So a year in nearly........2 more weeks and it's a year as a Pumpkin Driver!
Easiest job I've ever had. They are still serious about safety........GOAL is always your friend, particularly when hooking to a trailer. Not all trucks ride at the same heights, very easy to high hook unless you get out and look before you back all the way under.
SNI will not do you dirty.......unless you F up. You F up, bye Felicia, bye any bonus money due to you, forget trying to draw unemployment, it will be denied under misconduct. At least on Dedicated, our DBL's/Driver Managers pretty much leave us alone. In fact, I haven't talked to mine but once in the last 6 months. We only talk if I need something it seems, like a question answered. Each year you will have to do a check ride with a safety man to make sure you haven't developed any bad habits. Like taking a turn not lane to lane, unsafe lane changes, failure to properly control the vehicle(not using 2 hands on the wheel) or watching your mirrors enough. Even guys with 30 years for SNI still have to do it even the driver who trained the safety man when he first started.
If your a good driver, and stay safe by doing your job, they treat you well and leave you alone. I've gotten shirts, hats, and getting ready to receive a jacket along with an assigned truck. Next goal, keep my nose clean for another year then I can decide if I want to go to the Blue side, aka Wal-Mart Private Fleet.
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