Any questions from prospects or lookers from real Watkins and Shepard drivers?

started orientation in missoula today did my hpe and passed it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. today was mostly about log books still doing the home work i hope i do well maybe tomorrow I can get some time to practice in the truck haven't diven with a sleeper before i hope i catch on quick. any advice?

 

Just practice as much as possible. I will be in Missoula for another day or so if you need some help, I'm in truck 2045,.or on the tv.room .

 

Congrats on getting started and please keep us posted on how things go up there. I will be up there to begin orientation on the 16th so any info and heads up you have is great.

 

Started orientation in Conover on Monday. Hauling my first load with RL tomorrow. 8 stops all in NC. Should be interesting. They had us driving around with the loaded trailer today, that was different to say the least. So far impressed with the organization.

 

Driving with RL was fun. Better than the instructor I had at my trucking school.

 

RL is great. Learned a lot from him in one day.

 

Even though I wasn't there long, I'm taking what I learned from him where I'm at now. I'm about to meet my trainer at Prime and get my miles started. I told Tim that I'll likely come back to W/S, but once I become more confident and maybe when I have my own truck.

 

so who was speeding round the side streets of missoula today?? there were two people in the truck so maybe someone on 10 day?? (speeding was probably the wrong choice of words....creeping maybe?)



I'm still waiting to hear how my application is going....

 

Well the first week is over, There are 11 of us and as far as I know all 11 will be there on monday, I really wish there weren't so many so we could get more time in the drivers seat, but what are you going to do. We all are having a rough time shifting and getting are log books just perfect. It kind of reminds me of bootcamp for truck drivers. At times I just want to go home at other times I think I couldn't be in a better place to learn what I need to learn to go out on my own. Kelby can be cool at one minute and in the next like an evil stepmother LoL. I think he is in the process of weeding us out so I suppose he has no other option than to be that way. Rick is mostly comedy relief but you learn alot from him. My biggest problem is CDL school just doesn't prepare you for driving they just push you through the process of passing the DOL test instead of teaching you to drive a truck. I hope I'm ready when this thing is over. I really don't want to go out if I'm not a safe driver I couldn't imagine hurting someone because I'm not ready this week we only got out on the road twice I think we all need much more time behind the wheel. Well I have to go and do laundry and get in some practice time I want to be prepared for monday. Thanks for the advice everyone.