heading to prime 1/11

Congrats on the Prime gig, im deciding between them and TMC, both seem well structured. I'll follow this thread. Keep us updated on how things turn out there.

 

wondering how you go from OTR to regional to local then now what back to OTR?

 

I believe you will have the Smith System class and the Sims to complete.
They have the Campus Inn on the property where you will stay. Husband said food was good. He's been there a couple of years now.

 

Well good luck on the snowboarding. I don't know what the setup is their for people incoming. He has eatin there a few times while he has had his truck in for the shop. His worst complaint, esp at Springfield is the lack of parking room, and how long it takes to go through the lines to fuel, etc.

 

VERY TRUE! For my regional, I live 15 min from the terminal. Dispatch doesn't say, "hey, we'll factor in an extra half hour for your commute plus consider your family has a different schedule." No, they expect me to be available 10 hours after I go off duty. So if I'm done at 3pm, run to the grocery store then drive home, then wait for the wife and kid, I might get 4 hours sleep (like last night) so I can get up at 2am to shower and drive to Cicero. It's a sacrifice to be able to see the family, but it can burn you out.

 

I read a thread about container hauling in Chicagoland area, that was just as bad. The person had very little sleep and ran the hours to the last minuet.

I think OTR must be a whole lot better in a lot of ways.

 

Do you have link to the thread?