[G-CPTN]

High there, BigRigSteve - and thanks for the responses.
Many of us here are old crusties who no longer drive for a living, so we are interested in current conditions. Also, most of us are (or were) UK-based and your operation is interesting. I've never been to the US (and I'm unlikely to) and by following your travels I'm learning about your Country.

Reversing (or backing-up) - I'm no expert and I usually drove flatbeds rather than containers and our tractors were much shorter than yours. I had drivers that were very good at reverse parking and I see delivery drivers (such as fuel tankers and supermarket deliverers) who do it several times a day that can seemingly do it instinctively. I admire that (and, of course the 'yard dog' has no excuse for messing up).

I note that you are a company driver, so you've got someone looking over your shoulder as well as 'holding your hand' and carrying the operating costs. I wondered about trailers (if you were an owner-driver) but I guess that that's not your worry. Are they company-owned - or are you moving third-party trailers?

What load is so important that it needs moving from New Jersey to Utah? Would it not be 'better' to send it by rail?

How is your sleep-cabin heated? Do you have to run the main motor? If so, does this happen automatically?

Cat or Cummins? What size?
What is your current gross weight? (I saw you catching another rig on upgrades but losing it on the downgrades.)

What speed do you choose to cruise at (given good road conditions)? I see many rigs passing you 'easily' (here all heavy trucks are fitted with speed limiters so tend to 'follow-my-leader' - or run side-by-side trying to pass - though higher-powered rigs can overtake heavily-laden slower trucks).