Ok, So I Have A Tedious Question About Waiting For A Mentor....

So Wednesday at 4:00pm, we got done with our orientation, and after that we got our driver codes and our comdata cards. But how long will it take for them to hook me up with a mentor?

Cause this is nerve racking. Lol

Victor, waiting is one of the things about this job that drives some folks batty. Try to divert your thoughts with something that will entertain you and help you pass the time.

Waiting easily produces anxiety that you don't need right now. Remember our little discussion about the emotional roller coaster? You're on it Brother!

We, most of us, experienced the same thing. They just can't always know when the next available trainer will show up, they may be having to spend extra time with their current trainee. Try to relax and take confidence in the fact that they will provide extra time with you if they think it is warranted.

Your doing flatbed so you may have a longer wait or you may end up training on dry van then getting sent to a terminal afterwards to take securement classes, that is how it was for my roommate in the academy.

Keep your expectations low and remember it's only temporary. Take your time and be safe!

Ok, yeah you are right I have definitely gotten on that roller coaster for emotions pretty quick and didn't even realize it. Thanks for the good advice!

Gladhand thanks also for that advice and info! I did not know that.

For what it's worth, I became anxious because I was the second to last out of my class of 63 people to get a trainer. I got done with everything by Wednesday night or Thursday (I don't remember now even though it seemed like a big deal at the time lol). I was waiting for a trainer for another week. In fact, some people from the next class after me got a trainer and left before I did. That really started to freak me out.

But I got one of the best trainers you could ever want. I was his first student. He really loves training, and he's good at it. We still talk regularly over two years later. He's so good that he was one of 15 trainers who was invited to the training banquet at Prime last year. (Prime has a seriously high number of trainers, so that is a real accomplishment.) He has trained dozens of drivers who are out there driving right now. A good percentage of his students pass all the tests on the first try.

Looking back, I never should have been anxious. I should have just chilled out and enjoyed the time off to study the pretrip and maybe should have gotten to know a few more people around the terminal. But it's hard to know that in advance, isn't it? Hang in there, it'll be OK.

I completely understand the nervousness. I ended up spending an entire week in a hotel waiting on my trainer with Transam. Let me tell you, it seemed like an eternity!

But it eventually ended, like everything does and I got on the road. Take this time to relax and get your head screwed on straight. All I did for 5 days was watch Allie Knight videos...

Well that actually helps a bit coming frikm all of experienced people out there in trucking. It all seems so complicated and confusing, but I believe I will be able to gain a lot of love for the Chase for loads and the ride and Lord help me be calm and chilled. Especially since I forgot my paper work at the hotel. Ughhhh. Well they are goimf to hold it for me so thats comforting.

Victor introduces us to a new word:

coming frikm all of experienced people out there

Sort of like "bigly", your "frikm" looks right, and I can imagine it's meaning. Thank you!

Hey Victor. I went though three and a half days of waiting for a mentor to become available at the Swift Jonestown PA terminal. A decision was made to bus me to Greer SC terminal , waited in a hotel for another day, got a call the next morning asking me to report that night. Orientation was finished on a Wednesday. I was finally with my Mentor the following Tuesday night..,

Since I was paired with a fantastic trainer/mentor no regrets. The wait was a fraction of the bigger picture.