Day 1 of Orientation is complete and I'm impressed with the no nonsense approach to safety. Me and my roommate were paired with an instructor who...
LOL! I ran into a bunch of good just getting out of their trainers' trucks. All of them said that there training engineers were pretty chilled.
That would be the operative plan. Going to hold out for one year maximum.
I'm almost at that point
I think I would count myself as lucky if I could get the APU and fridge. I think they're going to the newer trucks in the fleet.
The pre-work screen is only for accounts/jobs with physical labor involved. If you're doing work like tanker or dry van loading and unloading, you...
It's not bad. It's a good start. I was hoping to net like 800.00 a week.
No, I last drove tractor trailers 3 years ago.
Thanks bud. I'm far from quitting! :-)
That's what Schneider calls a trainer or mentor.
Tomorrow I ship or for Carlisle, PA and orientation at Big Orange. Unfortunately, my present health prevented me from doing tanker work but I'm...
Wishing you the best, OP. Congrats on getting your life in order. See if you can find some state tuition assistance. You're getting into trucking...
Yeah, it's best to be careful.
Yes, I do. I would be concerned also about a roll over. Looks like you gotta be real careful.
Thanks for all your input guys. I'm feeling better about this now.
Okay, that sounds good that loading and unloading is usually quick. I'll make certain to do a really good pre-trip on the trailer to hopefully...
Had no idea you could get that many in there. How difficult are these loads to scale and get legal?
Good thing the jake brake on the Freightliner is really strong.
Yes, primarily paper rolls for bulk printing. I figured on being very heavy at close to maximum weight. My guess is that they can really only...
I went there for refresher training because I'd been out of a truck for a few years. Hoping Big Orange will be an okay place to work. So far it's...
