Calor: Interview Day - 20/10/25

I really love the outcome of today's brief introduction to Calor, the preliminary induction, initial testing, driver assessment and stage 1 interview.

If it went any better it would have been a clean sweep of perfection. Since perfection doesn't exist it could've led to heartbreak and disappointment in the long term, whereas being a little rough around the edges leaves room for improvements.

Going in rusty and graduating as a glowing example might make a trainer happy when they tell me I've come on leaps and bounds. I can then attribute it to their ability to teach.

Chris is a sound bloke and communicated everything effectively. He was a sound driver assessor and where I needed tips he explained where I went wrong and how I can improve. His approach was good. They picked the right man for the job.

Thankfully, I only made one significant booboo whilst out on the road. I was taken down a busy industrial estate and the challenge was to turn the wagon around and head back the way I came. So, I got to the end of the street, then turned around as soon as possible. It wasn't the safest place to turn around. But in the real world, I turn around as soon as possible if I make a wrong turn. I tend not to piss about driving for miles to turn around unless it is absolutely impossible to spin it earlier.

Would I turn around like that again? Yes!! But for the assessment and two weeks out with a pro driver, I will always drive around and look for the safest of places to spin it.

The testing on working time and drivers hours could have gone better. There are a couple of instances I thought my way out of the correct answer. I think I should brush up on these because it is stuff I should know. A good idea would be for me to print and laminate come cards

Richard was sound. I think he's just too busy for bullshit. The least things I need to approach him with the better. I get the impression he would be happy to have drivers who use their initiative, think outside the box, are 100% compliant with safety and customer service expectations.

I'm going to wrap this up here