Stevens Transport aviary

Quoting the post you are responding to helps avoid confusion.

Not the AC unit either, your reading skills need improvement.

And Freon went the way of the dodo bird.

This trailer was dropped at kraft in fort worth, with a report from the driver of a refrigerant leak. That was ignored, the trailer was loaded, and then brought to the dallas yard, where the trailer shop claims they fixed it. reading the trailer inspection report from the safety lane, and then seeing what the TK in Amarillo had to do, Fill the compressor oil, which the yard shop claims they did, Fill the radiator, which the yard shop claims they did, and recharge the unit with refrigerant, this trailer was just signed off on, and sent down the road.
The problem is the lack of quality workmanship on the yard. They claim it was fixed. Obviously it was not, and they told the TK NOT to take the time and expense, to pull the unit to find the leak, as the unit is too old.

I offered to take it to TK in Denver once empty, but was told no, take it to the meat patch. Now that trailer sits at a meat patch yard, I put a trailer needs service call into Stevens when I dropped the trailer, but it will be ignored. Maybe they will fix it when a meat load spoils. My a s s is covered.

 

does anyone know at what stage of the application process Stevens will run your DAC report? Will the recruiter run it before they bring you all the way to Dallas? or do they run it when your already there? Anyone know? Thanks guys!

 

Don't know, but many are sent home during the first 3 days, as the background checks are completed. Appears the complete check is done once you are in Dallas.

Ask the recruiter.

 

yeah i am familiar with the first 3 days from my experience at other companies. I always made it through but I am just curious. I would hate to get stuck in Dallas with no way home... But as far as I know my DAC is clean. I just worry a lot about the idea of being stuck out there.

 

My recruiter told she me she was pulling my DAC and DMV report now. I had to fax back a release.

 

Yeah I was thinking that they checked it when they pulled up the MVR also... because with some other companies they also said that too me. Well then I gues Im good to go! right now im just dealing with getting letters of employment verification. Right now I have a date in august to head to Dallas.

What will I go through when I get there since I have my CDL already? refreasher course? just behind the wheel test? what if they dont verify my CDL experience? prolly do a refreasher again i bet.

 

If you have your CDL already, you will enter Orientation 1. In the first 4 days, you will demonstrate your ability to drive, back, park and complete a pretrip. You will recieve classroom orientation on Stevens policies, procedures and fill out paperwork. You will be given a drug test and physical. So long as you pass those two, your DMV record and DAQ are fine and you don't have any serious issues you forgot to disclose, you will be hired on thursday. They start assigning trainers to students on thursday, but it may take a couple days before you actually get out for your first 35 day training period.
The driving test must show you have the rudiments down. You can shift (most of the time), know basic safety and driving laws, you can negotiate a course around town they take you thru without running over Grandma, or her car. You're good to go!
There is some time 'on the hill' where you do a little practice with backing, driving, etc.
Don't worry. They don't expect you to be a great driver. They know you will need to be trained and have a lot to learn. That's really what O1 is all about. Boot camp in a truck.
Good luck! and welcome aboard!

 

OK, you want to continue, we will rook. A reefer is a large a/c unit. I just call it freon but even the modern refridgerants cannot be put into a leaking unit, it is a EPA violation with strict penalties. You did pretrip yet needed coolant, compressor oil, and refrigerant hmmmmmmmmmm, That's a lot of coincidences. lot of contradictions in your replies. Still claim you did a proper pretrip?

 

Dont know about a refresher. I have my CDL also and they say I have to go to their school in Dallas, not refresher, but the full school. I have not been in a truck in a few years also. I would ask if i were you.