Start at McElroy on Monday!

GrizzlyCan2011 · Mar 6, 2014

Well tomorrow is last day of orientation and I'm still here, hope to be hired tomorrow. Instructors told us to talk to our families and make sure that everyone will support you. They don't have to love you being away for 5 days but they must support you if your going to succeed. But it's been a good experience so far. I'll be headed to the house tomorrow afternoon.

silverdrifter · Mar 10, 2014

well I graduated school on the 6th and today I got my cdl license all set now just waiting for the 24th to be at McElroy

streetglider · Mar 10, 2014

silverdrifter said: ↑

well I graduated school on the 6th and today I got my cdl license all set now just waiting for the 24th to be at McElroy
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Congrats! welcome to our world!

silverdrifter · Mar 12, 2014

does anyone know if the hotel McElroy puts you in have microwaves in the room

RevKev · Mar 12, 2014

silverdrifter said: ↑

does anyone know if the hotel McElroy puts you in have microwaves in the room
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Seems like I remember using a microwave in the room a few times.

bchawkins7 · Mar 15, 2014

I went to Katlaw and the recruiter for McElroy said they make .43 right after school.

bchawkins7 · Mar 15, 2014

RevKev said: ↑

Well, after a lot of research of various companies (thru this forum's threads & by PMing a few of you good folks here, & other sites) we've decided to go flatbed & feel McElroy is the best fit. I say "we" b/c while I'll be the one out there, definitely wanted my bride "onboard" with whatever decision needing to be made. She's been great thru it all thus far, totally supportive!

Passed my CDL tests & graduated school yesterday, & will be headed down to Meridian, MS tomorrow, ready to start orientation Monday. Had narrowed it down to three companies, & really had a difficult time getting to the final one, as there were things I liked very much about each one. In the end, McElroy seems the best fit for me.

Just want to say "thanks!" for all the info I've found here, & especially to those of you who've taken the time to answer questions thru private messages.
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What was the other 2 companies?

bchawkins7 · Mar 15, 2014

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Sitting back at home today, Orientation Week completed, & now officially hired on at McElroy! I'll head back to Cuba, AL, tomorrow morning. Nice to be able to get back home for a couple days though. Already took care of a couple things on the Honey-Do List my bride had for me, so most of today will just be about relaxing & prepping for next week.

Of the 7 guys that started Orientation last week, 5 of us are hired now, & start Week 1 Training tomorrow. When we get back to the main terminal Sunday at noon, we'll have 5 hours on the skills course, practicing 6 different backing manuevers. Our Week 1 instructor went over each one with us before we left Friday. All we have to do is get a truck & trailer & practice. We use 48' split-axle flatbed trailers, so a bit different from the 48' & 53' vans I backed in school. Also tomorrow there'll be more shift training for each of us, & possibly more CBT (Computer Based Training) if we can work it in.

This Week will be full of load securement & tarp training, simulator sessions, trip planning, more shift training & simulator sessions, as well as driving with a fully loaded trailer. Up till now, the road test & shift training has been w/an empty flatbed.
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Is tarping difficult?

RevKev · Mar 15, 2014

Is tarping difficult? Well, with respects, that's a relative question. I'd one is accustomed to work, i.e., manual labor, no, tarping isn't difficult. Of course, it's somewhat more tiring & time consuming at the start, but once one finds their own "stride", so to speak, it becomes easier. Now, if someone is used to sitting behind a desk or other less physical work, then I'd expect it would be a bit more difficult for that person. But that's not to say the person couldn't get used to it & handle it.

Some loads are easier to tarp than others, due shape, etc. Some loads the hardest part in the entire tarp/intarp process was folding the tarp up b/c the wind was blowing so hard at the time! lol

silverdrifter · Mar 15, 2014

I actually think tarping is going to be very easy for me for a few reason 1. I'm used to manual labor never been afraid to sweet or get dirty and 2 I want the exercise it will give me I was told that 70 percent of McElroy loads are pre tarp I really hope I don't get a lot of those lol I think the hardest thing for me about it is like what rev said getting in your stride or routine

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