No trainers available for North East

I am scheduled for orientation on November 15th, so this is not good to hear. I am in Upstate NY. Since I have a wife and two kids, waiting around for a trainer is not going to work. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it....

 

they will set you up with someone and get you to where you need to be to meet up with them. They flew a buddy of mine from the east coast across to Dallas Texas to get in with a trainer. They'll hook it up...

 

They will work with you as long as you are willing to work with them.

 

I am going to Gary, IN on Nov. 29th for orientation and I was told I will more than likely leave from there with my first trainer.

 

I was told that I will not be leaving with my trainer, but going back home to wait. I arrive on November 25th.

 

Glad to see you passed your test, I guess we will just have to wait and see how everything works out when we get to orientation, I sure hope I leave out of Gary right after I am finished, I am in a hurry to get out there on the road and start getting some real seat time. Kinda glad I will be with a trainer during my first winter out there, as I am sure it will make it nicer than figuring everything out by myself.

 

My main concern about leaving right away is packing. Do I pack for 3 days or 26? That's the question. BTW, a Roehl driver I met told me to get one of those sleeping bags rated for -30 degrees. I guess that was his way of saying that the truck's heater may not be that great.

 

mine has heat, but when its cold its COLD

 

Good luck getting with a trainer, there are not enough of us to go around. Some guys do luck out and get with one right out of orientation, but that is not always the case. As for the sleeping bag, just a standard sleeping bag, or a sheet and blanket would do fine, the trucks have bunk heaters that work very well, you will not freeze. Bring just the basics, the more you drag along the more you have to move off of your bunk every night to go to bed. There really is no extra storage space in the truck. Most of the trainers stay out for extended periods of time, so they live in their trucks for up to 5 weeks at a time. Once they get there gear stowed it doesn't leave much extra room. You only need to bring a few changes of clothes, the truck stops and terminals all have laundry areas, bedding, a pillow, a good book, lots of prozac, and a road atlas. Anything beyond that is just dead weight that you will move around twice a day.

 

Are you a trainer for Roehl?