Walmart here I come!

Discussion in 'Wal-Mart' started by drozzer69, May 4, 2013.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Coover

    Coover Road Train Member

    1,573
    3,593
    Dec 9, 2016
    0
    Wow, really hope that's sarcasm. If you really want something in life people make sacrifices and find a way. There is always something to sell, programs to apply for or ways of getting something. Wish the best for you, but the attitude of I'm broke, can't afford it, let luck run its course hasn't exactly worked out well for you so far.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

    6,989
    8,352
    Sep 18, 2013
    0
    #### a guy can't even speak the truth when someone ask them whats the deal. im speaking the truth and get shamed left and right. fact check guys walmart or no walmart we all still drive a truck and make deliveries everyday. cause someone isn't driving for walmart doesn't make them a lesser person then a Walmart driver. this is the biggest reason i dont talk or eat a truck stops with other drivers. some of the most judge mental people i have ever meet.
     
  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,158
    219,926
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    As one who has yet to see this, I have a sneaking feeling that this tends to be limited to the "largecar" drivers that have to show off.
     
    drozzer69 Thanks this.
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

    48,158
    219,926
    Sep 19, 2005
    Baltimore, MD
    0
    That changes the reflection angle of what you see in the mirror so you can tell sooner when your trailer is aligned properly and start to swing your front around to follow it.

    I don't do it. I've been driving for 16 years without having to learn that new trick.
     
  6. FastEddieFelson

    FastEddieFelson Light Load Member

    174
    72
    Dec 28, 2016
    Chicago, IL
    0
    I always back by rolling down my window and sticking my head out and when I'm almost straight I then use my mirrors to finish. Never had to open the door. Just looking out the window works fine for me. Passed my backing test with 0 pull ups
     
    Lardfast and georgear1084 Thank this.
  7. TomOfTx

    TomOfTx Road Train Member

    1,190
    1,406
    Jul 13, 2013
    Friendswood, TX
    0
    YOU are the one who came here asking questions. Just because YOU do not like the answers, does not make them untrue.
     
    slim6596 and Lardfast Thank this.
  8. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

    6,989
    8,352
    Sep 18, 2013
    0
    never said the answer are not true. i said I truly dont have any other choices to fall back on. and nobody believes this and continues to slam me. bro you said it your self that medical people or wm shouldn't just look at your neck, bmi to determine if you have sleep apnea.
     
  9. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

    6,989
    8,352
    Sep 18, 2013
    0
    question. but lets just side with a few people on here. so lets just say i had the sleep study done in the next week or two. that $200 dollar one done. even if i called dc and they wont pay for it. if it turns out i have sleep apnea before i get hired on then what. will wm still hire me then send me to do the real test study and get cpap. or will i have to get all this on my own. start using it and and then reapply for job.
     
    Last edited: Mar 18, 2017
  10. Coover

    Coover Road Train Member

    1,573
    3,593
    Dec 9, 2016
    0
    We had a couple of people go through hiring process and get a 30 day medical card. They had to schedule a sleep study. Not sure how this worked, but they were already hired. Just don't want to see you get all worked up because you passed everything in hiring process and this is the only thing to keep you from getting job
     
    TomOfTx Thanks this.
  11. TomOfTx

    TomOfTx Road Train Member

    1,190
    1,406
    Jul 13, 2013
    Friendswood, TX
    0
    I still feel that way, BUT, I am not the one making this decision for Walmart. I believe in a diagnosis based on clinical testing and not just an opinion.

    A friend of mine is 5' 10" 160# and a BMI of 23. He has never been asked by any DOT medical examiner about sleep apnea. He was experiencing daytime fatigue, so I gave him my wearable pulse oximeter to track his blood oxygen levels while sleeping. He showed dangerous drops in blood oxygen while he was sleeping. I referred him to my pulmonary doctor for a sleep study. He showed to have severe sleep apnea. I do not see why more DOT medical examiners are not using such a tool to check first before prescribing a more costly sleep study. It comes down to them just passing the buck and having a different doctor make the decision as to limit their liability if they were to medically certify a driver.
     
    Ironhead2542 Thanks this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  • Thread Status:
    Not open for further replies.