http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/blog.php?u=44372 Join the largest trucking community online. Get advice, find out how to become a trucker, and which trucking companies to work for. Discuss trucking issues and news, and find solutions to your problems. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:54:47 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/images/truckers/misc/rss.jpg http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/blog.php?u=44372 http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=3420 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:41:29 GMT Just took Knight orientation on line. Man pretty neat.Great way to elimate instructor position. No problem to do and you can do it @ home. Went to... Just took Knight orientation on line. Man pretty neat.Great way to elimate instructor position. No problem to do and you can do it @ home. Went to terminal for road test and I failed. ( reason given ) when I exited I-285 traffic was heavy and I had to stop on the incline part of the exit ramp. I was in a volvo with an 8 speed I had never driven one b-4. Clutch was bad too. Anyway the trailer they had me hook up to was loaded and felt pretty heavy. While stopped I accidently got the shift pattern wrong and when I was trying to take off the truck rolled back a little b-4 I caught it ( maybe 2-3 feet) I was told this was automatic disqualification. I lol because I thogut he was kidding but he wasn't. Then while making a left turn from a designated turn lane I made the turn then" closed the door" to keep someone from sneaking into right hand lane and he told me that I made an illegal turn. I said " What ?? ur kidding right ? He said no I'm not. So I'm thinking who is this guy ? Anyway, come to find out his Name is Anthony and he used to drive a long time ago " when freight was good " and he was a safety rep. and instructor for knight in Atlanta. All of you drivers that have not, or do not let one roll back a little while on an uphill or do not " close the door " on the right hand lane, dont go to knight. Besides one of their new deals is, a $200 pay deduction unless you stay with them for 90 days and $300 if you step out of the truck without following their procedure for doing so. ]]> fulchoak http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=3420 http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=1922 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:36:55 GMT Just got my first taste of this csa 2010 or whatever. Traveling S. on I-95 last wk. A little S. of Richmond, MM# 50. I noticed speed trap set up, so... Just got my first taste of this csa 2010 or whatever. Traveling S. on I-95 last wk. A little S. of Richmond, MM# 50. I noticed speed trap set up, so I checked my speed and I'm good. I top a hill, there is a slight curve to the right and as it straightens out I see a car on the shoulder and another one in front of it. I check and its not safe to change lanes. I go a little further and I see the FRONT car is an unmarked State trooper. I check again and there is a pu trk in the left lane so I cant take it. So, I slow down ( my left signal on ) and I get on the zipper and go on by. 8 miles down the road I get stopped and get a ticket for " failure to yield the rt. of way to an emergency vehicle on the shoulder " I asked what did I do and he said I did not change lanes. I told him not safe to do, so slowed down, and he responded with plz let me see you lic. 5 min later I had a ticket.:biggrin_25513: ]]> fulchoak http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=1922 http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=1721 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:02:47 GMT Finished orentation for Roehl on Thurs 7/1. We started with 8 and finished with 6. One person failed the driving test and was only 2 weeks out of a... Finished orentation for Roehl on Thurs 7/1. We started with 8 and finished with 6. One person failed the driving test and was only 2 weeks out of a driving academy. Pretty sad to pay all those $ and still not be able to pass a simple road test. I felt sorry for the guy. The other dude failed the physical. These guys will require you to pass a physical and a stress test with a Dr. b-4 they let you go thru orientation. I also had to take 2 drug screens a week apart.:biggrin_255: They take bp and monitor your heart rate several times. The test is really pretty simple and not very long or intense. Anyway, supposed to check in on Tuesday 7/6 and hopefully get on the road. ]]> fulchoak http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=1721 http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=1649 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:14:44 GMT I have been out of trucking for 17 months. I am now trying to decide who to go back with. I like the roehl deal 7/7 but I dont think the recruiter... I have been out of trucking for 17 months. I am now trying to decide who to go back with. I like the roehl deal 7/7 but I dont think the recruiter is honest about the miles. Any drivers got the skinney on what freight is really like with roehl ? ]]> fulchoak http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/entry.php?b=1649