Yes, reefer is known having delivery hours around the clock. It makes planning your 10 hours off, a little tricky.
Reefer customers also seem to think nothing of making you sit around for hours waiting to load/unload more than other types of customers.
Of course other types of freight, I.E. dry van and flatbed can have 24 hour appointments to, but not as much as reefer.
This is due to the fact that alot of the freight in reefer is very time sensitive. Especially produce, they want to unload it off of your truck and get it on their trucks and out to the stores as fast as possible.
My time with KLLM
Discussion in 'KLLM' started by Hawkeye15, Jul 13, 2011.
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Just an update: This company has been more than what they promised me. I have found my way here. It is a very good paying, and decent company to start with fresh out of school. am not too sure about OTR, LP, or SouthEast. I know that the rail position is perfect for ME. It took me a minute to find the info I was looking for, but I found it. Good money fresh out of school and cannot complain. Goodluck to you all...
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I just can't believe that you found night dispatch to be somewhat worthless..Hmmmm There must be an echo in this room..
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Wow, KLLM has no intentions of running legal. They are migrating to E-logs and have the balls to use the "off-duty driving" function in the drivers logs. That function is for owner ops who drop a load off etc and then bobtail home so that it does not affect their 70. They tell company drivers and others who do not keep up with laws "just wake up during your 10 hr break, hit that key, deliver; (you're driving illegal by the way), get it there on time, we'll gladly look over and beyond your little log violation and the world will be good. I got tired of that crap. I'm not running illegal anymore. They will push you to get to a certain delivery area within a time limit which is not easy to make. No truck parking within 20 miles and you can't stay at the delivery point to take your break. What do you do? You have to jump a county line, possible a state line...maybe even a time zone to deliver during your ten hour break. What do you do? You're 2.5 hrs into the sleep (if that's even possible and entering your REM sleep). Surprise; time to get up and drive illegal!! 03:45 appointment. Your dispatcher is at home sawing logs in his or her bed, all the fancy people who send out the nasty safety macros are also at home slobbering on their pillows and snorring @ 120 + decibels.
Driving the truck is easy; dealing with all the BS that's associated with it is where the problems begin and more often than not end. Just a shame.
That log audit department doesn't even know where that truck is at my friend. They've pegged me several states away in different time zones, called me; I laughed at them. They don't have a clue.
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Wil Trans is now hiring students
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You guys are scaring me. I am planning to go with KLLM. I have already talked to the recruiter etc.. He said we are more of a family type of business. He also said we don't push lease purchase on new students. Pay is .32 cents a mile. Being a rookie your choices are very limited. The good companies don't hire rookies.
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Go with your gut feeling and inside instinct. You may not be right, but you may learn something and turn it into a positive experience in the end, who knows. Drive safe though whatever road you go down. !! -
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Never met anyone from KLLM that has been reimbursed for tuition like they were promised; and I've never met anyone who has actually paid their lease truck off who can show me the title to that truck.
All a bunch of smoke and mirrors I'm afriad. Drive for a few years and see if it's for you. Most people don't have a clue what a drivers lifestyle is all about. -
Still with KLLM. Been here for a little over a year now. Things are still going well. Just received my student reimbursement check difference. Loving it. Besides the wack medical plan and wack retirement plan, not a bad company. I am a satisfied company driver.
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