Walmart here I come!

Thank you I'll definitely be watching the youtube vids to sharpen up. My wife is soooo excited. As am I. I'm just the one with the pressure, as they say, it's my job to lose. I don't anticipate any problems, I always study until I can't get it wrong. Just can't wait to get it over, my blood pressure usually goes up 20 points just walking into a DR's office.

 

This is the video my husband watched repeatedly. It helped him a ton. Definetly study. He passed on his first try. Make sure all of your dates and information are correct as you will approve your online application in person and sign off on it. Once he passed the pre trip and road test they sent him for the physical and drug screen. I want to say it was exactly one week after the phone interview that they called him to schedule the road test.

 

You'll probably start off on the 5/2 unless there is an open seat on the 6/3. On the 6/3 there are 3 drivers assigned to 2 trucks, if you are the C driver you will split your week between the 2 trucks, at least that's how it works where I'm at. And you most likely will be working weekends, which you get paid more. Your GTM (general trans manager) will cover all that with you.

 

Yeah she said 5 & 1/2 and 2. I asked not 5/2? She said no, 5& 1/2 and 2. Either way I'm fine, I work weekends as it is.

 

Thank you very much. I will memorize it. Lol

 

No. Mentoring week you are paid your regular pay as you are doing the work. Your husband is ( or will be soon) an associate at that point, his benefits are in effect, and he's paid just like the rest of us.

 

The 6/3 program does not involve a driver slip seating during their work week. Each driver has one of the two trucks for the six days and then switches to the other truck after returning from their three days off. The days are staggered so that one of the three drivers is on time off while the two trucks are running.
The same applies to the 5/2-5/3 program. The 6/2 program works the same but it involves four drivers sharing three trucks. Other programs such as 5/5, 6/6 are two drivers sharing one truck. The 3/2 program is three drivers sharing two trucks and the driver is off for a whole week every third week.
These programs are good for drivers with less seniority as it allows for time off on a lot of weekends. You know your schedule for the whole year and can plan around your days off. I have been on the 5/2-5/3 program for more than a year and like it.

 

Our 6/2 is one driver- one truck. We've got 14( two departs each day) of them.

 

Buckeye has both the 6/2 with multiple trucks, and the 6/2 with one truck. My husband started on a 5/2, went to a 6/2 with multiple trucks, and is now on a 6/2 with only his own truck. He really likes it.

 

The normal schedule is 5 days on and 2 days off. Your start day being the same each week. If you are a Friday out you will normally go home by the end of your day Tuesday. Wed and Thurs will be your off days. If you extend into your 1/2 day you will be scheduled to go home by your 7th hour of duty on your Wed. You will then have the rest of Wed off and all of Thurs. You will go out again Friday at your normal depart time.

I have heard some of the office people telling drivers that we are all 5 and a 1/2 day drivers. (not including program drivers) We weren't called that when I hired on. (If I'm a 5.5 day driver why do I only work 5 days most of the year?) Yes, they can extend us an extra half day if they want to, but when they do we only get a day and a half off not two days. We still go out again on our regular day out. If they are now hiring people straight into a rotating day out position of 5.5 days on and 2 days off it's news to me. That half day would logically also rotate your depart time. Let me guess... they rotate the day out, but not the depart time? Doesn't sound like an official program to me.

I've seen a rotating day out for the sake of a full day (like 4 on 4 off) but not for a half a day. Program positions are something you normally sign up for. I've never heard of anyone being tossed into one without wanting it.

I've encountered situations were the DC has strayed from "official policy" in their programs. If it works out and everyone is happy all is well. If a problem comes up and Bentonville gets pulled into it they will enforce official policy.