Because the plant where he was parked is on a very steep grade above US 41 (I have passed this spot many times). Georgia has more than a few hills...
I don't remember showing mine at Orientation, but it pays to be prepared.
They took mine from my arm, so you should be fine.
You can drive home if you are close, but you are due back at 11:00 Sunday to start First Week (week 2), so it may not work. You are paid one week...
Hotel is at exit 153 in Meridian, MS, around 20 miles from Cuba. Orientation and First Week are long days. You won't see much of the hotel until...
Road test, skills field, trip planning, equipping truck, several knowledge tests. You will be fully occupied. Yes, they will find a load that...
The truck audio system works in the sleeper. You can set up TV, PC, etc. all powered by the truck. You can use a small inverter (<$50). You will...
Yes, you stay in your truck during Final Week, just like you will five nights per week as long as you are driving for MTL. Why? Because you are...
Correct- so long as you hit the requirements for a 34 hour restart. I know of one driver who, by choice, didn't get home until Saturday morning...
You cannot restart until 168 hours or more has passed since the beginning of your last reset. If you never had a reset (because you are new and...
Exactly, even though McElroy trucks normally run only Sunday through Friday, we are still a 24/7/365 operation (if you call Cuba, someone will...
With McElroy, you normally get a restart every Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. You will pick up your Monday load Friday and it will route...
CT recruiter called me last week, so they must be hiring. More precisely, she was with Comcar, the CT parent, but when I mentioned I was...
If you fail to complete training they will deduct for hard hat, glasses and vest. It's around $10 total.
From the other side, we were waiting for a flatbed HVAC shipment in Duluth, Georgia. We had a crane standing by to pick the load and place it on...
Based on the large number of well written posts around here, it seems many of these drivers are pretty well educated. Whether that occurred in...
I figured as much. With 20, 75 and 85 going through town, we can go pretty much any direction.
Another question: We live near Atlanta and want to stay. Is this a good location to operate? What lanes from Atlanta are good?
Makes sense to me. I did catch wind of some of the issues with newer motors, but I am focused on driving cost out, so MPG is important. What is...
One of you PM'd me and I wanted to say thanks, but I am below the post count required to sen PMs, so I will do it here- Thanks.