Follow me through Central Refrigerated training

Okay so then no they are not that way. They give you chances and help you out they want you to pass and they want you to drive. So if you don't get it then they figure out a way to help you get it.

 

Day 4

Today was last day in the classroom and for me was fun. To start off with they went over a video on how to couple and un-couple the took a test on it. Now onto the fun part.

After that they went over the HOS (hours of service) one more to see if everyone understood what it was and how it worked. Then they gave us a motor carriers' atlas and some practice log sheets for a whole week. Then the gave you a sheet of paper to follow as if you were in a truck. We started in New York had 4 stops on the way to San Diego. We had to plan our own route to make all the stops using the atlas. The sheet tolds us how fast we could go (the average speed was 55mph) how much fuel our truck held (300 gallons) how much we could use before fueling (240 gallons) and the height of the trailer. It told us where our pick-ups and drop offs were so we had to plan accordingly.

So what we had to do was plan a route using the atlas and log each day of driving on the log sheets. You had to use the atlas to see if any low clearnce was in the way of the rout you chose. You also had to mark down each wiegh station and what mile marker they were at. You also had to tell them how much fuel you purchased and where. You had to tell them what route you took and what highways or interstates. So basicaly you were doing it like the old time truckers who spent 2-4 hrs every night off duty planing the next day.

I was amazed at how many in the class didn't even know how to read a map. Does everybody rely on GPS now? They had know idea what a map ledgen was or how to calculate miles or where the wiegh stations were or the low clearence. Today we start in the yard on our skills tests.

 

No I faxed them my application the rest was all done by email. They didn't ask for much else then the application and if you were unemployed for any amount of time you had to give them proof of unemployment.

 

Glad I could help out I chose CRS because I didn't see alot of negitive things on the forum about them. I started this thread because I didn't see alot about the training they offer. So yes this is just my experince with them but if it helps others make an informed decission on the next carrer move then good.