the first 2 days i had a sup ride around with me before they sent me on my own. then maybe a week later i had a safety guy come with me. those few times yes they helped with finding the packages in the back and directions if i needed them. another time i had an ORIAN person come with me who was there to help me understand i had to run the route in order from what showed on the DIAD, but with her being there she helped a little too. and then a few random days i had the safty guy ride with me some more, most days i would pick him up somewhere and he'd ride with me for a few hours, but would help me so i could get done on time. that is why i did not want anyone riding with me anymore because it would take away from my learning experience. and when i had someone follow me it was only for an hour or 2 observing how i worked, and correcting me on things i did wrong.
i began driving Sat. air only a few weeks before they called me for cover driving, so i only done air for 7 days.
they scan the packages in my hub, but i work on the sort aisle and do irregs, so i never had to pay attention to the HIN#. if you ask any of the workers on preload in my area i can almost guarantee they don't know what a HIN# is. when we sort packages it's by color, each PD has a color and that is how we know where to sort them to.