Indian River

I’m glad to hear you hired on. It’s been a long time since I went through orientation (2016) so I assume some things are different in 2026. I did my drug screen in advance which eliminated having to wait on the results once I arrived at the terminal. I spent a few hours filling out paperwork, took a road test, and was introduced to everyone at the office. Maybe someone who hired on more recently can chime in on what to expect in current day time.

I’ve always ran OTR at Indian River, but I’ve made the rounds at all of our terminals and the majority of our regional lane customer base at one point in time or another. With regard to the Cordele office, the terminal manager there is a really nice guy and easy to get along with. I’ve pulled dairy loads from that area to Shippensburg, PA, Little Rock, AR, as well as the loads that Redtwin already mentioned. I’ve taken yeast from the Southeast to other parts of the country, too.

I don’t want to speak out of turn or above my pay grade and try confirm what you will “only” be doing. I will let that be between you and the office since I’m not aware of the conversations you had with recruiting. I would assume that if you hired on as regional but are open to doing more and going out farther distances, they will accommodate you when needed.

There are a handful of us on the thread, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you have a question or need help with directions and what not once you’re assigned a truck and on the move.

Larry

 

2,500 to 3,000 miles per week is very accurate at Indian River. Keep in mind that our pay cycles are from midnight Monday to midnight Monday. As an OTR driver, sometimes I will pull a long distance load that might not deliver until a Tuesday morning (just an example). In those situations, I will have “carry over” miles on the following check, but it always equals out to 2,500 to 3,000 miles per week when viewing things from the bigger picture. You might not experience that as much on the regional side (scanning in longer distance assignments that fall into the following pay cycle) but if you do and need the miles on a particular check for financial reasons they can do what is called a “T-Call” for you on a Monday when that happens. All of our offices are easy to work with here if you communicate with them.

 

I just realized that I answered a question you were directing at Redtwin about his own experience with the company in my last post. I apologize for overlooking that. I was typing in a hurry before getting back on the road.

 

They sent a fleet message about it on 2-24-2026 at 2:53 PM. Your Qualcomm may have had a glitch. You might try logging out and logging back in or call the IT person in Winter Haven and see if they can reset it on their end. Currently, any portion of the Florida turnpike and 470 in the Denver area is prohibited.