Old Dominion Freight Lines - Thomasville, N.C. - Page 11 - Truckers' Trucking Forum

MACK E-6 · **^ Top** #**101** 08.23.2007

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Originally Posted by ripcord

OD also has a truckload division which are presumabley 53' dry vans. Those are ran exclusively by team drivers.

I had one of those the other day, a volume load, but 3 seperate shipments all going to one place. It's somewhat counterproductive to have a team do that, when the company would be better served to keep them moving between the terminals.

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The city guys don't run many doubles I guess, but probably once in awhile.

I do occasionally, when I do a linehaul on the side.

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The regular linehaul guys should be all doubles. I haven't started yet, but this is what I know about LTL in general.

Old Dominion doesn't have any tandem tractors that I'm aware of, so all their linehaul loads will be on sets.

ripcord · **^ Top** #**102** 09.02.2007

Got the call from OD that I will be starting in a couple of days. I'm glad to finally be starting out with them, but uneasy about the money I'll be making. I had a real positive feeling about it before, but last time I spoke to the TM about my mileage, he started sounding a little bit like a politician. For all my worrying, I know how it's likely to work out...there will be good weeks, and there will be bad weeks, but if I'm financially strong enough to withstand the lean times and build up some seniority, then it'll probably be fine. Anyway, I'm glad the time is here. This isn't exactly my first trucking job, but you know how it is when you're starting a new one, and hoping this is the one!

CJ Driver · **^ Top** #**103** 11.13.2007

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Originally Posted by smurf-316

you guy's have nothing to worry about with the training it's all pretty standard. and if you have any problems they will help you through it. I will warn you though...you will not get away with things that you would at other companies. they are very strict on safety!! YOU WILL drive by the rules and YOU WILL complete and log the right way!! YOU WILL drive the speed limit or YOU WILL get your ********* chewed out!! but before you guy's jump on with ROEHL you should check out one awsome company that i drive for myself. OLD DOMINION FRIEGHT LINES. don't take my word for it. call and talk to them yourself. let's do the math. at ROEHL your start at 30 cents per mile and in 1 year you will make 36 cent per mile. at OLD DOMINION as a student driver you will start at 33 cents per mile. in 6 months you will make 42 cents per mile!!! at ROEHL you will sleep in your truck every night. at OD you won't even know what a sleeper looks like because you won't have one in your truck. you will sleep in a HOTEL EVERY NIGHT!! at ROEHL you will try to find bob's bakery in a back alley in los angelas. at OD you will know exactly where you are going because you will deliver terminal to terminal only!!! you guy's should really check OD out!!
Smurf.....

Ya really gotta love runnin OTR for a freight company !! Estes is the same way. ""here's your trailers, see ya in ten !""

MACK E-6 · **^ Top** #**104** 11.13.2007

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Originally Posted by CJ Driver

Ya really gotta love runnin OTR for a freight company !! Estes is the same way. ""here's your trailers, see ya in ten !""

Oh no you don't. Guess what? You get to go deliver this stack of bills now.

CJ Driver · **^ Top** #**105** 11.14.2007

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Originally Posted by MACK E-6

Oh no you don't. Guess what? You get to go deliver this stack of bills now.

That doesn't happen at Estes that I am aware of. I really don't see how you could do that anyway after burning 8 to 11 hours on a run.

Maybe on some short bid runs I could see that but, again I am not aware of anyone having to go out and deliver freight after their LH run.

I do know that on some LH bid runs you will have to take freight off or put it on a trailer occasionally.

BTW - Ya don't have to love it but, it ain't bad work for the money.

smurf-316 · **^ Top** #**106** 11.17.2007

I turned down a job because they told me i had to do this.
I don't have to at OD.

MACK E-6 · **^ Top** #**107** 11.18.2007

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Originally Posted by CJ Driver

That doesn't happen at Estes that I am aware of. I really don't see how you could do that anyway after burning 8 to 11 hours on a run.

Doesn't matter. If you begin and end at the same place every day you have the 16 hour rule to use, and where I work you WILL use it frequently.

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Maybe on some short bid runs I could see that but, again I am not aware of anyone having to go out and deliver freight after their LH run.

That happens in spades where I work. Linehaul drivers get screwed here. You do it or you do not work here.

I like Estes for linehaul, since they give you the option of staying out. I can't really see them sending you out on city work at other terminals.

Maxgussam · **^ Top** #**108** 11.18.2007

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Originally Posted by MACK E-6

I like Estes for linehaul, since they give you the option of staying out.

What do you mean by this?

Does it mean past your 5 working days? (For example, if you start your week on Tuesday, you will get back home on Saturday)

smurf-316 · **^ Top** #**109** 11.19.2007

I'll stick with OD.
I love not having to sleep in my truck.
and i don't have to put up with azzholes at some of these shippers out there. Most of the time i just back in and drop my pups hook 2 more up and I'm on my way.

CJ Driver · **^ Top** #**110** 11.19.2007

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Originally Posted by MACK E-6

I like Estes for linehaul, since they give you the option of staying out. I can't really see them sending you out on city work at other terminals.

Generally you are only out a week. However, I just talked to an extra board driver that was out 3 weeks not too long ago.

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Does it mean past your 5 working days? (For example, if you start your week on Tuesday, you will get back home on Saturday)

Yep, thats what it means. I was out 6 days this week. I have been out 10 days in the past. It just means that you will do a reset on the road. Which is fine by me, I usually need to do laundry by then anyway. But if you want to be home in 5 days with a weekend(2days off), they will try to make that happen. It does more often than not.

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