Finished Training. Do My First Route Tomorrow
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G-Town's Comment
7 years ago
Good luck! I'd suggest to watch your wagon,...but it's barely there. LOL.
Safe travels.
Tractor Man's Comment
7 years ago
I'd suggest to watch your wagon,...but it's barely there. LOL.
Pianoman's Comment
7 years ago
Good luck Tractor Man! Do keep us updated!
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Finished up my training today. Will run my first Route on my own tomorrow. They will give me "Pony Routes" for the next several​ days. Normal routes consist of 400- 500 cases and 8-15 stops per day. I will be given 250 cases or so and probably 5-8 stops. The biggest challenge has been learning the Handheld Computer and ALL of the different products and packaging. Different retailers have different procedures for checking in product, and different stocking and merchandising procedures. I am really enjoying the gig and looking forward to becoming more proficient. My average day consists of 9-11 hours on the clock and around 12 hours from the time I leave my driveway in the morning, until I pull back in in the afternoon. I have been training during the day shift, M-F with weekends off. I will be running the night shift which will be 1600-0400 Sunday- Thursday with Friday and Saturday off. Driving a Single Axle Tractor with a 35 foot Trailer. A BIG difference from a Sleeper Cab and 53 footer. These suckers are very manueverable and will make a U turn on a dime. I spent 9 months in an Automatic while OTR with Swift. These Tractors have a Straight 7 speed manual, I was surprised at how quickly my shifting skill came back. I am floating gears up and down with ease now. It took a good week to get comfortable with shifting again. The last time,(and the first time) I drove a manual was last May and June during School and Road Training with my Mentor. It is real nice to be home daily with 2 days off in a row. Kinda feels like a mini vacation every week. I will keep you all posted on my progress and paychecks! Thanks to Brett, and all of you for the support and excellent information over the past couple of years. I would not be where I am today without "Youse Guyz". Yeah......That's for you Rainy.
Floating Gears:
An expression used to describe someone who is shifting gears without using the clutch at all. Drivers are taught to "Double Clutch" or press and release the clutch twice for each gear shift. If you're floating gears it means you're simply shifting without using the clutch at all.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.