KLLM Hometime while training?

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  1. AdamKaz138

    AdamKaz138 Bobtail Member

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    So I'm heading to Atlanta Jan. 12th for orientation, as I said on my previous post. But I had another question about training. Are you literally OUT otr for 6 weeks with a trainer? or do you have a break and a little hometime? Exactly how does that work?

    I'm just trying to understand what to expect.
     
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  3. LSUtruck

    LSUtruck Bobtail Member

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    I'm going on the 30th, we're going out for 3 weeks, then a week's paid vacation, then 3 more weeks. They offered me a bonus to do it with no break, but you can't beat the paid vacation...
     
  4. AdamKaz138

    AdamKaz138 Bobtail Member

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    No that's not a bad deal, actually.
     
  5. newbiewannadoitright

    newbiewannadoitright "Right Wing Nut Job"

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    I don't know about this time of year with Christmas and all, but I stayed out for about 8 weeks total, with Orientation, my training time and my upgrade and load home. When I got my upgrade, they were short on trucks at Jackson, so I had to ride with my trainer again on a load to Chicago, and he dropped me off at the Portage Yard to get my truck. Then to get back to Louisiana, I had to get a load in Joliet and haul it to Robert, LA at the Walmart DC. Then home. It was almost 8 weeks before I got home. My trainer and I were getting so many runs from California to Illinois or Pennsylvania or Georgia, I barely even saw the Louisiana state line, much less got close to home. After my upgrade, I would occassionally go by the house for a shower, Laundry and a break, or a 34 hr reset. It depends on your trainer and what he has scheduled.
     
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  6. RoadWarrior1775

    RoadWarrior1775 Bobtail Member

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    WOW! All this and a paycheck, I'd say we live in a great country.
     
  7. JimTheHut

    JimTheHut Road Train Member

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    So Does KLLM run all 48 states?
     
  8. RoadWarrior1775

    RoadWarrior1775 Bobtail Member

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  9. BabiBoi357

    BabiBoi357 Light Load Member

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    yeah, they run all 48, but I mostly stay east of I 35
     
  10. newbiewannadoitright

    newbiewannadoitright "Right Wing Nut Job"

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    Yep, they drive all 48, and I ran through or to dang near every one of them in 6 months. With the exception of Montana, North Dakota, Maine and New Hampshire.
     
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