I went to the Praxair website today and it did say 3 years experience. Found nothing about CDL grads..
Chinatown, thanks for the heads up on these places. Will check them all out.
So, after over 10 years off the road, this pandemic brought my dispatch career to a halt. So, thinking of getting back into a truck. I stupidly...
Maybe they can fax it to Missoula on the first day of orientation?
At WS all new drivers go thru mountain training. It's one of the best aspects of their training. I found I shifted coming down hills without...
Congrats on the new gig! You got the brass ring for truckers..the local job, home nightly!
It's in Missoula, MT for 10 days then they have a driver pick you up to take you to where they should have a truck for you...
Sounds like things are turning around for you, BRR. Glad you like your new truck! Enjoy your little bit of home before you're back out beating...
I would do the same thing Mooniac when I could, except 5am....still pretty good parking at most places that time of day as well. BRR, you should...
The load I had was only 2 stops...one in the Spokane term and final in Lakewood. I took the load ONLY because the dispatchers for both ends...
So, is it a furniture load from the Myrtle term to any of the WA terminals? I've done one of those loads....not bad. Except...I told the...
There used to be a lot of good threads by people going thru the orientation, but it's slowed down a little in here. You can look at some threads...
Over riding the idle however you do it, whether via the cruise control,or tapping accelerator/clutch is not against WS policy, unless it's changed...
As for a knife, I bought a quality Leatherman. Cost me $70 or so, I got one of the higher model ones. I'm sure you can find one cheaper, but...
They should route you to the terminal closest to your home after you pick up your truck in Michigan. Just make sure to call your dispatcher to...
Volvo and Freightliner tractors. As for trailers, all kinds. Utility, Great Dane, Wabash and a few others I can't remember at the moment....
I delivered to the terminal a few times, usually a stop on a multi stop run going to the midwest, usually ending up in SLC....the one time I...
I actually ran thru all of those states multiple times (except KS, only once) and never seemed to have any issues. I did not use it for data...
I had (and still have) AT&T while I was a driver and had good enough coverage to talk everywhere. I used Verizon for an internet account, theirs...
edited to add: Jet beat me to it about Vegas terminal...posted while I was composing mine. Great minds think alike... When in Vegas, you can...
