Superior Carriers

It really depends on the terminal honestly. Every terminal is different and serves a different part of the industry specific to their region. Some could be hammered busy and others scraping to keep everyone rolling. Superior does not haul cheap freight so there are times it may be slow depending on where you are. I think the office staff are always going to be busy, so much going on in there. I applied before I had my CDL while still in school & talked to the recruiter who basically told me to call him when I have CDL in hand. Once I had my CDL, I walked in to the terminal let them know I was ready to work.

 

My first update in quite some time. I just delivered my first load on my own. Took some “fatty acid” from St. Gabriel, Louisiana up to Proctor & Gamble in Lima, Ohio. Everything went pretty smooth, drove through pouring rain the whole time from Olga but the truck handles it better than cars- saw a couple spun out in the median on I-59 Friday night. I left Friday afternoon & delivered Sunday morning. Spent my first night at a rest stop north of Tuscaloosa, nowhere to park at any truck stops by the time I was looking. Spent the next night at the Shawnee Fuel Stop in Lima, Ohio- nice place with showers and laundry & there were plenty of parking spots in the gravel lot. I missed my turn right outside the plant & ended up on the wrong side of the plant where the box trucks haul away the finished products. I ended up on some country highway for about 30 minutes until I could find a place to turn around. I didn’t read the delivery directions thoroughly & missed the part where it said go right to gate 6, that and I missed the sign with the arrow pointing right saying all trucks delivering proceed to gate 6. I have no idea how I missed that sign but I did. It was a beautiful drive through the country on a Sunday morning. The truck runs great, it's a 10 speed manual which is part of the reason for the delay in my release from training. I had to come back to Louisiana to drive a manual with a trainer for a week before being released. Getting back up there for that week took several weeks due to life and a hurricane getting in the way. I did get my week in corporate training accomplished as well during that time so all is in place now. I’m currently collecting layover pay in Cincinnati, pulled in yesterday afternoon & my next load to New Jersey doesn’t load until 4pm today (Monday 10/28) I should get about 9 hours layover I was able to hit Walmart yesterday and stock up the truck with food & water so I can get away from eating truck stop vittles. Not a fan of New Jersey but it’s all good experience for me at this point. Grateful to have a good job and a nice home & a loving wife waiting on me, God Bless all

 

Awesome man! You’ll be out here before ya know it

 

Congrats man! Time to get out there & do some training. John is the new terminal manager, seems like a good guy, he’s a driver with 25 years experience so that’s a plus. They need drivers, it’s busy right now, get in there and let ‘em know you’re ready. I’m headed back out this afternoon, just waiting on my trailer to be cleaned. $200 in layover pay today $$$