Caledonia Haulers out of Minnesota

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  1. Cobrawastaken

    Cobrawastaken Medium Load Member

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    I'm not gonna lie, the surge is honestly part of it. Sometimes I get loaded and I think, "man I miss when my load was NOT supposed to move.."

    Mostly it is also that tanker companies usually use mid roofs and a lot of them are Peterbilts. I don't hate Peterbilt, but they're getting really dated. Same interior since 2012 minus the digital dash being added a couple years ago. But the midroof part of it is a big downside for me. I literally live in this thing and it's getting old having to constantly work around all my stuff that's on the floor and moving stuff off the bed when I want to go to sleep because I don't have enough storage.

    Another thing that bothers me is trailer washouts. Even if I drop and hook to a clean trailer with no waiting at all, I'm still doing an extra step before I can get loaded. With dry van and usually with reefer, you just go to your next pickup and get loaded. I say "usually" for reefer because you do have to get your trailer washed out sometimes. But with food grade tanker, it's every time.
     
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  3. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    LOL!! Love me some Chinese food.
     
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  4. Tall Mike

    Tall Mike Road Train Member

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    I will say Caledonia Haulers are one of the better companies I have driven for. When I was there the trucks were 72mph and the mileage pay was mid 30's. Back then they were about the best paying bigger food grade tank companies. Glad to see the pay has gone up for you guys. The driver had the choice of elog or paper back then, I chose paper of course. They flat out ran the super singles off that truck. Only reason I left was too much New England, northeast, and dirty 'Jersey. Aside from a code red emergency from Cedar Rapids to Oakland I was primarily running a steady diet of loads back east. I'd love to post the details of that Cali load but it would probably get the company in trouble, and make new breed heads explode.

    Overall, highly recommend Caledonia.
     
  5. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Nice, yup, Northeast will do that to you, I'm going to New Jersey this week, I know I'll get some traffic around Washington and the roads look tight as hell to get to the place... BUT! It beats the mountains lol.
    Honestly, I think the best company I'd like to work for would be one that do the Midwest and the South. The good place to deliver in the Northeast, especially New York, is if it's Upstate, country side part, other than that, it's a nope to the Northeast.
     
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  6. Tall Mike

    Tall Mike Road Train Member

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    I live in NYS I just don't want to run here other than catch a load home.
     
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  7. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    You meant NYC? Where the hell do you park the truck on hometime? You leave it at a Truck stop and stuff.
     
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  8. ESAFO

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    New York State
     
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  9. Tall Mike

    Tall Mike Road Train Member

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    I'm from NYS not NYC, big difference. I don't go anywhere near NYC if I can help it.
     
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  10. Tall Mike

    Tall Mike Road Train Member

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    yes !
     
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  11. nextgentrucker

    nextgentrucker Road Train Member

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    Oh ok, I'm dumb lol.
     
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