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ManInBrown
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Can’t be sent back in the 177 for anything. I suppose an accident would be the only exception, and even then I’ve been told they might not be able to send someone back. My sup told me flat out day 1. You’re here for your 30 days until you don’t want to be here. You don’t want to go back to package, regardless of what happens in the next 30 days staying is totally up to you. I bet they hate that in feeders. You just know they want some off the street hotshot that they can train very minimally and pay nothing to for 4 years. He almost had disdain in his voice when he told me that.
I'm talking about qualifying. We get two weeks training, the first week is non production (unpaid) which is a lot of class room time and basic driving skills, if you pass that you go to DMV and get your class A before you start your second week which is your production week where they basically teach how to be a UPS Tractor Trailer driver. You can be DQed at anytime during those two weeks training and not being proficient at building a set of doubles by the end of the second week is a definite DQ.
barnyard
KTM rider
My 5th day of non production was taking my road test. There was a supe that was state qualified to give the road test. He has retired, but I would imagine that we have another that is doing the same. All the backing and parking portions were done on property. We went on road to make sure I could handle the equipment, including crossing a set of railroad tracks.
In my area, CDL tests are done regionally and one of the test sites is on my old route. They did the parallel park and alley back on resi streets.
In my area, CDL tests are done regionally and one of the test sites is on my old route. They did the parallel park and alley back on resi streets.
ManInBrown
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Oh it’s totally different here. Put your name on the list. HR calls you and says your up. They pay for you to go to school. You have a certain amount of time between them calling you and obtaining your license. If everything works out when your spot is up, they call you, give you a date. That’s it. Your in feeders. 10 days training and that’s all she wrote.
barnyard
KTM rider
That is what my training was. 5 days non productive and 5 days running a route.
Driver7906
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My trainer said the same thing. "If you can't show me that you can build a set, I can't pass you!".
The next day he left me in the yard and told me to build a set of empties and let him know when I was done. It took me a good while to do it but I did it and called him when I was done. He came back from lunch and we went out on road and did some driving and at the end of the day he told me I passed.
In hindsight, I see that it wasn't about how fast I built the set but rather that I could actually BUILD a set after being trained. It's actually a pretty simple process after you do it a bunch of times and get used to it.
govols019
You smell that?
What's up with that bright red light they mount in the dash? Thank God for electrical tape.
ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure it has something to do with the charging mount working. We have a few tractors where the mount doesn’t work and the red light also doesn’t come on.
barnyard
KTM rider
I used masking tape. Can still see there is a light, but it is not distracting.
Johney
Pineapple King
Rick Ross
I'm into distribution!!
It turns off when you pair the new IVIS with the tractor.
Rick Ross
I'm into distribution!!
It's more than $.50 when you factor in the time it takes to build and break down sets.
In my feeder school we were all building and pulling sets on the Wednesday of our unpaid training week. Our production week would also have you pulling sets all week. Most drivers won't pull a long box until they are already in their own.
DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
They're adding the new mounts when they do pmi's, and some of the new kenworths arent having it. Something about it tying into the same OBD port that the current ivis uses.
Electrical issues with the whole tractor, from collision mitigation and cruise control not working, to full blown shut down of all electric gauges and stop engine light coming on. Total cluster
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DriveInDriveOut
Inordinately Right
Bingo$$$$$
KoWag
Member
If you lack discipline
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Barefoot too
