When good lift gates go bad, lol. On delivery number two...my lift gate froze in the down position.:mad: I'm sitting here waiting on the mechanic...
"Pursue other opportunities."
Yup. I do LTL/local and drive a manual every day. Earlier this week...I got "stuck" in the terminals one (brand new) automatic tractor. I wasn't...
Just a thought, but have you talked to your state unemployment people? There may be grants available to help you pay for some...if not all of the...
Air Force scope dope, Analyst, now LTL driver.
What is the dress code for the drivers at that company? If they look like slobs that just rolled out of a gutter....dress like a slob that just...
I thoroughly enjoyed worked the dock my first couple months with SEFL (I did that full-time while waiting to start my P&D driving phase of...
Yup. LTL is a great deal. The biggest draw to me was the home time. I did my share of traveling when I was younger and now I'm more of a...
Yup. The key is to be careful and not be doing dumb **** behind the wheel. I.e.Playing on your smart phone, driving too fast for the conditions,...
I had the training wheels removed and delivered my first solo run. I have to admit that I was a bit anxious my first few minutes, but I settled...
Yup. I'd say that's a good way of putting it.I also ride a motorcycle. My $.02...driving a big rig is a lot more like riding a motorcycle than it...
Yup. If you're accused of being at fault and/or negligent in an accident that results in significant property damage, bodily injury, Or...
Lol. I run into the equivalent of that with phone numbers on a regular basis. I.e. Company headquarters in CA. I'm delivering to a company...
x2. OP...You're within your right to terminate the guy, but I wouldn't take the cost of the roadside repair out of his check. Sure...it was 100%...
No. There will always be enough people out there desperate (i.e. Criminal record, poor driving history, poor work history, etc.) to take ANY job...
x2. That and use all the space that's available to you when pulling up. Coming from the experienced guys at work...most newbies sell themselves...
Look at LTL (if you can find a terminal that will take a newbie). #### good money (starting out) and you don't have to work 60+ hours to get a...
Yup. Write it up. Too many people find issues like this, complain about it, and never write it up. If you don't write it up...it's never going to...
If companies hired people with reliable work history (people that measure their average employment tenure in years....rather than months) and...
It shouldn't take long. I got mine in the mail under two weeks after I put in for it.
