Back from TMC orientation in south carolina

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  1. bangngears

    bangngears Medium Load Member

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    well you will be out for 5 weeks with a trainer so after the first 2 weeks or so you will start getting the hang of it. The most impotant thing is saftey on the road. not just driving but loading unloading parking in the truck stop, all of it. Your trainer is there to help you and teach you so pick his/her brain and dont be afraid to ask a question or tell them when you are not understanding something. The load securment is not that bad and once you get a rythum with the tarps you will have it made. Remember one rule, there is never too much securment on a load!
     
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  3. nahmakanta

    nahmakanta Bobtail Member

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    this statement is riddiculus comming from someone who appears to be a student driver. who"s ink on the cdl is still drying off.
    werner and swift are both solid companeys that have been in bussiness for over forty years.
    i don"t think you have yet achieved the expierence to determine what a good or bad companey is.
    100% complience? all companies are complient or they lose their authority.
    not everybody can drive for tmc?
    last time i checked they were hiring drivers with no expierence. so basicly if you have two legs and two arms and are not blind tmc will hire you.
     
  4. terrylamar

    terrylamar Road Train Member

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    Well, don't forget, wax on, wax off. You have to be able to walk around the grass, not on it. Say, yes sir, no sir. Count to 13. Be able to stand at attention for hour at a time. And avoid Maverick driver, who get mesmerized by all that chrome that they tend to drive into you.
     
  5. nahmakanta

    nahmakanta Bobtail Member

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    i never worked their.
    what exactly does that mean stand at attention for 1 hour, and all the other stuff you typed?
     
  6. andrew5184

    andrew5184 Light Load Member

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    I believe he is an experienced driver who runs for TMC, and rather than get offended by your remarks, deflected them with sarcasm.

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  7. terrylamar

    terrylamar Road Train Member

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    Just making fun of TMC drivers, including myself.

    "Wax on, wax off," from the Karate Kid movie. Just a reference to keeping the trucks spotless.

    "Walking around the grass." TMC has a strict policy about not walking on the grass. They spend about a million on grounds upkeep. They will fire you if you get caught walking on the grass.

    Say, yes sir, no sir. Be able to stand at attention for hour at a time." A reference to TMC, the Trucker's Marine Corps. Everyone thinks TMC is run like a bootcamp.

    "And avoid Maverick driver, who get mesmerized by all that chrome that they tend to drive into you." Just a dig at Maverick drivers, we know they all have chrome envy.

    "Count to 13." Reference to 13 speed transmissions.
     
  8. Splenda

    Splenda Bobtail Member

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    Am I correct that TMC does not hire men with long hair? :biggrin_25512:
     
  9. kindsoul

    kindsoul Light Load Member

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    Learn to spell. Also, my school was right by a Swift terminal. you could see them break the law everyday. You could also talk to the drivers who left swift and Werner for TMC. You could also read the stuff they are doing on the Rip-off report. The fact that you are defending these companies makes me laugh. I might be new to driving, but I am not foolish enough to defend Swift and Werner.
     
  10. kindsoul

    kindsoul Light Load Member

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    No long hair, earrings, you have to be in shape, you have to be somewhat educated and organized.
     
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  11. nahmakanta

    nahmakanta Bobtail Member

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    i appoligize i did not realize that you read the rip off report.
    i am sure it is just as accurate as a driver dac report.
    what laws did you witness swift breaking every day?
    did you report these violations?
    if these swift and werner law breakers left swift for tmc. tmc as well must be a lawless incomplient company.
     
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