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<blockquote data-quote="Rick Ross" data-source="post: 2308739" data-attributes="member: 51847"><p>They were regular on car supervisors. In the beginning I spent some time at the bottom of the TCD list before qualifying and occasionally they would call and beg me to ride with supervisors on a route when staffing was screwed up (usually someone had an emergency at home and bailed during the day).</p><p></p><p>At that point I got to learn from 2 older supervisors who were very good and straight shooters. Both were hourly at one time and wished they would have stayed hourly for retirement reasons. It was helpful seeing someone who didn't freak out or run when the truck and route was a mess..they worked smart. Rarely touched a package twice.</p><p></p><p>The downside was when I was finally sent out by myself I had over 200 stops on my first day. I think I made it in around 9:20 on a Friday and took my air directly to the air load.</p><p></p><p>I haven't driven a manual package car in years but when you go to shift try tapping the accelerator lightly and see if it helps it slide into gear. You also need to shift a little slower than in a car.</p><p></p><p>I've seen supervisors running Saturday air let people practice on the yard. Worth a shot asking.</p><p></p><p>Good Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick Ross, post: 2308739, member: 51847"] They were regular on car supervisors. In the beginning I spent some time at the bottom of the TCD list before qualifying and occasionally they would call and beg me to ride with supervisors on a route when staffing was screwed up (usually someone had an emergency at home and bailed during the day). At that point I got to learn from 2 older supervisors who were very good and straight shooters. Both were hourly at one time and wished they would have stayed hourly for retirement reasons. It was helpful seeing someone who didn't freak out or run when the truck and route was a mess..they worked smart. Rarely touched a package twice. The downside was when I was finally sent out by myself I had over 200 stops on my first day. I think I made it in around 9:20 on a Friday and took my air directly to the air load. I haven't driven a manual package car in years but when you go to shift try tapping the accelerator lightly and see if it helps it slide into gear. You also need to shift a little slower than in a car. I've seen supervisors running Saturday air let people practice on the yard. Worth a shot asking. Good Luck [/QUOTE]
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