Orientation

Good luck to you. Hope you can update us as you progress.

 

I just attended orientation last week. Headed out with my trainer on Monday. I am not going to re-write everything that is already on here. Search this site read Nukem and Zephex's threads on orientation they are spot on. The only thing new is they started supplying box dinners (Subway 6 in sub, chips, and cookie) in the evenings. So you are fed breakfast at the hotel, lunch is catered and dinners is there for you take back to the hotel. My orientation class was about 50 mix of drivers, management, mechanics, etc. We were done most days by 330-400.

 

Congrats. There are a few of us who wrote about our time at orientation. Just read up on it, and you'll be fine. Most of it's pretty basic stuff, but once you have the package from Averitt, just read it carefully and follow what they say.

 

about time you replied...

Now you understand why so many people stick around for years with Averitt. But I will say this, don't expect 2500 every week. Some weeks are better than others. Glad to hear that your truck was clean when you got in it. My first was trashed and they paid me for 2 hours so I could clean it. LOL

 

Going very well... Back in my comfort zone so-to-speak. A volvo is just to small and cramped for my liking. LOL
Now if I could only get a good run out to California...

 

If it doesn't, send breakdown and hope for the best. I just hope that your not under a load that needs to deliver first thing in the AM.

I'm surprised TIF didn't fix it right then and there... Qualcomm your FM and tell him/her what's going on and you need to be routed to a decent shop to get it looked at. Some of the better shops I have been to:

KNX (although lately days has been very slow), CKV, CHA (both days and nights), CIN, CLT (nights) BHM is pretty good on both sides, HOU is also good, just on the slow side. LEX to me is the best shop both days and nights. But if your FM is on the decent side they should know the shops reputation as well as the drivers.

So if you can get to one of them you might stand a better chance of getting out of there at a decent time. Usually if it's a small fix, I try to do it while I'm down for my 10, so this way it gets me in a little earlier (IMO)