I have a trainer!

Good evening my trucking companions!  What started as a disappointing morning, turned into a wonderful afternoon!  Let me share........

I was up at 6 AM to eat and get ready for our 7:45 AM safey meeting here at the hotel.  I ate my breakfast of two hard boiled eggs and yogurt and joined the rest of the new hires for the meeting.  The team leader stated he had good news for six individuals and called out their names.  They were all men, one of which was Brian, and they were informed that they would be taking rental cars to Denver to wait for trainers.  There was no news for the rest of us.  I was BUMMED!

So I decided to run five miles while it was still cool outside and returned in time to shower and head to the terminal in hopes of catching a shuttle to Walmart for supplies.  I arrived five minutes too late and it could be hours before the shuttle returned so I just sat in frustration of expecting a wasted day on a soon to be hot day.

While texting with friends, I looked up to see a woman sitting across from me and I started a conversation.  She stated she just returned from her training and was now waiting for her truck.  I asked about her trainer and she spoke very highly of him, that he had a designated route, and she was home every night!  My jaw hit the picnic table as that is what I wanted!  I looked acrossed the lot at another female trainee who has been waiting for a week and I was not about to let this opportunity pass by.  She contacted her trainer and I contacted my SDM who contacted Planning............and I will be on the road with my new trainer tomorrow morning!

To make things even sweeter, my hotel gave me a room with a fridge and microwave since I will be here for nearly two months.....and so far, no roommate!  I am off to watch a show and then sleep as I need to get up at 5 AM so I can run........every day!!!

See you all at the terminal tomorrow for the pre trip inspection at 7 AM :)