Stevens Transport aviary

just double check the list the recruter gave you, and make sure you have all 10 years of your work history with you. you will need it. and dont leave anything off. they came up with a job i only had for like 2 weeks and had forgot about it.

 

Hi everyone?My name is Guy Morris,I live in metro Denver and I'm new to this forum.I'm in the application process with Steven Transport as a student driver and recently attended a Stevens seminar in Aurora,Colorado.The seminar leader,Charles Tweedy,is a recruiter with Carrers Worldwide in Keenesburg,Colorado.He pointed out to the seven of us present that Stevens requires drivers to park trucks/trailers in either a secured or gated/guarded facility.I know that Stevens has offices in numerous locations but only the one terminal in Dallas.Do they contract with drop yards for such services or would I need to check around myself for a facility that would allow me to park the truck at their yard while I'm not driving?There have to be several in Commerce City or would a TA(there's one located at I-70 and Youngfield Street in Wheatridge) allow it? Maybe a Wal-Mart? What kind of fee would I be looking at ?The guys at Careers Worldwide have been god so far about staying in touch with me.They called today to verify that i'm still looking at wanting to start my CDL training with them around early October 2011,since I have personal things to take care of and need temp work to get some money.I said I am and they said they would call me back then.I said I'd call them if,for some reason,I was able to start before them.He said when I'm closer to when I wanted to start I'd need to call Josie Garza at the Stevens office for a phone interview and then call the Careers Worldwide office to let them know so both they and stevens could get the process started.the Careers employee did say everything was loking good and if I was still interested in truck driving and I said I was.The CDL training here in Colorado will last three weeks and end on a Friday.I would head to Dallas that same Saturday for the four days of orientation prior to starting the first phase of training.I'll need $149 for school in Colorado.That will cover the DOT physical,drug test,learner's permit and the CDL class A license issued by the State of Colorado.Charles said Stevens will pay for a Greyhound ticket from Denver to Dallas if we wanted but recomended flying.I got my right knee scoped in 2009 so I need to get copies of the records of that operation for the DOT physical,along with those for an anguinal hernia operation done years before the knee.I can't remember that doctor's name,for the hernia operation.I'm unemployed and looking for temporary work as i explained above.My last job was unarmed security that I did for almost the lasy 1 1/2 years for $8 an hour and no benefits.This will be a career opportunity for me and not just a job.I know there will be lots of hard work,periods of loneliness,the full range of weather,missing my son(I'm going through a divorce) and anything else to be experienced.I've accepted that and will just have to deal with it.On the other side,I'll get to see parts of the US and Canada I've never seen before.There might be scattered opportunities,during long layovers waiting for a load to either be loaded or unloaded,to sightsee but most times it will be seeing the sights through the windshield as I drive by which will still be better than not having ever seen them at all.I'll have quality training in in and get to solo drive a really nice Kenworth T-2000 conventional w/ APU and a 53' Thermo King refrigerated trailer.I was born in Texas and my parents and many other relatives live there.The only driving experience I have with big trucks is when I drove the HEMTT truck used to haul the Patriot missile launching platform during US Army AIT,both on the training course and under blackout conditions on White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.A person can always find pros and cons about any job but we just have to find the job that we feel is best for us.This job,because I only have a HS diploma and like driving,is a good choice for me.Stevens Transport are offering me a fine areer opportunity with god benefits and I'm taking advantage of it because it might not happen for me again.I'm 47 and want to get things going.I have relatives in Ontario and Alberta,up in Canada.I'm excited about this and anticipating this new situation.I'll try not to focus and get worried about the truck size but will study hard and try to do the best I possibly I can during training and when I drive solo.It's true that Stevens has done away with allowing pets in the cab of the trucks.They do allow passengers and I'd hope to be able to take my son once he turns 10 and arranging the road trip with his mother.I'll probably never lease,just company drive for Stevens and get as much driving experience as I can.It really bothers me when I see how other drivers just lose it when they are out there and are oblivious to the big trucks and cut them off,almost hit them and generally just endangers the lives of themselves and the truck drivers.I give truck drivers room to do what they need to do and enjoy seeing the rigs of the different carriers and count the brands of tractors and where the trucks are from,etc.Without the trucks the cargo wouldn't be delivered and the US and canada would shut down.I found the new Rand McNally Trucker's Atlas at my neighborhood Barnes and noble.I picked one up and started looking through it.I'll get the Colorado CDL manual next week and start studying.Does anyone know if stevens allow inverters in their trucks for powering laptop computers and other electrical devices?I apologize for this short story.If you have advice for a prospective stevens student driver feel free to let me know.If you are a stevens student or current driver please contact me with advive ot tips that weill help me.Be safe out there,have fun,thank you for the hard but fine work you do and maybe we'll meet some day,Guy Morris

 

This is Guy Morris again.I just wanted to say sorry about some misspelled words in my recent post.I just found them after the fact and the reply had already been posted.

 

I was going to read that ^ but being so long and no spaces after punctuation is making me skip over it. USE SPACES, lmao...

Graduated yesterday. Only 7 from our class of almost 50 were ready to be dispatched last night. Three NON-SMOKERS of the seven dispatched last night, two on flights and one getting picked up here.

Packing up my #### and crossing fingers that I get my number gets pulled today...

 

Good job brother, enjoy phase 1 , keep us updated!!!

 

Does anyone know if Stevens Transport allow inverters for electronic devices to be used on their trucks ? Thank you

 

Thanks for a reply but that's just the way I wite and at least there's very good detail,good punctuation and I got my thoughts across to everyone.The spacing shouldn't be a problem if you pay attention to what you're reading.Just the same,be safe out there on the road.Keep your reading limited to text mesages.Baha ha ha!

 

Err, not! Here's a hint: when you want to start a new paragraph, just hit "Enter". No more difficult than hitting the "space" bar.

Seriously, I was going to read your post, also, but on a computer screen, it's just not worth it.

We're trying to communicate here, don't make it any more difficult than it already it, OK?

I am sure you have good thoughts and insights, but few will ever see them if you continue to ignore the basic rules of formatting.

You learned to drive an 80,000 pound vehicle on public roads, you can learn to format on the computer, hey?

Keep safe.

 

Sigh, not getting off the yard this weekend but to be honest, I could use the rest...!