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Well, it seems the cries of my wait were answered.. I think the very next day from my last post (on this thread actually). I'm with a trainer now - OTR guy. I ran 2K+ miles on my log alone in the first week; almost put him in the hole on week two so we sat in Muscle Shoals, AL for about three days on a restart and then about a day and a half more waiting for a load to take us back to GA for requested home time. My trainer's well pump shorted out and he needed to get back to bury the new cable for his roommate. As for now, we're gonna get back at it on Monday, most likely for another two weeks, then home again.
Is it likely that I'll not be paid for a week like the last one I had almost no runs? It's not like I wasn't out of hours - they did try to load us with a run to north of Albany, NY but my trainer doesn't feel (and the policy dictates) that I'm not ready for city traffic *NYC* and he was out and would have been in the hole for the next four days if I had cont. to drive.
Otherwise it's been great OTR and I'm expecting to be solo by about week eight since we're taking home time every other weekend (and almost a week of sitting) - I'm sure there will be a few more delays...

 

How do you become a follower of the blog? Do you have to work for Millis to sign up? Sorry. Not very computer savy.

 

Haha, much better. Looks good man.

 

Dark-Knights, YOU should get paid regardless of your hrs or not...Waiting is part of the job. You were out and ready to go. Don't understand why it took 4.5 days to get Hrs back and get a load though!!!
Who is your trainer?? Just curious....If he's new I'd like to meet him at some point. Might be one that I add to my "special" list. LOL
See Ya'
G

 

LOL at "special list". I'm almost afraid to ask what it's for. But yes Dark Knights, if you were in the truck and ready for dispatch you should get paid your weekly training pay as Greg said. Like him I can't help but ask why so long to get a reset and wait another 1.5 days? Something doesn't sound right.

I hope the rest of your training goes smoother for you. I think I will agree with your trainer though on driving through NYC, it can be trying and a few more weeks driving will get you better primed for it.

 

I hope to be a Millis employee someday