Corky_Calhoun
Active Member
Ever hear of a center running a training route in a 1200?
Ever hear of a center running a training route in a 1200?
Logistically it made sense.Ever hear of a center running a training route in a 1200?
Oh yeah. Common. Tight industrial routes. Lots of volume. Also a lot of pick ups. Light resi stops. But all training routes vary. Some are easy(?) and some are impossible.Ever hear of a center running a training route in a 1200?
Its a traing route!....Not an Icecream route!...What the heck happened? .......We cant put this old big truck on a traing route? Lets put a brand new small one on. it!.....Geeze o man!Just wondering. I've personally never heard of it. My training route was in a 700, most are in a 1000. Just never heard of one in a 1200. Completely different beast if you've never driven anything big like that.
Don't think its a fair shake.
Oh yeah. Common. Tight industrial routes. Lots of volume. Also a lot of pick ups. Light resi stops. But all training routes vary. Some are easy(?) and some are impossible.
I drove 1970's POS , WITH NO power steering, bad brakes, and plenty of fumes in the cab!.Qualify, on that!
No electronics, what so ever!...The good ole days!....gone foreverNo diads. Just clay tablets.
A lot of times the center will send me out to cover either deliveries or pick ups on for new drivers on training routes. Also air exception and Saturday driver. My boss thinks I know it all. Truth is I just know a bit more then she does.Wait. Aren't you a PT car washer?
No electronics, what so ever!...The good ole days!....gone forever
I drove a hog bulk van mall truck whatever you want to call it for my drivin test. Talk about a whole nother beast.Just thinking back to when I was learning the job. A 700 was bigger than everything I ever drove. Can't imagine a 1200, while learning the diad, learning the methods and learning the area.
I heard they were using a 1200 for a training route when they're hard up for drivers and the last several were DQ'ed for accidents.
What kind of noob idea is this?
I would think a bulk commercial route would be easier for the new driver. Back in, back out.
don't forget the high step and no heat. the only good thing was you could rig the bulk head door so you didn't need the key.I drove 1970's POS , WITH NO power steering, bad brakes, and plenty of fumes in the cab!.Qualify, on that!
Trust me! my knees still remember!don't forget the high step and no heat. the only good thing was you could rig the bulk head door so you didn't need the key.