And for the record, I agree, their micromanaging crap is HORRIBLE. I'm just getting my time in and moving elsewhere. I'm not a May promotor by any means.
IMO any driver who has a GPS is not much of a driver. But thats just my opinion. I've never had one and don't want one.
Lovintrukin, Thanks clearing up the GPS issue. My business is located on an old WW2 military base and the streets are not posted. So good luck with a map! GPS will get you there. At one time I would spend endless time on the phone describing landmarks to truck drivers and finally gave up. I now just jump in the shop truck and guide them in from about a mile away at a wide spot in the road. I have a hunch that my situation is not unique, so when I start driving I will read maps and also employ technology. May is a company I am interested in. If you have the opportunity could you list the micromanagement issues as you perceive them.
Is there any truth to the rumor that drivers who have been oriented are waiting over 2 weeks to get on with a trainer? I know this is probably just someone talking, but anyone on the inside...any truth to it?
Not only that but you will have to wait after you get done with training for a truck. There are better places to work.
Wouldn't mind looking somewhere else, non-hazmat, reefer or van. It's not a choosers market right now...but any suggestions wouldn't hurt.
Enough with the Herf Derf. Don't complain about them if you have never used them. I find them quite handy when I get things over the qualcomm "follow map route 1" when there isn't a map sent. Kids randomly slamming keys and typing in crap, or how about the non-truck routes that I have been sent on across the QC. Having a brain and using it is one thing, but complaining that someone can't drive because they use a backup system? I mean even a GPS is going to tell you to run I-5 all the way from LA to Seattle, only a driver knows the magical shortcuts.
I was using GPS in the military long before you ever heard of it. It will never be as good as a driver with a brain and the skill to use a map. Two things that are in short supply in todays industry. Heck most drivers today don't even know what a truckers road atlas is.
I can not speak for the whole company, however I was assigned a truck within 30 minutes of my final driving test and under my first dispatch in under two hours. I use a truck gps unit and find it a good tool, they will never replace your brain.
