Howdy folks, I'm scheduled for an orientation on Tuesday May 19th at the Troutdale terminal. I'm an experienced former Pumpkin driver, but I don't have any verifiable in the past 10 years because I drove overseas on a Middle Eastern military base, so I'll be going out with a mentor. Anyone gone through Troutdale for orientation? I live in Portland so I won't be staying at the hotel, just hope my skills aren't rusty!
Starting Orientation at Troutdale
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Went through orientation there about 3 years ago. I believe it's in a different terminal now. If it's the same guy, Mike, he's a good guy. I think he does stand-up comedy in his free time, and loves to talk about poker. Basically same old boring orientation stuff, but it's well run and thorough. If you can, see if mentor Lauren is available, 20+ years experience and very laid back.
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When I trained with Schneider, my "Training Engineer" definitely got me trained up, but he had annoying habits not unlike John Candy's character in "Trains, Planes and Automobiles."
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Good Luck.. Hope the Swift Gods do you well with getting a good Mentor. My first one was really... what's the word... Nasty I would say.
Thanks for stopping by my thread also, appreciate your info. Look forward to seeing your progress with Swift.
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I really don't have any bad words for Schneider, I wasn't dedicated, but for about 3 months, I had runs to and from California and was home on every Friday night during that time. Good miles too! -
Hahahaha! I LOVE that movie...soooo, my question is...did you ever wake up with his hand between two 'pillows'??6daysontheroad and YodaPagoda Thank this. -
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No way! That's pretty cool.
lol, that's a great scene.
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