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<blockquote data-quote="FozziesDeliveries" data-source="post: 5417104" data-attributes="member: 99574"><p>Absolutely start in the warehouse! I feel this will give you an edge when you go to qualify to be a driver and it will give you respect too for the part timers because you will get to see what they put up with. You will get a feel for what the company expects from you too. Many off the street hires that try to qualify don't understand the sense of urgency you need in this job. </p><p></p><p>Also if you get to load trucks i feel this helps because you will see how the trucks are laid out and supposed to be loaded. You will learn how to read the labels and how to arrange the bulk and bigger packages. When you go into driving you need to know how the packages should be loaded in the truck so you know where to look when you make a delivery. Also you need to keep your truck organized through the day and keep moving your packages forward. I feel like working preload first and loading trucks before i went into driving helped me with all these things.</p><p></p><p>If you start in the warehouse, when peak comes you can sign up to be a driver helper. So you will work your normal shift in the morning then have a few hours down time and then you meet a driver out on their route and go with them for 3 or 4 hours and deliver the packages while they arrange their truck between stops. This pays more per hour but can also help give you an idea what its like driving. Let your driver know you want to become a driver and he/she can give you tips and tell you more like how it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FozziesDeliveries, post: 5417104, member: 99574"] Absolutely start in the warehouse! I feel this will give you an edge when you go to qualify to be a driver and it will give you respect too for the part timers because you will get to see what they put up with. You will get a feel for what the company expects from you too. Many off the street hires that try to qualify don't understand the sense of urgency you need in this job. Also if you get to load trucks i feel this helps because you will see how the trucks are laid out and supposed to be loaded. You will learn how to read the labels and how to arrange the bulk and bigger packages. When you go into driving you need to know how the packages should be loaded in the truck so you know where to look when you make a delivery. Also you need to keep your truck organized through the day and keep moving your packages forward. I feel like working preload first and loading trucks before i went into driving helped me with all these things. If you start in the warehouse, when peak comes you can sign up to be a driver helper. So you will work your normal shift in the morning then have a few hours down time and then you meet a driver out on their route and go with them for 3 or 4 hours and deliver the packages while they arrange their truck between stops. This pays more per hour but can also help give you an idea what its like driving. Let your driver know you want to become a driver and he/she can give you tips and tell you more like how it is. [/QUOTE]
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