Watkins Shepard Short Training Period

The W/S pet policy that I have in writing states that you can take your pet after your 90 day probation period and must pay a $500 deposit.

As far as employment, you have to show the last 3 years of employment and explain any gaps in unemployment.

 

Yeah, that's what the safety lady told me. Thanks for validating it for me

Yeah I was able to figure that much out from looking at the app.

I was just wondering if they frowned on having gaps. Or on having more then, say 3 jobs within a three year period. Or not having worked at all this last year cuz I have been taking care of my parents. Some companies are really sticklers about this. Was just trying to see if I could get a feeling from someone before I applied.

 

The lady in safety told me that drivers were not allowed to take trucks home... she said they have to be parked at a terminal. She was mistaken?

 

Just had to throw in my $.02 in on this thread. Luck favors the prepard mind. I'm going out this week after being absent from otr for 30 years and here is my thoughts: I quit driving to watch my children grow up. After 30 years of working in Major Banks and Corporate Back Biting Call Centers I returned to CDL school and finished with 3.9 gpa last week. I'm leaving this week in the truck of my dreams. A Pete 379. I'm so happy and you know what, The outfit is even seeing fit to pay me to drive it. Some thoughts I would like to share with other Newbie's and perhaps some of the more experienced crowd may not be beneficial to all but if one person entertains some of my thoughts I believe this post is worth it. Drive like you don't own the road, share it with the other's who are truly misfortunate souls trapped in their Lexus, Hummer, status rigs. They have no idea what a truly blessed life one is leading sitting 8 feet up in the air. Do join me at the top of Cabbage or the Siskiyou's. I'll be the one pulled along the side checking my brakes. Honk at me when you go by the rest stops on I-5 and I-80. That'lll be me doing my 30 minute pretrip. As Chief Tecumsuh said, "If one does not know to which Port one is sailing, then no wind is favorable." And Remember to not take LIFE too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. "Sometimes laughter is the only weapon we have." (Roger Rabbitt), As you newer members venture out into the world of Asphalt Cowboys be prepared to learn from all you come in contact with. You never know when you are making a memory. On the flip side remember that the nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people. And finally Things are more like they are now than they ever were before. Patience my friends and smile when you get that 5 drop bad load. Life has a way of evening out. You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. See you out on the Superslab. I'll be the one with the big grin, loving life as I'm now back doing what I always wanted to do. May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live. Sorry if this perhaps was too wordy and maybe off target, but the heart of the matter is.....Be Professional and Treat All As if they were family. They are! Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.:smt117

 

I spoke with Bonnie one of the W/S recruiters and she said that I would have to leave the truck at the terminal in Vancouver, WA 120 miles from where I live. I asked about leaving it at the TA Truck Stop in Coburg, OR 5 miles from where I live and she said no. They have a strict policy of parking at a terminal for safety.

 

thanx for the update XR7 - sounds like its working well for you

how much lifting and unloading have you had to do?

how did you get them to let you take the truck home?

 

That that is what the safety lady said... I'll be curious to see how he was able to finagle that one. Hey, at least you only llive a couple hours away. I live like about 5 hours from any terminal. But she said if you are willing to drive a flatbed, then more options open up to you. Not sure why. I've been trying to get ahold of Bonnie myself to ask her about it.

 

Like that...

I had to go over the mountains to get my record from the dmv in california a couple weeks ago. As I was going over i began to notice all the trucks. That's when i started realizing the reality of what it was that I was about to do.. as I was coming to the top of one of the long mountains I started feeling real nervous... just the thought of having to drive back down in one of those things was freakin me out...suddenly I came upon a whole slew of trucks that had pulled over to check their brakes...The whole reality hitting me...I thought to myself, Bet their really just scared to drive back down...then as i'm going down the mountain, I start seeing those off ramps for truck who have lost their brakes...I'm thinking, holy sh!!!!!!!t, this is what I want to do??

My teacher trains his students on those mountains. Thats one of the reasons I chose that school. So I'll be seeing ya And it'll be in the dead of winter as well no doubt

 

You and me both Sweeze. If all goes to plan I will begin training on Oct 22nd. I hope the trainer has nerves of steel. I have never driven down a mountain roads in a Big Truck. I have however road shotgun in one down several. I watched as the driver used the trailer brakes quite a bit. I asked him why he was doing that and he said it was to save his brakes on his truck for he was an O/O. It still makes me a bit nervous thinking about that part. I too have seen the Truck Run off Areas and sometimes with deep tracks in them. They do get used on occasion.

Brad, I am going by the W/S terminal tonight on the way home. Never got a chance to last night. I will update here when I do.