Central Refrigerated Truck Stop

the freight should start picking up from now till after january Xmas n new years and all that febuary always sucks on the pay checks
Cowboynidaho1971

 

Congrats on the upgrade. The biscuits were GREAT!! Don't know how Jess is going to make anymore tho with her being on the road.

Boston. Just what I feared it would be like. Place I'm delievering to looks like its right by the bay. Bout the only thing in this area is the fish market and some meat houses. Oh and a building for the Boy Scouts Toys for Tots drive. YIKES. That means its time to start thinking about getting gifts for the kids. Brothers, that is.

 

Do any of you that have gone through the Central Truck Driving School think that the 4 weeks is too short of time to be out on your own? Or do you find that in 4 weeks you can learn what you need to in order to be a successful, safe solo truck driver.

Thanks in Advance for your opinions!

 

I will be home for 4 days in early December and I intend to make a few big batches and since they keep so well in a container I will keep some for ya Bootlegger.

Boston is NOT fun either is NY City!!

I can probably whip up a batch of Bickies in the truck since I have a toaster oven and Microwave and I have all the ingredients except the flour in the truck might give em a try this week and then I would have fresh ones all the time

Yea JJ asked the DOT lady at Wyo the other night about guns and she nope is a biggggggggggg no no.

We will be in Omaha NE tonight if anyone is around.

 

Congratulations Bootlegger

 

It depends on the student and trainer.
Good trainer will make it easy to learn in the 4wks. Even after a year I still call my trainer with odd questions. Sometimes he knows the answer others he is like never saw that before..lol
I still learn things all the time.
No way did I know it all when I just upgraded. It gave me the tools though to do the job. Backing, trip planning, macros and so on

At least 12 from my class still drive for central(22upgraded started with over 60). Odd class as its usually only a couple left at this point if that. I asked a couple the question right after we went solo. Most were like it could of been longer but it wouldnt of made a difference.

You see so many drivers that cant back.Its a wonder how they ever get to a dock to load and unload.


Hope it helps???

 

Hello all in this forum I am in Tulsa Oklahoma and have been in the sales side of this industry selling petes kw everything for my dads company and he has decided to retire, being the fact that sells is slow im searching a new career somewhat.. i have my Cdl and have drove bobtail but since no dot drug test i have to enter their school. I am wanting to know how good the company really is and if their has been anyone actually finish their lease with them? also living in Oklahoma does anyone else on here live here if so whats home time and nearest yard? I have read this for days from day one JJ statred this and really apreciate what you guys and gals post here! Hope you can answer my questions and thank you so much!!!! Dan

 

I also wil add im sapose to start Monday 11/09/09 and have found horrible on others like CR and Driver solutions which both i was sapose to go to last weekend then back out due to google info on them! WOW!! a bunch of bad no good at least so far all i have found with central is 90% good!!!

 

Day 2 finished lots and lots of practice testing for dmv no one should ever fail dmv written tests i myself feel like I prepared for half of the fleet!!!!L.O.L!!!We get to go to dmv tomorrow it should be pretty easy!!!

 

Central is an OK starter company!!

JJ is a 18 months into his Lease and its Ok if you train or Team.

We were planning on changing over to National Carriers in March 2010 as there Lease isn't as hard on the pocket as Centrals.

Central have changed in the last six months and none of the changes benefit the driver, but as a new driver coming in you won't have had the on-time delivery bonus and the $40.00 a day they used to pay for every day you were out past your hometime.