Climate Express

No cameras, none whatsoever. Loads pick up whenever. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evening. So far, many if the loads I've hauled for them, parking hasn't been an issue. With reefer loads, it may get tricky. They will plan the loads very well, and they will tell you if a customer has overnight parking. Sometimes it'll take planning on your part to find parking. These guys ain't gonna hold your hand once you get your load assignment. If you called recruiting, they give it to you straight up. So far, everything that's been said to me by the recruiters has been accurate. No frills, just loads and money

 

I haul both, whichever is assigned to the load. Sometimes I will haul a dry load in a reefer trailer. The last 3 loads, counting my current load, I've had a dry van trailer. I picked a loaded trailer in Bridgeton, MO going to Virginia for Monday morning. This will work out so I will be able to reset my 70

 

We are all slowly converting to ELD, only about half the fleet is now. I still have an AOBRD, maybe for about 2 more weeks. This was about a 2500 mile week for me. Last week was kind of pedestrian since I went home. I'll probably do a month out.....its worth noting, that they require a minimum 2 weeks out, then home 2 days. I choose to do a month at a time. That works for me. After 3 days, they will be ready for you to get back out there. They will work with you, on everything. It's so laid back here. We work with a team of dispatchers, unlike most companies who stick you with one. You'd get a load from someone different almost everyday. The two main ones I've worked with are cool as hell. I didn't even know until this week, but the two dispatchers are former drivers. I think that's key for all of the load planning. Many companies have people dispatching or working in safety that has no idea how any of this works. For me, it makes my job so much better

 

Well the problem I think is that too many palms have to be greased. Your government, insurance companies, fuel companies, all want a large chunk of change. The reality is that it isn't many local jobs that pay better. Those are truly far and few between. What were you doing before?