My first day at Jack B.Kelley Orientation
Saturday 03/17/07
First I want to say we were given latitude in our trip to Amarillo Tx. The company provided an incredible rental car (2007 Nissan Altima you never feel this car shift fuel economy is 30+mpg @ 70mph unbelievable for a car this size it is not like the old Altima it is roomy big trunk ) to make the trip up here we were told it was because they could not get airline tickets (due to unavailability) we were not wanting to fly and were surprised that when we arrived at Terrell Tx that we were reserved each a king sized room.
Sunday03/18/07
We get to Amarillo TX we have each our own room the same is true for all of those attending the orientation. We are put up at the Laquinta we have free on line access the motel has a waffle house on the property but we get the free breakfast. I like the waffles shaped like the state of Texas who cares what they are shaped like they are good. The rooms could have used a microwave and a fridge but rooms are nice, clean and quiet. ate at taco bell 1/4 mile from motel the service was perfect well staffed and polite we were pleased since in Baton rouge we dont get this anymore.
We went to circuit city it is near the large mall just across the freeway I bought a gps/mp3 player unit $200 it works great it is a Mio not that easy to figure out but is possible the book that came with it is lacking just play with the unit you will learn it. The unit is faster than I expected it slips into your pocket powers right up. If you get a mio need help e-mail me I will provide what I know. I went to block buster rented a movie no hassle.
Monday 03/19/07
We leave the hotel 07:30 are at the orientation unit 07:35
The class is just that a class; truckers stories are kept to a minimum in efforts to increase hands on training which I am told will happen on Thursday. All the bases are being covered the man that is developing this new training method has it timed just right it is not stressful it has that laid back feeling but kept on track. (We are not in there sitting around wasting time like other companies orientations I have been to.) as soon as the video is over lights come on and a test is taken wham bam efficient. Our Brakes are adequate exactly 10 min and we are back at it again proficient and well planned if you get restless in class you can stand walk around lots of space to pace. The orientation location has no coke machine but coffee is free and there is plenty of it there was free doughnuts too guess they want us to satisfy the cop in all of us.
We are each given $25 cash to cover lunch and there is plenty of places to choose from we are given 1.5 hours to get back from lunch. About 4:45 we are off to our place of choice I chose to eat at waffle house and return to the room to relax, and chat with my wife on the phone.
There were others that flew in, some drove company truck, etc, but this is my experience the rental car is by far the best way to get here as I saw on the television airlines were not getting things done folks were camping at the terminal screw that.
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