My experience at west side transport out of Cedar Rapids IA

**reefer75** · 07.22.2012

Well,going to see what happens with these guys will report all I know as i get the info.

sun. arrived at the motel(not the nicest for sure) had a little bit of paperwork to fill out.Drove my self up here so can't say anything about the bus ride.
I supposed to be Midwest regional find out more tomorrow and will post more
Ok,no pics nvm could not figure out how to download them from phone to site so..

**mg1224** · 07.22.2012

IDK if WestSide has grills or anything at the terminal, but the little grocery store across 16th Ave. Has an excellent old time style butcher counter in the back with great mean and great prices. When I worked for the big gold skid mark down the street, I used to go in there and get food to cook if I was in CR at a decent hour.

**Lonesome** · 07.22.2012

Good luck, keep us informed!

**reefer75** · 07.22.2012

Originally Posted by mg1224

IDK if WestSide has grills or anything at the terminal, but the little grocery store across 16th Ave. Has an excellent old time style butcher counter in the back with great mean and great prices. When I worked for the big gold skid mark down the street, I used to go in there and get food to cook if I was in CR at a decent hour.

will look into that thanks

**reefer75** · 07.23.2012

Well day 1
1.Breakfast at hotel pretty good had,waffles,dry cereal,muffins,bacon and eggs coffee and juice
2.Drug screen and physical
3.Late lunch (from hyvee deli)pretty decent had 3 chicken-strips,salad and some rocky road concoction
3.Lots of signing and talking meet and greet
4.Road test(turn right turn left turn right turn right back in to hole between 2 trls simple
5.Log book and e-log not everybody will be on e-logs
6.Back to motel (shuttle bus had no air)
Road test was simple not impressed with the trk I was kind of junk but not to bad may have been me
Really good lunch you get a choice from items on the menu not to bad
Will post more tomorrow

**reefer75** · 08.08.2012

Well thanks to csa or whatever that thing is west side sent me home to many d.o t. Points no grudge against them seemed like a decent company thread closed i guess

**losttrucker** · 08.09.2012

Originally Posted by reefer75

Well thanks to csa or whatever that thing is west side sent me home to many d.o t. Points no grudge against them seemed like a decent company thread closed i guess

Got to be more to this story!!

Well day 1
1.Breakfast at hotel pretty good had,waffles,dry cereal,muffins,bacon and eggs coffee and juice
2.Drug screen and physical
3.Late lunch (from hyvee deli)pretty decent had 3 chicken-strips,salad and some rocky road concoction
3.Lots of signing and talking meet and greet
4.Road test(turn right turn left turn right turn right back in to hole between 2 trls simple
5.Log book and e-log not everybody will be on e-logs

only to be sent home for something that they would have known before you ever arrived??

**reefer75** · 08.29.2012

sorry so late on this post been busy.That's what I thought they already ran it but said they had to wait for some unknown reason but it happens just have a copy now for my own personal use to tell every company I talk to about it

**reefer75** · 08.29.2012

Originally Posted by losttrucker

Got to be more to this story!!
only to be sent home for something that they would have known before you ever arrived??

Yes, that's it at least that's what they told me maybe they screwed up some were idk drug screen came back fine road test was fine so go figure I just know what they told me no grudges just happens

**White Dog** · 09.15.2012

What all do you have on your CSA? And if you have so much that someone would turn you down for employment, why didn't you protect your CSA a little better?

Got a light out? Fix it!
Flat tire? Fix it!
Mud flap missing? Fix it!
Oil leak? Fix it!

If you have problems with your equipment, make the company fix it....if they don't care and won't fix stuff....leave. You found out the hard way bro.
I'm not a fan of the CSA scoring system either...because too many companies will tell you "just run with it"---but now it is our butts as drivers of someone elses equipment if there is a problem. Stupid in my opinion.
I will do a pre-trip (as a driver) and check off everything that would put me out-of-service....but now, if there is just any small issue that has nothing to do with the equipment being safe and/or legally sound to operate, I get dinged for it? Just silly.