The New FFE Driver Academey

Seems like my background took 10 or 14 days about. I didn't even know it was done until I received a copy of it in the mail from the p.i.

To answer an earlier post, no my wife is not a pastry chef, more along the lines of a Betty Baker type. She like to do breads but gets lazy and uses the bread machine from time to time. She makes several killer variations on banana bread and her cookies are the best I've ever had. I'm alright with batter stuff but pretty hopeless about any other baking (compared to my wife anyway). We actually have about every kitchen gadget known to man including TWO high end Kitchen Aides. And unlike most other home cooks, we actually use everything we own. Makes cooking so much easier when you have the right crap. I got spoiled working in professional kitchens.
When I get around to buying a house I'm going to put a pro kithen in first thing.

I get on the big silver bird bound for Fort Worth next Saturday night. Get in to DFW around noon on Sunday. Gives me the rest of the day to finish studying for the written and catch up on some z's. Pretty excited but bummed at the same time seeing as how I won't see the family and critters for several months. Oh, well. A guy has to do what a guy has to do for a paycheck, n'est-ce pas (or, as they say in Texas, nez paw)?

 

what kind of trucks does FFE drive

 

I will keep a look out in the mail. I didn't even know we got a copy of the report.

My wife is all about the baking and all the baking gadgets that go with it. I am hopeless when it comes to baking , come to think of it it was nightmare week for my entire culinary class that week we had to bake. Professional kitchens are awesome in the future we also would like to upgrade the kitchen (we need the house first) as well. I don't think we will go full blown professional kitchen but we will step it up above the average kitchen.

Dennis you'll be home before you know it. The difference will be that you will be a driver for FFE and have nice big truck. I to feel the same way. No one wants to be away from family, but we do this for our families.

Good luck and try to keep us posted on your progress if you have time.

Just saw an FFE truck on my way home, I couldn't get a look at the truck number. I could help but think in a couple of months that will be me. Keeping Figures crossed=]

 

Well.........................................................................FFE sent me home today on the silver sausage.................don't know why...but it is what it is....

 

Edmund, you really surprised with all the layoffs they are doing at the moment? I think FFE just tried to do too much and overloaded their plates.

 

Not really,kind of expected it.....I look at differently though....big man upstairs evidently has bigger plans for me....

 

I understand, hell it worked out great for me to be honest.

 

Im greatfull I have a class A CDL,Medical card and a cert. that states completion of training....soooo I'm now exploring my options...and here they are CTL...wants me .59 a mile,Lessors .39 a mile,SRT.35 a mile,Kennesaw .37 a mile...WEL .35 a mile...my sisters boyfreind has a O/O hookup haven't really gone through the details yet on that....My cousin owns a small dry van truckin company out of Jamaica Qweens...his sounds like the most attactive offer to date.......$1200 a week salary driving an 09' Pete 379 fully speced with 70" unibilt with 550 cat 18 speed with Jake 270 wb drive that for two years for him he'll sign it over to me free and clear...companiesw name is "For Pete's sake truckin".... so thats for starters.....as I said not really worried...its a blessing...

 

Wait... what???? you just completed phase 2 training and instead of keys to a truck they hand you a one way ticket on the bus? With NO EXPLANATION? I am glad that you have a back up plan in place, but can you shed a little light on this situation? I am one week behind you in training, and do not want a bus ride home as my reward for 8 weeks of training. If you can Edmund, please share a little more details. Thanks.