Experience with your LTL company
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by ACH1130, Sep 23, 2012.
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With a year OTR now, I'm seriously looking at different options...
Is there a LTL for newbies somewhere? I'll do my best to read up in the mean time, lol... -
Hey road_runner,
After reading another thread making it clear you don't necessarily have to start
with otr, I'am making every effort to find an ltl with a line haul position avaliable.
I recieved my CDL last month, do you have any pointers or advice that may be useful
when applying? Thanks
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sorry been MIA for a while, just got my internet back tonight after Hurricane sandy... Yes MOST LTLS will hire you without experience. Some will hire you right away . Some you should start as a dock worker then move up to driving. CWF will hire you without experience but have to watch them, they like to play games. YRC, Estes, UPSF, ABF will all hire without experience, or even if you dont meet the exp level. YRC's road test is very laid back, they just take you out to see if you can handle the truck on some tight streets, as long as your not an idiot or drive wreckless they wont fail you.
If you dont want to drive OTR you wont have too, I never spent a day OTR -
He did threaten me at the start that if I were to put the truck sideways at any point of the drive, he would put a big red x on the fail box. LOL.
We pretty much ran a linehaul route and he showed me a bit on where they want their trailers parked. It was a paid training session. I did wish that they teamed me up with him for at least a week. He is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. I could have learned a lot from him.Big Don Thanks this. -
Just be thankful you got one who would show you anything at all. These companies are not gonna spend a penny they don't have to.
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My personal opinion, they should invest the extra money, and pair up a rookie LTL driver with a trainer for at least one week to figure out the routes, terminal locations/combos, and give guidance on hooking sets. Doesn't matter how much experience you got pulling single trailers, pulling sets and the extra attention to detail is a whole different ball game. Just my two cents.
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