FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

You will be missed, Runningman!

 

Thank you Mr. @runningman0661 for this great thread.... Just found this thread and still reading the first pages... You wrote on your first posting they have mid-roof Freightliners, Volvos, Internationals and a few Peterbilts...
Do they also have high roof Freightliners and can a new driver choose what truck they want if it's available?
How often do they replace their trucks?
Do they have automatic trucks? If so, are they auto and manual as well?
And what kind of "safety features" do they have in their trucks if any? Cameras, bells and whistles, lane departure warning, breaking mechanisms, etc, etc.
And do they have any kind of "physical aptitude" test when hiring a new driver? Things like lifting weight, pulling and pushing weights, etc....?
Thanks again.. will keep on reading your great thread....

 

Yeah.. I am OTR... always stayed 3 to 4 months on the road... and one week off at a hotel... but hey... I have no family.... and no home... it's easier this way... and that's a good way to make and save money...

 

The condos are mainly for teams. They may give u the truck that u want if that model is available. They will most likely have u assigned to a truck b4 orientation. They have auto and 10sp manual. Drove a 10sp couple wks ago and it took a short time to remember the clutch. Kinda got spoiled on my auto. My auto does have the manual function. All the trucks have forward facing cameras. I think the newer trucks have that front radar thing. I forget what its called. I dont know what safety stuff the trucks have now. Mine dont have any of it. They do have the aptitude test. It wasnt hard. Carry 50 or 75 lbs few feet. Flatbedders have a longer test.

 

Thank you Mr. @truckerim2055 and Mr. @runningman0661 .... very detailed answers... I didn't know they had teams... if they do, I understand the high roof trucks will be given to the teams...
I was "afraid" they, like most companies nowadays, had all the "safety devices" they have.... Seems unavoidable these days.... as we are heading to autonomous vehicles....
Why do they want drivers to lift weight...? Talking about dry van drivers. Do drivers touch the load?
Mr. @truckerim2055 your truck doesn't have all the safety BS... You own your truck, right?

 

I see that.. you are right about litigious society.... companies covering themselves and insurance companies
"forcing" companies to install all that "safety nonsense" For these reasons I have thought and still considering buying a tractor... However, I am afraid the business part of it would be overwhelming...
My former company is similar to FCC.... They are very small, in the 20 Best carriers to drive for in years consecutively and have been winning Safety Awards for years as well. A great group of people, take excellent care of the equipment... But they, like everybody else replaced all their fleet with automatic trucks, and every year they add another "safety device" and another noise and nuisance that takes away the pleasure of driving and the driver control of the truck.
Now I am abroad. Came here because of my dad's passing and I am the only one left to take care of real estate. At some point will go back to the US and back in a truck. My company definitely wants me back but I am not sure where to go....