Starting School

Good point, I've been driving standard shift cars for over 20 years and it made it hard for me to learn some of the truck shifting skills. Downshifting primarily. However, that's not a real concern at the moment since after two days at orientation, I realized that the first 6 months OTR (minimum)with an unknown partner is very likely to bump me past my own particular limit of stress tolerance. So I told them this morning, "thanks for everything, but I'm heading home." Easier to cut ties now before I become an actual employee. For those of you considering Schneider, don't let this put you off. It wasn't anything they did, it was me. As both my trainer and his boss told me today, "it isn't for everyone."
If I should happen to luck into a local driving job without prior experience, I'll let you know.
Good luck!
Dave, AKA pumaman

 

Trust me, I didn't want to. I tried to keep positive, but in the morning I would wake up with a feeling of dread thinking about the road ahead. It might not have been as bad as I imagined, but that's just the way I am. Unfortunately it wasn't any picnic either going home to an angry wife after spending over $3000 and then not being able to follow through with my plan. Sucks.