Central Refrigerated Truck Stop II

Cool. Spent time at tracks in the Heartland. Have some left in OH. Hope u find that cylinder for next race! Primarily do road couse bikes& cars.

 

Husband use to run up at the Roseville 1/4 mile track... He ran what they called 'bombers'... I think they might be the same class, just a new name. He ran them over 30 yrs ago now...

 

It's hard to compare what was run a while back to what there is now. Late models then are almost what our hobbys/streets are now. We have a division below us which is bone stock which would probably be compared to a basic bomber/enduro car.

 

Hey
Aaron i delivered a load of bleachers to the new track there off of 5 next to bakersfield. that place is gonna be ######!

 

Hey All,

As I posted a couple of weeks ago, I'm going to have to go with CRST instead of Central since Central changed its DUI policy from 5 years to 7 years. I really wanted Central, bit that's life I guess. I start training on April 15th. I have the list they have me of what to pack, but I want your advice. I'm tight on money and so I'm hoping to get just the essentials if possible and when I start making a paycheck I can work on the rest later. Remember, I have to team so I don't want to pack too much. Sleeping bag, flashlight, gloves, boots, sneakers...are what I think I should put at the top of the list right? Any advice is appreciated. I don't want to buy what isn't really necessary yet. You guys are experienced and so your advice on what I need would be great? Do they want a big flashlight or will a small maglite suffice? Any particular type of boots that is best? You get the idea. Your advice is appreciated!

 

For those of you who lease can you please explain how the fuel surcharge works, specifically regarding what happens when you use less fuel than the fuel stops indicate you needed to purchase for the trip.

So say the trip has three fuel stops totalling 230 gal but you make it to your 99 on 155 gal and you skipped the last fuel stop. Do you still get the surcharge on those remaining gal you didnt have to purchase?

This is how my trainer was explaining it and quite frankly when I started asking questions we both got confused (I tend to do that sometimes lol). So I figured I'd come in here and see whats up. Thanks.

unloader

Edit: and if im not understanding the fuel surcharge correctly let me know. Its covers the diffence between the price at the stop and $2.50 right? So if fuel is $3.79 at the pump your surcharge would cover $1.29 to bring your total cost to $2.50 a gal correct?

 

A small mag will work... Don't worry about any tools... You will be on your trainer's truck, so lets hope he/she has what is needed to do the job. Just worry about what YOU will need. If you are going to be lumping loads, then steel toe boots would be good... However, when I was training I didn't (nor did my trainer) lump any loads.

 

We get paid per mile on he FSC... They figure it out so if the truck is getting 6.5 mpg then you will need $0.45 per mile so your fuel will only cost $1.20/gal (amount of FSC changes as fuel prices change)... Now if you can go 7 mpg then you make money... Or the fuel costs less... Either case you get more $$ on the bottom line.

Clear as mud huh

 

Hello. I am currently in my first week of training at Central and I'm sorry you couldn't come here as I am having a great time. It's fast but I'm keeping up ok. As far as packing goes, underwear is priority. I have a pair of shorts and two pairs of pants. I brought mostly white cheap tshirts 5 to be exact. I didn't want to ruin my more expensive shirts. I brought 5 pairs of socks. I brought a small maglite so I hope it's enough. Personal hygiene stuff is important. I am a girl so there is a few more things I need you don't. So far everything I have is working out great. As far as food goes I am living on ramen just as I did in collage. Actually my experience reminds me exactly like collage. Boots I just have my origal woekboots that I had while being an electrician. Don't forget tennis shoes and flip flops. Bring a back pack as a carry on for anything you can't fit in your duffle bag. The bus trip really sucks so bring listening devices and things to read and do. Of you can fit any type of snacks in the backpack I suggest doing it cause it gets expensive eating out of gas stations on the bus. I need to go to bed. 5:30 comes early. If you have any questions just ask and I or others will help you out. Good luck to you

 

Your fsc has nothing to do with how many gallons you buy it has to do with how many miles you run. Is your trainer on the new or old plan? Assuming new since you are quoting $2.50. Also with the new plan they figure the average truck gets 6.5mpg. So they take fuel price (lets say $4/gal) less the $2.50 you agree to pay. We now have $1.50 to be paid by the mile. So you take $1.50/6.5mpg and you get about 23cpm. Now if you are getting better than 6.5mpg you're paying less than $2.50/gal.

Are you guys going over fueling in your workbook? If so what they are talking about there is fueling to the load. Basically what that is, is only buying as much fuel as you need for the load. The fuel routing always tries to get you to show up with a 1/2 a tank or better and "fueling to the load" requires you to get there with less than a 1/4 tank. The thought process behind this is assuming all truck drivers live pay check to pay check. True by filling up at the cheap stop you can save $0.20/gal but having an extra 100 gallons in the tank will save you $20 bucks, but this weeks check will be about $300 less because that fuel is sitting in your tank. Now next week you will start off with that 100 gallons so that $300 will show up in that check.Like I said it assumes you are living paycheck to paycheck. If you have a little padding and take advantage of cheap fuel when you can that $20/week can save you $1000 over the year, and once you get passed the first week you are not having smaller checks, because each week you're getting the benefit of starting with more fuel.

Hope that helps.