Great idea for a thread! I have been pulling a vacuum/pneumatic trailer hauling plastic pellets for two years now. I really have come to enjoy...
I worked at A&R for almost 2 years. Here is a link to my thread with my experience at the company...
I loaded out of the Atlanta Terminal once when I first started out at A&R. The terminal manager was really nice. When I was loading at the rail...
I started out at .47 Loaded and .32 empty a mile. $45 to load $45 to unload. Detention is $22 an hour.. After you get 3 bonuses you go up to .50...
I stoped at the Florence terminal once. Seems like a pretty well run terminal. Very nice people there.
Good for you!! I get the "you don't look like a trucker" all the time. I guess its because I look very young for my age and I am a skinny guy....
My time at A&R has come to an end. I just accepted a new position at Hoffman Transportation. Hoffman is located about 15 min from the A&R Morris...
I ran out of the Morris terminal and the only real negative I had was long waits for clean trailers. The tank wash in Morris is way too small for...
I can answer a few of your questions. 1) Are you looking to be a system (OTR) driver? If so most of the guys in the system get over 2000 MI a...
Keep in mind most company's keep pneumatic trailers for a very long time because they are so expensive to replace. Having older trailers can...
Good luck with your new job. I have been running dry bulk for about two years and I really enjoy it. Gets you out of the truck and your not just...
I have not worked there. But I talked to one of there drivers when he was unloading at a gas station and he said it was a very good company to...
Yep more product and less air unloads faster. We call it dense phase unloading with plastic pellets. We only run our blowers at about 850 RPM so...
I assume that's what they are calling the physical capacity test now. It's basically lifting up to 50 lbs, grip strength test and riding an...
Congrats, one of the veteran drivers from our company was a finalist as well. He has 3 million miles safe driving with out even one CSA point.
Yes February and March were a little slow, but this month things have picked up. I have stayed really busy all of April. We are almost never slow,...
It's going well. We were a little slow for the past few months but freight is picking up now. I have been staying very busy.
Ah I see. So you get payed about 70% of the gross pay. Do you get a fuel card and the company takes it out of your settlement?
Is the 20% lease for your truck? Are you leasing it threw the company?
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