As an OTR O/O I used to hit a dock 2 mabey 3 times a weeks. Still, the backing was easy. Reason being, GET OUT AND LOOK!!! 1st time, I GOALed 5 times, 2nd time, 7 times, last time I GOALed 9 times because folks with 41 years driving experience were bumping the trailer and getting failed out. Road portion, swing wide, take your time. I sat at one intersection for five or six minutes and several light cycles waiting for right conditions to make a right turn. After I completed the turn, my facilitator said "great job on that turn". I real life, you cannot help but hit curbs to get into some stores. Galveston is a perfect example. Pre-trip, study, study study.
Yep I pass 28 people in my class backing was super easy for me because I hit dock probably 10 to 14 times a day. Everything you Said was correct dead on. Study 📖 that pre trip to the T. Fyi 8 pass out of 28 people don't quit your job. Pre trip you have to speak out loud ijs. I only have 13 years of experience clean record however I always have the mindset 😌 I'm a rookie for life.. . Alot of people fail pre trip are backing. The backing is tight. Just keep in your mind if someone else can do it so can you. GOOD LUCK KEEP ON TRUCKING 🚚.
Was at Seymour last week. I was a track 1 all 3 days, which meant I passed all three days. I didn’t know that until I got to my terminal the next Monday and my manager told me. However I was filled with anxiety but managed it with exercise, getting good rest and having a positive attitude. It was 27 in our class so they split us into two groups. Half of each group passed. Everything you are saying is correct. What I respect about Walmart is it didn’t matter if you been driving 3 or 30 yrs it leveled the playing field for everyone. I’m at Greencastle.
Honestly the more I watch the less I want to be a walmart driver. It reminds me too much of starting my trucking career having to train with mentors and doing repetitive tests.
Great advice, I have been driving for Walmart for 5 years did my OnBoarding the way they use to do it everyone nationwide went to Bentonville. There were 150 drivers on Monday, and by Friday there were 60 of us left. This is a "tryout" and almost 50% do not make it, but the ones that do end up staying with Walmart to the end of their careers. Once you are out on your own, you quickly realize that Walmart is NOT a trucking company, so they don't push you like one because they don't make their money off of the trucks they make it in the stores. Side Note don't quit your current job is great advice, but Walmart WILL be calling your current job to get job verification before they bring you to OnBoarding, so the cat is out of the bag with your current employer.
7.30 am everyday, hot breakfast everyday, good lunch everyday. Highway, country, city don’t hit any curbs!!! All videos Monday , go ahead make it a joke and you will fail!!! I promise you that, practice, practice. Take notes , study everyday!! One shot everyday . Walmart will not cut corners or let anyone slide through. 20 minutes to back in 30 to pre trip. Make a team and practice!!
Honestly, that’s why they can’t get driver’s, because all the bs preliminaries, i’m a 26 yr trucking veteran, either you check my driving record and employment record or don’t take me at all, i don’t need to walk around a damn truck calling out everything on the truck from front to back, if i was gonna be hired as a mechanic then i understand but if they need driver’s that bad then they need to cut a lot of that bs out, Walmart isn’t everything, i bring in 89k already as a company driver and i work the same 5/2 & 5/3 schedule BUT i haul butane and propane.
With more relaxed standard comes more accidents. Walmart has to protect itself since they are self insured. Also driver minimum is now 110k. I would not want to deal with the Hazzard and stress of hauling dangerous chemicals. This job is as stress free as a driving job can get. Drop n hook or live unload by store associates. Im glad you got a job you like, seriously. But the headache you mention is almost the same thing you had to do to get a license to begin with. The benefits and pay are well well worth 1 week of slight possible retraining. Everyone has thier preferences, thats ok.
No shit even swift out of st louis is hiring for runs from st louis to Edwardsville KS home every night 2 days a week off 80 cents a mile . That's what my ex girlfriend does but, I get paid hourly to hall mail from stl mo. to Chicago airport overnights . This shit sounds like starting cdl school all over again.
I’m glad the “burden” of doing an actual pre-trip scares away the knuckle dragging bubbas who would likely just leave a busted trailer for the next driver to take care of. I look forward to driving for Walmart so I have other drivers who actually know where the shop is even located unlike at my current company where I feel like a baby sitter for a bunch of man-babies
This is the BEST and to the point description of the week on boarding. Red Bluff, CA is the same structure and to be successful, approach this as a team effort.
My only concern is that I haven't been driving a manual in 6 years. Otherwise it's very familiar business, been hauling groceries for 8 years now. Making about 95k now. They're building a Walmart distribution center right next to ours , so it might be that there's going to be some healthy competition pay-wise so our company can keep their drivers lol 😂
You got to rattle the cage without letting the bird out talk to a few employees just be like you know what that Walmart center looking kind of nice wherever you're doing to get people talking but don't dare say you're going to leave or anything like that once they catch on they'll probably raise their prices otherwise they wouldn't care if there's a Walmart next to them since they will figure they already have the employees or etc
As a matter of fact im at the DC in sanger tx right now. Today is go home day for me . So im probably gonna do a local and pick up a backhaul back home. Im out of sealy but i park at the Grocery DC in new caney tx. We are growing and adding new trucks we now park them at different DC in Houston tx area. Cut my drivetime by more than a hour. Good luck to you and be safe out there.
I enjoyed the on boarding process in Casa Grande Az........it was really interesting and I found it to be a very good way to improve as a driver.......
If you’re a driver that never does a pre/post trip please don’t apply. My onboarding week we had 16 on Monday, 6 drivers for whatever reason checked out of the hotel Monday thru Thursday. 10 of us tested on Thursday and 3 failed, 7 of us passed. It’s stressful week but it’s worth it. I’m making good money and no one bothers me besides my tablet pinging me for the next trip.
My mentor never did a pretrip and never asked me to do one ( i did one everyday about 20 minutes before he came out of hotel ) . Was constantly on his phone while he was driving and never followed 60% of policy. And I was scared to say anything becaise He happened to be black and im white , didn't want it to seem like I was a racist. He was an awesome person to hangout with , but he is a horrible mentor. And I have yet to bring it up to management for fear of being targeted as racist
They used to allow people to take paper and notes out to the course. But I think they have sent stop that. You'll have to ask the fleet development facilitators at your location and see what they say.
@@WalmartRich there was 12 in my class only 6 finish. I’m working out of the Lagrange, Georgia DC. I really enjoy the good information you give on your channel.
Hi Rich, is there a certain location for the Onboarding if working out of Shelby NC? Also if you have a prior engagement to be out of town, when should this be made known, and to whom?
Did you have to back the truck into the trailer after the truck inspection? Only way to check the kingpin i suppose. I bet that throws a lot of people off
I did a pay stub video. It does take a few months for some guys to figure out how to set an ETD and run to get the money as high as possible. Aslo it depends on schedule and how you use PTO
Dear God they sent me an email to interview I've been driving 25 years now I'm scared shitless like maybe I shouldn't even try lol if I went and failed I'd die because like u say after 25 years I've got a routine especially on pre or post trip things I know I don't do it like it should be done but I'd love to get on my uncle has been there about 40 years
It not near as hard or as big of an issue even since I went through. They now have an extra week called finishing school. Lots of 20 year vets go to the onboarding and learn something that helps them. Most of the week is about learning how Walmart does it, why, and unless your an jerk or super negative with an attitude.. you should make it now. Walmart is doing their best to keep the safety rating high!
Yes. The way I remeber it now is how can I check the lights on the truck if I don't connect. I do it everyday without thinking. Under pressure I just froze
You said you froze up on the pre-trip. You mentioned the truck and trailer being disconnected but you never said, do you connect the truck and trailer during the pre-trip? is the connection part of the pre-trip?
I had a brain fart. I was thinking I couldn't pretrip the trailer without it being connected, no I can't connect until.. anyway they will show you. You pretrip the truck and then connect and then pretrip the trailer. It was a really stupid brain fart
Hey! Once you passed onboarding did you have to sign official paperwork or the offer saying you are hired in onboarding? And did you go straight to orientation that monday after onboarding?
If you pass the on-boarding in week 1, and you get hired, will you still have to drive with a mentor in the weeks following that or will you go out on your own?
The incab inspection as well with the air break test is included or no? Or it depends on your list they give u? I’m sure pre-trip and everything else is part of the working progress on any type of CDL a job I can’t wait for orientation September 26 …thx for the info
All onboarding classes should be the same. My pretrip show the airbrake steps (I think) but now they have you recite the airbrake because you're not connected to the trailer when you do that step. In real life most do an airframe test when hooked to a trailer to check combination loss of pressure and the cab doesn't roll away or need chalked
So I keep hearing boot camp. So do they stand over you while your taking your urine test. Lol or do they hair test. What about the physical as well. I will take that pretrip test I have orientation in a couple of weeks
No its nothing like bootcamp..its just what they call it. Im told in the last 3moths things changed a lot. The pretrip guide is able to be used while doing the test. You only recite the airbrake test now. They also have finishing school for those who need just a little help.
Yes but I'm told that they just ask you to recite the steps and not actually physically do it. Be prepared to do it though. Each DC onboarsing may be different
It depends. From a vendor I have had water be near max. From a DC to a store max is usually 35k. Sometines they can be 20k. G It all depends. Walmart pays for all weigh scales. I never had one overweight yet.
My meltdown was dumb. I thought i can't hook to a trailer until I pretrip it.. which was wrong because how can you pretrip lights without hooking it to the pigtail.
Thank You for sharing your experience and advice for onboarding with WalMart. I have been at CR England for 14 months and a lot applies to training and routine. Questions. Do you get assigned your own truck and keep it? Or is there still 'slip seating'? I heard the phone policy is now relaxed for safe Drivers. And how many months experience now to join WalMart?
30 months driving in last 4 years. Phone policy is now no time limits. Rules are must have a headset or hands free device. No taking while backing, construction zones, bad weather etc. (Distracting situations, kinda use common sense) Walmart slip seating is like this. On your Monday you get a truck. On Friday you pack up. Next Monday new truck and Friday yo pack up. I was able to get a 5-2 5-3 program just months after getting hired. It might take 2-3 years to get your own truck assigned to you.
@@WalmartRich Thank You for your reply. For me getting used to new truck every Monday is not ideal. But would consider WalMart if they change that policy. Down the road...
I’ve been enjoying your videos for the last month and I have a chance to go to on boarding in two weeks. The differences this will be for a local driver position in Shelby North Carolina and I cannot find much information on the Internet on local driving positions for Walmart. I am currently working Monday through Friday at $30 an hour with medical dental and vision but not much other benefits. Can you tell me more about the local driver position or do you think it would be worth a switch?
It does differ from place to place. I know a guy who applied and is gonna be local from day 1 at Gas City. But 90% of the time home daily is on a bid process.
What are there cpap requirements? I already have a cpap machine and I have a medical card good for 2yrs. Do they still retest u for sleep apnea and change your medical card length?
Congrats on finding a great job that you like. Personally the stress of pulling doubles and triples is not something I would like to do. Walmart is far less stress than any job that I had in over 10 years of driving. Now with the new pay raise we just recieved, Walmart drivers will average 100k to 120k a year.
@@zachwachs7913 thats not true i never had to step onto a dock , i worked at old dominion for 3 year n never did it so your buddy is lying to you or he is just a dock worker lol.
I can only attest to Seymour on 1-4-21. I tested in an manual. I was told by a mgr that Walmart is moving to all automatics and some places test in an automatic. You would have to call your DC mgr and ask them. Sorry I can't tell you more
Hey rich awesome learning tool to here from you would like to get your email so I can get the pretrip down pack I’ll start the on boarding may 1st 2023 so I’m pretty excited
As an OTR O/O I used to hit a dock 2 mabey 3 times a weeks. Still, the backing was easy. Reason being, GET OUT AND LOOK!!! 1st time, I GOALed 5 times, 2nd time, 7 times, last time I GOALed 9 times because folks with 41 years driving experience were bumping the trailer and getting failed out. Road portion, swing wide, take your time. I sat at one intersection for five or six minutes and several light cycles waiting for right conditions to make a right turn. After I completed the turn, my facilitator said "great job on that turn". I real life, you cannot help but hit curbs to get into some stores. Galveston is a perfect example.
Pre-trip, study, study study.
Well done, Sir! You explain things very well! I can tell that you are an excellent and safe driver.
Thank You! I do my best
Yep I pass 28 people in my class backing was super easy for me because I hit dock probably 10 to 14 times a day. Everything you Said was correct dead on. Study 📖 that pre trip to the T. Fyi 8 pass out of 28 people don't quit your job. Pre trip you have to speak out loud ijs. I only have 13 years of experience clean record however I always have the mindset 😌 I'm a rookie for life.. . Alot of people fail pre trip are backing. The backing is tight. Just keep in your mind if someone else can do it so can you. GOOD LUCK KEEP ON TRUCKING 🚚.
Was at Seymour last week. I was a track 1 all 3 days, which meant I passed all three days. I didn’t know that until I got to my terminal the next Monday and my manager told me. However I was filled with anxiety but managed it with exercise, getting good rest and having a positive attitude. It was 27 in our class so they split us into two groups. Half of each group passed. Everything you are saying is correct. What I respect about Walmart is it didn’t matter if you been driving 3 or 30 yrs it leveled the playing field for everyone. I’m at Greencastle.
So happy for you. Seymour was my home but I just transferred to Gas City. If you see Shawn tell him hey!
Honestly the more I watch the less I want to be a walmart driver. It reminds me too much of starting my trucking career having to train with mentors and doing repetitive tests.
@@Fatguylittlecoat1996 the 3 week investment was well worth it for me but Walmart isn't for everyone. I pit out info to help people decide
Great advice, I have been driving for Walmart for 5 years did my OnBoarding the way they use to do it everyone nationwide went to Bentonville. There were 150 drivers on Monday, and by Friday there were 60 of us left. This is a "tryout" and almost 50% do not make it, but the ones that do end up staying with Walmart to the end of their careers. Once you are out on your own, you quickly realize that Walmart is NOT a trucking company, so they don't push you like one because they don't make their money off of the trucks they make it in the stores. Side Note don't quit your current job is great advice, but Walmart WILL be calling your current job to get job verification before they bring you to OnBoarding, so the cat is out of the bag with your current employer.
That is scary, them calling your employer, that would be an automatic termination where I work. 🥺
Plenty of compliments paying what drivers are getting paid at Walmart.
@@Goodfella1999 that's simply not fuckin true at all.
I lost my truck, I have to pass.
Best of luck!
@@WalmartRich I've been driving for Walmart for six weeks now! Thanks for the very good information in all your videos.
Thank you for your time and effort in making this video, much appreciated! 🙏
I did send you an email regarding the pre-trip.
I will apply right now. Drkaraokedj@gmail.com in case you need ot
7.30 am everyday, hot breakfast everyday, good lunch everyday. Highway, country, city don’t hit any curbs!!! All videos Monday , go ahead make it a joke and you will fail!!! I promise you that, practice, practice. Take notes , study everyday!! One shot everyday . Walmart will not cut corners or let anyone slide through. 20 minutes to back in 30 to pre trip. Make a team and practice!!
Correct! They still reimburse dinner receipts?
Honestly, that’s why they can’t get driver’s, because all the bs preliminaries, i’m a 26 yr trucking veteran, either you check my driving record and employment record or don’t take me at all, i don’t need to walk around a damn truck calling out everything on the truck from front to back, if i was gonna be hired as a mechanic then i understand but if they need driver’s that bad then they need to cut a lot of that bs out, Walmart isn’t everything, i bring in 89k already as a company driver and i work the same 5/2 & 5/3 schedule BUT i haul butane and propane.
With more relaxed standard comes more accidents. Walmart has to protect itself since they are self insured.
Also driver minimum is now 110k. I would not want to deal with the Hazzard and stress of hauling dangerous chemicals.
This job is as stress free as a driving job can get. Drop n hook or live unload by store associates.
Im glad you got a job you like, seriously. But the headache you mention is almost the same thing you had to do to get a license to begin with. The benefits and pay are well well worth 1 week of slight possible retraining. Everyone has thier preferences, thats ok.
No shit even swift out of st louis is hiring for runs from st louis to Edwardsville KS home every night 2 days a week off 80 cents a mile . That's what my ex girlfriend does but, I get paid hourly to hall mail from stl mo. to Chicago airport overnights . This shit sounds like starting cdl school all over again.
I’m glad the “burden” of doing an actual pre-trip scares away the knuckle dragging bubbas who would likely just leave a busted trailer for the next driver to take care of. I look forward to driving for Walmart so I have other drivers who actually know where the shop is even located unlike at my current company where I feel like a baby sitter for a bunch of man-babies
This is the BEST and to the point description of the week on boarding. Red Bluff, CA is the same structure and to be successful, approach this as a team effort.
Good to know! I can only speak on what I saw and hope my info is similar and helpful.
Hire for attitude, train for skill. Good companies follow this when hiring.
I love the kind of people here at walmart. From the guy who fixed my hammer, to the way I was treated at onboardinging and everywhere else is amazing.
There is a time limit.. and if it’s not in the time frame it COUNTS AS A FAIL FOR THE Day!!
My only concern is that I haven't been driving a manual in 6 years. Otherwise it's very familiar business, been hauling groceries for 8 years now. Making about 95k now. They're building a Walmart distribution center right next to ours , so it might be that there's going to be some healthy competition pay-wise so our company can keep their drivers lol 😂
You got to rattle the cage without letting the bird out talk to a few employees just be like you know what that Walmart center looking kind of nice wherever you're doing to get people talking but don't dare say you're going to leave or anything like that once they catch on they'll probably raise their prices otherwise they wouldn't care if there's a Walmart next to them since they will figure they already have the employees or etc
Great video. Im out of sealy tx. I did my orientation in Arizona. I was soooo nervous . Been here over 3 years. Very good description.
As a matter of fact im at the DC in sanger tx right now. Today is go home day for me . So im probably gonna do a local and pick up a backhaul back home. Im out of sealy but i park at the Grocery DC in new caney tx. We are growing and adding new trucks we now park them at different DC in Houston tx area. Cut my drivetime by more than a hour. Good luck to you and be safe out there.
Wow I'm trying to get into the Sanger facility i think they aren't hiring now for some reason.
@dpar66 how are things in Sealy. I see they are hiring now
I’m in south FL. Trying to get in at FT pierce, FL but I’m considering moving. Any info would be appreciated
@carlosdelgadillo7597 email me at drkaraokedj@gmail.com I might have something
I enjoyed the on boarding process in Casa Grande Az........it was really interesting and I found it to be a very good way to improve as a driver.......
Most of us do
If you’re a driver that never does a pre/post trip please don’t apply. My onboarding week we had 16 on Monday, 6 drivers for whatever reason checked out of the hotel Monday thru Thursday. 10 of us tested on Thursday and 3 failed, 7 of us passed. It’s stressful week but it’s worth it. I’m making good money and no one bothers me besides my tablet pinging me for the next trip.
6 just gave up? Thats crazy!
My mentor never did a pretrip and never asked me to do one ( i did one everyday about 20 minutes before he came out of hotel ) . Was constantly on his phone while he was driving and never followed 60% of policy.
And I was scared to say anything becaise He happened to be black and im white , didn't want it to seem like I was a racist. He was an awesome person to hangout with , but he is a horrible mentor. And I have yet to bring it up to management for fear of being targeted as racist
@@jjames5928 you a whole bit$&....Worry about youreelf and what u need to do for yourself, scared of another man lol coward
Hello...I wrote down a checklist of the order i want to do my pretrip, is it okay if i use that during my pretrip?
They used to allow people to take paper and notes out to the course. But I think they have sent stop that. You'll have to ask the fleet development facilitators at your location and see what they say.
Thanks!
I just finish onboarding . The class started 1/3/22. Onboarding is intense . Half the people in my class failed.
Where are you at? They don't grade until Thursday.
14 in my class only 7 made it. Thats why I offer the pretrip guide
@@WalmartRich there was 12 in my class only 6 finish. I’m working out of the Lagrange, Georgia DC. I really enjoy the good information you give on your channel.
@@bobbyblack6871 good luck with you're mentor
@@bobbyblack6871 what did they do to get kicked out? How many things can you miss on the pre trip before they fail you?
Start on boarding Sunday 30 Jan any advice in sc
Hi Rich, is there a certain location for the Onboarding if working out of Shelby NC?
Also if you have a prior engagement to be out of town, when should this be made known, and to whom?
Laurens sc is the location for onbording. They will give you several dates to choose from.
We lost half our onboarding class.
Why?
Why what was the reason my husband just left for onboarding I think he’ll be fine how’d it go for you congratulations 🎊
@@latoya38 a few couldnt shift a few couldnt back and a few had a preventable accidents that were not on there applications.
@@jackwagon4313 my husband doing his now he pass him and one other guy out of 52
@@latoya38 where is your husband going to be working?
before i go im doing my research good info btw
Did you have to back the truck into the trailer after the truck inspection? Only way to check the kingpin i suppose. I bet that throws a lot of people off
No I had a brain fart. You gotta hook the truck to the trailer. Can't connect pigtail and check lights if you dont.
I passed on boarding in Bentonville with no problems, i quit 6 months later.
Why did you quit?
@@chidontochi7908 Alot of reasons, main thing for me was i didn't see the money, they talked about.
Like I been wondering that about the money. Is it what they claim
I did a pay stub video. It does take a few months for some guys to figure out how to set an ETD and run to get the money as high as possible. Aslo it depends on schedule and how you use PTO
If finally lost they will pay day,gas.?
If finally lost? I'm not sure I understand.. but they will pay milage and hourly wage even if you don't pass.
Dear God they sent me an email to interview I've been driving 25 years now I'm scared shitless like maybe I shouldn't even try lol if I went and failed I'd die because like u say after 25 years I've got a routine especially on pre or post trip things I know I don't do it like it should be done but I'd love to get on my uncle has been there about 40 years
It not near as hard or as big of an issue even since I went through. They now have an extra week called finishing school. Lots of 20 year vets go to the onboarding and learn something that helps them. Most of the week is about learning how Walmart does it, why, and unless your an jerk or super negative with an attitude.. you should make it now. Walmart is doing their best to keep the safety rating high!
So another word need finished pre trip on truck ,then hook up trailer then make a pre trip for trailer?
Yes. The way I remeber it now is how can I check the lights on the truck if I don't connect. I do it everyday without thinking. Under pressure I just froze
You said you froze up on the pre-trip. You mentioned the truck and trailer being disconnected but you never said, do you connect the truck and trailer during the pre-trip? is the connection part of the pre-trip?
I had a brain fart. I was thinking I couldn't pretrip the trailer without it being connected, no I can't connect until.. anyway they will show you. You pretrip the truck and then connect and then pretrip the trailer. It was a really stupid brain fart
What if I'm not in town when they actually call me?.
When they call the interview is done by phone so you will be fine.
After the phone interview..do they make a date or can they wait for me to be InTown..
how much experience or how many "miles" does Walmart require for employment?
30 months in 4 years
You still have onboarding guide? I could use it. Guess i gonna get some knee pads.. or they want duck walk?
I knelt down on one knee. Some guys just bund under. Email me at drkaraokedj@gmail.com I'll send the guides
Sure will currently working at 1542. Love this company. Pays ok but the driver in me is screaming to get bsck out...20yrs guess im not done yet..😂
Well not received onboarding? Getting scheduled in November of april. Not dur i wana do onboarding in shitty winter. Lol
Hey! Once you passed onboarding did you have to sign official paperwork or the offer saying you are hired in onboarding? And did you go straight to orientation that monday after onboarding?
Yes orientation will be 4 days then set up with the mentor
Coming from car hauling. Should I take my hazmat b4 I come to onboarding?
No they will give you 120 days to get it and pay for the prints
So Walmart will pay the $86 for the TSA screening? What about the actual fee to take the test?
There's no test to get your hazmat. Fingerprints done they pay the 80. Whatever dollars ninety dollars, it is to get your fingerprints done
@@WalmartRich I appreciate your quick responses!!
Great video!
I just emailed you hopefully to hear from u with the pre-trip the Walmart way thank you hope to hear from u soon
I'll check it out and send it asap
Not in my inbox yet
@@WalmartRich yes I send it to the email on ur page I’m not sure if it went threw
@@nukleheadtrucker8395 i checked my junk mail. Still never saw it
@@WalmartRich can you
Email it to me then I’ll give you my
Email?
Hopefully there aren't any curve balls like a button hook turn on the drive test.
No its usually am offset back
If you pass the on-boarding in week 1, and you get hired, will you still have to drive with a mentor in the weeks following that or will you go out on your own?
Correct. The mentor is not a pass or fail its to teach you how the stores operate, how to use the eld, how to set your pay and activities etc
There were 24 people in your class Monday but only 7 made it to Tuesday? What happen to make the other 7 not make it to Tuesday?
Sorry, there were 14 in my class. 7 passed at the end of the week. 1 quit, 6 failed I believe.
The incab inspection as well with the air break test is included or no? Or it depends on your list they give u? I’m sure pre-trip and everything else is part of the working progress on any type of CDL a job I can’t wait for orientation September 26 …thx for the info
All onboarding classes should be the same. My pretrip show the airbrake steps (I think) but now they have you recite the airbrake because you're not connected to the trailer when you do that step. In real life most do an airframe test when hooked to a trailer to check combination loss of pressure and the cab doesn't roll away or need chalked
@@WalmartRich thank you
Hello Sir I have onboarding on 2-14 that study guide would really help
Sure email me at drkaraokedj@gmail.com so I can send it to you
So I keep hearing boot camp. So do they stand over you while your taking your urine test. Lol or do they hair test. What about the physical as well. I will take that pretrip test I have orientation in a couple of weeks
No its nothing like bootcamp..its just what they call it. Im told in the last 3moths things changed a lot. The pretrip guide is able to be used while doing the test. You only recite the airbrake test now. They also have finishing school for those who need just a little help.
Thx
@@WalmartRich when you say finishing school what do you mean by that ?🤷♂️
@Walmartrich is my current medical card good or will I have to get another one there? I had my current one updated 2 weeks ago
nice is i to old 61
Not at all
Do they have you do the airbreak test ?
Yes but I'm told that they just ask you to recite the steps and not actually physically do it. Be prepared to do it though. Each DC onboarsing may be different
hey Rich how heavy are your loads ?
It depends. From a vendor I have had water be near max. From a DC to a store max is usually 35k. Sometines they can be 20k. G
It all depends. Walmart pays for all weigh scales. I never had one overweight yet.
So I’m curious. Once I get on and I need to relocate , can you request a transfer to another terminal?
You have to wait 1 year to transfer.
And also, you must not have on your record a certain amount of steps......steps are levels of incidents you have committed....
Rich, would you please send me that work group paper you did?
Email me at drkaraokedj@gmail.com so I can
How long orientation training is for?
1 week at onboarding (testing). If you pass then it's 1 week of orientation (taxes, videos, health insurance etc.) Then 2 weeks with a mentor.
@@WalmartRich thank you truly appreciate it 🫡😊
@@WalmartRich I hope I pass I can’t wait should be ok 😊
So what were you supposed to do when they had the truck parked in front of the trailer that made you freak out?
My meltdown was dumb. I thought i can't hook to a trailer until I pretrip it.. which was wrong because how can you pretrip lights without hooking it to the pigtail.
Thank You for sharing your experience and advice for onboarding with WalMart. I have been at CR England for 14 months and a lot applies to training and routine. Questions. Do you get assigned your own truck and keep it? Or is there still 'slip seating'? I heard the phone policy is now relaxed for safe Drivers. And how many months experience now to join WalMart?
30 months driving in last 4 years.
Phone policy is now no time limits. Rules are must have a headset or hands free device. No taking while backing, construction zones, bad weather etc. (Distracting situations, kinda use common sense)
Walmart slip seating is like this. On your Monday you get a truck. On Friday you pack up. Next Monday new truck and Friday yo pack up. I was able to get a 5-2 5-3 program just months after getting hired. It might take 2-3 years to get your own truck assigned to you.
@@WalmartRich Thank You for your reply. For me getting used to new truck every Monday is not ideal. But would consider WalMart if they change that policy. Down the road...
I’ve been enjoying your videos for the last month and I have a chance to go to on boarding in two weeks. The differences this will be for a local driver position in Shelby North Carolina and I cannot find much information on the Internet on local driving positions for Walmart. I am currently working Monday through Friday at $30 an hour with medical dental and vision but not much other benefits. Can you tell me more about the local driver position or do you think it would be worth a switch?
I don't work for them but i think most drivers with more seniority takes the local routes i could be wrong though.
It does differ from place to place. I know a guy who applied and is gonna be local from day 1 at Gas City. But 90% of the time home daily is on a bid process.
@@WalmartRich Wow wish this existed in Dallas this isn't a great state for truck driving in my opinion..
Are you doing air break test with tractor or combination, what kinda truck they let you do a pre-trip
Most if not all are automatics. They allow you to recite the airbrake test now
What are there cpap requirements? I already have a cpap machine and I have a medical card good for 2yrs. Do they still retest u for sleep apnea and change your medical card length?
No I don't believe so. The dr will probably give you a fresh 2 gr card.
They will have power inverters in the trucks for your machine.
Sounds like starting as new driver no thanks ,, i make 100k pulling doubles/triples home daily n none of this bs lol good info though ..
Congrats on finding a great job that you like. Personally the stress of pulling doubles and triples is not something I would like to do.
Walmart is far less stress than any job that I had in over 10 years of driving. Now with the new pay raise we just recieved, Walmart drivers will average 100k to 120k a year.
@@WalmartRich its not really stressful but thanks for the input..
@@yeremy7144 you ltl guys always work docks. My buddy works for Old Dominion and he has do work the dock almost every week.
@@zachwachs7913 thats not true i never had to step onto a dock , i worked at old dominion for 3 year n never did it so your buddy is lying to you or he is just a dock worker lol.
Jan mandate? If so then I am a hard no.
Jan mandate?
No mandates.
I just sent you an email
Awesome, ill check now.
Do you take your road test in a automatic or manual? Or can you get to choose which one your more comfortable with?
I can only attest to Seymour on 1-4-21. I tested in an manual. I was told by a mgr that Walmart is moving to all automatics and some places test in an automatic. You would have to call your DC mgr and ask them. Sorry I can't tell you more
Boot camp hahaahha
Yea its not really but they call it that
Hey rich awesome learning tool to here from you would like to get your email so I can get the pretrip down pack I’ll start the on boarding may 1st 2023 so I’m pretty excited
My email is in the description but you can email me at drkaraokedj@gmail.com