Do sand hauling company road tests usually include backing?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Ponce2025, Nov 28, 2024.
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so, you can back up just not good at the complicated backing.
sounds like a lot of drivers out there
sounds like a lot of drivers out there, don't worry about itSirscrapntruckalot, 201, tscottme and 1 other person Thank this. -
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Maybe this will help,,,
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The only thing funnier is when all the boats come back in the afternoon, the captains half plowed on beer or weed, sun poisoned and nauseated, hating life in general and the whole routine starts over again...only with shorter tempers this time.
Our office is across the street from one of the favorite ramps. Sometimes if we're really starved for entertainment we'll make side bets with each other on how many pull ups or at what point the language becomes obscene. Hey...small town life, we have to do something for entertainment.hope not dumb twucker, OldMainiac, W923 and 4 others Thank this. -
I haul equipment and some days back for MILES…. When I pull a dump trailer I back up to dump nearly every load and often to get loaded…. I have no idea how you think you’re going to haul sand without backing up
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I worked the oil field not much backing. Some but not much.
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I think I speak for most you should not avoid backing rather use this to challenge yourself. I know firsthand some companies ie stevens transport had me train with a driver who refused let me back but when I drove it was fine and yelled when I grind gears. Granted this was years back who knows maybe they fired everyone in charge of that with hopes my thoughts is not likely. It is dangerous when a driver can't operate what he gets a license for granted backing is slower speed you could easily hit a O/O and put them out of business easy by hitting them if they had only 1 truck and everything is on the line which is for most.
The best advice is to challenge yourself every time you can to do better . The oil field is another beast entirely also yes, they will overlook a lot stuff because they so hurt for drivers the average vacuum driver retention rate is 20% high side. The company I am with they will hire 3-4 drivers at a time knowing they won't last one driver ride along who was required to do what I do but no driving halfway through the day he gave up said take him back to yard. it wasn't even a hard day it was gravy day for me cleaning containments. The last piece of advice is that not getting in a hurry leads to incidents and accidents if your out work for an injury you can't make money...
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