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On 3/8/2024 at 8:12 AM, BlackRepublic1804 said:

Are you sure? I thought having an A license Trump everything. 

Are you sure? I thought having an A license Trump  everything.

Do you have passenger endorsement? If no, then it doesn’t trump everything.  You need to have the passenger endorsement. 

No need to downgrade. As mentioned above. Get the passenger endorsement and take the road test on a bus. 

I’m hoping CP gets some new locals soon. The C40LF are pretty beat up. 

54 minutes ago, DEE123 said:

I’m going to SI tomorrow. We got the holiday off today, how many days do they give you to learn the lines?

Almost a month. 

31 minutes ago, Jeff868 said:

Got the call for first of processing on the 18th!
 

I see it asks for you to provide your diploma or GED (if required). Is this something they required you to show or even asked for? I’d hate to have to dig this out of storage somewhere lol

Not for bus operator. Train Op and Conductor. 

Just saw 9041 on the van wyck. Don’t know where it’s heading either JFK or Baisley. 

4 hours ago, Twin said:

I’m 3601 also but I’ve yet to receive a list number. 

You can check the list online to find your number. 

5 hours ago, DEE123 said:

Yeah that’s ridiculous. Was it hard for you?

It was a bit difficult learning the lines when I transferred to the Bronx. As I’ve only ever been to the Bronx to go to Zerega. Took me a week or two. Queens is a lot easier for me. 

5 hours ago, DEE123 said:

Where exactly do I go online for the route instructions? I’m looking everywhere can’t find it

When you’re at the depot and you go to the paddle report page, there should be an option for route instructions. 

6 hours ago, DEE123 said:

How did you learn the routes in 2 days

You don’t learn the lines. You ride the lines to see any unusual turns and turn arounds. Then you use the turn by turn directions for a couple days on your own. 

1 hour ago, DEE123 said:

The same exact thing you did to get into mabstoa you have to do with TA, except there’s more paperwork that has to be filled out and you have to give them the 87 dollar money order again for the fingerprints.
On graduation day I asked a superintendent what happens when you cross over to TA she stated that After you clear medical, they will give you a start date to go to Zerega and you have to do orientation day over again, you’ll probably be in a classroom with brand new bus operators that have to do day 1-7. 

once you get assigned your depot, idk how they do it in Staten Island, but I have spoken to operators that crossed over from TA to bus Company, and others that transferred from another depot to my depot to be closer to home, all of them state that the depot gave them only 3 days to memorize the lines by riding the lines as a passenger, and then they went out on their own by the end of the week. I hope that doesn’t happen to me.

As for why they transferred from TA to bus company, they were laid off by TA and sent to my depot or it was back in the day, and they were on a TA list and Bus company called them provisionally, and then TA finally called them, they didn’t like the depot they were in and went back to bus company. 

You do get only 3 days to learn the lines, unless you go to Staten Island. You will be doing line training all over again. I believe 17 days with a mentor. 

4 hours ago, Bill from Maspeth said:

Not in late 2023-2024.  Baisley Park is getting new Nova's as we speak and we have more Nova's and NF's coming for BP, LGA, JFK/FR and ECH.

That’s my point exactly. When was the first delivery of new novas to TA? MTAB didn’t see them until 23-24. 

14 minutes ago, Fire Mountain said:

You late fam lol and I know. I was already bashed for this and I do remember the newer models have issues. My question is, why? 🤔 And will the same thing happen when the new CNGs get in around 2027 or 8?

Nah I’m not bashing you. There’s no need for that. Just wanted to chime in. I think CP will always be one of the last depots to get new equipment solely because we are a CNG depot. Although WF is also CNG and got newer equipment. However TA depots do get newer equipment first. 

On 10/4/2023 at 12:16 AM, Fire Mountain said:

Way to kill my spirits… 😒😒😒

You know what, now F the MTA…..

The CP Depot been running those CNG CLF40s since 2011! That’s 12 years! Sure there were some loaners here and there but bro! Why can’t they send some new buses our directions?! Like come on!

Put it this way, we’ll be the ONLY depot without blue local buses 🤦🏾‍♂️ 

I can tell you that those new buses aren’t all they are cracked up to be. Having driven Novas, Smart Buses and C40LF I prefer the C40LF that we have at College Point. Yes they are old but trust me. They drive better than those newer buses. The only thing I’ve driven that feels better is the 8000 novas. 

3 hours ago, DEE123 said:

All b/o’s hired in my class 9/10 were in Zerega today. They start line training tomorrow. All Bus Company operators are going to JFK, Far Rockaway, or Spring Creek. There was also no availability for Queens for the new TA operators either. They all got sent to Brooklyn or Staten Island and have to wait for next pick. 

Next pick is in a few months. So not to long of a wait. 

Anyone here training in college point/whitestone area today?

34 minutes ago, DEE123 said:

A lot of people are retiring or getting promoted. 

 Not to mention they are still recovering from the hiring freeze during COVID. 

1 hour ago, DEE123 said:

When you get assigned a superintendent for training, listen to everything he tells you 100% and correct the mistakes you made sooner than later. Your experience doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if you already drove a bus for NJ Transit or were a tractor trailer operator for the military. None of this means anything and they will fail you without hesitation and tell you to resign so don’t go in cocky regardless of history of commercial driving experience. Luckily I came in with no experience which is better because I didn’t have bad habits I had to break. You need to operate the bus exactly how MTA wants you to operate it, drive slow and smooth enough so you have enough time to ANTICIPATE and FORWARD PLAN a block ahead. You might mess up in some areas and they’re gonna write it on your paperwork. It’s not for you to have bad feelings about, just learn from your mistake and make sure it doesn’t happen twice.
You are also going to get a textbook with all 7 days broken down. Every morning I recommend going to the depot about 90 minutes early each day and studying ALSAPS, Pre Trip, reading over what you have to do that day, and reviewing all notes from the days prior that the instructor gave you.

If you follow this advice, Once you hit days 5,6,7, you wouldn’t have any issues, at most the instructor will fine tune small things that need to be changed.  You just need make sure to listen to the instructors, and apply everything they’re telling you verbatim, The system works. 
 

Wow. This post should be stared. This is 100% the best advice. I came in to my training with 8 years cdl driving experience and let me tell you. It didn’t mean anything to my superintendent. He was quick to point out all my mistakes. Don’t be cocky. Go into this with an open mind and me willing to learn. Don’t be afraid of driving the bus. Anytime your superintendent ask who wants to drive? Volunteer immediately. Try to fix mistakes while the superintendent is there because when you’re on the road by yourself all eyes are on you. Remember that the most important thing to the MTA is safety. 

1 hour ago, Romeo Bennett said:

I got called for pre-employment processing. I go to 180 Livingston Tomorrow the 21st. Does anyone know how to fill out the All Agency Outside Activity Approval Request form ? I know part of the form has to be filled out by my employer but my supervisor never answers his phone. Thanks in advance for the help. 

As @DEE123said. Your current employer doesn’t have to fill anything. It’s for you and the mta HR to complete. That being said. Anything you put on that form will be denied. Mta doesn’t allow dual employment for safety sensitive position.  So I filled out my info and put N/A for everything else. 

21 hours ago, Frenchie said:

How do they test you on the ear and eye exam?

Is the eye exam simply reading something pretty far away? 

Does it involve a color test... testing if you're color blind?

And if one wears glasses, are they allowed to do the eye exam with glasses on or without?

Hopefully, I'm allowed to ask these questions. I am new to the forum.. pardon me if I break any rules unknowingly. 

For the eye exam they test you without the glasses first and then with. They do test for color blindness but if you fail the color blindness test on the machine they will do the signal test. I’m color blind and fail the computer part every single time. Hearing is done in a sound proof booth.  

It’s nice seeing 9001 in service on the Q64. 

5 hours ago, DEE123 said:

Do we really need the black or navy blue tie? I drove by bay plaza today I didn’t see any of the training B/O’s wearing it. 

Tie is for the winter uniform. I believe oct 1. 

4 hours ago, jpsi94 said:

Anyone know if they have started calling for 2614 at all yet? And also anyone from the previous tests I heard they’re letting you go straight to Staten Island if you choose to once you go to Zerega. Is that true?

If you want Staten Island division, your chances of getting it is very high. Tons of people get pushed into Staten Island and want out. So newbies get pushed there so the others can pick out. 

3 hours ago, DEE123 said:

If that’s the case then that’s even better I'm assuming the people in 180 Livingston that processed the final onboarding paperwork for the candidates weren’t certain with that was going on as this is something they weren’t used to seeing at the time, and they didn’t want to get the candidate’s hopes up by telling the candidates otherwise. I’m really hoping that this is the case, and I’m wrong. 

Let me tell you something about Livingston street. They don’t know much about much. Ask any 2 people the same question. I bet you get different answers each time. When I first started I learn much more from this site than anything Livingston told me. 

3 hours ago, DEE123 said:

I look forward to seeing you. 
I have a question and I think you can help me the best. But I was given the instructions on the type of pants and shoes to buy for day one and the shoe is oil resistant and has other criteria. Can you give a couple of brand and models that I can purchase that I would be able to wear to the depot? I was at Livingston and forgot to ask the B/O supervisors that were already there in uniform. 

I went down to famous footwear and bought the cheapest non slip boots I could find. I ended up wearing them for my first 1.5 years on the job. And I bought a $10 watch from rite aid. Nothing fancy. My pm is always open.