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	<title>Becoming A Truck Driver: Help, Stories, Advice, and Opinions &#187; truck driving orientation</title>
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		<title>Understanding Pre-Hire Letters: The What, Why, And How Of This Important Step</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/tanyabons/2011/12/understanding-pre-hire-letters-the-what-why-and-how-of-this-important-step</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tanya Bons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting pre-hires is an important step when beginning your truck driving career. They can verify that companies are willing to hire you, and give you numerous choices when it comes to choosing the company you'd like to work for. Here we'll go into detail about what a pre-hire is, and how to go about getting them. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/tanyabons/2011/12/understanding-pre-hire-letters-the-what-why-and-how-of-this-important-step">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Time For Orientation Has Arrived</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/testing-time-for-orientation-has-arrived</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time for learning is over. Well, at least as far as learning for the purposes of orientation. It's time for testing and (hopefully) graduating from orientation so we can continue onto the next phase of our training. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/testing-time-for-orientation-has-arrived">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Meat And Potatoes Of Orientation</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/the-meat-and-potatoes-of-orientation</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're in the meat &#038; potatoes of orientation now where we're doing a lot of driving, backing, and paperwork. This will really separate those who make it from those who won't. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/08/the-meat-and-potatoes-of-orientation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our First Day Driving</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/our-first-day-driving</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got our first chance to drive the trucks today at company orientation and it went pretty well. But there are a lot of things we have to do differently than we learned in truck driving school and the classroom work is becoming information overload. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/our-first-day-driving">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Judgment Day At Orientation</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/judgment-day-at-orientation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was judgment day at orientation - the day students usually begin being sent home for various reasons. I was nervous, as was everyone, and was quite surprised at how it all turned out.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/judgment-day-at-orientation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My First Day Of Orientation</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/my-first-day-of-orientation</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/my-first-day-of-orientation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was the first day of orientation at my new company and I was nervous! Here's how it went.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/my-first-day-of-orientation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On My Way To Orientation</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/on-my-way-to-orientation</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JakeCat22</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's the start of my trucking career and after graduating truck driving school I've just arrived for orientation at my first truck driving job. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/jakecat22/2011/07/on-my-way-to-orientation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One New Driver Sent Home, The Rest Of Us To The Skid Pad</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/05/one-new-driver-sent-home-the-rest-of-us-to-the-skid-pad</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 10:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philosopher Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the students was let go today because she just wasn't safe when it came to handling a rig. The rest of us got to go on the skid pad and practice recovering from dangerous situations.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/paul/2011/05/one-new-driver-sent-home-the-rest-of-us-to-the-skid-pad">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official &#8211; My Truck Driver Training is Over</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/07/its-official-my-truck-driver-training-is-over</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/07/its-official-my-truck-driver-training-is-over#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of research, one month of CDL truck driving school, and 4 months of company training, I'm now going out on the open road as a solo company driver. Wow, sometimes I think back and it's taken forever to get here, while other times I think back and it's gone by in an instant.  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/07/its-official-my-truck-driver-training-is-over">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Company Orientation: Not Much Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/05/trucking-company-orientation-not-much-fun</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 11:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Jr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basically, when going to orientation, prepared to be bombarded with videos, tested on your skills, and grilled about your past. I’m looking foreword to getting the heck out of this hotel, and getting on the open road. Hopefully, my trainer will show up in the next day or two. If not, it looks like I’m just going to have to wait..... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/petersmithjr/2009/05/trucking-company-orientation-not-much-fun">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Company Orientation &#8211; Day 3</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahhh, finally the last day of orientation. Some of the things today were really interesting, some were so boring they were unbearable. But the company has some interesting open-door policies and the info was important. <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-3">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Company Orientation &#8211; Day Two</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-two</link>
		<comments>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-two#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a much better day than yesterday. Instead of just paperwork, we had some real-world stuff. First I had to take a quick driving test. This is nothing like the CDL road test. It's just to prove to them that you aren't completely crazy and know the basics of shifting. These trucks are awesome!  <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-two">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trucking Company Orientation &#8211; Day One</title>
		<link>http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-one</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TruckerMike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a very hectic day. I started orientation with the trucking company I was hired on with. It was far from being "memorable", but there are a few things you should know.... <a href="http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking_blogs/truckermike/2009/03/trucking-company-orientation-day-one">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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