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Bolt Goat goes for the green with SAV Express

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by UturnGirl, Oct 24, 2021.

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Just getting acclimated. A few false starts, drug test results took forever so SAV kept me in that nice motel and paid me $150 a day layover for 3 days. Can't beat that if you're stuck.
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I had that same drug test results issue with my new company. Took almost a week to get the results to them. I didnt mind the two week vacation I took at home though. I needed it. I picked up my rental car and got my hotel reservation today. Leaving in the morning for Shelbyville Kentucky and my new and last job. Will start my own new thread on Monday. Good luck to you and da goat!!

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You will be in a new truck before you know it.
They don't run the units that long.

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Any advice on that agility test? Did you have to keep your heart rate and/or blood pressure below a certain level while you were doing it?
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No just tough it out. Worst part was a hand cart loaded with weights. You couldn't get any momentum because they had it purposely on carpet so you had to gut it every inch.

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It sounds like you just need to get into the swing of things and everything will smooth out for you UTurnGirl. The old truck is kind of a given when you are the new driver. If they can get you into a nicer, newer one soon, you will hopefully be rolling along trouble-free.

How do the SAV trailers look? Are they in decent shape?

One nice thing is that those runs to Nevada and Ohio are pretty sweet! Lots of miles, and that's awesome!
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You are absolutely right on all counts. Different way of doing things but I'm getting zero flack just respect

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take a load to Nevada they said. It will be glamorous they said.

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take a load to Nevada they said. It will be glamorous they said.
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You might see some bands of wild horses out there.

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Just getting acclimated. A few false starts, drug test results took forever so SAV kept me in that nice motel and paid me $150 a day layover for 3 days. Can't beat that if you're stuck.
They have an agility test that is a pain in the butt but I blew them away with what a 70 yr old texas lady can do. All they kept saying was, "wow"
They gave me the raggediest volvo they had on the lot and I am disgruntled about that. Plus I told the shop 3 times this dog has old batteries and starting issues. I got patted on the head and told, now now dear, we've checked them out and you'll be fine. So I felt vindicated when the thing gave up the ghost in spite of getting up in the middle of the night every night to charge it. It cost them a jump and 4 new batteries from the truckstop. But don't mind me. I'm just a silly female. Grrrrr.
Anyway, they reduced the airleak i told them about so that it takes 2 hours to dump it all instead of 10 minutes. I hate it when the shop treats me like dumb blonde, but they usually get over it after they get to know me.
In the meanwhile. I'm being told they're getting a nice truck ready just for me so hold on.
I'm doing a run from Minneapolis to Reno to Sparks and back to Ohio so this week will have some nice miles on it.
Bolt Goat likes that they keep 2 company cars to borrow for going to the store and whatnot. He went shopping and is happily munching on snacks.
So my report is a Mixed bag. Still waiting for things to settle down. I think its going to be fine.
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It would seem the labs are a bit backed up as of late. What used to be 24 hr (or less) turnaround times have now extended those digits (2 and 4) to between 2 and 4 days. Can't fault any company for that right now, just pay attention to how they treat you while waiting. In fact, I have a driver waiting (at home) right now for results, as we have gotten smarter about this and send them the tests to be completed before travel, thereby not wasting anybody's time. That way they get here in the afternoon/evening, go to the hotel, and then spend 1-1.5 days in orientation before heading out on their first load. This guy took his test Thursday morning, so I hope to have it back this afternoon and get him started tomorrow (he only lives 90 minutes away from the terminal).

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It would seem the labs are a bit backed up as of late. What used to be 24 hr (or less) turnaround times have now extended those digits (2 and 4) to between 2 and 4 days. Can't fault any company for that right now, just pay attention to how they treat you while waiting. In fact, I have a driver waiting (at home) right now for results, as we have gotten smarter about this and send them the tests to be completed before travel, thereby not wasting anybody's time. That way they get here in the afternoon/evening, go to the hotel, and then spend 1-1.5 days in orientation before heading out on their first load. This guy took his test Thursday morning, so I hope to have it back this afternoon and get him started tomorrow (he only lives 90 minutes away from the terminal).
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I, too, took the test on. Thursday before leaving home. We thought we had it covered, but SAV was extra classy to not only house me but to also compensate me.

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You might see some bands of wild horses out there.
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Wild Donkeys in Goldfield roaming the streets, especially at about 5am.

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Wild Donkeys in Goldfield roaming the streets, especially at about 5am.
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Saw lots of wild life, not the casino kind, the real kind. In Wyoming saw a whole herd of Elk. Beautiful.

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