Omar Moreno - Dock to Driver - Averitt is More Than a Job

My name is Omar Moreno. I'm in the dock  to driver program and I started in 2017.   I always thought there was a lot of  opportunity in Averitt to grow and   that was a great stepping stone for  me to keep growing in the company. The process of the program was fairly  easy. It was really informative.   The trainers ran over everything you needed  to do before taking the test and they showed   you a lot of skills on the road and  learning proper backing is important   because when making deliveries you don't  know what challenges you're gonna find out   there. It might be different obstacles and not  every location is built for uh easy backing.  I actually still have the relationship with my  trainer whenever I'm out in the city, it actually   just happened last week when they sent me out,  I called her and asked her for a little bit of   advice on how I should approach something before I  went and got into something I couldn't get out of.  I think it never hurts to try something  new and if you ask around to some of the   drivers that went through the dock driver  program, they'll tell you that just like me   I was nervous at one point too that's why I  lasted so long on the dock and then one day   I just got the courage and I went and got it and  it's not so bad. It's actually a lot better now.  I love Averitt because it's more than a job. I  love coming in every morning. It doesn't seem   like an obligation. Most of my co-workers here,  they're more than co-workers, they're like family   and you know whenever somebody needs something we  all pitch in and help each other out and we try it   as much as possible to be connected with each  other. We actually hang out out of work. They   know my kids, I know their kids, and they have a  slogan that they say Averitt cares for kids and   they actually really do because one of my sons  was born with bad kidneys and I had to be out   a couple of times over the years and they've  never actually gave me any problems at all.  I encourage people to get in the driver program  because it's a great way to build a career.   My kids see a red truck, they always  get really happy about it. I gave them   one of those toy trucks that Averitt  has here and they love it. They're   always saying that they want to grow  up and be drivers like me one day yeah.