Freightliner Various Trainee Drivers

[Stigy]

I don't think any of the other guys where told either, however it was the last thing I done that day and I was allowed to head home striaghs after. Perhaps I just didn't hang around long enough.

As far as I’m aware, everybody else had their MMI results the same day as the assesment. That’s why I said maybe you had more people on your stage 2 day so they couldn’t score all the MMIs on the same day?

 

[Crazyb]

Is it true FL IM have negotiated an 11% Rise?

You wish !!!!, maybe over 3 years.

The last 3 year deal we didn't do too bad, but that was due to a good RPI.. I've left now, but I think the next new pay claim will start from Feb 2019 in your salary. They should be in talks now.

Freightliner have never been the best paying their drivers, and I think Intermodal is in the bottom 3 out of all TOC's and FOCs. Good luck with the 11% though.

 

[Jonathan110]

I didn’t find out my MMI result for about 10 days after either. Nobody did on the day I was there. We were told up to two weeks for this. Then a few more days before I heard from Freightliner.

I was surprised when I read that people were being told on the day.

 

[Stigy]

I didn’t find out my MMI result for about 10 days after either. Nobody did on the day I was there. We were told up to two weeks for this. Then a few more days before I heard from Freightliner.

I was surprised when I read that people were being told on the day.

Was that all in this recruitment drive? Maybe they’ve changed how they do it now? With my stage 2 they did the SJE > Vienna Tests > MMI > DMI. If you didn’t pass the Vienna Tests you wouldn’t progress to the MMI and if you didn’t pass the MMI you didn’t progress to the DMI.

 

[Tyrion]

You wish !!!!, maybe over 3 years.

The last 3 year deal we didn't do too bad, but that was due to a good RPI.. I've left now, but I think the next new pay claim will start from Feb 2019 in your salary. They should be in talks now.

Freightliner have never been the best paying their drivers, and I think Intermodal is in the bottom 3 out of all TOC's and FOCs. Good luck with the 11% though.

I don’t wish was just asking if others had heard. I just heard rumours from a former FL driver, would make sense for them to do something as like most freight companies they are losing drivers hand over fist! Summat about the allowances all being added in as part of deal

 

[crebbs1]

Bristol VRIII can you tell me where Freightliner drivers depot is in Peterborough?
The address I have, down station road doesn’t appear to add up.

 

[jaybarts]

Bristol VRIII can you tell me where Freightliner drivers depot is in Peterborough?
The address I have, down station road doesn’t appear to add up.

Is it not where you take the exit for B&Q at the roundabout but take the first left turn?

 

[Bristol VRIII]

Is it not where you take the exit for B&Q at the roundabout but take the first left turn?

Yeah I agree with jaybarts it's near GBRF too?

 

[Seejwalker]

As far as I’m aware, everybody else had their MMI results the same day as the assesment. That’s why I said maybe you had more people on your stage 2 day so they couldn’t score all the MMIs on the same day?

No it's was only me and 5 others. I don't know the method behind it, but I've passed and have made it to the pool all the same. Just got to wait for that call now.

 

[Jonathan110]

Was that all in this recruitment drive? Maybe they’ve changed how they do it now? With my stage 2 they did the SJE > Vienna Tests > MMI > DMI. If you didn’t pass the Vienna Tests you wouldn’t progress to the MMI and if you didn’t pass the MMI you didn’t progress to the DMI.

Yes all in this recruitment drive. Was told vienna results on the day. If you didn’t pass that you didn’t carry on however it was like a round robin and some did DMI or MMI before the computer tests. We were the second day of stage 2 though so they must have changed it a bit.

 

[Seejwalker]

Yes all in this recruitment drive. Was told vienna results on the day. If you didn’t pass that you didn’t carry on however it was like a round robin and some did DMI or MMI before the computer tests. We were the second day of stage 2 though so they must have changed it a bit.

What date did you do yours bud, I might of been on the same one if not the day before.

 

[crebbs1]

Yeah I agree with jaybarts it's near GBRF too?

Is it not where you take the exit for B&Q at the roundabout but take the first left turn?

Thanks guys, I will try again next week.

 

[Jonathan110]

What date did you do yours bud, I might of been on the same one if not the day before.

5th September.

 

[Seejwalker]

5th September.

Wrong and wrong again, I done mine the day after. But I think you could be right with the earlier assessments, they must of been teething with ways to run them.

 

[Crazyb]

Bristol VRIII can you tell me where Freightliner drivers depot is in Peterborough?
The address I have, down station road doesn’t appear to add up.

It was the portacabin next to Waitrose, or next to the bike rack by platform 1.

It’s the end where the old parcel ramp is.

That’s Station road.

 

[Jonathan110]

It was the portacabin next to Waitrose, or next to the bike rack by platform 1.

It’s the end where the old parcel ramp is.

That’s Station road.

Apparently they moved from there about a week ago and now have an office in the network rail building opposite side to the station.

 

[Pete C]

Yes all in this recruitment drive. Was told vienna results on the day. If you didn’t pass that you didn’t carry on however it was like a round robin and some did DMI or MMI before the computer tests. We were the second day of stage 2 though so they must have changed it a bit.

I did mine last week and did DMI first(!), then Vienna tests, then MMI.

Annoying because I really wanted the MMI out of the way first haha.

 

[Stigy]

I did mine last week and did DMI first(!), then Vienna tests, then MMI.

Annoying because I really wanted the MMI out of the way first haha.

Oh, I thought they were all done I. Same order? Makes sense though I guess so as to have fewer people waiting around. I’m glad I got the MMI out the way first...however I’m not sure if it would have been better the other way around so I was less relaxed in the DMI?

Seems obvious now as there’d be a lot of waiting around otherwise, especially if only one person was conducting interviews for the MMIs?

 

[martin2345uk]

Did mine in the "classic" order of Vienna tests, MMI, and DMI. It was nice to be able to tell the DMI people that I had passed everything else.

 

[Stigy]

Did mine in the "classic" order of Vienna tests, MMI, and DMI. It was nice to be able to tell the DMI people that I had passed everything else.

Same here. Had a little joke about the whole “how did that make you feel?” Question from several points within the MMI. Probably the same for everybody, but the manager made a point of raising that as a sort of jokey discussion point. Relaxed me at least.

 

[StuFreight]

Yes I was told that too pal, it's a guaranteed job if you're in a talent pool with Freightliner. Really positive methods of recruitment.

I hope that's true because I'm in the pool and going crazy lol

 

[Seejwalker]

I hope that's true because I'm in the pool and going crazy lol

Don't sweat it mate, I spoke to HR and you will get a job. They're just trying to figure who's going where and what course to put people on. They can only train 12 at a time, but have plenty of courses running the beginning of next year as well as the one this year. (Around 4-5) in total. That's 48-60 places.

 

[Crazyb]

Apparently they moved from there about a week ago and now have an office in the network rail building opposite side to the station.

That was on the cards for years....You can now see how long things can take on the railway.


What you have to remember for the people that panic on here, It's a massive waiting game with the railway. Some guys may get picked for courses in a few weeks, some wait ages with no correspondence and end up in a talent pool. You have to be patient. Nothing gets done fast, no matter what company you work for.

I know Freightliner have lost loads of drivers over the past 18 months because I was one of them and you still have some leaving in the next few months. Because they can't seem recruit qualified drivers (maybe a hand fall) this is a massive drive for them.

What you guys also have to remember, is that there maybe loads of courses available, but you may not have enough instructors. This is what happened to the company I'm with now.
Even though we have enough people to run the course, we struggle on instructors, so they have had to put courses back, I think by around 4 months. I'm not saying this is a problem with Freightliner, but it can give you some idea what can happen and why you could possibly be waiting.

It can also be hard to find instructors. Not many drivers like to do this, because if the trainee messes up, its also goes onto the instructors record, so It's not for everyone.

Don't forget it "COULD" take a good year, or maybe more before your on your own...I was never a trainee, but after all your Traction and Rules, you may (if not changed) will have to complete 250 hours of driving with a Instructor. It doesn't sound a lot, but that can take around 6 months plus. I think the driving hours are wheels turning only. This can impact for the next course, if you haven't enough instructors....Like I said, you will end up having a back log of trainees sitting around.

These are all the little things that can make this process a waiting game, but like I said you have to be very patient.

 

[GLENMAYE77]

That was on the cards for years....You can now see how long things can take on the railway.


What you have to remember for the people that panic on here, It's a massive waiting game with the railway. Some guys may get picked for courses in a few weeks, some wait ages with no correspondence and end up in a talent pool. You have to be patient. Nothing gets done fast, no matter what company you work for.

I know Freightliner have lost loads of drivers over the past 18 months because I was one of them and you still have some leaving in the next few months. Because they can't seem recruit qualified drivers (maybe a hand fall) this is a massive drive for them.

What you guys also have to remember, is that there maybe loads of courses available, but you may not have enough instructors. This is what happened to the company I'm with now.
Even though we have enough people to run the course, we struggle on instructors, so they have had to put courses back, I think by around 4 months. I'm not saying this is a problem with Freightliner, but it can give you some idea what can happen and why you could possibly be waiting.

It can also be hard to find instructors. Not many drivers like to do this, because if the trainee messes up, its also goes onto the instructors record, so It's not for everyone.

Don't forget it "COULD" take a good year, or maybe more before your on your own...I was never a trainee, but after all your Traction and Rules, you may (if not changed) will have to complete 250 hours of driving with a Instructor. It doesn't sound a lot, but that can take around 6 months plus. I think the driving hours are wheels turning only. This can impact for the next course, if you haven't enough instructors....Like I said, you will end up having a back log of trainees sitting around.

These are all the little things that can make this process a waiting game, but like I said you have to be very patient.

Exactly what I thought.....thanks.

 

[Stigy]

That was on the cards for years....You can now see how long things can take on the railway.


What you have to remember for the people that panic on here, It's a massive waiting game with the railway. Some guys may get picked for courses in a few weeks, some wait ages with no correspondence and end up in a talent pool. You have to be patient. Nothing gets done fast, no matter what company you work for.

I know Freightliner have lost loads of drivers over the past 18 months because I was one of them and you still have some leaving in the next few months. Because they can't seem recruit qualified drivers (maybe a hand fall) this is a massive drive for them.

What you guys also have to remember, is that there maybe loads of courses available, but you may not have enough instructors. This is what happened to the company I'm with now.
Even though we have enough people to run the course, we struggle on instructors, so they have had to put courses back, I think by around 4 months. I'm not saying this is a problem with Freightliner, but it can give you some idea what can happen and why you could possibly be waiting.

It can also be hard to find instructors. Not many drivers like to do this, because if the trainee messes up, its also goes onto the instructors record, so It's not for everyone.

Don't forget it "COULD" take a good year, or maybe more before your on your own...I was never a trainee, but after all your Traction and Rules, you may (if not changed) will have to complete 250 hours of driving with a Instructor. It doesn't sound a lot, but that can take around 6 months plus. I think the driving hours are wheels turning only. This can impact for the next course, if you haven't enough instructors....Like I said, you will end up having a back log of trainees sitting around.

These are all the little things that can make this process a waiting game, but like I said you have to be very patient.

Very true. With my current TOC, we lack instructors too (may even be the one you’re referring to). Everything takes an age on the railway and always has. Railway recruitment departments have also never been renowned for their speedy efficiency

 

[WirralWanderer]

I just can’t wait now, that’s my problem lol. But I appreciate the trainers are the real delay. But it will all be worth it when I can finally hand in my notice and start something so new and different.

 

[Brooksy]

So I have done the stage two bit passed the tests and now waiting for the interview outcomes felt like it went really well and can’t wait to get a final answer for the whole process lol don’t mind being put in pool as long as the results are a yes !

 

[martin2345uk]

So I have done the stage two bit passed the tests and now waiting for the interview outcomes felt like it went really well and can’t wait to get a final answer for the whole process lol don’t mind being put in pool as long as the results are a yes !

Did you do your stage 2 today mate?

 

[Paull]

So I have done the stage two bit passed the tests and now waiting for the interview outcomes felt like it went really well and can’t wait to get a final answer for the whole process lol don’t mind being put in pool as long as the results are a yes !

What depot have you applied for?

 

[Brooksy]

Did you do your stage 2 today mate?

No bud I was yesterday