Usa TRUCK orientation in two weeks. Got some questions.

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  1. brodason

    brodason Bobtail Member

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    However, thank you. I do believe I am making.mire out of this than it is. The interviewer seemed to get a kick out of how worried I was about it. That I was.making more out of it than it was. She didnt seem to worried about what I had against me. So, Im probably worrying myself over nothing. I have a tendency to do so.
     
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    Klatu Road Train Member

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    If your a psychologist, you can put a shingle out at some of these truck stops. :biggrin_2556:
     
  4. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    That flipping burgers comment was not sarcasm, it was a statement of fact for some people. Only you know your background. The standards for being a truck driver are basically simple. Have basic good health and none of the stuff listed in § 383.51. If you do and/or lie about it, you won't be driving a CMV for anybody. Then absent any other marketable trade you will be (flipping burgers at Micky Dees).
     
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  5. chemsoldier1

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    Echo what he said. A decade in the military had a certain effect on me. I'm a company man and I consider mysellf a professional and not a "steering wheel holder." I believe in having pride in what I do and putting the company and the customer first. Doesn't mean I'm a bad person, I just have a low tolerance for BS, jokers, dirtbags, and lazy bums. Not saying that you (Brodason) are any of the above. However, this industry (and USA Truck) are full of the above forementioned types and when you see some of the low-glow types we have working for us, it will become no wonder we have a poor reputation with shippers and receivers. It will also become apparent why we have graveyards full of wrecked trucks at the major terminals.
     
  6. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    I think my current carrier is just as bad. It amazes me to walk through a truck stop and look at all the tractors damaged on the right (passenger) side! CB antennas broken off, and fairings busted or missing. I see a lot of trucks with slick tires or tires with the tread separating. Lights out and missing mud flaps. Were supposed to be professionals but I can't see it. Don't get me started on the real difference between a professional driver and a steering wheel holder!
     
  7. Janichol

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    I am not going to jump into the fact that you Chemsoldier1 dont really have enough time in the industry to start talking about what sits at terminals of major companies and the huge graveyard of trucks (other than the CB stories you have heard). If you look at the statistics that graveyard of trucks was started by the young drivers. The military can in no way progress your career as a truck driver unless you were one in the service. Now in that aspect i want you to know that I am grateful for the service that you have done for our country. Brodason has admitted his mistakes and is getting grief after he has already been accepted to USA and he has admitted his mistakes. Just because you put the company first and the receivers first doesnt make you any different than a lot of these so called "steering wheel holders" out here. A lot of it is how you conduct yourself in a truck and with the trucking community itself. The industry is full of the aformentioned types of people for a lot of reasons. One of those reasons is the schools these days. 3 weeks in school and 6 weeks in training makes a professional driver that can get a job before I can with the experience I have because they have a certificate. I have 3 years (unpaid) with an owner operator to learn to drive a truck and I have 11 years experience since I got my license. Unlike someone that went to school for 3 weeks, I trained in everyday trucking experience and had to fight my ##### off to get a job. I am all about a "newbie" with a bad past making it as long as he has proven himself. I am not a fan of someone coming on here with less experience than the OP and putting the OP down for what he has done. We all grow up in different environments and some of us make different choices. Some have been influenced to military and college or oppposite. Some of us havent. If you have worked for the above mentioned USA Truck, you have the right to sayt that their drivers are that. What do you speak of when you say "this industry (and USA Truck)" are full of these types? Please tell me that you have worked for this company before you Talk about the drivers there. Please dont go off of CB hear say. I dont know what companies you have driven for or currently drive for but it cant be that many in a year of experience. Look at company records before you assume reasons for "graveyards full of wrecked trucks at major terminals". I am not trying to start a battle with anyone but please refrain from talking bout you dont know, or what you have heard on the CB. I appreciate that you are a profesional and not a "steering wheel holder" but speak of that when you have enough time in the industry to warrant being a profesional. I pride myself in the experience that I have and what I had to to get here becauseI didnt have the money to go to a school and learn for 3 weeks but I did have a father that put his foot down and made sure that if I had a license to drive I would have the experience to do it well! Good luck to you in your future years. Brodason, run with USA and show the haters what your all about. You have to gain the respect out here. It doeesnt just happen!
     
  8. brodason

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    Wow! 3 weeks? Seriously? I went to a technology center here in Tennessee. Cost me $1200.00 and took me 2 1/2 months!

    By the time we were done we'd been up and down Mt eagle mountain quite a few times. I could back a figure 8. That beat backing into our heads. By the time I graduated I could alley and offset back both ways, parrallel like a pro, and had no problem with road test. I think the only thing I missed even a lil on cdl test was a couple things on pretrip inspection. We were backing in figure 8's for ##### and giggles just to see who could do it.. lol
     
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  9. Janichol

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    Yes sir, I know a few people that have been thru schools. One was 3 weeks and he went to Wilis Shaw and another one went thru C.R England and went thru 4 weeks of school. Both were 3-4 weeks and cost between 3-5K. Mind you this was 12 years ago so it may be different now. You got lucky Brodason, and got a little more training than normal.
     
  10. Moose1958

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    chemsoldier1drives for USA Truck. The problem is NOT the schools. I and most of the people that post in here have went through the schools. The problem for the most part is also not the trainers either. The main problem is simply there are a huge amount of people that have NO business behind the wheel of a tractor trailer rig. I see this almost everyday. With the economy as it is people are drawn to trucking by all the truck driving ads thinking it's easy money. Trucking is NOT easy never has been and never will be. I too have seen wrecks parked at the terminals. Want a good example of what I mean. Take a look at this! This guy had NO business behind the wheel of a CMV, NONE PERIOD! An innocent person paid the ultimate price for this. That piece don't say it, but that driver was drunk and had a history of alcohol abuse. I heard that right from the mouth of the director of safety at USA Truck during my upgrade class in January 2011.


    Edited to add this link to a better website with more information.
     
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  11. brodason

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    Ours was a state school. Heck, some of the guys that went, went under a instructional grant. Didn't have to pay a dime. We had great instructors. Two old vets that taught us everything. Everything from logging to driving. We each had around 80 hours logged on the road by the time we finished. It was a great class. I think we had like 50 days of schooling. Tennessee Technology Center.
     
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