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.

 

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....

 

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.

 

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 :lol:

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?

 

You ask "btw what am i doing wrong that my sigs isnt workin?"

Use [ and ] instead of < and >.

kc0iv

 

Test

 

nope didnt work..i fixed them all i thought

 

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.

 

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!