..Clutch you might want to look into driving for CRETE if u don't get a pre-hire from TMC, they are probably one of the better companies u can hire on with right now, & they are debt free so no problems worring about slow freight or going out of business anytime soon.. u might also want to check out EVERTRUCKERR's thread CRETE-A YEAR IN REVIEW if u have time to get an idea of what it's like driving week to week for them & what the other drivers who work there say about them, they also have a few women who drive for them post there too.. if u already have the 1 yr driving OTR requirement for employment u might want to give them a look..
Back from TMC orientation in south carolina
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Climbing a ladder with tarps? Yes, there will be occasion when you will have to. If you get a load of all 8' lumber, it will completely cover your 48' trailer and the only way up is from a ladder on the ground. It could be as high as 13'. I always carried a good 16' extension ladder, strapped under the side of the trailer.
Something to keep in mind with TMC. They have top of the line equipment. I'm not just talking the tractor and trailer, though. Everything else too. Straps, binders, chains and yes, tarps. Their tarps are thicker than most companies and therefore heavier. A single tarp probably weighs close to 80-100 lbs. I never weighed one, but it was all I could do to lift it from the ground to my shoulder and I'm no slouch. Want to know if you're capable? Go down to your local Lowe's and find an 80 lb bag of mulch or concrete. From the ground (which is where your tarp will be, once you fold it), try to get it to your shoulder. If you can only get it up to your chest, how are you going to put it on the trailer? There won't always be someone around to help.
TMC is a real stickler for putting all equipment in the three door headache rack. It will fit and they give you a diagram on how to do it, but it will take practice. The tarps have to be folded precisely and very, very tight. You'll have two lumber tarps, two steel tarps and two tarp pads (old ripped up tarps) and they all gotta go in the headache rack, along with all chains, binders coil racks, coil pads, corner protectors, everything.Clutch13 Thanks this. -
ok i have a question, i have a pre hire from TMC as well as arrow, i told tmc that i wanted to go with them for orintation and he said call back in a week, i did and he had trouble verifying 3 of my employers, 2 of which is no problem to get them to varify, 1 they were waiting on a fax and the second didnt answer the phone that week but that was just because of the holiday week, now the third is Pepsi and i didnt leave there in good tearms which i dont care about but when jason (the tmc recruter) called the number i gave them they didnt give him an answer just an 800 number that wants him to pay $15 dollars to varify and tmc wont so i said screw it ill go to arrow, but really still want tmc and my other question is i dont have horrible blood preasure but it was 142 over 80 which only gave me a 1 year dot card and if it was 140 over 80 they would give me a 2 year and sence i found that out i have been working on it. Other than that im in good shape, im 6' tall and very muscular except for the little tummy i have ant that the only fat part on me, i know i can lift 80 + pounds over my head and climb ladders with it cause my old job required it. Any insight would be appreciated cause if i end up going there i dont want to be sent home on my first day?
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It really is not that hard to fit in your headache rack. I even fit it with 20 lbs of snow in it, which made it much bigger. Put your lumber tarps in your side trailer box and your steel tarps in your headache rack with your padding tarp on top of your steel tarp. real easy.Rawlco Thanks this. -
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LOL....I don't think I will now either!
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For those who know about Mcelroy, how do they stack up against TMC? I was looking into Mcelroy because they have a recruiter coming to our class. We have a guy saying he is going to TMC so I was trying to compare the two.
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I know that TMC does not like the 6 month medical card. I am not sure about the one year. In any case TMC will have their own doctor issue a medical card, so your's doesn't count really.
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OK i live in a cold weather state but OMG i was in iowa picking up my truck and the wind chill was -45. This was so cold, alaska was warmer then des moines that 2 days. I have a nice 387 sitting in my driveway and just dropped a load of steel up in detroit. I was delayed leaving because the detail guy shut off my truck and it was a frozen popsicle. Took the guys a while to get it going. Setting everything up was not very fun in neg temps, thanks alot to the carhart people they make a great product LOL. I was glad to get on the road and got to sneak in to the house for a night or two, then its back out on the road to make money..
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