Newbie to WSE, here I go!!

dbook · Jun 22, 2008

gwhitson said: ↑

Well I've officially accepted training and a potential position for WSE. I decided I'd start this thread in hopes of keeping people who may be considering joining up with the company informed about how things go for me. I leave out for training on 20JUN08. They are paying for the bus ride from OKC to Boise. I'm staying at the Inn America in Boise in my own room, so that a plus. http://www.innamerica.com/ . Here's an excerpt from an email from my recruiter concerning training.

your first week will go pretty much as follows::
you will arrive on Sunday 6/22 most likely around 645am
you will need to take a taxi to the motel and get some rest
be in the lobby on Monday 6/23 at 7am to be picked up for class
you will have an appointment Monday for a dot and drug screen and the
time will be given later as i will not make the appointments til next
week
**** the instructor will test everyone to get a feel for weak spots in
testing and work with each to ready them for testing on Tuesday
you will do the class a permit test on Tuesday
you will also transfer the oklahoma class d licence to idaho class d
licence at a cost of
$3 for the test and $24.50 for the class d
then you will test for the class a permit $3 and the permit will cost
$19.50
the following days and weeks of school will be taken up with practice
driving and learning the rest of the book
i am confident you will have no problems with any of the testing or
driving
it will be a new experience for you and i believe a great career
change
plus i will be available for any questions or problems during the next
year
i will stay in touch over the next few days
i will make reservations for both the bus and the motel on Wednesday
along with a list of items you will need to take with you and the list
is not very long
have a good weekend and please do not hesitate to call with any
questions

In my dealing with other recruiter from other companies, she has been the most professional and honest, most of what she told me I can verify on this forum and a few others.

My training pay is will be weekly, though I'm not sure whether or not I can list the amount so for now I'll just say I'm very satisfied with their weekly training pay.

I'll be posting more once I get up there and get started.

Wish me luck!!

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Thanks for the info. WSE is at the top of my list of 3-4. I'm waiting on some tax info (self-employed) before anyone will get serious with me. My BIG question for you is about the fitness tet. How much do you have to carry and how far and how high do you have to lift it? Other companies are having you carry 70#s the length of the truck and left 50#s above your head. I have a bad back and carrying 70#s that far will be tough.

PLEASE let me know - thanks

dbook · Jun 22, 2008

gwhitson said: ↑

Yeah just finished up my reserve commitment as of 3JUN, I'm "inactive" atm, but I'm stop/lossed til 2014....lol so we'll see.

Thanks for the warm wishes, I do appreciate them.

If anyone knows, since I'm from Oklahoma, will I be running out of the Elm Springs, AR terminal?
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Thank you, sir, for serving our county and protecting our freedoms for all of us!

I know Ada well, I lived in Enid for a few years.

gwhitson · Jun 22, 2008

Well since this is a reefer company, I'm not sure, nor have I been told of a PFT. If you look at the other threads here WSE pays for all lumpers so you really don't have to touch freight if you don't want to, therefore, I'm assuming there is no PFT. My recruiter has been very honest with me and has never informed me of such so I'll say at the moment there isn't one. I looked at Maverick and they have one, since intermediate to heavy labor is involved tarping and securing loads. Anyone else who know for sure please post..lol. I'll look into that question on Monday (may wind up doing a PFT, but doubt it) and post it when I get back to my room that night.

doubledragon5 · Jun 22, 2008

Welcome to the forums, good luck with the training..Volvos ride nice, but they do tend to have problems like most.The volvos I drove were more set up like a car, and not much in way of guages, just the normal air, water, oil,voltages and that is pretty much it. Some companines have more it all depends on how much cash they have to spend.. Hope you get a full sleeper, the one I drove had a small sleeper, but got use to it. They also do not have much room for storage..

gwhitson · Jun 22, 2008

dbook said: ↑

Thank you, sir, for serving our county and protecting our freedoms for all of us!

I know Ada well, I lived in Enid for a few years.
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Well thank you, it was a great experience. If only my son would get off his butt and enlist..lol

Yeah, Ada's not a bad place, we just live for HS football...lol

I like Enid well, seems like a clean, nice town..I was up at Vance a few times and one time went to Pioneer Days when I was a paid firefighter and competed in the Combat Challenge...FEB02 I believe

gwhitson · Jun 22, 2008

doubledragon5 said: ↑

Welcome to the forums, good luck with the training..Volvos ride nice, but they do tend to have problems like most.The volvos I drove were more set up like a car, and not much in way of guages, just the normal air, water, oil,voltages and that is pretty much it. Some companines have more it all depends on how much cash they have to spend.. Hope you get a full sleeper, the one I drove had a small sleeper, but got use to it. They also do not have much room for storage..
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Yeah that's what I heard, the size is a bit small for fat guys like me..lol. I've spent most of my travels in the air, so when I took the bus up and rode I80 across WY I was in total awe of the beauty, so I'm looking forward to seeing the sites......

gwhitson · Jun 23, 2008

Went well today, met the instructors. The facilities were clean and very well kept. There's 4 students total. We were given the keys to a company car, and are allowed to use it after hours for grocery runs, errands, etc. We all took the DOT physical and passed with no problems. Also took some practice tests to see where we stood as far as the CDL permit test goes.

Just thought I'd leave this real quick, then in a few days or so I'll recap the week.

dbook · Jun 23, 2008

gwhitson said: ↑

Went well today, met the instructors. The facilities were clean and very well kept. There's 4 students total. We were given the keys to a company car, and are allowed to use it after hours for grocery runs, errands, etc. We all took the DOT physical and passed with no problems. Also took some practice tests to see where we stood as far as the CDL permit test goes.

Just thought I'd leave this real quick, then in a few days or so I'll recap the week.
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Have you taken a strengh test yet? The one at Central requires you to carry a 35#, 50# and 75# the lenght of the trailer, and lift some over your head to a shelf, I'm told. Anything like that? The 75# worries me.

gwhitson · Jun 23, 2008

No strength test here. Tomorrow morning we're gonna take our written test for the permit, then we're gonna start some basic manuevers in the truck. I'm told, each day will consist of the first few hours in class followed by lots and lots of driving.

We're meeting each morning at 0730 at the terminal which is probably 4 miles from the motel.

dbook · Jun 23, 2008

gwhitson said: ↑

No strength test here. Tomorrow morning we're gonna take our written test for the permit, then we're gonna start some basic manuevers in the truck. I'm told, each day will consist of the first few hours in class followed by lots and lots of driving.

We're meeting each morning at 0730 at the terminal which is probably 4 miles from the motel.
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So far that's good news. I've never had any upper body strength, lots of lower body but weak arms. A bad back will do that to you.

Please keep us posted, I'm talking with Central, Prime and WSE as we speak. I'd like to go with WSE, then Central and leave Prime as my fall back choice. I'd really like to know what to expect from WSE.
Thanks

My parents years ago had to actually kick my brother out of the house before he finally got a real job. Now he's better off then all us 4 kids together! Figure that!

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