What to expect at Schneider Orientation? Do's/Dont's?

I am going to say some things that may sound rude. My intention is not to be rude, but to help.

1. “Freaking out.” What does that mean? The old school way is when you show up to a place, the boss simply asks you, “Can you drive?” He’s looking for a yes or no answer. Can you drive, yes or no? I would like to think YES, however anything other than YES means NO. So, if someone asks you if you can drive, simply say, “ I am here to learn.”

2. Notice the responses about you overthinking things? Why do you think the members are saying that to you?
“Anticipation of Death is WORSE than Death itself.” You are stressing yourself out and you haven’t even left home. STOP!!!! Calm your commie lovin arse down. When a mega carrier has orientation, they do this crap every week. It’s just another day in the office. So, slow your roll. Chill. The cool head prevails. You can’t be antisocial if you can’t be cool.

You’re driving in the big city, cars are pressing on all sides. Out of all the cars, which car should you pay the most attention to? The rest of them dont mean anything. Ignore them. Simplify things. Driving is driving. Whether in the middle of nowhere or a major metropolitan area.

So, CAN YOU DRIVE?

Six back quiet.

 

So THAT'S what I've been doing wrong . . .

You know what the difference between driving in a city and driving in the country is?

Abso-freaking-lutely NOTHING. Turns take the same amount of space, following distance remains the same. All that changes is the driver's reactions - remember it's not the thing itself that matters, it is our reaction to the thing. Stay calm, keep a 7 second following distance and a 14 second vision. Swing wide on turns, watch your mirrors. Drive slightly below the rest of the traffic, it's not going to save that much time. Pee before starting the trip. Assume everyone around you is going to do the dumbest thing possible - then you can be pleasantly surprised when they act intelligently.

 

Yes

 

Yepperz!
Don’t worry about your driving or backing skills. The training is very good. Most importantly do what you’re told to do and do it the way they show you and you’ll be fine. I’m almost 5 months in and still love it. Don’t worry about cities, just drive the speed limit and let others pass you. That way you’ve got no one behind you, very few in front and all you mainly have to worry about is the clowns on your sides.
Parking at night….. Don’t do this.

 

I'm grateful that in my training, we went through the Texas a&m area in college station sometimes. We also went on narrow country roads. That have me confidence as to where I can maneuver an 18 wheeler.

 

I like how your avatar is the dead version of his .