Indeeed. When I was OTR, the BS typically came from the shippers. Show up an hour early for a live load & the trailer wouldn't start bouncing...
I don't get "dispatch BS". Same route...everyday. And as for "starter company", the guy who brings my trailer from Detroit in the morning has been...
People love to knock Swift, but Swift has one of the best pay packages in the industry for new drivers.
Swift is $0.37-$0.51cpm starting out with raises every 3 months +monthly bonus of up to $0.08cpm for on-time delivery with no accidents. $0.37...
I'm alive! Still with Swift running "shuttle" (swapping trailers midway with other drivers from Memphis & Detroit). Hourly wage, home every night....
I should've updated this thread awhile ago LOL. I've since done reefer, dryvan & now run a "shuttle" service which is basically a trailer relay....
Good Luck @Thull :glasses1:
PA Welcome Center. No idling? :confused: Its 90 degrees here! I knew I should've shut down in WV. I read somewhere that trucks with the...
I've been lucky so far. The only trailers I've swept out are "new" ones I've picked up from the yard. It's annoying having to re-stow the...
Taking a rolling 34. Maxed out my 70 @ about 3:30am in OKC enroute to Springfield OH. Good ol' Qualcomm sent me to a Love's that was just a...
Hanging out @ the terminal in Manteca, CA for the night. Got to try "In-N-Out Burger" for the 1st time today. Yum!
At the Pilot/Denny's/Casino in Fernley NV off of I-80. Passed some hot springs on the way here...thought something was on fire at first LOL. That...
On the side of I-271 in Cleveland waiting for the mechanic. Super-single blew out on the trailer. Tire guy came & changed the tire but the GD wire...
Just finished orientation in Rochelle, IL. I'm currently hanging out @ the Red Roof Inn waiting on my mentor who's about 600 miles away. Tomorrow...
I wussed out & rented a mini-van. Brought the family & made an adventure of it. We rode around Chicago for a bit & visited the beach. When I got...
Company paid for the Greydog ticket. No worries, got my answer. A friend of mine from Trucking Academy had a layover in my hometown tonight on his...
Yeah it's for the truck. I'm going to Orientation in Rochelle IL, from Indianapolis IN. Should only be a 4 hour trip...but you know how buses are....
They'll reimburse mileage up to the price of a bus ticket, but it's not practical for me to take my car & leave it in another state (that I may or...
I'm (fortunately) only booked for a 7 hour trip. Any knowledge if they'll give me any flack for taking my sleeping bag & pillows onboard? Not that...
Hello, I'm prepping to board the Greydog tomoz & after visiting the website have a few questions for experienced travelers. Says you're allowed 2...
