Any info on transferring from Express to Freight?

[LouBergs]

Hey guys,

FT swing here. Looking to move up the payscale but would like to not be confined to an office/station all day. Any information on moving from Express to Freight with the intention of getting a Cdl through the company? Would benefits and everything transfer over to since Freight is also under the corporate umbrella?

I see a freight station near me advertising they are hiring apprentice drivers and am wondering if this is something I should look in to. Thanks!

 

[MAKAVELI]

Hey guys,

FT swing here. Looking to move up the payscale but would like to not be confined to an office/station all day. Any information on moving from Express to Freight with the intention of getting a Cdl through the company? Would benefits and everything transfer over to since Freight is also under the corporate umbrella?

I see a freight station near me advertising they are hiring apprentice drivers and am wondering if this is something I should look in to. Thanks!

There's no transferring between opcos. You'll have to apply at Freight and and quit Express. They top out in 3 years so that is plus vs RTD.

 

[zeev]

Hey guys,

FT swing here. Looking to move up the payscale but would like to not be confined to an office/station all day. Any information on moving from Express to Freight with the intention of getting a Cdl through the company? Would benefits and everything transfer over to since Freight is also under the corporate umbrella?

I see a freight station near me advertising they are hiring apprentice drivers and am wondering if this is something I should look in to. Thanks!

Get your CDL with Express than get the hell out health insurance is getting worse pension has disappeared and how about the step plan.

 

[LouBergs]

Am I right though in thinking I can apply as an apprentice with Freight and get a cdl there?

 

[MAKAVELI]

Am I right though in thinking I can apply as an apprentice with Freight and get a cdl there?

I believe you have to have at least a CDL permit at the time of application.

 

[LouBergs]

Also, at the risk of being made fun of- I do not know how to drive a stick. I've heard Express fleet is all automatic, is this the case at Freight?

 

[MassWineGuy]

That may present a slight problem.

 

[zeev]

You need to drive a stick at both, no sweat grindem till you findem.

 

[silenze]

Also, at the risk of being made fun of- I do not know how to drive a stick. I've heard Express fleet is all automatic, is this the case at Freight?

I assume They will teach you as part of your cdl training.

 

[MassWineGuy]

Not one vehicle at our station is manual.

 

[McFeely]

Not one vehicle at our station is manual.

They’re not talking about courier vans and trucks.

 

[overflowed]

do you need a class a or b?

 

[overflowed]

I left express and drive for the city where I live. The permit is not very hard to pass. Pm me if if you need some info on this.

 

[MassWineGuy]

They’re not talking about courier vans and trucks.

Automatic semi tractor trailers?

 

[MAKAVELI]

do you need a class a or b?

Class A

 

[Aquaman]

Also, at the risk of being made fun of- I do not know how to drive a stick. I've heard Express fleet is all automatic, is this the case at Freight?

Express still requires all RTD’s to train & test in a manual tractor. Testing in a automatic will restrict you to ONLY automatics. All new trucks are automatics but the company still has a lot of 10 speeds in their fleet.

 

[Fergus Mahoney]

Express still requires all RTD’s to train & test in a manual tractor. Testing in a automatic will restrict you to ONLY automatics. All new trucks are automatics but the company still has a lot of 10 speeds in their fleet.

Yeah nothing "New" about Express anymore. It's literally crumbling to the "Ground"

 

[zeev]

Yeah nothing "New" about Express anymore. It's literally crumbling to the "Ground"

Very good and very true.

 

[burrheadd]

Also, at the risk of being made fun of- I do not know how to drive a stick. I've heard Express fleet is all automatic, is this the case at Freight?

You better stay in express in this case

 

[burrheadd]

Also, at the risk of being made fun of- I do not know how to drive a stick. I've heard Express fleet is all automatic, is this the case at Freight?

just do what she does