[driver1235]

Hey thanks Rank,yeah i'm still looking.

[driver1235]

Hey thanks for your help truckdobe,DTI got my application off of this site and gave me a call i explained everything to him and they hired me as of yesterday ,they send me for a drug test and a new dot card. I start next week. Thanks rank i appreciate all of they input.Floored i think i 'll leave it!
boy am i so relieved. :!: .

[mike3fan]

Originally Posted by driver1235

Hey thanks for your help truckdobe,DTI got my application off of this site and gave me a call i explained everything to him and they hired me as of yesterday ,they send me for a drug test and a new dot card. I start next week. Thanks rank i appreciate all of they input.Floored i think i 'll leave it!
boy am i so relieved. :!: .

No go out there and protect Your CDL and do not change jobs for atleast 1 year and preferably more

[Truckdobe]

Dahlonega used to be a pretty good co.; a little fast 'n loose, but a decent place. I haven't had any contact with them in 10 years, but knew they were still around...

Do they still have a yard in Macon? We used to feel like we lived at the old Huddle House down there.

Be careful, maybe you can use them as a stepping stone to something better.

Tom Rainey (owner) is a great guy, but started delegating a lot to the idiots in his office when it got too big for him to really keep his eyes on. I guess that's what happens to a lot of good small companies... they grow. :?

[driver1235]

Thanks Mike3fan i plan on it.

[driver1235]

to Truckdobe,Well i'm not sure about the yard He didn't mention it; that would be great if they did though.and yeah i figure i'll stay a year or so to get back into the swing,but if i like it i'll stay for a while, never worked for a small co. before.

What do you mean a little fast and loose? :?
Talking to the recriuter i can tell they're a little on the laid back side.

[pepe4158]

ummm dont get it....looked on their web-site...ummm looks like a job referal service?....no?

[Truckdobe]

'Back in the day', it was a place that just wanted the job done and the logs right (at least mostly); no questions asked, just do the job...

They really started changing around '95-'96 when they started hiring less experienced drivers and added a trainer; before that it was all older local hands that had been driving forever. They may be a little more strict now that they have so many more trucks... don't know.

The Macon yard wasn't manned, it was just a drop yard and drivers' lounge (just barely). I can't think of the name of the road, seems like it was the road that went to the Byron exit (where the Huddle House is on 75), only about 2-3 miles from the egg carton place (used to be PCA) at the industrial park. The yard was called Rams Bottom at the time.

[yellowcabbill]

Hay driver 1235- if this ever happens again go to your local cab company. Cab companies are always looking for drivers and pay attention only to moving violations. In the right town you can make OK money. No more talk on the cell when drivin near the railroad over crossings, OK? Bill

[driver1235]

You Bet Bill.
Update DTI uses super 10 transmission,which i tried not good ,but found another company in FT>Wayne,IN that has hired me and i should be ok from there.
Will keep in touch-I have been on this site for a long time but never posted.
Once again thank you all for the helpful suggestions And comments.

-John