Should I switch to P&D?

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  1. jmz

    jmz Road Train Member

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    This is why I’m glad FxF doesn’t deal with that radioactive nonsense.
     
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    I can understand that.

    Also, where a lot of drivers go wrong with class 7 is you need more than just the shipping name, hazard class, UN number and packing group in the description. It also needs the exact element and isotope, like Cesium-137 or Americium-241, and how much is present.

    Transport index wouldn’t be a problem though unless you have a hundred or more of those nuclear densometers on the trailer.
     
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    Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it. It was a blue box about 2’x3’x’3’ with some weird handlebars across the top.
     
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    Did you deliver it to some guys in an old ambulance with beige jumpsuits and funky backpacks?
     
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    How’d you know?!
     
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    Gentlemen,

    With regards to the class 7, here's something I recently got an answer on, assuming I'm not the only one that didn't know this.

    While class 7 yellow label III does NOT require placards by itself, it DOES count towards your aggregate total for figuring which other placards you might need like "dangerous".
     
    MACK E-6, Nov 21, 2020
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    am linehaul with DF , here til they yank the keys from me. solid company. finds ways to grow. private owned..... and we are growing our business out that way.
     
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    at 1 yr you are at 25.86.....
     
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    I appreciate all of the replies. I decided that Dayton is the way to go for me. I had an interview a month ago, and it has been a slow process. I then had an interview with a district manager, then they checked background and credit, then road test. On Thursday they called me for a drug test, so now at this point I am confident that I got the job. This was definitely a new process for me. It's normally show up for an interview, and upon seeing that you have a pulse they offer a job on the spot. I actually got asked interview questions, that really threw me off lol. I decided that must be a good thing though. I'm sure you get a better group of guys when you have a more stringent drawn out process. My current employer found out on Thursday that I'm leaving when Dayton called to verify employment. They offered to make changes and give a $2.44 raise. Even though I was shocked and tempted, I still think it's time to go to Dayton Freight.
     
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