Orientation complete, all written tests complete, I have been assigned a trainer and will start hauling my first official load tomorrow. My trainer is on a dedicated account within California, so this means I will have a limited, fixed selection of pickups and dropoffs within the state. When my training is complete in 5-7 weeks, I will be "OTR Lower 48" or long-haul all over the lower 48 U.S. states, but I'm glad my training is a more limited area since it'll help me build confidence faster when I can get used to where turns, pickups and destinations are instead of random, all over, with every road and road likely being the first time I've been over that road or taken that particular turn ... so hopefully this will translate over to an easier progression through my training.

Anyhoo ... I do not know how much time I will have for the near future.

TTFN.