do all ltl companies make you work the dock before you become a driver?

Working on the dock and taking the courses offered on being a professional driver, was how a dock worker could get the company to pay for them to do there CDL. Some had a penalty if you quit within a short time. I worked for a trucking company and they use to have me show the drivers what to look for on a pre and post trip. How to adjust brakes properly, how to check the truck over. You could always tell the useless drivers, when they drove in got out of their car, reached up and started their truck then parked their car and went for coffee and the paper work.

 

Jmo.....but unless its ltl.......once the load is there......it THEIR responsibilty. Nothin wrong with headin to the sleeper. Unless ya happen to work for one of those crazy zompanies that have you "lump" the load OR better yet pay THEM to unload THEIR freight.

 

Depends on the terminal !!! I've worked for Conway,Central Transport and Fedex Freight .

 

@ my terminal it depends what shift. Early guys strip trailers for about 3 hours. We also get to go home at 5. Late guys come in, grab keys, and go. They also close and go home at 7 730. But even then they are loading trailers for outbound. So I guess it's more of a preference of inbound or outbound. Senior guys always choose early shift.

 

Just like any other job search. Start contacting LTL companies in areas you would like to live and work in. In person is much better than on line or faxed/mailed resumes. Take your resume with you of course.

 

WHAT driver apprentice program?

 

Con-Way trains you to become a driver if you work for them.