First to Class 441: Yes I get a preplan, and yes I am force dispatched. I have seen many of my preplans and told them I couldn't make it ahead of...
You pulled a few loads for them so you think you know what your talking about? 1. My logs do match the sattelite-- there are only three or four...
The best evidence I have is the computer messages they send me. I generally delete them because I don't want the D.O.T. to see them in an...
I have been working for the Trans-Am F.A.C. division (based in Rocky Mount N.C.) for three months, and have worked more 15-24 hr days than 14 hr...
Thank-you your answer makes sense. I sometimes have a hard time interpreting the laywer speak in the books.
I work OTR and frequently get let off-duty in Orlando or Lakeland. I live in Largo 90 miles from Orlando, 40 or 50 from Lakeland. I have been told...
By law you can't go into Canada even if you have been charged with a missdeameaner(You can, you just can't leave--they will detain you!)You don't...
I like the straight better. Every once in a while if I forget what gear I'm in (especially in traffic) with the straight ten I can just grab the...
I went to Swift orientation with the expectation of getting my truck when I was finished. I said goodbye to the wife and kid, and at the end of...
I worked for Werner for three months. One night I was delivering a load at a Nestle plant outside of Chicago, and watched another Werner driver...
There's a free web site: Has lists and links to trucking companies that train. If you only have your permit and not your license several...
Thanks for everyones input. I don't necessarily mind longer dock times if they come get you. I've gotten some of my best sleep waiting to...
I just left Werner and have been offered a job hauling reefers. They look like a pain to me anyone have experience with them?
Most companies don't want to see more than three jobs in one year, and five jobs in three years.
I posted my experience in the bad trucking company forum, but I wasn't the only one. I met several people at the various Werner terminals I went...
Sent my application out through one of those mass services. Got a call from May Trucking. They look allright on there website, but all companies...
My company won't let me take the tractor home unless I have a place to park the trailer. I live in a residential neighborhood and can't park the...
Thank-you. I don't know that my wife is convinced that I did the right thing. The problem is she's safe at home and doesn't know what it's like...
I went to a 12 week certified Vo-Tech. It hasn't made a bit of difference in getting a good job. I'm stuck with all the companies that hire the 14...
My question is: Where is a new driver to go? The only companies that will hire a guy out of school are the Swifts and Werners. The good...
