Stevens Transport aviary

Question - I get back to the yard yesterday about 1800 planning on leaving out this morning after a good nights sleep (which I didnt get). So this morning I discover the truck isnt ready to go. Cherry said that Cummins has to come out and take a look at something that is cracked. Said that I'm #3 in line with Cummins. This tells me I will probably be here until at least tomorrow.

Question is, will this make me eligible for yard pay? If so when would it start, when I got back at 1800 yesterday?

What makes me mad is the truck has been at the yard since 2/20 and they still dont have it ready to go! I know that its busy but come on!

 

The truck is NOT a priority unless the driver is ready to be dispatched. does not matter when you got there, the key time is when did you clear central clearance? And once you do that the truck is then scheduled to be worked on. I can see that they want to prioritize the trucks that drivers are waiting on, but to ignore a truck setting there for a week also makes little sense.

Something is cracked, and cummins is working on it, plan on another week. Just my experience.

 

Sorry I wasnt clear. I did everything on my list and cleared central clearance on the 20th. They even came for the truck twice the night of the 20th.

 

Then the question is, when were you ready to be dispatched? Since you took time off, the first 24 hours is free, after you come back from your time off. Then you must be unable to be dispatched due to the truck for another 24 hours.

 

Got called again today, wanting me to pick up a meat load... sorry, what part of I have scheduled medical appointment this week do you not understand? I will come back after the 1st.

 

Thanks for the info!

Dm called me around 10 or so asking what was going on. He said that he would get the status on the truck. I never could find Cherry.

Anyway I finally called dm after lunch and he said truck was ready! Found cherry and he said truck was ready. I told him that I had been in the truck all day and no one ever looked at it so why did I waste the day when I was told it wasn't ready? He just mumbled.

Loading right now in Farmers Branch then on to a 5 drop load in AR, MO and IA.

 

For the medical physical is COPD and ashma a diqulifying conditons.

 

*sigh...it took me 5 seconds on Google to get this for you.

(b) A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person'
(1) Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to § 391.49;

(2) Has no impairment of:
(i) A hand or finger which interferes with prehension or power grasping; or
(ii) An arm, foot, or leg which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or any other significant limb defect or limitation which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to § 391.49.

(3) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin for control;

(4) Has no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive cardiac failure.

(5) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with his/her ability to control and drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;

(6) Has no current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with his/her ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;

(7) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with his/her ability to control and operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;

(8) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle;

(9) Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with his/her ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;

(10) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70° in the horizontal Meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber;

(11) First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5'1951.

(12)
(i) Does not use a controlled substance identified in 21 CFR 1308.11 Schedule I, an amphetamine, a narcotic, or any other habit-forming drug. (ii) Exception. A driver may use such a substance or drug, if the substance or drug is prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner who:
(A) Is familiar with the driver's medical history and assigned duties; and
(B) Has advised the driver that the prescribed substance or drug will not adversely affect the driver's ability to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle; and

(13) Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.

[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 35 FR 17420, Nov. 13, 1970; 36 FR 223, Jan. 7, 1971; 36 FR 12857, July 8, 1971; 43 FR 56900, Dec. 5, 1978; 55 FR 3554, Feb. 1, 1990; 60 FR 38744, July 28, 1995; 62 FR 37152, July 11, 1997; 65 FR 59369, Oct. 5, 2000; 67 FR 61824, Oct. 2, 2002; 73 FR 73127, Dec. 1, 2008, 75 FR 28502, May 21, 2010]

 

Anyone,
I am over 65 and very much want to get into trucking. I have my CDL permit here in Colorado and plan on attending truck driving school in March. Does anyone know what my chances are of getting hired? I am physically fit, no drugs, no accidents or tickets, no questionable prescriptions, passed my DOT for getting the permit and entrance into trucking school. I just don't want to be wasting my money if I can't get hired because of my age. I am hoping to work for Stevens.

Any info would be appreciated.
gary

 

I met one of our trainers whose student was 68 years old. So no age alone won't disqualify you.