Orientation 02/29/12

Just be aware you might not get paired to a trainer just yet. If they ask you where the nearest Greyhound station is to your home most likely you are going home to wait. OR you might have to get on the bus to get with your trainer. Unless something has changed since I went through this I rate your chances of a bus ride at about 50%

 

before you know it, all B.S. aside take it all for what is worth, you will be in your own truck soon enough, im an old trainer an my trainies were nervous as hell; as a trainer i tried to let the trainees take over as i wasnt there, drivers seat 1st day, then i made them make the calls to dispatch, i tried to make them feel as they were the lead driver, once i let them go on there own, well i didnt worry so much, so if you can! try to absorb everything you can, make yor trainer feel like your paying attention and you appreciate his training, and you my friend should be just fine, be safe

 

Sarge,
When I went (almost 6 years ago) to Vandalia, my trainer arrived two hours later.

Spent 6 weeks on the road, then did orientation, road testing, stuff I forget at good ole Van Buren, AR.

My truck had only one issue, the speed control (Sleep icon). You had to tap the brakes a few times to set it.

 

When I went to orientation.... it was mon-thurs. Instead of being bussed back home (10-12hrs to get to other side of ohio) I rode with someone that lived somewhat close to me and had a family member pick me up from there (took 4 hours). On Friday I got a call from the training department and said I had a trainer, got the info for him and called him and he arrived at a truckstop near my house on saturday or sunday (can't remember which).

I think at my orientation there were only 3 or 4 people (out of about 14) that got trainers on that thursday.

 

Thanks all for the input, our fun is about to begin.

 

Now thats the way to do it!!!

 

Good luck Sarge! Please keep us fellow North Carolinian's up to date on your progress! Start School in a couple weeks.....See ya on the road!