H.O. Wolding is a GREAT company!

The current policy is that you can have a company inverter put in, a purkey 10-2 1200watt. An exception would be having another installed to run a cpap. You can run any that you can plug in. Currently i have the co inverter to run a microwave and a plug in to run a tv and something else. (Xbox or dvd). I run a plug in cooler. This is working well for me. Also most of the fleet now are Cascadias and are maintained very well.

 

By 'plug in' inverter are you referring to a 12v that plugs into a cigarette lighter? I tried powering a small projector and Xbox 360 with the most powerful one I could buy and it never worked.

I think a 1200 watt inverter would work. How many of their new rigs are being equipped with APU's?

 

6 month pay is .33/mile. Im just about to hit it. Then 34 at 9 months, 35 at 1 year. After 90 days you're eligible for quarterly bonus of 4.5 cents/mile on all miles run previous quarter.
No apu's, no hassles about idling though. Bunk heaters and opti-idle, thermostats for a/c and opti idle.

You can get your own inverter and they'll wire it in for you, or buy through company. Company will take it out a little each week if you do it that way. Not sure the limit, but have met plenty of guys that have one for
tv/computer/xbox, so maybe not as big a deal as it used to be.

Trucks vary, but they're upgrading faster than they were a few years ago when economy was crap. Im in a 2012 cascadia, like it, well maintained, when I have a problem I pull into the nearest FL dealer if it's serious enough, or wait till the yard if it's not. Yes, you probably wont get a brand new truck as a new hire.

Been on some long runs lately, fl-az, az-id, now id-wi, so miles definitely not a problem.

 

How much time out with a trainer when first hired as newly licensed?

 

Varies, but probably 4-5 weeks. 75/day training pay.

 

You have to drive a minimum of 5000 miles and after that it's up to the trainer to decide if you're ready. So anywhere from a couple weeks to several weeks. Also you have to take a final drive test after training.

 

Seems like the company has changed a lot for the better since I started there two years ago. Training was with a driver was 2 weeks minimum, but you'd have to be perfect. There wasn't a set amount of miles or time. It was up to the trainer and safety department.

I dont mind driving a Cascadia of any age. I drive one now but it's a day cab. I just wouldn't want to be stuck into one of their Columbias especially since I'm going in as an experienced driver.

I don't completely understand their stance on APU's either. I heard they just don't like the cost benefit to maintenance thing, but it's a small price to pay to save fuel from opti idle and for a creature comfort for the driver.

Either way way the big hang up for me was the inverter. If they're allowing them now, and I can be promised a Cascadia, I'm in.

 

Id just mention this stuff, they really seem to work with people. Especially coming in with experience, these couple issues dont sound like dealbreakers to me.

 

Just letting you fellas know I'll be leaving with my trainer Monday or Tuesday of next week. He said we would be gone 7 to 10 days at a time and headed out west. I look forward to possibly meeting some of you in WI or maybe even on the road.

 

12string what state are you from? I'm looking at the west runs you've been getting. I thought I read here a few years ago they usually didn't send drivers out west (AZ CA) unless they had over a years experience. Unless you're from out that way they must have loosened that up a little.