CTL Transportation new hire experience 2016

We were diverted to the Savannah terminal this morning to get a skully ball installed on our trailer. Colonial wouldn't let us pick up without it mounted. Taking it to a plywood mill south of Birmingham. Didn't look to be much going on at the terminal except a couple CT guys.

 

Good luck! I've got about 10 days left, got to run to Mobile, south Louisiana, then up to Minnesota, back to ATL, then I should 'graduate' and get to do a week of local driving to get used to PPE (which we apparently almost never use OTR, other than hard hat/boots/gloves. They tell me my training has been 'back-asswords' from the normal. I'll see you out there.

 

You don't want to run in the Northeast without an ezpass... NY thruway between PA and Albany will run you about $95 cash, ezpass its discounted about $20. GWB is...$105 cash, the Tappan Zee is now cashless so you'll have to pay that online. You should tell whomever at CTL to get you an ez pass and pre pass if you are going to run OTR. I pay $0.50/month as a fee for my ez pass through NY EZPass and it easily saves me $100+/month.

 

Hey, if you get David down in Jacksonville as a trainer, tell him I said hi. Don't know if he'll remember me.

 

Good luck Robot. Something happened to me today, If you stop at a truck stop, make sure to walk around your trailer before you leave. Had some ####### unscrew the external valve knob off of my rear unloader all the way today. It was sitting on the DOT bumper. It was tight as can be during pre-trip so I know they did it while I ran in the Loves. Thank god they weren't stupid enough to screw with the internal valve. Could've been a freakin mess. Be safe and have fun out there.