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  1. 01-31-2008 01:48 PM #1
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    Well I'm going for a road test tomorrow for a NEMF. If I pass that means a sweet linehaul union gig making $1100-$1300 per week, 100% benefits for the whole family.
    If I fail, I get a big nothing. Why must every road test I go on make me nervous as h*ll? Does anyone else still get like this?
    Well, wish me luck.
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    I get the same way. I hate them damn road test. Good luck to you. I hope you get to be part of a good UNION the only way to do it. Anythings beats that last 1/2 ass job you had.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mackman
    I get the same way. I hate them damn road test. Good luck to you. I hope you get to be part of a good UNION the only way to do it. Anythings beats that last 1/2 ass job you had.
    when i went for my class "A" test for the state (i'm in new jersey) i had

    to do my airbrake test.....in-cab inspection...pre trip..yard test....alley

    dock.... straight line backing..etc..........then the road test....up & down
    shifts....... turns etc.

    my question is do most co's put you thruogh the same test that the state does..????

    thanks....... 8)
    also...
    i'm looking for tri ax...or roll off jobs...(still)... alot of them say for a road

    test call...#....trying to get with a union..but it seems everybody's

    slow....time of year i guess...??? :?

    maybe i should start a post with this....
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    Dont worry you'll do fine. They just want to make sure you've really been in a truck before. They know you can drive. They know you might miss a gear or something. No biggie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GTR SILVER
    Quote Originally Posted by Mackman
    I get the same way. I hate them damn road test. Good luck to you. I hope you get to be part of a good UNION the only way to do it. Anythings beats that last 1/2 ass job you had.
    when i went for my class "A" test for the state (i'm in new jersey) i had

    to do my airbrake test.....in-cab inspection...pre trip..yard test....alley

    dock.... straight line backing..etc..........then the road test....up & down
    shifts....... turns etc.

    my question is do most co's put you thruogh the same test that the state does..????

    thanks....... 8)
    also...
    i'm looking for tri ax...or roll off jobs...(still)... alot of them say for a road

    test call...#....trying to get with a union..but it seems everybody's

    slow....time of year i guess...??? :?

    maybe i should start a post with this....
    WoW i remember doing mine in harrisburg pa, all i did was pretrip,drop trailer and re hook, drive around afew cones then around the block then back into a parking spot w/o going over the curb.. hit the curb or any cones it was a instant fail....and half the class did. thank gawd i wasnt one of them

    I just quit my rolloff job today. getting 15 to 20 hours a week
    slow isnt the word down here.

    btw what am i doing wrong that my sigs isnt workin?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Weazz
    btw what am i doing wrong that my sigs isnt workin?
    You ask "btw what am i doing wrong that my sigs isnt workin?"

    Use [ and ] instead of < and >.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kc0iv
    Quote Originally Posted by Weazz
    btw what am i doing wrong that my sigs isnt workin?
    You ask "btw what am i doing wrong that my sigs isnt workin?"

    Use [ and ] instead of < and >.

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    nope didnt work..i fixed them all i thought
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbpard
    Well I'm going for a road test tomorrow for a NEMF. If I pass that means a sweet linehaul union gig making $1100-$1300 per week, 100% benefits for the whole family.
    If I fail, I get a big nothing. Why must every road test I go on make me nervous as h*ll? Does anyone else still get like this?
    Well, wish me luck.
    NEMF is union but it's not Teamsters. I think those guys are in some kind of machinists local or something. Anyway, your wages/bennies aren't up-to-snuff with the likes of ABF, Yellow, Roadway, etc. I think their linehaul men top-out at only .46 cpm. Don't think they pay city drivers OT. Plus they dump alot of work off onto their non-union subsidiary Eastern Freightways ("on the ball") while their own drivers wait by the phone at home.

    There have been more than a couple of high-profile wrecks involving NEMF over the past year where the driver fell asleep at the wheel and caused multiple fatalities. Word on the street is that they push their drivers hard and expect you to run hot to earn your daily bread. In addition, they have a huge picture of GW Bush wearing a NEMF jacket hanging in their Elizabeth, NJ terminal...that alone should send up a red flag.

    Still, you can gross over a grand with these guys and get home every day and every weekend off, so that in itself beats OTR by a country mile. Plus, I heard their bennies are pretty good and you get a pension to boot. Just watch your six over there.
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    Linehaul starts at .47cpm
    P&D guys start at $16.55/hr, overtime after 8 & 40 hours.
    Benefits 100% for the whole family.
    They are machinist union
    And I wanna know where I can get a copy of that pic!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbpard
    Linehaul starts at .47cpm
    P&D guys start at $16.55/hr, overtime after 8 & 40 hours.
    Benefits 100% for the whole family.
    They are machinist union
    OK, that's a pretty good deal then. I guess I meant to say that they started at .46...looks like they bumped it up a penny for new-hires. What is top-rate for linehaul then? NMFA Teamsters wages are going up to .57 cpm for linehaul so you guys shouldn't be too far behind. At .55-56 cpm, you would only need to run 2,000 mpw and gross over $1100. And that doesn't count drop/hook pay, delay, etc. I did hear that their health bennies were pretty good for the family.

    I've met alot of their drivers who love that outfit. So you should do pretty good there. Just don't let the greed-bug get ya...at those wages why push yourself?
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    Default Re: NEMF tomorrow

    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbpard
    Well I'm going for a road test tomorrow for a NEMF. If I pass that means a sweet linehaul union gig making $1100-$1300 per week, 100% benefits for the whole family.
    If I fail, I get a big nothing. Why must every road test I go on make me nervous as h*ll? Does anyone else still get like this?
    Well, wish me luck.
    Did you get the job?
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    I get nervous with them also.

    It helps me somewhat to not call them driving test but driving evaluations.


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    Here is the proper code if you are still trying to fix your sig line, Weazz:



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    Yeah I got it bigdaddy.

    How bout dem Stillers!!
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    Go steelers,cant wait until the draft. Glad you got the job. I start mine on Monday redemption/recycling pickups. Keep us posted on your progress.
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