Well, I no longer have the peterbilt pictured above. I was chatting with my fleet manager about it trying to get it in the shop to fix a coolant...
Dollar General out of Fulto MO.
The name doesn't sound firmiliar but there are a few ladies that work in there. I don't spend a lot of time in there. I only stay long enough to...
I know they have Dollar General Dedicated in Florida. I'm not sure where the distrobution center is though. The money's good but you have to...
I don't have to worry about California, I'm on a dedicated midwest route. How well did the Cobra BT work for talking on the phone? Was it as...
I finished my 300 hrs last Wed then my trainer went home on fri. so I sat in a hotel. We left out again on sunday and got a load up to Omaha. I...
Here are a few of the pics I took.
Well, I ended up not having to recover a truck. They found one at the terminal here in Omaha that was ready to go. It's a 387 Peterbilt with...
Thanks for the replies, I already picked up some wet wipes and a bottle of 409. I figured it would probably be dirty. I called fleet assignments...
Has anyone had to recover a truck to get a truck? I finished training with Werner on Mon. I tested out yesterday and went to fleet assignments....
Yep, my trainer did it all the time. In heavy traffic too. He would also send text messages! I'm surprised he didn't get in a wreck doing it. I...
A lot of trucks have aluminum cabs like mine (Cascadia) and the magnets won't stick. They still have the big antenna's that clamp onto the...
Werner is trying to better their training program but it is hard to police the trainers. Werner now requires the trainer to observe the trainee...
I know how you feel Matthew. I was in your shoes 14 years ago. I was chomping at the bit to get out here. I knew I didn't want to go to college so...
All they had in Omaha was Cascadias. I guess they buy differrent trucks in different areas. Were the Pete's new? I'd like to get one when I'm done...
They don't have very many of those left. They are going to mostly Freightliners and 387 Peterbilts. they just bought a bunch of Freightliner...
You could also look for something where you unload you trailer. My brother-in-law drives for Sysco and he hand unloads his trailer every day. he...
If you want to do bulk and don't mind traveling a little bit to get there look into Groendyke. They are in Enid Oklahoma, they hired one guy from...
Werner's training is based on driving hours not miles. You have to log 300 driving hours on line 3. Depending on your trainer and how well you can...
That's right, too many people are cutting and running at the first sign of trouble. any job is going to suck when you first start out. I was...
