Hi - SUPER newbie question.
If you're gonna be on the road for several weeks, do you drive your personal car to your employer and park it at some gigantic onsite lot, or do you need to find another way to get to and from work?
Driving to work
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by NewJack, Dec 3, 2010.
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Most of the companies will arrange for a bus ride.
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Is this a door-to-door bus ride or are we talking basic public transportation?
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Greyhound!! You get to the departure station, they get to the terminal from the arrival station.NewJack Thanks this.
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I think he means when you are already employed buy the company not just going to orientation. Never ever heard of a driver getting a ride to work on greyhound except the first time for orientation.
Almost all large OTR companies have you take the truck home for time off. If you live close enough to the terminal, say 100 miles or so you may want to take the truck their and drive back and forth. Then yes you would be parking in a large lot and leaving your personal vehicle their while your on the road. Other wise you will be expected to take the truck home with you and find a secure place to park it when their.NewJack Thanks this. -
Yeah, that's what I meant. So I take it these lots are perfectly safe and secure?
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UMMmmm...........nope........not any type of guarantee....you park at your own risk. best to have a "clunker car" in which at least it passes state inspections and for winter, has a heater/defroster that works.
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I have always found a job that is only a few miles from home. The bus thing, not my choice. You might have to leave your vehicle on there property for a month or so, hopefully no one will touch it.
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Agree.....Some places you park at your own risk.
I have driven for companies with gated yards and some you just park your car out in the open.
Best not to have anything worth stealing and drive an older vehicle.
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and IF a guy IS married......it's S.O.P. that the hubby gets the "old beater", lest his wife "beat on him" if her car ever breaks down....>!##$%^&*!!!Dionysus Thanks this.
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