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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by face9000, Dec 2, 2016.

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  1. Dec 2, 2016 #1
    face9000

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    Hey guys,

    I just made this account literally 5 minutes ago and I'm looking for some helpful insight/feedback from someone with experience trucking short haul. I happened to land my first interview with a trucking company and I'm really curious to know what sort of questions I should expect from them. I'm 25 and this will also be my first trucking job, if I happen to get it. Just also curious to know all the small details of what exactly a short haul trucker will do with his/her routine? I understand more of the pre trip procedures/air break tests and road rules, but was just looking for some good insight of possibly my near future.
     
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  3. Dec 2, 2016 #2
    Chinatown

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    Define short haul. Dozens of short haul type jobs.
     
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  4. Dec 2, 2016 #3
    w.h.o

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    What kind of short haul, type of freight? Company name? Regional runs? Local?
     
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  5. Dec 2, 2016 #4
    face9000

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    I figured they would have me doing regional runs with a 24 ft Hino box truck.
     
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  7. Dec 2, 2016 #5
    x1Heavy

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    ooo a hino.

    Oh my. Run to the store and get yourself a box of Zofran. Those Hinos bounce on every single concrete plate coming onto and coming off them. Boing boing boing boing boing.
     
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  8. Dec 2, 2016 #6
    face9000

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    I guess there's not really much to trucking. It's just driving and dropping. I think I'm just over thinking everything.
     
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  9. Dec 2, 2016 #7
    x1Heavy

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    Oh no. It's not that mindless. You are about to embark on a journey of your life.
     
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  10. Dec 2, 2016 #8
    street beater

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    The 2 hinos we have ride a thousand times better than freight shakers... and my corn fed has those solid rubber deallys... if i have at least 6 or 7 tons on, smooth as glass... any less... yeah.... pissin blood...
     
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  11. Dec 2, 2016 #9
    x1Heavy

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    I had gotten issued a merchedes box, I think the #### thing was like a 14 foot box with a strange 5 speed on the floor. And my face against the windshield glass looking at the beautiful gravel poured into that concrete plate. boing boing boing boing back baltimore I went. Hit a bridge CREAASH CRASH CRASH CRASH all the way across.

    I got on my knees and threw up after only 30 minute trip. I swore by all things holy I will never touch another like that again as long I live. Even typing about this my tummy did a flip....
     
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  12. Dec 2, 2016 #10
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    Side note here you can just buy zofran. After my surgery I went back on pain meds and have to take phenegran with it but my surgeon used zofran prescription didn't know I could have bought it.
     
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