Excited Graduate!
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Good evening everyone! I'll be starting with US Express, fresh out of school and I'm hoping for some feedback. Any do's or don't I should know about? Thank you in advance.
Alethea
Congratulations on your completion of school. I just applied to trucking school and can't wait to get started. I'm nervous, but I know I can do it. Good luck with your new job.
Honestly there's a ton of advice I could give but one of the most important is: anytime you hook up to a trailer, physically crawl under the trailer and check that the jaws are around the kingpin. Even if you heard it click, even if you tug the everloving heck out of it, even if you're tired, even if it's raining sideways and you're parked on a mudpuddle the size of a small lake. That, and always check the kingpin after you've been away from the truck for any length of time (to make certain no one pulled it).
Never dropped a trailer and don't intend to, but doing the above has saved me twice, both times the jaw wasn't closed all the way and a tug test gave no indication that it wasn't hooked up. I've also watched someone lose a trailer at a shipper , and it wasn't pretty.
Anyways, congratulations and get ready for the ride of your life! It's a crazy world out here but there's never a dull moment.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Good evening everyone! I'll be starting with US Express, fresh out of school and I'm hoping for some feedback. Any do's or don't I should know about? Thank you in advance.
Alethea
Congratulations on your completion of school. I just applied to trucking school and can't wait to get started. I'm nervous, but I know I can do it. Good luck with your new job.
So how is US Express. they were on my list of possibles. I am leaving tomorrow for school in Bethlehem, pa the new branch of Road Master and so far I am not even there yet and they have been so helpful but what is nice for me is that I have my permit and physical already. It makes it so much easier to get through ANYONES program with your permit in hand. PA requires you to get the physical before you get the testing for permit.
Good evening everyone! I'll be starting with US Express, fresh out of school and I'm hoping for some feedback. Any do's or don't I should know about? Thank you in advance.
Alethea
Congratulations on your completion of school. I just applied to trucking school and can't wait to get started. I'm nervous, but I know I can do it. Good luck with your new job.
So how is US Express. they were on my list of possibles. I am leaving tomorrow for school in Bethlehem, pa the new branch of Road Master and so far I am not even there yet and they have been so helpful but what is nice for me is that I have my permit and physical already. It makes it so much easier to get through ANYONES program with your permit in hand. PA requires you to get the physical before you get the testing for permit.
Honestly there's a ton of advice I could give but one of the most important is: anytime you hook up to a trailer, physically crawl under the trailer and check that the jaws are around the kingpin. Even if you heard it click, even if you tug the everloving heck out of it, even if you're tired, even if it's raining sideways and you're parked on a mudpuddle the size of a small lake. That, and always check the kingpin after you've been away from the truck for any length of time (to make certain no one pulled it).
Never dropped a trailer and don't intend to, but doing the above has saved me twice, both times the jaw wasn't closed all the way and a tug test gave no indication that it wasn't hooked up. I've also watched someone lose a trailer at a shipper , and it wasn't pretty.
Anyways, congratulations and get ready for the ride of your life! It's a crazy world out here but there's never a dull moment.
because u r a rookie and a woman u never know if someone can be Jerking your chain. This is a good tip
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Good evening everyone! I'll be starting with US Express, fresh out of school and I'm hoping for some feedback. Any do's or don't I should know about? Thank you in advance.
Alethea
Hi Alesha My name is Chris I'm also a recent graduate, I'm very nervous I'm starting at us express on Oct 12.. Very excited but freaking out at the same time
Good evening everyone! I'll be starting with US Express, fresh out of school and I'm hoping for some feedback. Any do's or don't I should know about? Thank you in advance.
Alethea
Hi Aletha My name is Chris I'm also a recent graduate, I'm very nervous I'm starting at us express on Oct 12.. Very excited but freaking out at the same time
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Good evening everyone! I'll be starting with US Express, fresh out of school and I'm hoping for some feedback. Any do's or don't I should know about? Thank you in advance.
Alethea