Kllm o/o out of school

Discussion in 'KLLM' started by RollTide85, Jul 18, 2012.

  1. RollTide85

    RollTide85 Bobtail Member

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    I want to get in the o/o program and wanted to know how it really works I start school Aug 31st at bevill state
     
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  3. hairball77

    hairball77 Bobtail Member

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    I went straight from school to training to L/P with KLLM a year ago.I recommend you sign up as a company driver at least until halfway thru training.You may not like driving as much as you think you will.Also,it's a hell of a lot of work learning to drive and run a business at the same time.My first few months were hard.It will be harder if you're not an organized person.You'd be much better off as a company driver for a year,then decide if you want your own truck.That way you can focus on being a better driver first.You can sign up for L/P at any time with a phone call.It's harder to change your mind after you've signed up for it and already have thousands of dollars in your truck.
     
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  4. RoadToad69

    RoadToad69 Mistress of Mayhem

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    I have to agree with hairball here. I'd spend a year just honing your trucking skills first and learning about the ins and outs of the industry and company before taking the leap into becoming an O/O. There are so many details that can make or break you - watching your fuel, when and where you fuel, knowing where the hot zones and dead zones are for your company and corner of the market, learning about the ebb and flow of freight based on time of year and current market. There is learning the calculations to be able to tell what you can expect to make off a given load, how to calculate how much fuel to allot for a load, acquiring the tools you will need to best optimize your fuel costs (like a laptop and wireless internet for using Gas Buddy), learning when it may actually be in your best interests to go ahead and take an otherwise crappy load just to get you into a better market area for a better load. There is cultivating relationships within the company, with dispatchers, with load planners....to assist you in getting the best loads possible. There is establishing your reputation within the company so that dispatch and load planners already know, once you become an O/O, that you can be counted on to "get 'er done" and can be trusted with critical loads.

    Trying to do all of that at one time....that is an awful lot for a newbie to take on all at one time. I've seen some implode from the stress of trying to handle all of that at one time.

    RT
     
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