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<blockquote data-quote="satellitedriver" data-source="post: 616164" data-attributes="member: 1664"><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>If you have the desire, the job is easy. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>Physical as hell, yes.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>The training is all about learning the rules and the hard part is not getting flustered.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>Most routes are in a concentrated area, so it would be hard to get lost. When I was hired, I drove around my route on the weekends with map in hand. -( On my own time)- I wrote down the number breaks on the street intersections and memorized them. Basically, I was driving at a slow pace and mentally drawing the route in my mind.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>I wanted the job and did what it took to get it.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>All the "new" technology is great-(sometimes)- and I have no idea how new drivers are trained these days.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>Having said that, the most important thing I learned was when I was a cover driver in my first year was to calm down.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>When everything seems to be going wrong, just stop for 10 seconds, 20 seconds, or 5 minutes and think the situation through.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>1 second of clear thought and planning is worth more than 10 minutes of wasting motion.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>Think, then do.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong>Best of Luck, BJ616.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: DarkGreen"><strong></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satellitedriver, post: 616164, member: 1664"] [COLOR=DarkGreen][B]If you have the desire, the job is easy. Physical as hell, yes. The training is all about learning the rules and the hard part is not getting flustered. Most routes are in a concentrated area, so it would be hard to get lost. When I was hired, I drove around my route on the weekends with map in hand. -( On my own time)- I wrote down the number breaks on the street intersections and memorized them. Basically, I was driving at a slow pace and mentally drawing the route in my mind. I wanted the job and did what it took to get it. All the "new" technology is great-(sometimes)- and I have no idea how new drivers are trained these days. Having said that, the most important thing I learned was when I was a cover driver in my first year was to calm down. When everything seems to be going wrong, just stop for 10 seconds, 20 seconds, or 5 minutes and think the situation through. 1 second of clear thought and planning is worth more than 10 minutes of wasting motion. Think, then do. Best of Luck, BJ616. [/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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