Going to Fontana, CA next Monday 9/24 for Schneider orientation!

Hey guys! I've been lurking for a while but never posted. Learned a lot from this forum, thanks for all the information.
So I finally have a date for orientation (9/24) and I am SUPER nervous! I've never been away from home for a job before!

One thing that makes me the most anxious is that I graduated on 7/18 and have not driven a truck since. I don't know if I can still shift gears
I called my trucking school and of course they would not let me go in for more practice. I am wondering if anyone else has the same problem, and if you did fine (warmed up quickly) during training? How good of a driver do they expect you to be going into training?



Also, for all the rookies & wannabes like me, I started a blog that will document my training with Schneider day by day. So if you're interested, check it out here: http://truckerkitty.blogspot.com/



Also...when I went to trucking school, I thought that was the hardest thing I had to do. Then I had to pass my CDL test, and I thought I'll be set after that. But now...I realize that passing the carrier's training/testing is the real hardest thing. Don't give up!!!