I've been driving with an Atlas Van Lines agent since April. Got my Class A permit in May and my CDL in October.
The last step before I am authorized to go out of state is to become "Atlas qualified". Here is what I know that consists of so far:
-Complete another job application for Atlas, even though I did one for the agent already (including a minimum of 3 years work history and all commercial driving experience in the past 10 years, which is 5 years in my case)
-Do a driving training course/test since I didn't go to trucking school and don't have 1 year experience
-Become ELD certified to Atlas standards (I have already used ELDs and know HOS rules)
-Do another pre-employment drug test (I did one for the agent when I started, plus a random)
-Authorize the FMCSA clearinghouse to submit my drug and alcohol violations (none) to Atlas
There's more but I forget all the details I was told over the phone. Is this pretty much par for the course with all trucking companies? I know some of it must be legally required of them, but it seems like an awful lot of red tape to do a job that I already do every day for one of their own agents, minus crossing state lines.
Red Tape
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Touch Freight Freddy, Dec 4, 2021.
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Sounds to me like they want to send you to orientation.
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Does any of that red tape = more green paper for you?
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Any New Job would be the same. The Training/Test and ELD certification sounds like they’re rules. The rest is required by Law. For a New Hire.
tscottme, Touch Freight Freddy and Boondock Thank this. -
Hmmm.
Did they anal probe you in the shower as well?Frank Speak, TheLoadOut and Boondock Thank this. -
They do that during the delousing process...
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Anal probe and delousing are later in the month I think, cross that bridge when I come to it.Badmon, Rideandrepair, Boondock and 1 other person Thank this. -
Have you been driving a tractor trailer ?
and can you prove it ?
logbooks or some paper trail ?
I’d just sit tight and get the year of driving experience and bounce to a much better paying job .Rideandrepair and Pamela1990 Thank this. -
Probably making good money now. More in the future. I know a couple Drivers working for Corrigan that do real good.
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