Making move to tanker

Hi, deeblu!

The Decatur terminal? Nice! I sure would appreciate it if you'd mention my name as a referral, if you don't mind. I'm Kevin Crawford.

Okay, as for hometime, I can only speak for my own experience, as I've not really asked other drivers about theirs. I find it to be very good. Since I've had my own truck, I've been home every weekend. As for getting home during the week, if we'd already moved here (currently live in north MS), I would've been home during the week at least a couple nights a week during most if the weeks I've worked here. Yet, they advise ya to carry enough clothes to be out two weeks, but from what I gather at this terminal, you'd just about have to request to be out that long. I'll say this...both the terminal manager & the dispatcher are really good about understanding a driver's family life & needs in regard to that.

The equipment is good. Late model-to-new Volvos. Mine's an '08, in great shape, only about 184k miles on her. I think it's one of the older ones at our terminal. No APUs, but idling is not an issue. We run elogs using the Peoplenet system.

As as far as where we run, sorta hard to say. Week before last they got a couple CA runs, but I think that's a rarity. So far I've been to Greenville, SC (on my way there now, actually) three times, been to Michigan twice, Joliet & Lemont, IL, Forest Park, GA, Louisville, KY, and some local runs in north AL. Of course, I've not been here long enough to have been everywhere we run. Not even sure yet where all we do run. lol

Y'know,...I've never really compared how many dry bulk vs chemical loads I've done. Just guessing, I'd guess mine have been split close to 50/50, there may have been slightly more dry bulk.

As as for pay & bennies, I think they're both good. Making more here than I did at McElroy. Still have about a month before I can get the health insurance. It's good insurance, just not cheap. But don't get me started on the whole insurance issue in this country right now. lol. As for pay, there are several things for which we get paid in addition to mileage (like load/unload, layover, safety bonus, etc) that really help add to the mileage pay very nicely.

Look forward to meeting you!

 

Hey, I'll appreciate the referral very much! If you haven't put the all in yet, just call the terminal & talk to Lee (dispatcher) or David (terminal manager). Either will probably tell you to just stop by, fill out an app there. David will obviously want to meet with you & set up a road test anyway. And don't sweat the road test. I drove & we just talked, sorta getting to know each other.

 

Oh yeah. While I had no complaints with McElroy, I much prefer tanker to flatbed!!

 

Glad to hear things are goin well for ya on the flat & that you're enjoying it!! Really good to hear!