 and was told to put her on bay 17 omg i thought there were trailers everywhere i tried to put her on the bay but i was under preasure with other wagons waiting to pass so i said to a shunter oi pal put this thing on bay 17 for me please, he obliged but said only the once and i woould have to do it myself nx time.I then went around the back and found bay number 31 which was my return trailer it was inbetween 2 other units which were allready coupled up but it looked ok so i reversed in without any problems WRONG i overshot the trailer again, but this time much worse, i had hit the lines on the unit and they were all bukled up. The driver in the nx unit got out and helped me and managed to assist the unit away and gave me some vital information for the future. I got away from there at 01.20 i arrived at newport at 4.30 i was shagged.THIS WAS MY FIRST NITE
iwill post nx nite later .
vigfan…
Sorry Vig, but if it can’t get through the censor as is, then it isn’t allowed. Lib
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Also the gravity of he trailer means the pin will engage more decisively obviously tug test it but there is less room for error. 
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