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I agree with smadronia, this sounds like a communication error between your qualcomm and their system, keep an eye on your idle time on the qualcomm, if your qualcomm says you are idling at 12% and they are saying 42%, then there is either someting wrong with your qualcomm or there is something wrong with their system. If I had to guess, I would say that the problem would be in the qualcomm, unless all the other drivers are getting hit with over idle fees.

 

You get the hundred the first wednesday after you get on the trainers truck. If you are lucky and get on a truck on Wednesday you'll get 67.50 the following Wednesday too. You will be on your own the first week.

 

That is bad advice. You never want your tandems heavier than your drives. That can cause your trailer to start whiplashing. Furthermore most shippers want your tanks full before they remove the excess weight.

You can ask fuel/permits for heavy load fuel routing or you have the shipper remove product.. I have done both without issue.

 

Thanks for the info Celticwolf. That helps clear that up. I appreciate all of your guidance on here.

 

You're welcome; however, keep in mind Central's pay week runs thursday to Wednesday and you get paid on Wednesday what you earned the previous pay period.

 

Hi im curtis and im looking into central they have a school that offers training in Modesto ca not far from here, im currently working but im ready for a career change cant stand stacks of paperwork lol. i have currently 10 truckers in my family 2 o/o and the others are local company drivers already put in the otr time lol. so it looks like its my turn. So from what i gather the school is four weeks then idk how many with a trainer at 450 a week but only when i get with a trainer so should i expect 5 weeks before i get my first check? i want to make sure i have enough saved to make the switch as painless as possible thanks for all your help and this forum is great i have learned so much from you guys.

 

I actually mentioned that the system must be wrong,he said there was no way it could be wrong.,the system gets a signal each time the ignition is turned on. Then I reminded him I had spliced all 487 wires back together after the qualcom cord had been severed (don't ask). He still insisted it couldn't be wrong and said it showed the engine had been running for the past 72 hours straight. I couldn't get through to him that I had not been idling since I got dinged the first time and asked him what I was supposed to do to keep warm when it was 16° up in Minnesota when I had been idling. He said "use your bunk heater" " ...ummm,it doesn't work,remember?" He insisted he didn't know,I sent a mac31 and include it on my Mac 9 every day. Then he insists I inform him of these issues and not bother OTRM with non-mechanical issues. Not the brightest light on the family tree...Safety is looking into it...

 

Funny then how central tells its lease drivers to arrive at shippers with under 1/4 tank of fuel, and your tandems will only be heavier when you burn your fuel out, otherwise the axle weights are close to the same. This advice is only for those real heavy loads like 45k, most trucks cannot haul that much without going over weight. Of course all of this is dependant on what your total weight at the time you scale is. At the most, you only want to have your trailer tandems about 2000lbs heavier than your drives, this will allow for a full load of fuel and not go over on axle weights. I agree with the fact that a shipper would want you to have full tanks before removing any excess weight from your truck, this way they can have as much on the truck as legally possible. There are other variables in this equation also, and each circumstance is different.

 

1. Thanks for the fuel info it makes perfect sence. I dont know why I was confussed on when or how I should fuel but fuel and permits told me to only fuel for my load soooo idk it just confussed me. 2. I think leasing is going to be just fine. I really do think I just had bad luck my very first week. I do not spend beyond my means and I spend as little as possible. I have no wife,kids,car,insurance,school to pay,sorry to say but not even rent no bills what so ever except 50 bucks a month for my phone. 3. most important thanks for answering my questions somtimes I might need some advice and most of the time the answers come back quicker on this site then they do on qual comm or phone call. lol j/k well half way. but thanks to all of you mo fo's

 

the first recruiter we talked to was awful...couldn't get a call through to him...would not call back....then we received a call that "he no longer was with them" and our next one was great