Central Refrigerated Truck Stop

Haul length will vary depending on what part of the country you are in at the time. I am not that far north of you and whenever they sent me out from home I went to the West.
Once out west you will get good miles. Then at about week 3 they will send you towards the east. Conley or Bethlehem. Then you will run that region for a few days before going on home time.
At least that is how it seemed to work for me.
Allot of Kraft in the Northeast, so you can get some good loads.

Nobody has any clue what the log changes will be, but Central is already on e-logs.
I don't know what there CSA2010 score will look like either. Probably middle of the road. They put in a policy when I was with them that if you got an OOS then you were fired.
That worked fine under safestat, will not work under CSA.
But now is as good a time as any. I see no reason to wait, unless you have things you want to do at home for the winter. None of the changes will really effect you as much as people think they will.
Especially as a new driver.

Oh and yes, you will be hiring lumpers for unloading. Most places have just 1 service to use. A couple have a person you are too contact to unload. But that is rare. You send in the info to central and they issue a com check.
Then you will see the check out and back into your pay on your check. Since it is pulled then credited back.
If you turn in your paperwork. If you do not get the paperwork in on time you will see the lumper money come out one week and the repay the next.

 

Dude, if you don't mind a move, you can probably make better money relocating to the oil fields in North Dakota with those endorsements. You'd be mostly running waste water but it is paying hella well. The relocation sucks but ND has a fairly low cost of living.

Edit: didn't notice the lack of experience issue - the oil field jobs generally require exp.

 

How much Spork?

 

Just adding to what ChromeDome pointed out - the average length of haul also depends if you are in the general fleet or if you eventually get into the dedicated side. My typical length of haul has been hovering around 1200 mi on the dedicated fleet (beer!) but that is a bit deflated because I pull a lot of crap for my dispatcher. And by crap, I mean all those loads you get a drop auth in the Henderson, CO terminal for. You don't want to see my "on-time" percentage because I am usually given the loads after the delivery appointment time. I don't really care because it is something to do instead of just sitting around and sometimes I can get a few more bucks tossed in.

My typical route is just about 3300 a week with deadhead. If I run this tight, I can do a full turn, have a 34 hour reset in a week and walk away with a $1200+ paycheck after deductions but pre-tax (as an l/o). But typical doesn't always mean regular - it is just the route I have run the most often.

 

Not sure about the link policies, but this is from the job postings I was seeing:

Compensation
• $19.00-20.00/hour to start & Overtime after 40 hours (over $30/hour)
• $2.00/hour increase after 90 days
• $71,000-$84,000 per year average
• Second shift premium $1.00 per hour more
• Paid training

Requirements
• 12 months tractor/trailer experience
• CDL A with “N” Endorsement required
• “H” endorsement preferred but not required
• Knowledge of oilfield well servicing preferred but not required
• Must be able to work any day of the week and either shift
• Able to work in all types of weather and conditions
• Able to lift up to 100 pounds
• Able to pass a physical agility test
• Good interpersonal skills & a neat and clean appearance

Benefits
• Paid medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Paid vision, Paid dental, Paid vacation
• Paid training/orientation
• 401K, Life insurance, Short-term disability, Long-term disability
• Education assistance
• Wage increase after first 90 days
• New equipment, Advancement opportunities, Relocation
• Training on minor mechanical repair, Safety gear provided
•
​

The company hiring is Key Energy Services. They had a ton of openings a month or two ago when I was looking.

 

Is the N rating Nuke? Not familiar. Used to deal with Industrial, that was the N Stamp. Thank you.

 

N is tank
H is hazmat
X is tank and hazmat

 

T is doubles/tripples

 

I know, he did not ask that.
I use to have an X, but let it go back in the early 90's.
Now I still have tank because I have needed it for dry bulk here and there, but others are all gone.

 

I think OTRM forgor to get me prices for my special order chains and winter is coming up soon!