new info. on Melton truck lines

I don't believe that DOT accepts the hair test.

 

I used to work for Melton in 2010, I am heading back on the 13th. Monica, my recruiter, said it will be a hair folicle test.

 

Seems like 2 conflicting reports. One says urine and another says hair (according to a recruiter). If a person decided to get clean and stay clean just to drive, it seems kind of discriminatory to do a hair sample. Maybe they do the hair sample and maybe the recruiter said hair to see if the applicant was still interested.

 

I reckon any hands best bet is to sign on and go to orientation and find out first hand.

 

hey vet she was my roommate in orientation recuiter she told him the same but that false.. its only urine... well on my 2nd load and im gonna have to split log just to make it on time.. took me too long to strap my load... got a steel building and its layered beams.. scared me to death only required 10 or 11 straps i put 20..lol hey it aint movin... I love it here.... my dm is awesome.. love my KW T-660... but its an auto.. good luck to those applying here.. there picky we lost 2 in orientation...out of 7.. small class.. We gone bye bye.

 

always use as many as youre comfortable. I used 14 my 2nd load, when 7 was enough lol. what was your first load? where you at? heading?

 

My first load was steel tube from Moose.. around the term in OH.. easy load but still took me 2 1/2 hrs to strap and tarp.. i dont care how long it takes as long as the load is secure and stays dry..if needed... i just took a steel building to Chattanooga then they shot me by the house for 24 hrs.. But i still havent got a load and i went on board at 11:30 this morning.. it feels good to have all of the equipment i need on the truck.. but not getting a load yet means more time with the wife and kids....

 

My first load I took when I was there was a 45,000 shotgun coil. I think I reset my chains every hour cause it kept moving on me. I was nervous the whole trip to Talladega. I had a load out of Tenn. on time that I had to use ever strap I had on the truck. If it is secure, I am happy. It is too easy to throw 1 or 2 straps or chains and roll, but it only takes one time in a lifetime to end your job by something faliing off the trailer.

I hope things are still going good around there since I am coming back on to Melton.

Hey ECUBED82, what did they get rid of those folks in orientation for? We had 9 at my first orientation and everyone made. 1 guy quit the Thursday night we all were leaving for Leipsic, OH to get our coils though.

 

the first day a guy couldnt balance on his right foot... and the second guy failed the driving test... but im thankful that i made it it was short and fast.. im glad to have two loads under my belt.. now i have more equipment to make my job easier, but it will still take me forever to strap and tarp but i will get better.. glad to get a few extra days with the family just hope they get me a load first thing in the mornin......

 

I am shocked that someone failed the road test. We had a guy who I swear was in nuetral 90% of the road test. Grinding every gear, stalled the truck rolled down a hill in nuetral and so on. I was scared for my life!
We also had a guy who was shifting as fast as he could and running the RPMs up as high as he could.

I guess they got pickier, which is good. What truck are you in? I am scheduled to come back on to melton next week.