ESTES Express (5 Year Review)

you get a start day, I would usually wait till 8pm to start calling in and ask for a load but I preferred running at night. Being in Texas you’re gonna get a ton of miles, 2800-3000 easy. It’s a great job, once you learn where all the terminals are and stuff it’s just a matter of point and shoot the truck in that direction. Try to stay out of Houston tho it’s a black hole lol

 

you get a start day, I would usually wait till 8pm to start calling in and ask for a load but I preferred running at night. Being in Texas you’re gonna get a ton of miles, 2800-3000 easy. It’s a great job, once you learn where all the terminals are and stuff it’s just a matter of point and shoot the truck in that direction. Try to stay out of Houston tho it’s a black hole lol

 

My road test was first time I drove a single axel. Upon leaving I put it in 3rd and slammed the gas. Broke traction and it was like riding a bull. I look over at dude in jump seat and he was holding on for dear life. We didn’t go far. He had me turn around next exit and go back and said good to go. Even broke my set for me. Lol I wanted to laugh from the look on his face.

 

What ever terminal your out of most times you will run any extra freight out on your start day. My old terminal was done breaking freight at 9pm. They always had me in there at 8:30. If they had no extra freight for the night I always went out empty to a near by terminal with extra. Very rare I didn’t go out on my start day.

 

At my terminal, it's like the twilight zone. I take you in a dark room, close the door and ask "What do you want it to be?" No sitting at the phone, waiting for them, if you want to work.

 

prior to getting this bid, they had me covering a 3/2 layover. It wasn’t too bad, the 3 week you run your 70 down to a few minutes left. After one week on a halfway meet tho, I think I’m gonna enjoy it more, it’s more in line with being able to have some semblance of a routine

 

Anybody in here out of the Greensboro, NC yard?