Celadon trainer

Don’t be so darn negative! You guys were telling me months ago to find another job.... they are working on dealing with the mess and many of us are still with them.. I even got a dedicated route with a good pay increase.. so.... still with them.. still doing fine on my end!

 

Glad you're enjoying it. Driving in the "mountains" of West Virginia is the time your trainer should be teaching you how the descend WITHOUT the Jakes. They CAN and WILL stop in the middle of a decent for whatever reason. Don't be a Jake babby. I've been driving over 20 years and I'll still descend mountain grades out west without them a couple of times a month to make sure I still have the touch.

Next time you have a nice heavy load and a nice long step grade,have your trainer descend it without the Jakes. If he can't do it without smoking it,get a different trainer.

 

Oh really now... Well I just lost my job at A&S Kinard (owned by celadon pulled there flatbed trailer) because they are restructuring and closed down our Savannah, GA terminal
.... Ya celadon is doing great.

 

We are reducing our footprint: flatbed never was a profitable venue; you could drive regional or reefer; I’m sure

 

And how long before they decide to sell off the reefer division? Or decide that since they have no secure place to park they won't keep anyone from Savannah (or make them leave the truck in Atlanta)?

There will be some that will be safe, but you never known when the fickle finger of fate will do something alliterative to you. I'd rather leave on my schedule than theirs.

 

Yep; that might happen: but; it might not......

 

Wow! A train that doesn't run the miles out of his students. Be thankful it isn't twenty years ago. Back then,most of the big companies want training to last 3 months and/or 30,000 miles.