set for mcelroy oreintation

With McElroy, you normally get a restart every Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. You will pick up your Monday load Friday and it will route you back through home for the restart. You will start driving Sunday so that you get a full 10 hour break after arriving Sunday evening at your Monday morning consignee. The 168 rule goes back to the beginning of the last restart, so you can restart every week and have a fresh 70. You will only run recap if you get in very late on a Friday and need to move early Sunday, or, very rarely, Saturday morning and cannot get a full restart over the weekend.

 

I haven't heard about that requirement? I'm starting McElroy's orientation on March 17th. Heard quite a few good things about them. New to the industry here and just graduated from trucking school. A bit nervous about tarping etc.. School that I went to didn't touch on any of that. Basically spent three weeks taking turns driving and shift practice. Don't feel 100% prepared for the orientation. I'm an older guy starting my second career and hope that it all works out.

 

Yes, you stay in your truck during Final Week, just like you will five nights per week as long as you are driving for MTL. Why? Because you are acclimating to life in a truck. You can get to Walmart if you need to, but you go when the Orientation class gets taken to the hotel (a Final Weeker drives the van into Meridian).

 

The truck audio system works in the sleeper. You can set up TV, PC, etc. all powered by the truck. You can use a small inverter (<$50). You will not have your car during Final Week because you will be driving your truck home at the end of the week. For Orientation and First Week you are free to drive your car where you want to go.

 

Got approved by McElroy.Orientation starts may 5.