What he said :-) Make sure you have a good cell phone service provider. Lots of dead zones out there. Especially in the west.
Oh and I mentioned 4-6 weeks of training w/trainer. Then you get a choice, Prime or Tennant
4-6 weeks. However, that is for dry van. From what I was told Tennant wants you to have a year of dry van experience before you can apply for...
I went to the Tennant side. Looks like Henderson is pushing Tennant. 4 others that upgraded this week went to Tennant as well
At the Henderson yard, you ask the shop what's in the yard. They'll give you trailer 2 numbers. You pick the best 1 and let the shop know which 1...
No reefer to deal with, though that wasn't hard, except when you needed a trailer washout and the nearest 1 was 25 miles in the opposite direction
For the time being. But Tennant goes mostly to Midwest and southeast. Rarely to the west coast
Upgraded today. I'll be pulling dry van for Tennant :-)
They discourage teams, unless the team is married to each other
How has your experience been with Henderson, going solo ? I will be upgrading this week and was curious. Thanks
Hey lionman I'm getting ready to upgrade. How's your experience been with Henderson since upgrading ?
It is not required. Just bring warm clothes. You'll be out in the yard all day
Til a 100 mph wind gust lays you over
My buddy was making $1000-$1250 per week out of Chicago intermodal
Hi Redbeard, how are things going ? Hope your grandmother is feeling better
It's going ok. I'm very homesick though. 2 weeks to go. Then home. Not sure if I'm coming back though, unless they can put me on with tennant. I...
I'm thinking of going to Schneider myself. Better options for my situation. I don't care for otr
We can pay back in payments or all at once. Haven't come to 100 % of a decision yet. We'll see when I'm done with training in 3 weeks
Good luck ! Been out here 2 1/2 weeks. I've also come to realize that I don't want to do Otr either. Hard being away from my wife and kids. I'm...
I hope your grandma has a speedy recovery