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<p>[QUOTE="miss elvee, post: 4866710, member: 103143"]Got drug test done at a lab an hour away (that's 2.5 hr wait time and an hour each way in the car) 4.5 hours of my life I'll never see again, lol. Scanned and emailed chain of custody to boss man to secure lease to get IFTA etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Got DOT physical done. Why do they make you set an appointment when the office doesn't bother to keep it? Another 2.5 hours of my life gone. Run to DMV, update the DOT physical on my license, scan long form and email boss man.</p><p><br /></p><p>Went and picked up truck. It is a 2016 Freightliner Evo AUTOMATIC. Never driven an auto. Hubby ran it home. Jury's still out. I'm sure it will be fine. The truck is just another tool. I do love my boss man, he tries very hard to keep us happy. Took him a bit to understand we meant it when we said, "if it rolls, it's fine." Leather seats, satellite radio, fridge, inverter... he's a good man.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took time this week to certify in First Observer. It's a terrorist watch program for transportation workers. Its not like it does anything special, but it does pad the resume. Always looking to get more certs, more training and more credentials, never know when it will pay off.</p><p>Edit: linky for those of you interested in free cert.<a href="https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/firstobserver" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/firstobserver" rel="nofollow"> First Observer</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We're loading up the truck today and heading out tomorrow. Orientation has been shortened to 3 days as they are fresh out of reefers right now. So... we will have to come back in for TVAL, but we gotta get back to making money, so dry van it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll let you know about orientation on Monday from the hotel. Have a great weekend gang!</p><p><br /></p><p>Miss E[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="miss elvee, post: 4866710, member: 103143"]Got drug test done at a lab an hour away (that's 2.5 hr wait time and an hour each way in the car) 4.5 hours of my life I'll never see again, lol. Scanned and emailed chain of custody to boss man to secure lease to get IFTA etc. Got DOT physical done. Why do they make you set an appointment when the office doesn't bother to keep it? Another 2.5 hours of my life gone. Run to DMV, update the DOT physical on my license, scan long form and email boss man. Went and picked up truck. It is a 2016 Freightliner Evo AUTOMATIC. Never driven an auto. Hubby ran it home. Jury's still out. I'm sure it will be fine. The truck is just another tool. I do love my boss man, he tries very hard to keep us happy. Took him a bit to understand we meant it when we said, "if it rolls, it's fine." Leather seats, satellite radio, fridge, inverter... he's a good man. I took time this week to certify in First Observer. It's a terrorist watch program for transportation workers. Its not like it does anything special, but it does pad the resume. Always looking to get more certs, more training and more credentials, never know when it will pay off. Edit: linky for those of you interested in free cert.[URL='https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/firstobserver'] First Observer[/URL] We're loading up the truck today and heading out tomorrow. Orientation has been shortened to 3 days as they are fresh out of reefers right now. So... we will have to come back in for TVAL, but we gotta get back to making money, so dry van it is. I'll let you know about orientation on Monday from the hotel. Have a great weekend gang! Miss E[/QUOTE]
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