I may not be the best person to answer, in fact I’d like to know myself haha. However, don’t worry too much about Freightliner as an organisation, but more about why you want to be a train driver and specifically why Freightliner? They will ask you a few competency based questions so be ready for these (some crop up on other TOC/FOC MMI from what I’ve researched) for example; give an example of a course you’ve attended for more than two weeks, or your greatest achievement.Is there anything specific I should learn for the DMI or is the regular information off the FL website sufficient? Regular info on the company, intermodal and HH info, key people etc. are on the site, would that be the bulk of the necessary information to learn?
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Ah right OK, well I don't think I'd even have a good answer for that, the only longer course I've done is college but would that even count?
I wouldn't be surprised if they started asking you about the company (who is the CEO?), so try to learn as much as possible. About the course, I think they want to see that you meet deadlines and that you were motivated. So you may want to emphasise that you had to study hard to get to the deadline of the final exams (did you do it?). Did you have to give up going out for that span of time? Any other sacrifices for the sake of passing the exams? See whether it applies to your past experience. In the past on this forum lots of people brought the example of the driving licence exams.
Just the basics about Freightliner. Who they are, depots they have (only need to know a few key ones really to show you’ve done your research) etc.
Is there anything specific I should learn for the DMI or is the regular information off the FL website sufficient? Regular info on the company, intermodal and HH info, key people etc. are on the site, would that be the bulk of the necessary information to learn?
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I will learn as much as possible, let’s hope it stays in haha I wouldn’t worry to much about all the company stuff, I just told them I know there’s 2 sides and said about it was formed and who there parent company are and also the 3 main deep sea ports, it was very very relaxed and something you should enjoy, I start next week and found the whole process enjoyable so don’t panic and you’ll be fine, good luck!Is there anything specific I should learn for the DMI or is the regular information off the FL website sufficient? Regular info on the company, intermodal and HH info, key people etc. are on the site, would that be the bulk of the necessary information to learn?
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Thank you very much for the useful reply
As for if I’m HH or Intermodal... no idea. If you remember back to the application we did, whichever we selected gave us the same application code, so our choice on the day was never noted, which is good because I definitely didn’t know enough about either to make a decision.
And to be honest I still don’t, if they ask me in the interview which I would prefer, I don’t know what I would say. I know what each one involves but I don’t know any fact about them that would make me prefer one or the other, other than intermodal having a more structured set of rest days, there is nothing. That’s not really enough for me to choose.
I’m like most of you lot, I couldn’t care less which I do as long as I end up doing one.
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On the form you fill out it asks for your doctors information and if they can request to see it but I don’t think they actually do.
Congratulations! I take it you're doing intermodal? Yes they do, you can just say both when they ask in the DMI.Cheers for the reply
Crewe, I believe they do both?
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Thanks! Yeah I am doing IM, it all depends on your personal circumstances, they asked in my DMI and I said IM straight away, you only get your jobs on the Wednesday for the following week but your rest days would be setCheers for the reply
Crewe, I believe they do both?
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You get all your shifts for 12 weeks, it’s HH you find out on the Wednesday for following week I was told
From what I know, you get your RDO list on a 17 week cycle, and you know if it's earlies, days or nights in advance, then the specific shift start time the thurs before. Which suits me just fine, still more notice than I have had in other jobs!
Are these tests enhanced too? I thought they were just a normal standard across the board?
Are these tests enhanced too? I thought they were just a normal standard across the board?
Agreed though. You can make some mistakes. I know I certainly did....and lost my computer screen halfway through and still passed
I did the computer test earlier. Test 1 part 1 I don't think I made any mistakes; part 2 I made at least six mistakes; part 3 possibly the same, all of them except for one concerning the shapes. M7 SJT I answered 24 questions, I was about to click on finish when answering the last one, the25th, just two seconds from that, but I was logged out. I hope the fact that I didn't answer all the questions of the SJT doesn't compromise even more what it seems to me something already compromised.Are these tests enhanced too? I thought they were just a normal standard across the board?
Agreed though. You can make some mistakes. I know I certainly did....and lost my computer screen halfway through and still passed
I did the computer test earlier. Test 1 part 1 I don't think I made any mistakes; part 2 I made at least six mistakes; part 3 possibly the same, all of them except for one concerning the shapes. M7 SJT I answered 24 questions, I was about to click on finish when answering the last one, the25th, just two seconds from that, but I was logged out. I hope the fact that I didn't answer all the questions of the SJT doesn't compromise even more what it seems to me something already compromised.
Thanks, we will see.
