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<blockquote data-quote="hondo" data-source="post: 839552" data-attributes="member: 8661"><p>^^^^^Actually, I would it would be a good <strong><em><u>start</u></em></strong>. Do it over the summer. See what you think of it. Then hire on part time, getting a seniority date. Immediately get your name on the list for full time driver, and keep signing up to do seasonal driving. What is bad is in some areas of the country the company has 'part time cover' drivers and does a pretty good job of using them to avoid adding another regular full time driver.</p><p>Or, as I heard from a union steward in Indiana, what works there is <u>not</u> going seasonal driving; let the company hire seasonal(s) <em>off-the-street.</em> Then, after a few seasonals quit (because the workload is much more than they imagined), they (the union) gets the company to add a regular full time driver from the part-time ranks.</p><p></p><p>I would add: go ahead and get the required driver's license or at least a permit. In IL it's a class 'C', non-CDL. I think Indiana calls it a 'chauffeur' license or endorsement. Basically whatever your state requires to drive a truck weighing up to 26,000 lbs with hydraulic (not air) brakes. And a copy of your driving record (abstract).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hondo, post: 839552, member: 8661"] ^^^^^Actually, I would it would be a good [B][I][U]start[/U][/I][/B]. Do it over the summer. See what you think of it. Then hire on part time, getting a seniority date. Immediately get your name on the list for full time driver, and keep signing up to do seasonal driving. What is bad is in some areas of the country the company has 'part time cover' drivers and does a pretty good job of using them to avoid adding another regular full time driver. Or, as I heard from a union steward in Indiana, what works there is [U]not[/U] going seasonal driving; let the company hire seasonal(s) [I]off-the-street.[/I] Then, after a few seasonals quit (because the workload is much more than they imagined), they (the union) gets the company to add a regular full time driver from the part-time ranks. I would add: go ahead and get the required driver's license or at least a permit. In IL it's a class 'C', non-CDL. I think Indiana calls it a 'chauffeur' license or endorsement. Basically whatever your state requires to drive a truck weighing up to 26,000 lbs with hydraulic (not air) brakes. And a copy of your driving record (abstract). [/QUOTE]
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