Old Experience = No Experience ?

You have to do a skillls test for every driver that takes a vacation or maternity leave ?

What part of the fmcsa is that in ?

 

Yes, under fmcsa 391.31. Our company policy is that anyone off the road for more than 30 days must have a check ride before returning to duty.

Since this mostly applies to guys coming off workmens comp, it makes sense to ensure they are fully fit. I'd say it's a waste, except for the 10% who fail it.

 

Gotcha
The check ride takes all day ?
Or just half an hour ?

 

About 2 hours all together - pretrip, couple, drive, back, post trip

 

Sounds like the cheapest driver recruiting they will ever do .

couple of hours and hire a driver that’s worked there before so you know if they are reliable or not .

I totally understand the check ride for a medical or disability injury claim to restart driving

 

In comparison, yes it's cheaper, but it's still a cost.

 

Better than hanging around the fuel island trying to poach drivers .

seen that happening a lot lately .

 

What's wrong with that? LOL

 

“Unemployed too long to be employable”
Interpretation.., You can’t stand knight or swift for longer than six months. So they ain’t gonna fool with you.
I don’t think I could stand them for longer than six months either.

 

It's their loss, I'm in my third day of orientation with another company that is not as big. Life does go on without Knight and I'm finding that out.