Profile For GREGORY W.

So you read that. Online? Figures.

JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW U. S. XPRESS IS ONE OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT REQUIRE DUCK WALK TEST UNDER A SCAFFOLDING BOARD 44" IN HEIGHT. MY NIGHTMARE BEGAN WITH A MISERABLE GREYHOUND RIDE FROM WILMINGTON, DE. TO FREDERICK MD. HAD TO WAIT 1&1/2 HOURS FOR A SHUTTLE TO A SUPER 8 MOTEL IN SCOTLAND, PA. IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH ONLY A HANDFUL OF DECENT FOOD DELIVERY PLACES THAT STOP DELIVERING AFTER 9 PM. WE DIDN'T REACH OUR HOTEL TILL 9:50 PM BY THE TIME WE GOT CHECKED IN OUR ONLY CHOICE WAS DOMINOES PIZZA. ( GARBAGE FOOD) SERIOUS DELIVERY CHARGE. $18 FOR SMALL CH. STK CINASTIX AND COKE. HAD TO BE UP AT 4AM TO BE DOWN FOR A JOKE OF A FREE BREAKFAST. ARRIVED AT ORIENTATION AT 6 AM. PASSED 5/6 PHYSICAL TASKS. DUCK WALK SENT ME HOME. @ 9AM WAS FORCED TO SIT THERE TILL 5 PM FOR U.S. XPRESS SHUTTLE TO HOTEL WITH JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GRAB MY STUFF FOR THE HOUR RIDE BACK TO FREDERICK MD. FOR THE 7:45 BUS TO BALTIMORE WHICH WAS AN HOUR & 15 MINUTES LATE. LADEN WITH TRANSIENTS HOMELESS BEGGARS. DO NOT TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF YOUR LUGGAGE. IN MY EXPERIENCE I WOULDNT CHOOSE U S XPRESS EVEN IF YOU'RE AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I WONDERED ON THE RIDE HOME DID I LOSE $200 A DAY TO TAKE OFF OF MY JOB TO ATTEND TRUCKING SCHOOL FULL TIME TO GET IT DONE IN 30 DAY'S IF I WAS GOING TO BE STONEWALLED BY THIS RIDICOULOUS TEST. I CAN SQUAT DOWN JUST CAN'T WALK IN THAT POSITION AND STAY BELOW 44" MY NECK HIT THE BOARD AND IT WAS OVER FOR ME. I WAS OKAY WITH IT AS U.S. XPRESS IS MOVING TOWARD A 100% AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRACTORS WHICH WOULD PUT YOU RIGHT BACK IN TRAINING IF YOU LEFT U S XPRESS. I PICKED THEM SOLELY FOR PET RIDER POLICY. I'M 54 AND HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW MANY COMPANIES REQUIRE THIS TEST. GOOD LUCK GUYS AS MINE HASN'T BEEN THUS FAR. OBTAINED MY CDL CLASS A MARCH 19TH 2015.

Go to a truck stop and look around. More than half of the drivers can't touch their toes because of their weight. And 95% of them can't bend down far enough to even attempt to duck under a trailer. Then you'll realize that it's false. Unless he goes to some special company that does a lot of physical labor like loading and unloading and lifting then maybe they'll host an agility physical. But you won't need to.