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Stevens Transport aviary

Discussion in 'Stevens' started by Smokr, Dec 13, 2009.

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  1. Jan 8, 2011 #1751
    Desert Dog

    Desert Dog Bobtail Member

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    Finished my phase one training with a passing grade and Monday it's off to the driving range for 8 weeks of training in phase two.

    I am quite happy with what i have accomplished so far!!
     
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  3. Jan 8, 2011 #1752
    TLeaHeart

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    Good job Desert Dog...must be going to a community college program.
     
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  4. Jan 8, 2011 #1753
    JMONEY

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    No I'm currently with andrus as a trainer. Thinking of moving on because company is ok but equipment is poor. Stevens keeps on popping up in my head. Trying to explore all of my options before I make a move. Also wanted to know if its better to be a company-trainer or lease-trainer. Which one do you think will be a better financial choice.:biggrin_25511:
     
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  5. Jan 9, 2011 #1754
    Emulsified

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    That's a personal choice based on your particular needs.
    There are too many criteria to have a blanket answer. However, as I understand, most trainers are either L/O or O/O.
    I do not train, so I can't give you an opinion.
     
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  7. Jan 9, 2011 #1755
    maryjane

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    My daughter has been with Stevens since Dec 2010, still going through her orientations and all I hear are good things about Stevens. She couldn't be happier with this company. Her plans are to stay with them for the long haul:biggrin_25514:If you mind your p's and q's you'll have no problem with Stevens.
     
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  8. Jan 11, 2011 #1756
    Smokr

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    Well, sitting in a Petro on I70 at the Indiana/Ohio border, waiting for the roads to get cleared up. INDOT page still says 'difficult' for I65 and I70 except for Indy area which is 'fair'. Good thing I have a rail load which is low priority, and my next pickup is tomorrow. Got a good dispatcher/fleet manager who knew another heavy snow was coming in and I'd have to run the long way through it.
    The shipper tomorrow is notorious for being late though, so I will probably end up with a light week this week. bleh.
     
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  9. Jan 11, 2011 #1757
    TLeaHeart

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    Delivered in Keasbey NJ this morning.. now when one gets there early and checks in early, the place is first come first serve..my appointment was for 6am, checked in at 6pm the night before, and was told to listen to the CB at 3am...sure enough, at 3am, I was put in a door, and at 530 I was back out in the staging area.

    I have burned my log book up the past week, and my hours are shot, but I was given a load, from hershey to Ogden UT... with plenty of time on it too. So tonight, I am sitting in Carlisle PA, watching the other side of Smokrs snow storm. Just started snowing here.
     
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  10. Jan 11, 2011 #1758
    Corporal_Clegg

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    OK, Im ready to be done withtraining. Anyone know how I can skip O2, then skip Grad fleet, then skip getting the noob loads and go straight to being treated as a million miler? I know one of you Stevens peeps know the answer to this. Help me out !!!

    lolz
     
    Corporal_Clegg, Jan 11, 2011
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  11. Jan 11, 2011 #1759
    Smokr

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    First, you buy knee pads, then you get yourself to the yard, then spend a day or the week under your dispatcher's desk.
    lmao :biggrin_25522:
    Well, I figured since the weather was crappy this morning, I'd do my 90 day DOT. Find out I have oil in my air lines, a sign of a failing compressor. Stevens garage says to drain the air lines as usual and keep rolling, the compressor on my engine type can do that forever before any trouble keeping pressure up.
    Don't like the idea, but hell, I'm not going to pay to have a new air compressor put on the truck. As long as I have good air pressures and don't get frozen brakes I guess I'm fine with it.
    So I hook back up to my trailer, and lo and behold, the parking lot starts filling up. Well, it already was filling, but I'm warming up my truck and doing my log, and there are trucks looking to park circling around. Turn on the CB and seems the road ahead has gotten some ice in spots and some 4wheelers are doing ballet on the interstate. BLEH
    ###### if I'm going out knowing that. The snow is stopped and radar looks good, but the temps are falling from near 30 to 22 now, and that slush and such on the highway is getting slick.
    So, I sit another night.
    I swear, regional sure has it's good points, but regional in this region has a heck of a lot of weather downtime.
    INDOT website says I70 is 'fair' most of the way to Indy, but it has several 'difficult' spots still and some accident markers. I65 is still 'difficult' and especially around Gary and I80/94.
    I was going to call my fleet manager, but lo and behold, he sends out a new preplan for tomorrow's load, now delivers Wednesday night instead of Wednesday morning. He's psychic. lol
    And now over the CB came "Why we slowin' down?" and the answer "We wanna stay on the road where we can see it." and "4wheelers slidin' around and I'm not gonna go get in the middle of 'em."
    Oh, summer, wherefore art thou?
    At least this Petro has decent wifi.
     
    Smokr, Jan 11, 2011
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    Corporal_Clegg Thanks this.
  12. Jan 11, 2011 #1760
    Emulsified

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    The differences between unions...
    First drop yesterday was Kroeger (Ralphs) in Riverside. 0930 appt. Arrive at 0800. Takes over an hour to get thru the gate. At least twenty trucks ahead of me.
    Park, head up to the Receiver window. There are 27 drivers in line ahead of me. Finally at 11:30 I get to the window. I was lucky, I jumped ahead of some drivers in line since I was 'deli' and not frozen.
    in door before noon.
    There are 4 pallets to come off.
    At 1:30, I went back in to the reciever and told them I had 45 minutes until my 14 was up and I'd be stuck in that door for 10 hours.
    Suddenly the union break was over! Made it to the TA on time. My ticket said 14:13

    Today:
    Appt at Albertsons is 0630. Arrive 0500. In door at 0520. Out of gate and on way back to TA at 0625.

    Albertsons is non union.

    Have a repower going up to Menlo Park. Leave here at 10pm for morning drop.
    The TS's here are jammed. There isn't anything heading out of SoCal right now. Even the O/Os are complaining about how slow it is.
     
    Emulsified, Jan 11, 2011
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