WS orientation

I think you got the job.my friend.

 

From my experience,every orientation I have participated in has resulted in employment.I take it you have already been sampled for the drug test,interviewed for the job,completed a road test without killing anybody, and produced the requisite documentation. Orientation usually immediately precedes truck assignment and initial dispatch,if you pass all their little quizzes.

 

I actually just got done with day 3 of orientation. Exactly what i've been expecting.

-Get to the terminal day one; check your paperwork, drug tests and pretty much listen to a lecture about W S and be briefed on what they expect of you.
-On day two we did the physical test (not hard at all), drove for about an hour each (freeway and city), and listened to more lecture about shifting and driving in general.
-Today, day three, we listed to lecture and watched powerpoint presentations regarding winter driving. After that we did a small trip planning exercise driving from one place to another (roughly 2k miles)


Overall a great experience, imo.
Like the other guy said, W S pretty much needs drivers (so i've heard) so unless you hit curbs, suck at shifting, utterly fail at log books or kill someone, the job is yours.


good luck.

 

Yes the 10 days orientation is a job interview. My dh went to orientation around July 21st and I believe two guys couldn't drive the mountain (after more then one try) and they were sent home. But everyone else did great and had the job! If you meet their expectations you'll have a job! I resesearched so many companies and ws was the best I found for my hubby. Sadly, (only because I think ws is such a great starter company) hubby found a local job on his first hometime and left ws but you will do great and good luck!

 

wetblacklab is correct. It is a 10 day "interview". While there, they are watching how you conduct yourself at all times. If you can do the classwork and the road tests (there are 3, city driving, tight maneuvering, and mountain) they will hand you the keys to a truck on day 10. But beware though, they sent one of the 3 from my class home on day 4 (I think it was 4) after the tight maneuvering driving because he couldn't double clutch right. I'll probably be there if I pass the physical again since I left the company in 2011 and found the grass was NOT greener outside the driver's seat...