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I was thinking along the lines of "Unnaturally natural".Not to cast aspersions, but I believe there are some on here who might say "UNNATURALS" lol
I was thinking along the lines of "Unnaturally natural".Not to cast aspersions, but I believe there are some on here who might say "UNNATURALS" lol
Yeah that's why I have to take one or two classes max. It's not easy, but I want to finish. Especially hard doing P&D in the evenings right now.Good luck to you whichever way you go. Going to school and working in the freight industry would be one tough juggling act.
And that right there means that you'll fit right in with the rest of us "UNNATURAL NATURALS".We are no strangers to hard work!
It is impossible to know for sure what shift you could end up with. Bids are posted when a new hire comes on and the terminal probably has start times all hours of the day. Bottom man gets what's left and that depends on what the other guys want. And regardless of when you start you never know when you are going to get done.Would a full time checker/P&D new hire expect to work overnight?
Yeah I figured that. The unknown is scary, but if worked all shifts and done rigorous labor. I'm ready for anything, and willing to work hard and extra if needed.It is impossible to know for sure what shift you could end up with. Bids are posted when a new hire comes on and the terminal probably has start times all hours of the day. Bottom man gets what's left and that depends on what the other guys want. And regardless of when you start you never know when you are going to get done.
If you have hooked one you're one ahead of me when I showed them I knew how to do it, it's that easy...at least it is for us unnaturaly naturals.Yeah I figured that. The unknown is scary, but if worked all shifts and done rigorous labor. I'm ready for anything, and willing to work hard and extra if needed.
I've hooked a set before, but not to experienced and it was a training exercise. Hopefully they will be lenient on that in the road test.
That's what YouTube is for! HahaIf you have hooked one you're one ahead of me when I showed them I knew how to do it, it's that easy...at least it is for us unnaturaly naturals.
That's the spirit. There are those who can't and those who will figure it out.That's what YouTube is for! Haha
At ABF you are a dock worker/driver qualified to do all jobs at the terminal. Only larger terminals are 24 hour operations but many come close to it. Anywhere from midnight to 4 PM start would be possible and maybe even those in between depending on the terminal and the customers. Say you have a large shipper shipping 24 hrs a day and need a man to load, monitor loading and/or shuttle the loads. Three guys starting at all hours around the clock to cover it is a possibility. To garner a start time between 7 and 9 AM would be an improbability. And have they filled you in on your personal time off days (vacation, sick and personal)?Do P&D driver shifts span the whole 24 hours? Over here 1pm is the latest shift, but no dock work. Latest I've worked is 3am. Sound similar?
Yeah I know the situation with all that. That sounds good. FTW is pretty small, but I know anything is possible. I hate start times at the 8pm to 10pm range. I much prefer a start time between midnight and 4pm.At ABF you are a dock worker/driver qualified to do all jobs at the terminal. Only larger terminals are 24 hour operations but many come close to it. Anywhere from midnight to 4 PM start would be possible and maybe even those in between depending on the terminal and the customers. Say you have a large shipper shipping 24 hrs a day and need a man to load, monitor loading and/or shuttle the loads. Three guys starting at all hours around the clock to cover it is a possibility. To garner a start time between 7 and 9 AM would be an improbability. And have they filled you in on your personal time off days (vacation, sick and personal)?
Yeah, I've always said I'm not afraid of hard work! I can lay down right beside it and go to sleep...We are no strangers to hard work!
Good luck. Sounds like you have the proper attitude to get through anything the job throws at you.Yeah I know the situation with all that. That sounds good. FTW is pretty small, but I know anything is possible. I hate start times at the 8pm to 10pm range. I much prefer a start time between midnight and 4pm.