UPDATE: I'm An Employee !!!
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Congratulations Man! and Way to go!
Hey Steve B., congrats and welcome to the "fold". Phase 2 will certainly challenge you as well, but just take it a day at a time, hang in there and don't take things too personally when you are being "coached"! It's all for your own good in the long run. I just know that you will do great and turn out to be a terrific professional driver. Good luck to ya!
Onward young soldier! Congratulations!
Hey congrats - that's awesome!!!!
Attitude and respect do indeed go a long way...especially in trucking where there's a terrible lack of it. It's great you had that attitude going in and didn't have to learn that the hard way.
On to the next phase!!! 
CONGRATULATIONS STEVE !!!! We're so proud of you....Its kinda like havin' another kid that graduates...only I got to miss the dirty diaper part 
I'll be meeting my driver trainer in the "drivers lounge" at the terminal in the morning. The journey continues....
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Congrats! Have fun out there!
Congrats Steve - that's great news!
5 days out, 4 days driving 1668 miles. Been through the smokies 2x, through icy/snow near St. Louis, and the endless wait at a food wear house just to have our turn at the dock, then wait another 2hrs to get loaded. Paper logs suck (teaching us both paper & Qualcomm) - overall hard hard work. 7-8 more days until testing day. I'm I really ready for all this? Attitude check: confidence - I'll keep going one day at a time!
Qualcomm:
Omnitracs (a.k.a. Qualcomm) is a satellite-based messaging system with built-in GPS capabilities built by Qualcomm. It has a small computer screen and keyboard and is tied into the truck’s computer. It allows trucking companies to track where the driver is at, monitor the truck, and send and receive messages with the driver – similar to email.New Reply:
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What a crazy 8 days. I finished Phase 1 and it was very intense. I am very proud to be with this company and know the training they have provided has prepared me for the next step. Not everyone gets to this point, we lost 2 from our class. I am expecting the next phase won't be easy. ATXJEHU was correct in saying phase 1 wasn't too bad but you really had to work hard. Long, long days with homework each night. If the instructors didn't think you were prepared to go on they would not let you. Next steps - getting assigned a OTR training and getting picked up. I'm on my reset here in the hotel doing laundry and looking forward to sleeping in (guess i wont be if I get a call and need to be ready to be picked up). Really thankful for this site an the encouragement. ATTITUDE and RESPECT go a long way. For those just getting started keep the goal in mind, one step at a time!
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.