Yeah I initially was going for line haul but when I saw the night schedule I bailed for day time P&D. It would be nice to do some longer hauls...
The only thing I don’t like about dock work is it is much more grime on the clothes and more exposed to the weather. So I have to wear my driving...
What he said sounds legit. Talk around here is new bids will open in March. Plus there is “utility” P&D which is what I am doing until I can get a...
I haven’t seen or heard of any. But as old and worn as the tractors are I don’t know if anyone would notice. The big thing is it can’t be a...
I applied for the CDL academy to P&D. Since libehaul doesn’t do much of anything LOL they can go straight into the class and then to 4 weeks with...
Glad to be of some help. Never give up on your goal. There are many hurdles to overcome but treat every day as a fresh start. We had a couple of...
END OF P&D TRAINING! WEEK 4 It finally arrived--on Wednesday this week my road trainers decided I was done training and need to start driving...
END OF WEEK 3 (Nominally 4) P&D TRAINING The previous week which should have been Week 3 was a total bust. Snow, lack of two seat tractors, and...
Yes that is true. I did not sign a contract and there have been no deductions to pay back. The lead instructor said IF they charged for training...
Called the Teamsters and left a msg. Hopefully they can get me caught up in my status with benefits and seniority. I started 9/21, worked dock...
Thx! My original dock trainer suggested the same. Says they are very helpful and should have all the info. Called and left a msg. Worst case open...
END OF WEEK FAUX 3 - P&D ROUTE TRAINING No driving this week. Snow and limited number of drivers combined to not make any trainers with two...
My trainer keeps telling me we will all be in automatics soon but not sure if “soon” to him means within a year or ten years given his long...
Thanks, Dennixx! I see so many guys wondering what the CDL training is like that I thought I would document my experience for their reference....
Thought I should give an idea of what YRC P&D routes are like. This is in the context of driving with a trainer in the first two weeks. I have...
Definitely hooked! Plenty of frustration at this learning stage, but getting a taste of it does have me excited to push on and develop those skills.
END OF WEEK 2 - ROUTE TRAINING Big accomplishment this week was learning to float gears, at least going up. So darn easy. Finally tried it a bit...
END OF WEEK 1 - ROUTE TRAINING I am finally in a truck with a trainer driving a real delivery route. The guy is very experienced, very patient...
VB, great write ups! Glad your school is going well for you. I came to the same conclusion on pretrip. Memorization may be helpful in the...
DMV AGAIN Went into the local DMV to get my Class A license. Agent informed me that my endorsement tests I took in March for my Permit had...
