Got a job!

We had an idiot driver "broker" come to our school the other day. I disagrred with nearly everything he said except one.

There is 3 tiers to trucking jobs. You have to start out at the bottom to get to the top. The top is FedEx, Frito Lay, Walmart, you know pay in the $60K+ arena.

And yes, I am sure there is trucking companies that are starving out the higher paid guys. It is happening in all lines of work gang! We have to start somewhere.

Hey 440! I am glad you got a prehire at Swift. They aren't advertising in TN right now. The recruiter told me to drop in an application and check back late January. I have not been seeing them on I-40 much either.

Just depends where you are, when you get hired.

 

It's old news http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/Mar09/032309/032509-02.htm

 

Yep. Every trucking school in middle Tennessee has lost their 3RD party testing abilities except the one I am graduating at on Tuesday.

Volunteer, TTC, and a couple others.

TN might follow you on your testing route without you knowing it. You must have a certain amount of right turns, left turns, city and interstate driving. Some skimped on it and got caught.

It is a real PITA to get an actual road test here right now. You have to book weeks in advance. If they run out of time? Seeeya in a week or three! If it rains? Seeeya in a couple of weeks! If they are short on testers cuz one calls in sick? Seeeeeeya in a couple of weeks!

Think the actual state testers have a CDL?

TN ain't playin around!

We had a state employee back in 2000 or so that was giving drivers licenses to undocumented middle Easterners. (also in the Memphis area) Now to renew your regular license you need a birth certificate.

Tennessee at one time was legally giving driver licenses to illegal aliens with social security card. Pre 9/11.

 

Hillary thought giving illegals a license was a good idea .
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/a..._drivers_license_plan_for_illegal_immigrants/