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<blockquote data-quote="John19841" data-source="post: 387139" data-attributes="member: 10939"><p>Sounds a lot like the class I went through last year. Compared to the number we had at the start, not many "graduated". We started with 23 people. First day, we had to go out into the yard and drive the "buses". Whole group stands there while you walk (like you're walking to your execution) all the way across the parking lot by yourself and get into the truck. Seriously, the group stood 100ft away to watch. It was a long walk and seemed to take forever.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, you were then expected to get in the truck, pull it out, circle around then back it in three times. Driver's side, Blind side and straight. Then, you were to pull it out again, and parallel park it between some cones. looking back, it wasn't the hardest thing in the world, but having no prior experience driving that particular truck (especially with those Spicer Tranny's) and the nerves...Well, it was bad. </p><p></p><p>Had a bunch of people fail out on that. Touch a cone and you were gone. Other things pretty generic, 5 seeing habits, 10 pt. comm. etc. were easy if you studied. 2 people chose not to, and went home that day. </p><p></p><p>What gets me, is Friday we were given approximately two hours to learn the DIAD. That's it. Easily the hardest thing in class to pick up on, and basically no time dedicated to it.</p><p></p><p>All in all, of the 23 we started with, 9 were there when we finished.</p><p></p><p>Now, I was hired off the street. Worked the two free periods last year, and was hired back. As a condition of being hired for a driving position, starting this year, I had to go back to where I had my class and meet with 5 different departments for what I call "The Interrogation." Had to recite the 5 seeing habits, 10 pt. commentary, steps to lift/lower, keys to avoid slips/falls for safety. Another one I had to demonstrate my knowledge of the 340 methods (IE). Had the appearance one (HR). Had to discuss my knowledge of COD's, (Loss Prevention or whatever it's called) and finally the sales guy, who got really upset that I hadn't submitted any sales leads...</p><p></p><p>Anyway, that's my experience with driver training. Never have heard of Integrad. Not sure if that's what I went through or not...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John19841, post: 387139, member: 10939"] Sounds a lot like the class I went through last year. Compared to the number we had at the start, not many "graduated". We started with 23 people. First day, we had to go out into the yard and drive the "buses". Whole group stands there while you walk (like you're walking to your execution) all the way across the parking lot by yourself and get into the truck. Seriously, the group stood 100ft away to watch. It was a long walk and seemed to take forever. Anyway, you were then expected to get in the truck, pull it out, circle around then back it in three times. Driver's side, Blind side and straight. Then, you were to pull it out again, and parallel park it between some cones. looking back, it wasn't the hardest thing in the world, but having no prior experience driving that particular truck (especially with those Spicer Tranny's) and the nerves...Well, it was bad. Had a bunch of people fail out on that. Touch a cone and you were gone. Other things pretty generic, 5 seeing habits, 10 pt. comm. etc. were easy if you studied. 2 people chose not to, and went home that day. What gets me, is Friday we were given approximately two hours to learn the DIAD. That's it. Easily the hardest thing in class to pick up on, and basically no time dedicated to it. All in all, of the 23 we started with, 9 were there when we finished. Now, I was hired off the street. Worked the two free periods last year, and was hired back. As a condition of being hired for a driving position, starting this year, I had to go back to where I had my class and meet with 5 different departments for what I call "The Interrogation." Had to recite the 5 seeing habits, 10 pt. commentary, steps to lift/lower, keys to avoid slips/falls for safety. Another one I had to demonstrate my knowledge of the 340 methods (IE). Had the appearance one (HR). Had to discuss my knowledge of COD's, (Loss Prevention or whatever it's called) and finally the sales guy, who got really upset that I hadn't submitted any sales leads... Anyway, that's my experience with driver training. Never have heard of Integrad. Not sure if that's what I went through or not... [/QUOTE]
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