Well, gang, this truck driving thing is close to reality now. I did complete my training period with Bruce last week, then got to go home for the weekend. I drove back down here to Dayton late Sunday night for testing and orientation this week. Well, today I went and did it! I passed my road and classroom tests, so there's no washing out now. I guess USA Truck's gonna have to give me my own truck soon. I just have to go through three days of orientation Tuesday through Thursday, then they'll assign me a truck. (Whether or not they'll give me a load to pick up and/or deliver right away remains to be seen. I'm hoping that they'll give me some time off for Christmas before I have to hit the road.)
Anyway, the good part of being here for orientation is the chance to sleep in an actual bed here at the hotel each night (not to mention during the sessions each day). And NOT have to try to stay awake through the overnight hours. Or sleep during the day in a bouncing sleeper berth. Whew! Glorious rest!
I'm going to cut this short here 'cuz I'm getting hungry and tired (I did mention the late drive back here last night, didn't I?). I got to bed around 1:00 this morning and was back up at 5:30 to get to my testing, so I'm ready for some rest.
Thanks for reading. Post some comments for me, and keep on trucking.
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Congratulations John!
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