Integrad confusion.

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Hey man, so everybody else has answered your questions pretty well, I just wanted to chime in and say that it might take you a bit longer than you anticipate to get comfortable driving a package car.

I didn't start to get comfortable until a few weeks after I qualified. While I was qualifying, though? Felt like I was out of control at all times even though I had it well in-hand. Every day felt a little bit better than the next, and eventually I found my groove... then I qualified, and that gave me a huge burst of confidence. Wanna know what I did with that confidence on my 31st day of driving?

They took me off my training route and I took out a mailbox, lol.

I say all that to say this: We're considered rookies for 2 years for a reason. Management doesn't expect you to be comfortable, they just expect you to be safe and follow the methods. If you just remember to stop, call and wait whenever you're in doubt or feel sketched out about something, you'll be fine. Just try to make that phone call before you make any decisions that might result in an accident, no matter how minor (remember, UPS considers pretty much everything to be an accident, whether you crack a branch off of a tree, tap a garbage can with your bumper, leave any kind of rut in somebody's yard or go all-out and t-bone an ambulance in an intersection.)

Keep your wheels on pavement (dirt roads are the worst, though) and always remember that it's okay to stop, call a supervisor and wait for proper instruction to be given.

That actually seems to fit about what I've felt and am feeling.
Collected all the method sheets I could, studied a little, but that just made the feeling worse. Your message and a few others plus talking with some of the drivers at the hub, not about the driving but the confusion and nervousness and they all said the same thing about not feeling in control even though they were and to just take it one stop at a time.


Thanks for all the advice guys.

 

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That actually seems to fit about what I've felt and am feeling.
Collected all the method sheets I could, studied a little, but that just made the feeling worse. Your message and a few others plus talking with some of the drivers at the hub, not about the driving but the confusion and nervousness and they all said the same thing about not feeling in control even though they were and to just take it one stop at a time.


Thanks for all the advice guys.

 

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Deny everything

 

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I wish I had received some sort of study material before my road test I FAILED today. I how many people actually even fail the road test? I passed every part of it until the very end when I had to back into a spot. They had me in a delivery truck I was told was much bigger than I would ever be using as a temporary seasonal driver this summer, did well on everything else until the backing up. Of course there's a glare rear view screen and it was tough for me to gauge when to stop cuz I had not driven a truck that long. There was no one around I could ask to help me and the guy grading me wasn't going to tell me when I was getting too close to the end of the parking spot. So I was told I could try again in a year! There's really no one I can complain to or ask to try again because UPS in my area isn't helpful like that. I mean in real life I would obviously shut the truck off, get out see how far off I am, get back in and repark, but road test isn't real world I guess. And there were also people who just failed to show up and take the test today I was told. They'll get to come in whenever they want, take the test and probably get hired because reliability isn't just important as back into a parking spot.

 

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I wish I had received some sort of study material before my road test I FAILED today. I how many people actually even fail the road test? I passed every part of it until the very end when I had to back into a spot. They had me in a delivery truck I was told was much bigger than I would ever be using as a temporary seasonal driver this summer, did well on everything else until the backing up. Of course there's a glare rear view screen and it was tough for me to gauge when to stop cuz I had not driven a truck that long. There was no one around I could ask to help me and the guy grading me wasn't going to tell me when I was getting too close to the end of the parking spot. So I was told I could try again in a year! There's really no one I can complain to or ask to try again because UPS in my area isn't helpful like that. I mean in real life I would obviously shut the truck off, get out see how far off I am, get back in and repark, but road test isn't real world I guess. And there were also people who just failed to show up and take the test today I was told. They'll get to come in whenever they want, take the test and probably get hired because reliability isn't just important as back into a parking spot.

Can't learn backin from no stinkin book.

Good luck next time.











































PS: stop bumping all these threads because you can't drive.

Geezas

 

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I wish I had received some sort of study material before my road test I FAILED today. I how many people actually even fail the road test? I passed every part of it until the very end when I had to back into a spot. They had me in a delivery truck I was told was much bigger than I would ever be using as a temporary seasonal driver this summer, did well on everything else until the backing up. Of course there's a glare rear view screen and it was tough for me to gauge when to stop cuz I had not driven a truck that long. There was no one around I could ask to help me and the guy grading me wasn't going to tell me when I was getting too close to the end of the parking spot. So I was told I could try again in a year! There's really no one I can complain to or ask to try again because UPS in my area isn't helpful like that. I mean in real life I would obviously shut the truck off, get out see how far off I am, get back in and repark, but road test isn't real world I guess. And there were also people who just failed to show up and take the test today I was told. They'll get to come in whenever they want, take the test and probably get hired because reliability isn't just important as back into a parking spot.

Who said you can’t get out to check? If there’s that much glare in the “real world” and you can’t see, you better get out! Suppose there’s a worker in back of you?