DSNY On The Job Discussion/Exam 6063/etc., Part 5 (delivery, park)

[GRAPES24]

Originally Posted by MMar84

i am going to bk14 for otj night driving and bk9 for garage duties

My class had garage duties in july 08. It's one day 8 to 4 in the garage with the GU. It's a real waste of time.

[606313X]

Originally Posted by GRAPES24

My class had garage duties in july 08. It's one day 8 to 4 in the garage with the GU. It's a real waste of time.

I did 10 tires on my OJT GU at Q5. I have done 3 tires in the last 2 1/2 years lol.

ps - RIP to the SW at Bx11

[gordonlee]

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.....God Bless

[ABE123]

Originally Posted by MMar84

i am going to bk14 for otj night driving and bk9 for garage duties

how do u know where ur going already they didnt tell us yet

[pat6gsxr]

he knows somebody!!!!!!

[gordonlee]

Originally Posted by pat6gsxr

he knows somebody!!!!!!

I wanna Know somebody hahahahaha.
with otj training do they send a few of us to the same garage or will we be going solo?
Seriously dont know if I'm ready for relays and pickups by myself yet also.
Hopefully they pair us up.

[606313X]

Originally Posted by gordonlee

I wanna Know somebody hahahahaha.
with otj training do they send a few of us to the same garage or will we be going solo?
Seriously dont know if I'm ready for relays and pickups by myself yet also.
Hopefully they pair us up.

Your OJT relays pair you up with a non-probationary S/W. You are expoected to do all the driving, pre-trip, fueling, etc. When you get to the dump he/she will probably help you out to dump the truck in a timely fashion as you don't want to be that guy taking a half hour to dump and slow the place down.
They generally try to get you close to home for the OJT. You will dump whatever they dump on a shift. 2 splits, 3 splits, 4 collection, or a combination depending on what they have.

I would also add that under no circumstances should the guy you are with pressure you into doing anything faster than you are comfortable with just because he wants to get done. You take your time. He was probably sitting in your posistion a couple years ago and i'm sure he was nervous as hell. I don't know if you just got your CDL or not, but 25-30 tons at 50 mph is a lot different than an empty cutdown doing paralell parking. Like everybody says, just show up on time. Figure out how to get there before you go. Get there an hour early it's no big deal. Good luck.

[SJU2000]

Originally Posted by gordonlee

I wanna Know somebody hahahahaha.
with otj training do they send a few of us to the same garage or will we be going solo?
Seriously dont know if I'm ready for relays and pickups by myself yet also.
Hopefully they pair us up.

I went by myself, but all OJT guys get paired with a guy from the garage and you both go on the relays. The guy training is supposed to show you how to pretrip the truck and show you the proper route to the dumps and how navigate the dumps. Also you will run into problems at the dump from time to time that you don't learn about in floyd bennet with an empty truck.

[GRAPES24]

If you haven't learned it yet you will now. There are no baby steps on this job. You are thrown to the wolves. The good thing is is that everybody has been in the same position as you and should look out for you.
Just pay attention and if you have questions ask. You will quickly figure out who does and does not know what they are talking about.
Most garages have guys that have 2 to 4 years on, those are the ones you will most likely be working with all the time.

[Epyon7280]

I am worried about merging a collection truck onto the highway.... sometimes people dont want to let you in when your in your personal car. But a collection truck... ugh... I dont want get into any accidents ... any tips guys?? Should I stop the truck if no one wants to let me in?? I know if I stop it then its gonna be a pain to get it back up to highway speed..