Central Oregon Trucking CO

I applied for a job there a few Years ago and found that video. I sent it to the recruiter lol I ended up with another job.

I think that was filmed on the i5 in southern Oregon. Running the shoulder is common. Example : if your slow you move over and make room for another truck to pass. I will get some video next time I run that way and show you endless trucks crawling up the hill on the shoulder. Those of us who run light weight loads sure appriceate it.

In that drivers defense I assume the person shooting the video was not aware everyone runs the shoulder in that area (southern Oregon i5). I assume he wanted to get by and just said #### it. And went around as interstate went the the other lane. Passing on the shoulder in that area never gets anyone I know a ticket. The bears in the area are aware of te practice btw.

Now tail gating is another story. That was just stupid period. No defense for that.

 

i have seen signs saying slow vehicles may use shoulder
i would not advocate passing on the shoulder
interstate had no obligation to use the shoulder. our company forbids it on some routes.
some times you get in traffic and the correct decision will cause you to down shift

 

Hi everyone! I just signed up with this forum. I called Renee, one of the recruiters for COTC to ask her a few questions about the company. I didn't ask her about the pay yet, but am surprised to hear that flatbed drivers are being paid .33cpm, that's pretty low for a flatbedder in my opinion. I know the economy is in the dumps right now, but .33cpm is cheap. I was wondering if the truck drivers who are currently employed with COTC have anymore advice to offer on the company.

Aloha, Stingray

 

I have a friend who drives for them. The equipment is KW T660's which are governed at 62. The sleepers are 62in and 72in Aerocab midroof with two windows on the side. The loads, which are mostly tarped, consists mostly of building materials. They do have some loads going to Canada. I can not comment on the pay as the recruiters know better than I do. If you are inexperienced with Flatbed's, they will train you. They only have one terminal and that is in Terrebonne OR.

KH

 

Thanks for the info Kinghunter. Just curious to know how much time has your friend been employed with COTC?

Aloha, Stingray

 

Over two months.

KH

 

That makes him halfway up the seniority chart! They have pretty high turnover. For .33 cents go pull a dry van. Lot less work for the same money. IMHO.

 

I think .33 cpm is cheap whether a truck driver is pulling a dry van, or flatbed. Especially flatbed!

Stingray

 

Amen, .33cpm for flatbed. Where one actually does a little work, I left OTR in 2009. What's sad is the payscales seem to have gone backwards, when I solo'd out with May Trucking in 2007 after 2 weeks with a trainer I was started out at .34 cpm to haul a reefer and get darn good miles and do zero physical work.

Here, they offer .33cpm for flatbed in the year 2011 going on 2012! Yikes! What went wrong there! With England, Werner and the rest of the "Big Names" offering .28cpm to start I guess .33 is good......

 

First...that video was I-5 north bound, approximately mp 110...just south of the Loves, Roseburg. COTC should not have passed on the shoulder after the top of the hill...that was not wise! But then the poster of the video was pushing the speed in the #1 lane coming up on the IDC/COTC rigs...."do as I say not as I do" poster? Probably!

Oregon has designed the Interstate with "lane +" shoulders..with the express reason for a combination breakdown, and slow vehicle traffic. There is no excuse for a truck climbing at 15-25 mph to be in either lane 1 or lane 2...that slow the truck should be over on the shoulder!

Running the shoulder, you need to pay attention for the truck/car in the breakdown lane...at the slow speed, you have ample time to adjust to the oncoming traffic and merge out in the 2 lane and get around.