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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 2824507">As far as I know, NO.&nbsp; Based on your driving test and your experience, they assume you know how to drive.&nbsp; Here, the off the street hire spends about a week with an on-road supervisor together on productive runs. (as opposed to just driving around, practicing with empty trailers).&nbsp;&nbsp; The trainer and driver might spend a half a day or so in the yard hooking up and practicing with doubles so that the driver can be doubles certified (maybe triples out there in the Midwest, I don&#039;t know.What the trainer may do is making sure you drive the UPS way: double clutching, two hands on the steering wheel when not shifting or engaging turn signals or other things such as the switch for the windshield wipers. They also like to play the game of quizzing you on the five seeing habits , and the 10 points of the Depth of Knowledge. Hopefully, you have those lists in your possession. If not, a search on this website should dig them up.The pleasantness of the week with a trainer depends on the trainer himself, for the most part.&nbsp;&nbsp; A crotchety trainer in the midst of a divorce as opposed to one who truly wants to make you comfortable and then work little by little on the rough edges can make a world of difference.I would imagine there might be an afternoon or a day where you watch some videos and fill out some training paperwork.This is the scenario in my part of the world. Things may work differently there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickup, post: 2824507"] As far as I know, NO. Based on your driving test and your experience, they assume you know how to drive. Here, the off the street hire spends about a week with an on-road supervisor together on productive runs. (as opposed to just driving around, practicing with empty trailers). The trainer and driver might spend a half a day or so in the yard hooking up and practicing with doubles so that the driver can be doubles certified (maybe triples out there in the Midwest, I don't know. What the trainer may do is making sure you drive the UPS way: double clutching, two hands on the steering wheel when not shifting or engaging turn signals or other things such as the switch for the windshield wipers. They also like to play the game of quizzing you on the five seeing habits , and the 10 points of the Depth of Knowledge. Hopefully, you have those lists in your possession. If not, a search on this website should dig them up. The pleasantness of the week with a trainer depends on the trainer himself, for the most part. A crotchety trainer in the midst of a divorce as opposed to one who truly wants to make you comfortable and then work little by little on the rough edges can make a world of difference. I would imagine there might be an afternoon or a day where you watch some videos and fill out some training paperwork. This is the scenario in my part of the world. Things may work differently there. [/QUOTE]

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