they use geyhound flatbroke took greyhound from londonderry. did they give you a number to pick up your ticket. been busy. was supposed to have friday off but had 3 loads. I have been to nyc twice. one load to the bronx, the other just passing thru on the way to long island. i thought boston drivers were bad but nyc takes the cake. i was trying to make a left turn and the were passing me on the left. they were driving in the lanes going in the oppisit direction. back to augusta today and back haul a load of water. but i will be dropped off near home and have off until around 6 or 7 monday evening. good luck at orientation guys. remember to always be back from break early. the get real picky if you are late.
Brent can you tell me what was required when you tested out to become a solo driver? Dereck is gone from syracuse and the drivers service is now handled out of jonestown.
What are they doing ?downsizing? or just cleaning house in Syracuse.Hope all is goin well Bill ill be headed out to Syracuse on the 19thto start my adventures hopefully ill run into you guys.
Wow! didn't know that. Simple road test and a written test. No big deal.. U will take LCQT course. Close quarters training. They also closed the RI office. I have been straight out. Doing restart in Avenel, NJ (craphole) so I grabbed a hotel. Had a load from Quebec going to Savanah, but ran out of time.
load for today was cancelled. going back to augusta tomorrow. the bronx is fun. what kind of truck did you get? I am finishing up my third week. time flys. got to call and see if i can go to canada. i hope to get on the lowe,s dedicated out of plainfield ct. my mentors last student started his 30 days otr ans was told when he finishes he will go to the lowes. they want you to live within 50 miles. good luck brent and keep in touch.
2008 frieghtliner columbia with an 8 speed. my mentor is an owner operator. 8 speed works just like a 10 but just has an h pattern. it has a low gear but is isn,t used. the only time i have usewd low is to slide tandems.
things are going great very impressed with swift so far, head out with my trainer on sunday. trainer is an own/op with an 18 speed kenworth. he called and sent the shuttle over for me to day, got to do close quaters training. the bus ride out here was hell, greyhound sent me to a terminal that doesn't even exist anymore, then i had to go to londenderry to get my ticekt then to manchester air port to catch my bus. got on my first bus at 11:05 am got off my last bus at 1:00am. ready to start rolling, my mentors a local new yorker haven't talked to him much so far, but i feel real comfortable here at swift.
