i'm trying to look for a job

Indian river might have peter cars but I heard they run 75 depends on your idle time...and if u get on a milk run its 3500 miles or so a week..I would get that tank experience. ..Imo dry van and reefer dosent pay as mych as tanks...but food grade don't pay that good either

my friend works for celadon...they tell u where to fuel and what way to go and how much fuel to get...and you cant idle the truck

 

Lol, sounds like every mega carrier

 

I'm puzzled by this thread. As someone who is considering driving I'm trying to figure out what difference it makes with what type of truck you get and if it has an APU. As long as it's maintained and gets you from point A to B and with a bit of a shaky driving history you may want to change your outlook. If you get decent miles on regional with Celadon what difference does it make if you're home on weekends? I'd think you'd be happy to have offers from companies. This reminds me a lot of some of my fellow employees at my employer. I wish you the best and good luck with the job search.

 

NCI runs freightshakers as well. it's a crap shoot on what ya get. and with an apu? you've got about a 1 in 10 chance of getting one with an apu. if you were hired and assigned one with an apu i'm sure someone who didn't get one will gladly trade you. lol i know i would.

NOW if your recruiter GUARANTEED YOU a truck with an apu, please tell me what their name is so i can call my recruiter back and make sure i get mine.

i've been on the phone with a recruiter there for the past week finalizing my orientation stuff, so i'm pretty sure i'm up to date on what they have and don't. and i know i'd be really happy if i'd been promised a kenworth with an apu instead of being told "depends on whats in the yard." for me i'll drive what they give me, freight/kenworth doesn't matter. none are older than a 2012 so aint no biggie.

and as for the regional stuff, all you have to do is tell your dm/fm you want to run outside it and there ya go.

one thing you are correct @ is its reefer and mainly meat loads. can't defend that. what worries me is that if you've been fired 3 times in a year and they are willing to take you, wth have i gotten myself into?

best of luck to ya driver.

 

That's cool, and I understand why they want us to fuel at select truck stops it would just be awesome to fuel wherever you wanted and to take whatever route aswell

 

Yes I did read the thread, maybe that's part of the problem. You sound like some of the people I've done interviews with. It usually goes like this: they'll say that they're flexible and willing to work anything and want as many hours as possible and have no problem working weekends, nights and holidays.
If they get hired in reality it's more like this: I'm only available these hours this day and I need to be off here and I really don't want to do that or work those hours this week but I may be able to next week. In my non driving job those people just aren't worth the hassle contrary to what they think.
I'm not saying you'd be like that and if you want to be working on weekends great. But at some point you need to keep in mind the employer is hiring and paying you. If they need you on regional they probably need you on a regional run and can't find drivers for it. Hence that's why they said they need you for it. If they have KW or PB for trucks and you don't want to drive them then I guess you'll keep looking for work. I can't see where wanting to drive a Cascadia and only a Cascadia is increasing you're chance for work. What may increase it is driving what they have available as long as it's safe.


I do have a Class A from years ago. I learned on a Chevy C65 and I spent a lot of time driving a Chevy C70 and a C65 and I really knew those trucks. I can't say I was emotionally attached to them though. I also drove others as well. I knew they were just part of my job. I didn't demand all my deliveries be in the truck I was most used to driving. It wouldn't have gone over very well and isn't feasible. I also knew I was the employee and I done what was needed to get the job done. That's a concept that's unfortunately out of the grasp of many.

Again I wish you the best and good luck.