Profile For Grandma Day

Grandma Day's Info

  • Location:
    Angier , NC

  • Driving Status:
    Company Driver In Training

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  • Joined Us:
    7 years, 1 month ago

Grandma Day's Bio

I am a retired Paramedic and Firefighter. However, had no retirement. I have been having problems finding a new nitch in life. Finally decided to no longer allow my fear to hold me back. I am going for it and I will make it.

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Posted:  6 years, 5 months ago

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Let's put some faces to names

Rainy Doing good getting used to trying to find a routine. I have a pleasant trainer in tanker. He only has 7 months experience. I have actually taught him a thing or 2. His way is not necessarily the way I will do things when on my own. But together we are getting it done.

Posted:  6 years, 5 months ago

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Let's put some faces to names

Not smart enough to figure out how to attach photo but that is me Up there ๐Ÿ‘†. Not quite looking like that right now in TNT. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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TNT Prime

Do I need to bring my green book and atlas.

Do you trainers prefer your students to have a sleeping bag or sheets?

Trying to down size my packing. I have a hard bottom duffle. Backpack and shower caddy. Then the sleepingbag and pillow in a vacuum bag.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Prime peeps

Reyn, Thank you for your post. It made me feel a bit better. I was the same in school. I had never even seen the inside of a big rig. DOT testing was fine for me, maybe not always pretty. The school side also have there whole series of testing and their standards where quite a bit higher than DOT. There were times I wanted to run out of the truck but I didnโ€™t but I kept all my โ€œcookiesโ€ down. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Itโ€™s just seems forever ago since I drove. Maybe a month and a half that I am afraid I may have forgotten how to shift. Hopefully, it will come back. I have drove an automatic a couple times since but that obviously had nothing to do with me shifting.

I am excited. Thank you to all the members here at TT.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Prime peeps

Grandma

Are you planning on doing a diary?

I am not going to commit to one right now. This happened so fast I am still trying to wrap my mind around it. But once I get there I will evaluate the pace. If I am able I will. I know it will be helpful to others.

I am thinking of renting a car and driving rather than taking the bus. I think I would be better rested if I can pull it off.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Prime peeps

Thank you all for your responses. I have the information now. There was just a delay.

Well I am looking forward to being in PA on Monday. Not so much the bus ride. Off to the next chapter of what I consider the worlds longest interview. I have so much to learn and absorb.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Prime peeps

So I just received a message from recruiter asking if I am ready to go for Monday in PA.

The problem.....is I have not received or talked other than via phone message any information about what to expect. Ie, length of time I will be gone, what I need to bring. She literally just asked if I have tanker endorsement then said Monday in PA. No company information given.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Prime

Thank you all for your replies.

40k does seem a long time but what I have a whole total of driving a semi like 28 times. I am sure that 40k is needed. It sounds daunting and a bit intimidating but in reality itโ€™s an extension of my learning. Of course, as a noob I have my healthy fears and some humorous ones as well, like accidentally passing gas, what if I got to go right now, what if I forget everything (as little as it is) I have learned. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

As far as when I want to start, well I guess that is up to Prime. The sooner the better. Maybe I could be sucked into Rainyโ€™s Dungeon. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ I would think I was learning from a celebrity of TT.

Thanks for the thought about flying. If this happens I will check what Raleigh/Durham had to offer. A thousand miles on a Grayhound sounds like hell on earth. But on that note could I drive my own car?

It is sounding like everyone is in agreement that tanker should be down the road. The recruiter said I had to have my tanker. I do have tanker, twins, as soon as my paperwork comes in I will test for my hazmat, and my TWIC is in the mail on itโ€™s way.

I am waiting for a certified copy of my birth certificate as it appears that after 48 years the copy I have is no longer a legal document as it can be duplicated. It is in the mail. I saw many companies want this thank goodness I went to get my TSA screening as that is how I found out about the rule change on New Mexicoโ€™s birth certificates. They were able to pull it up but not issue me a copy.

I will keep yaโ€™ll updated snd again thank you.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Prime

I have placed an application with Prime. I have an application in with another tanker company but after a month the TM is saying there is a hang up with HR whether or not I am in the hiring area.

I am a recent Graduate and know I need to be hired within 90 days.

I have heard great things about Prime from an old family friend. I placed on the application undecided on division. Tammy in recruiting has started running repots.

Can you all give me some realistic advice on training at Prime as a new driver?

I am going in this industry as a total noob and know I have barely a pin point of information in my education. I have so much to learn and not a disillusion otherwise.

Any information, criticism, or advice welcomed.

Posted:  6 years, 6 months ago

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Beauty on the road ladies

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Yeah the shewee would take talents I donโ€™t have.

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