Team Driver

Tunnel Hill has the largest orientation class. You might be able to find a partner there if you don't here.

 

Just out of curiosity, why do you want to drive team with a stranger? I have never driven team but I think it would be extremely difficult to do it with my girlfriend or brother, let alone a total stranger. You realize that you will be living with them for 23.5 hrs per day for weeks at a time in a space the size of a small closet? Also, it's illegal to ride the top bunk while the truck is moving, so you will be essentially sharing a bed with them too. Gross to say the least. You might as well share each others underwear too. I can't imagine anything pleasurable or positive about that scenario. Just run solo and run hard.

 

Carry an oversized sleeping bag & a pillow, so when you're not sleeping it can be rolled up and put away.

 

Totally not what he asked, but valid points.

 

Teaming owner ops make cash but It's not much more money when your company drivers teaming. I had to team with my trainer for 4weeks and 3days not the worst position I ever been in but I don't wanna do it again. I was thinking of teaming with my homeboy but I thought again..I love my own truck and I hate sleeping going down 7percent grades and curves while I sleep with 80000lbs in someone else hands. The choice is yours that's just my input and opinion buddy

 

Couldn't disagree with you more, it surprises me the misconceptions abound regarding team driving - especially from those with limited experience of it.

 

Wife and I team. We love it !

Teams get better loads and a lot of them are drop and hook. Teams at USX get the newer trucks. We mainly stop at a truck stop to fuel and shower. Love that I don't have to find a place to park for the night.

Solo drivers are the ones that do more live unloads. They also do more of the challenging docks.

If your partner is a bad driver then ask for a new one. I think it's smart to team when you first start because if you get into a jam then you have someone to help you get out of it. A lot of things can go wrong your first year, the most important thing is to keep your record clean.

We fuel up 2-3 times a day. The points at Pilot add up quickly. We've bought with our points $400 worth of stuff for FREE. We're saving our points now for the cube thing that works with satellite tv.

 

if you say So. Driver my father been driving 20plus yrs and I wouldn't team with him otr..

 

I have had my girl on the rd wit me that's nice but I wouldn't want another driver with me.