Well, three out of the four days of orientation here at Melton are done. Notes to take home:
- Lunch is early, at about 10:15, but they order your choice from a few items from a really good pizza place. I highly recommend the meatball sub. So much cheese!
- I already knew the basics of securing, but forgot quite a bit. The giant Melton securement manual will be handy, particularly stuff I've never done before... Which is anything that isn't coils.
- Tarping isn't as hard as I thought it would be, just a bit time consuming. Keep the wind out! They are a bit heavy, though.
- An expected class of 12 turns in to a class of 5 really quickly. The same class of 5 turns in to a class of 2 almost as quickly.
- Chains are still cool. 4" straps are also cool. I genuinely enjoy messing with that stuff.
More to come! I already know what truck they're going to give me (a relatively new Freightliner Cascadia with an automatic transmission and a Detroit Diesel under the hood and enough room to seat a family of four for dinner inside) and they say I'll have a load on Friday morning. My next report will be from the back of my truck with the APU running and a bag of chips.
Just about done with orientation. Almost time to roll!
Discussion in 'Melton' started by Triad, Dec 4, 2013.
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Can you tell me why the class ended up with 2, were people getting sent home and for what.
Do they require experience or does having a CDL get you hired.
Also can you tell me about the pay and are all trucks automatic
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LOL Funny you said that cause I not even 20 minutes ago got on their live chat on their website and asked who developed the Driver refreshment program stated on their website. Lady couldn't answer the question. Cause we both know that person probably some young kid that has never driven a bicycle on his own ,do well have driver experience. I wanted to know what or whom says you have the experience MORE THAN THE GOVERNMENT OR STATE OF FLORIDA to decide weather I'm a good driver or not? Just curious. By no means bragging here but I'd put my money and talent (that i haven't lost and recently tested) that I can back, shift, drive, use qualcom
and even logbook as well as their best driver, if not better. All you experienced drivers with 20 years of driving everything except tanker please chime in. How would you feel if you took several years odd road and some kid tells you need 6 WEEKS with a trainer? SOMEONE Please tell me ..... Has the interstates changed (in last 6 years)?? Has the speed limits changed?? Has the freight changed?? Has the legal weights changed?? Has the 5th Wheel and trailer tandoms changed how you adjust the weight? Do the doors on the trailer swing open and close the same?? Has the rudeness at recievers changed?? So like Melton and all rest companies are telling me they know better sitting at a desk and making up retraining ideas?? Far as HOS thats easy to read changes. Besides i read them on here all the time so I know them anyway. To al those that can hear me being P***** off!! Let me hear a H*** Yea. Thats my story and point and I'm sticking to it. Signed peeeed off in Florida.
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