You'll never guess why I didn't take this job off Craigslist

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Chi Town Steers, Jul 8, 2025.

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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Fedex Freight is LTL. For them you’ll need doubles, tanker, and hazmat.

    Doubles and tanker are easy tests. Hazmat is another story. If you’re after that, make sure you study everything. In my state for example, you’ll be asked questions on the test the answers to which company drivers would even typically expected to know, like how long spill records are to be maintained by the company. That was one of the questions I had to guess on.
     
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  3. Chi Town Steers

    Chi Town Steers Road Train Member

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    That's gay bro during COVID if you had a pulse they'd throw you in a truck with no license, and you'd make bank the economy is just trash. I should be able to make money. The experience thing is basically just a way for megas to control the size of paychecks and keep the CSA scores low thru constant and necessary turnover

    Give me a driving test. Ridgelines driving test is supposed to be the hardest one. Most guys fail on the tight backing. I could do that ####. Right now
     
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    My last hazmat recert 1/4 of the questions were on radio active.

    My internal response was "I'm don't haul radioactive, and if I did I'd be looking this stuff up, not trusting my memory "

    Buts it's multiple guess and remembering what the answer looks like makes things easier.
     
  5. MACK E-6

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    I don’t haul much class 7, certainly nothing that’s highway route controlled and needs placards. What little I do see is all nuclear densometers in shielded cases.
     
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    Chi Town Steers Road Train Member

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    I've got my fingerprints done already, just need to take the test
     
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    This isn't covid anymore. The market turned the other direction. If u wanna be a business owner that's important to understand. The market doesn't give a #### about your feelings toward it. You will adapt as u go and keep moving forward or get left behind. Its your choice. There is millions of truck drivers making it work everyday. You are the problem not the industry..
     
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  8. Chi Town Steers

    Chi Town Steers Road Train Member

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    Nah man a lot of guys don't realize they're working for free, or they don't care, that ain't gonna be me
     
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    Be advised that as long as you hold a hazmat endorsement you’ll be retaking that test every time you renew your license.
     
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    Ughh that's a pain in the butt
     
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