Comments By Banks

With the age of those tickets, it'll be more difficult then it needs to be.

Local driving hours may also be difficult for you. LTL is seniority based and the product delivery companies (pepsi, coca cola etc) have early start times (4-5 AM) and no set end time. Your day is done when the trailer is empty.

Banks the OP has likely had encounters with LE that he felt didn’t go very well due to their observations of him.

Sounds like a cop out. I've had multiple run ins with law enforcement, back when I was a knucklehead and 9/10 were entirely my fault. I won't judge the bunch based on the 1/10.

- but you're willing to try and cheat a drug test as you have in the past.-

Definitely. I don’t plan to continue my marijuana use and once training is over, I’ll be clean on my own. I haven’t even called yet, I don’t know when next orientation is. I appreciate your comment but I would do almost anything to advance myself. Most would. Cheating a drug test is mild on the list compared to what I would do to get a leg up.

Cheating a drug test isn't a leg up, it's a huge gamble. Once you step into orientation, you're fair game. They can drug test you anytime they want to. What happens if you get pulled in for a random 2 weeks later? Any thought of pursuing this career is dead in the water. Nobody will touch you as you'll have a positive test in your clearinghouses record and no experience. We've seen it here so many times.

You ignored everything else he told you and decided you want to go this route and that's your call.

I’ve come to expect character judgement from former police officers.

I don't know what that means, but if you have issues with law enforcement that's going to be another hurdle. Every state has a task force that's dedicated to us. Pull you in check paperwork, check equipment and check logs. Their discretion. Like everything else, some are nicer than others and some are more knowledgeable than others.

What's the terminal code?

It's TVP

You have your sights set on 2 of the pickiest companies out here. TMC does not accept candidates with a DUI. I think prime has a 1 in lifetime policy.

Applications are typically only good for 30 days. Wait until you're ready to go before putting them in.

I instantly thought "Fedex custom critical" when I read the description. Welcome to the family

You can make great $$ there. My friends ran the white glove division and the expidited drivers made the same amount of $, few costs for truck, less downtime and easier to park! Good luck

Even easier. Because it's FedEx, you can park at any FedEx building, like what Walmart does. I see custom critical trucks scattered around my buildings yard all the time.

My advice is to never cosign for anybody. You say your son ran into issues and his credit took a hit, meaning he was 30+ days late with some payments. How are you so sure this won't happen again?

If you're not able or willing to make the payments without him, you may want to rethink this.

If they're hiring, they need the bodies but they probably got flooded with apps. My advice to people when applying for these jobs is to use the key words they use in the qualifications and duties.

Today, people don't sit around looking at applications. The apps go through a software program that sifts applications looking for key words. Use the right key words it goes to the the top.

They've hired 18 so far. I think 100 linehaul drivers is what they're aiming for so they're in the top 20%.

That's a pretty large place, we have just over 50 linehaul drivers. Might be awhile before they hit full capacity. Still kinda slow, I'm not even sure if they have work for me today.

I'm guessing they will have a lot of relay freight based on their location.

It provides easy access to Ohio, New England and New York. My understanding is that's the freight they're moving here. The building is supposed to go lite live on Monday.

The building is an old roadway building. It was in shambles when they bought it and from what I've seen they've definitely dumped a bunch of money into this place. It looks brand new.

Smart move, join a new terminal and gain seniority.

They've hired 18 so far. I think 100 linehaul drivers is what they're aiming for so they're in the top 20%.

What's the terminal code?

I'm not sure, but I think it's TNV. It's in Tannersville, PA. They have no freight yet as they opened yesterday and it doesn't show up on Google maps yet. It's a big building, though.