Does the fear of hitting and/or killing something/someone go away?

"but but but my GPS told me to go into the lake"

 

The scary part of that statement is mine has lol the company version on the peoplenet anyway. Just another reason to hate peoplenet.

We have a pickup at Pepsi in Newport News and coming down 64 it wants me to make a right turn off the middle of the bridge and pickup in the middle of Newport News lake. lol

Fortunately I've been doing this long enough I know better. No, I've just got #### common sense.

That thing is wrong so many times it's no wonder how the many clueless who depend on the dummy in the box get in trouble.

 

Hell, that's just anther day at the office for me. Always has a big yellow thing on to help pull me out.

 

Mikeeee

 

That must be the CR England submarine division. Their trailers say "global trabsportation"

 

Oh, come on driver. You know he was only looking for a place to turn that Rig around. That or there was suppose to be a WalMart DC down there, honest the GPS told him so

 

Back on topic... the fear never goes away completely, you never know what may happen, you must stay alert and be ready for anything to happen.

What you have is the very normal nerves of being a rookie. When I started I was more nervous than I can explain, now after 3 years I'm just as comfortable in a truck as a car. It gets better, if I can do it you can! Good luck.

 

OP. That is normal feelings to have. The pics you have of your delivery/ route yep a little tight. But remember any building you go to a truck went there first to deliver the building. So you can get there. When you get more confident the fear will fade. I still get a little jittery going into tight deliveries. Just your brain ramping up the warning devices. Always I remind myself some other driver did this before me.
Everyone sit back and watch me work.
Good luck.

 

GOAL. Before driving into a tight spot get out and walk your route.

 

I think driving an automatic it would because then you could focus on the road more. If you're like me and can't down shift fast enough and dump the clutch too fast.