Day by day adventures of a new solo OTR driver

Lol this is unreal. After sitting for 3hrs in fairless hills I decided to just end this ridiculous day. Of course, right after that they send me a load assignment. Bobtail 60 miles to pick up an empty when I'm already at the drop yard with a bunch of trailers. I'm tired of calling in and complaining about their incompetence so I follow directions. Show up at the place and of course, no empties. Go to a truckstop and shut down for the night, send in the exception, grab something to eat, come back to the truck and the box planner states in a message to go back there and check if there are any empties. Seriously, I think the box planners are retarded.

 

Lol going to assachusetts of course. Oh well, my days are numbered anyway so they mine as well send me to Poland springs if I ever even get this load

 

Good luck DF, you rock my brother. Im pretty sure you could make it with any company you set your mind to runnin for. why not just for giggles think about JCT . at least read the thread runnin with JCT. It might help even if ya dont switch. run hard !

 

That is one reason if I am at a "drop-yard" needing an empty I will take the few minutes or so and take a look and try to find me one or two, then send them quick message about the trailer#, give them like 15-20min for system to update. If does not update then I send them a freeform with LD#, Cust#/Location, MT# and then get on my way to next assignment. If they question it I let them know all the steps I took for getting the empty but system did not update and that I did not want to be late for next PU.
But thats just me...has not been an issue as of yet!!!

 

DF, you'll love the IC world. While I was at Schneider I've heard nothing but good things from them. The major part to it is to stay at around 65-68MPH to get the best fuel economy.

 

Wow, a week later, (on and off because i have to work, and get stuff done around the house) I'm done reading this thread. Holy Crap DFO!!! i feel like i've been on an adventure with you all over the country!!! this thread has seriously opened my eyes to the Day to Day grind and I'm still really looking forward to it! i laughed and "holy ####, wtf'd with you) waiting to hear back from my bank on the financing for CDL school. my credit is good, so i'm hoping to save ~1500 dollars + a lower interest rate on CDL school.

Really glad i started reading/caught up with you at the point you're at now and will be following your IC Thread closely, I'm 27, single with no kids....so a little older, but in the same situation as you when you started. only i have a veteran OTR trucker (15+ years) in the family i can call for advice. but IC is what i plan to do also after i get some time under my belt. only difference is i have the credit to bring in an outside truck.

I've been doing a ton of reading on TTR for the last month, some lurking before i made an account and am looking at SNI and USX as the two companies to be considered.
Going to have to do weekend classes, because i work full time for a transformer manufacturer. so I'm probably looking at january before I'm done with school.
only making ~26k a year (with overtime) and there's no career future for me there. Can't wait to get started on a new career!!

This thread has been awesome and i hope you do great in your own truck brother! good lord do you deserve it! you write really well. I can't wait to read more of your adventures. Thanks so much!!