Driver4life

Qualified today...day 7. tomorrow and friday is RTS training at Jamaica

At Zerega orientation, it was Olivier. 

So, got through day 1 orientation. The biggest challenge was just trying to stay awake through the damn videos, lol. I report tomorrow for my 1st day of training at Michael J. Quill Depot. 

start truing tomorrow at Zerega for TA B/O. So excited i can't wait.

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completely off of the topic, but how do you friend request somebody on here or follow them?

oh well thats a bit of a relief. i thought you had to ace everyday. i feel pretty confident with the driving part. its just the technical stuff I'm worried about. like turning the corners and giving pedestrians clearance. Like i mentioned earlier, I've driven trucks around the city but to be honest when you're turning a corner in manhattan you gotta be kind of aggressive if not you're not turning that corner lol. And from what I've been reading on here, it looks like you have to say every obstacle aloud; pedestrians, bikes, height clearances, ALSAPS process. 

Anything in particular I should know about the day to day training process?

Every instructor has 4 students. Each student will drive for a minimum of 90 minutes a day (90 x 4 = 360 minutes = 6 hours). There is also a one-hour lunch break, and the instructor may drive at the beginning and at the end just to get to a certain place faster. As far as more driving, it is up to the instructor and how much more time there is. Keep in mind that two of the days are cut short because the pre-trip inspection, both the exterior and interior need to be done.

 

As far as parallel parking, the instructor will go over it, since everyone has a different way of doing it, plus what I describe may sound 100% confusing to you. If you listen and pay attention, you'll be fine. Keep in mind, you need an "S" on days 6 and 7 to be good, so even if you mess up the first time, learn from your mistake.

 

 

At the end of the 10-day training, those who passed will 'pick' their depots. The depot you go to will be where you do your line training out of.

Good to know, thanks a lot. I start at Zerega on Monday, as the days get closer and closer I get more and more nervous. I've driven straight trucks for 7 years all over NYC and the country, but I could imagine driving a bus must be a whole other world.

 

I wanted to find out if the depot they tell you to report to for the first time, is the same depot you will be at permanently?[/quote. No its just for the 7 day training

 

Oh ok. Thanks, and what about when they send you to line training?

I wanted to find out if the depot they tell you to report to for the first time, is the same depot you will be at permanently?

I've been following the posts on here for the past few weeks and between all of you, I've learned some pretty interesting things. Thank You guys.

Hey everybody, i took the 2613 exam in January of 2013. I finally got all my paper work processed, and now I start at Zerega on April 7th. I'm so excited, anxious and nervous all at the same time.