My Experience with Lone Star Transportation

Since they dont normally do training its not really a schedualed thing, i am the only one there for training. The 2 guys that do the training are also the local drivers for the Houston Terminal so they have to work the training around what ever work they need to be doing as well, so today we didnt get to do much since there wasnt much on the yard to work with and they had allot to do.

But Anyway;

I got to Help a O/O Unsecure his 42' (i think) Container, then watch them attempt to take it off the 3 axle step deck it was on, turn it around and set it on the ground, its loaded VERY heavy, and they have a huge forklift...barely big enough, kept trying to tip the forklift over lol, but they got it done.

Then i got to help Unsecure a Oversize load that one of the trainers/local drivers went and picked up today, 16' Tall, 12'+ wide, and 65,000lbs Generator.


Then at the end of the day I got to Chain and Strap my own load, that we made with stuff from the yard. I didnt take any pics of the thing i straped down, but this is what i chained.













American Trucker

 

as far as i know im the only Lone Star driver on here lol.




American Trucker

 

Tied down 4 loads today:

1st load was a 20ish foot long container on a step deck, then 2 "saddels" is what they called them, they are big steel brackets used to secure tanks on a flatbed, then i did a set of Shell(c) Pipe Stakes, Then last but not least i learned to secure stacked trailers, which we had to stack first lol






We also unloaded another contatianer to the ground but this time, they lifted it off a step deck (3 axle), then he pulled out and i backed another step in from the other direction then backed it in and lifted it up again then pulled out then set it on the ground with the doors facing the way they wanted.


They said they are going to try and wrap up the training tomorrow , i'm going to ask for at least another day, I want more practice with this stuff. And they also do not train how to tarp or roll tarps here....so Whichever one you y'all FB'ers reading that i meet, i'll give you the honor of teaching me how to do it




American Trucker

 

Something else i've noticed and Learned:

I've met and talked to 20+ drivers since i've been here, ALL but 2 have been here 8-25 years. 1 has been here 3 months, and 1 i met today has been here 3 weeks.

I've talked to allot of O/O's as well since most Lone Star drivers are O/O's (262 Company Trucks/500+ O/O's) and they get 70% of what the load pays, and from what i've been told Lone Star does NOT pull cheap freight Period....




American Trucker