Glad I moved over to Poly Trucking

Since you've already left for orientation this morning this is a moot post, but for others that read. The second half of today (first day of orientation) will consist of you choosing a truck & inspecting it. Make sure you do a through job. Even take it on a test drive around the yard.

 

Pacific Northwest, down to salt lake city, then us 6 down to US 50 to US 550 to Albuquerque, I40 to Amarillo, US 287 to Dallas. That is not cutting through the woods.

 

Oh man , your shoes would suck to be in right now , I've been down that road before , throbbing pain in the jaw plain ol sucks ! Hope the antibiotics work fast so the basted thing can be given the flying leap from your head. Room temperature my friend , no hot no cold. Now that won't make it all peachy cream by no means , but the yelping from the hot and cold might stop.

 

Well I was at 1545 in the drivers room makin a pot of coffee today , a former Jevic driver , stocky fella was there most the day. I walked out with Jerry and 2 others at 10 to 4 , I had a Marine shirt on and a beard sippin coffee , the other 2 guys are clean cut. Don't know if you will be around tomorrow or not I'll look for your truck but Jerry seems to have us on a short leash . that other Jevic mentioned a guy name Rick out there , I'd imagine that was you , couldn't stray off from the rest of the crowd though ... it's a long walk back to the room.

 

JD I wrote a book up on it , the APU works but not the a/c , I'd be surprised if early Feb the shop will spend time on it. Who knows they might. Anyway it's truck 3333 an easy one to remember. I know not to expect miracles from them "the shop" so I'm better off already right ?
Day1 ... met my expectations , treated like an experienced driver , my impression is that they are confident in my ability to do the job they hired me for.
No signs of a Mom and Dad wanting to keep the child close by and manage it's every move , that is a GREAT feeling !

 

Tuesday 1745 , elsriver just called the room , we're meeting at Denny's next to the LaQuinta if any of you guys are at GP , we will be there about 10 after 6 !

 

JD i see your currently viewing , where ya at right now ?

 

Hey Johnboy , how ya doin , pleasant surprise I see you viewing this Poly thread , how's Calex , and also Hows that big ol KW they fitted ya with a few months back ? Just wondering if it held up well for ya.

 

How often do they do orientation or is it just when they hire new people. Also how was the picking of the trucks you had to chose from?

 

@Son of a Trucker , the choices can be better , 2005's thru 2007's. It's not like you're viewing trucks on a sales lot ya know. And Company trucks are naturally gonna be more run down than those that were owned by 1 driver.
This industry would be 1000X's better if company drivers had the same respect for the truck they drive , that they would if it were theirs. That's never gonna happen. I would say some guys beat em til they die then beat another til it dies , but is probably more than just some.

As for the frequency , of the orientations , Tues each week , as long as they're hiring.