Watkins shepard

Thanks! Glad to know that...

 

'Nother wanna-be question.............just what devices are company provided, or is a driver expeted to provide to find directions to pick up's and drop locations? I'd guess to provide my own laptop for personal use also?

Later.

 

Company provides you with a truck, a qualcom, and the "Red Book". Some directions to receivers can be brought up with the qualcom. Best tool is your cell phone, company doesn't provide one.

Red Book is bascially the W/S bible and has all our terminal and drop yard locations in it.

Any other devices are on you, the driver.

 

Nice looking condo all cleaned up like that AXE.

 

Best devices for finding a customer:
1) qualcom communication w/dispatcher
2) Rand-McNally Atlas

#1 provided free of charge to driver
#2 costs approximately $15.00 and doesn't need batteries

 

Anybody know if/when WS is going elog? I thought all carriers, except the smallest, had to comply by the end of the year...or is this just a myth?

 

they will not do that until the government forces them to. Its a waste of money and reduces the productivity of a company.


American Trucker

 

I heard of a few drivers testing it out in some trucks, but that over a year ago, I think. They haven't talked about going in that direction nor do I think they would unless forced to. And I haven't heard anything about companies having to do that by the end of the year.

 

Great to hear. I am heading to Missoula for the 3/21 orientation and am glad to know that they still do it the traditional way. It was just my understanding that all carriers with over a certain number of trucks had to have them by the end of 2011.

I am really looking forward to the experience, it's something I have wanted to do since I received my CDL in 1985. As fate would dictate my other career as a police chief/professor distracted me for a couple decades, but now that I have hung up the gun and converted all my classes to online, I am ready to roll.


Thanks!

 

First time poster. Been reading the forums for a week or so now.
Probably heading out to the orientation with W/S in a week or so at most.
As of now, being that I have only talked with them via the phone, I have been treated very well. They have been quick to answer any questions I have had.

I'm wondering now about what the average 'wait' time for a truck is. They have explained that after the orientation, you are put in a truck with a company driver headed towards your truck. They said it could take a week or so to get to it. Any thoughts on this?