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salt Lake city, UT
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Returning to driving after 3 years ...thankful to God for my amazing life.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Sharon
How much experience do you have? Your whining about five guys that got fired shows that you have less experience than you are leading us to believe. Do you have one year? 3 years? 3 years you're still learning what goes on out on the road. 10 years? If you have that much experience, then you know it's none of your business whether these five guys got rightfully fired or not. If you're one of the five then I can see you asking. But you're talking about five other guys so again I'm going to tell you it's none of your business. If you want to get trained you ask for it for yourself. Those guys will land on their feet at another company. Their DAC record will probably have an annotation of not following company policy. When they go to another company and get asked about it they can give as much or as little information as they want.
As for PackRat, he wasn't wrong. For you to make comments about his heart transplant was very inappropriate. For as little as I like beards, that's actually a nice looking clean beard. However, it still doesn't have anything to do with the topic at hand, which is you are being nosy about other people's business and becoming contentious when presented with factual information.
Oh yes, I do know about being fired. I violated company policy and May 9th was out of a job. I talked to a company and told them that I had plans for Memorial weekend and I could come to them shortly after that. They didn't even care to know what my violation of company policy was, but I told them anyway. Some companies are fussier, but many are still dating to fill trucks and as long as you didn't roll a truck, get too many tickets or kill somebody in an accident, a person can find a job pretty readily.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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First of all..I just heard about 5 drivers being dismissed today..not sure if they are all from my company..inside the walmart office..they have signs about all the accidents this year..I was just concerned about companies that hire outside companies and give those drivers little to no training about how their company functions and no procedure or direction..I am not playing victim because of that concern and don't appreciate the bullying and unkind remarks...
Why the attack rat...what the heck...
Yeah.
Your previous post from more than a year prior was, "Overweight and Punished". Now Walmart is The Bad Guy?
One question for you: how much responsibility do you put on yourself as the driver?
Attack? Facts is what I deal in here. No apology that I didn't jump on the bashwagon with you. I did the same gig as Jamie, just with Crete out of the Cheyenne DC in 2021 for six months. I never pulled a trailer from a dock until a team leader or manager giving me a verbal "okay" beforehand.
My own orientation for contracting for WM loads was very brief, too. I asked lots of questions on anything that was not clear, though. I wrote down lots of notes, too. I still write down lots of notes. If there is ever a doubt, there is no doubt.
You wrote that five drivers had been dismissed. Which were you, number one or number five? If I was aware of others being fired, you can bet I'd be extra vigilant and not taking any shortcuts. Sounds like a serious infraction to me, similar to some videos I've watched on line. The "I hope nobody is in there when I pull out of the dock" excuse is 100% wrong at any customer.
Good luck.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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I'll say that to your face in any city of the country...I ain't scared of a man who hides behind that much beard...
Oh yes..one more thing..I think it's time you got another transplant..because you, sir, are heartless!!!!!!
First of all..I just found out about this today...I am concerned that drivers are being thrown into situations and not given proper training because they aren't technically company drivers...please stop being a jerk...not everyone is a perfect driver like yourself...
Why the attack rat...what the heck...
Yeah.
Your previous post from more than a year prior was, "Overweight and Punished". Now Walmart is The Bad Guy?
One question for you: how much responsibility do you put on yourself as the driver?
Attack? Facts is what I deal in here. No apology that I didn't jump on the bashwagon with you. I did the same gig as Jamie, just with Crete out of the Cheyenne DC in 2021 for six months. I never pulled a trailer from a dock until a team leader or manager giving me a verbal "okay" beforehand.
My own orientation for contracting for WM loads was very brief, too. I asked lots of questions on anything that was not clear, though. I wrote down lots of notes, too. I still write down lots of notes. If there is ever a doubt, there is no doubt.
You wrote that five drivers had been dismissed. Which were you, number one or number five? If I was aware of others being fired, you can bet I'd be extra vigilant and not taking any shortcuts. Sounds like a serious infraction to me, similar to some videos I've watched on line. The "I hope nobody is in there when I pull out of the dock" excuse is 100% wrong at any customer.
Good luck.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Oh yes..one more thing..I think it's time you got another transplant..because you, sir, are heartless!!!!!!
First of all..I just found out about this today...I am concerned that drivers are being thrown into situations and not given proper training because they aren't technically company drivers...please stop being a jerk...not everyone is a perfect driver like yourself...
Why the attack rat...what the heck...
Yeah.
Your previous post from more than a year prior was, "Overweight and Punished". Now Walmart is The Bad Guy?
One question for you: how much responsibility do you put on yourself as the driver?
Attack? Facts is what I deal in here. No apology that I didn't jump on the bashwagon with you. I did the same gig as Jamie, just with Crete out of the Cheyenne DC in 2021 for six months. I never pulled a trailer from a dock until a team leader or manager giving me a verbal "okay" beforehand.
My own orientation for contracting for WM loads was very brief, too. I asked lots of questions on anything that was not clear, though. I wrote down lots of notes, too. I still write down lots of notes. If there is ever a doubt, there is no doubt.
You wrote that five drivers had been dismissed. Which were you, number one or number five? If I was aware of others being fired, you can bet I'd be extra vigilant and not taking any shortcuts. Sounds like a serious infraction to me, similar to some videos I've watched on line. The "I hope nobody is in there when I pull out of the dock" excuse is 100% wrong at any customer.
Good luck.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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First of all..I just found out about this today...I am concerned that drivers are being thrown into situations and not given proper training because they aren't technically company drivers...please stop being a jerk...not everyone is a perfect driver like yourself...
Why the attack rat...what the heck...
Yeah.
Your previous post from more than a year prior was, "Overweight and Punished". Now Walmart is The Bad Guy?
One question for you: how much responsibility do you put on yourself as the driver?
Attack? Facts is what I deal in here. No apology that I didn't jump on the bashwagon with you. I did the same gig as Jamie, just with Crete out of the Cheyenne DC in 2021 for six months. I never pulled a trailer from a dock until a team leader or manager giving me a verbal "okay" beforehand.
My own orientation for contracting for WM loads was very brief, too. I asked lots of questions on anything that was not clear, though. I wrote down lots of notes, too. I still write down lots of notes. If there is ever a doubt, there is no doubt.
You wrote that five drivers had been dismissed. Which were you, number one or number five? If I was aware of others being fired, you can bet I'd be extra vigilant and not taking any shortcuts. Sounds like a serious infraction to me, similar to some videos I've watched on line. The "I hope nobody is in there when I pull out of the dock" excuse is 100% wrong at any customer.
Good luck.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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I remember asking how do we verify an mt trailer..they said bang the sides and make sure the deck plate isn't engaged..that was it...except for live deliveries..go inside...I had talked to the dispatch about traìning....no go...
We have to walk to the back of our trailers and make sure the door is closed and either the safety chain is up or the door on the dock is closed before we pull a trailer from the door. If you don't, and the trailer isn't closed it's basically an automatic firing since it can get someone hurt or killed.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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No...mine didnt...I'm sure the 5 drivers dismissed probably received the same one...
The handbook they provided didn't go over any more details about how they handle things? Just curious
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Their drivers get the good training...brokered ones..not..
When I pulled dedicated for Walmart out of North Platte, NE. Their policy was to verify the trailer is empty by talking to the store manager or someone who would let you in the back door, so stuff like this wouldn't happen. Because sometimes they close the docks before fully unloading the trailer, and this kind of stuff happens. Walmart takes safety very serious.
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Why the attack rat...what the heck...
Yeah.
Your previous post from more than a year prior was, "Overweight and Punished". Now Walmart is The Bad Guy?
One question for you: how much responsibility do you put on yourself as the driver?
Posted: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Fired from walmart...
I got the story from dispatch...I am doing the same thing..I don't actually work for walmart..just the occasional delivery for them..