First day shunting trailers at GM Woodstock

Another first day on the job. This time I had the good fortune of getting some on the job training from an Ottaway driver I had gotten to know a bit whilst driving for Genesis Express and Logistics. One of our stops was the A.G.Simpson plant in Oshawa, Ontario. And Ottaway was one of the other carriers that hauled freight for A.G.Simpson. John Kirkby, an energetic, well read individual who is one of those souls who does his own thinking, gave me an entire shift of coaching in a two-seat shunt truck. At this facility, a huge distribution centre for post-production service parts for General Motors vehicles. From this warehouse, the dealers and body shops get their parts. There are 29 docks to become familiar with. Trailers must be pulled out of the docks to make room for the next trailer to go in. Some docks are mainly outbound and some are inbound. Some trailers are dedicated to the secondary cross-dock, aptly named the 'X-Dock'. Most of the trailers at this facility are Ottaway's. I have seen some Schneider Nationals, some CP Rail, some Challenger, a Vanguard, an Accord, a Dedicated Logistics and some others that elude me right now. I must admit, my brain is just swimming. I start my shift at 1:00 p.m. and carry on through to 9:30 p.m. I catch the tail end of the day shift, where I support three other shunters and then get the first half of the afternoon shift, where I also support three different shunt drivers. So many new faces. My job is to be useful without clogging up the works. Did I mention I'm not supposed to back into anything or run anyone over. Good luck!