18 months in, what are some left coast options?

TigardTrash · Mar 9, 2023

Flat Earth Trucker said: ↑

I had this dedicated run for nine months. Was a really good gig.

You train in L.A. for a month learning how to load and offload a DOT 407 tank.
Once finished training there, you won't need to go back.

Your job is to pick up a non HazMat resin from Hexion in Springfield, Oregon and deliver it to GAF in Shafter, California.

The resin is viscous. It is the sticky stuff in roof shingles. Hexion also makes a red resin that is the base glue in laminated wood.

Sherman Brothers/Team Transport is the competitor company which hauls the same resin to GAF. They also haul formaldehyde to Hexion which is used to create the resin.

A severe drawback to this job is that you may required to load out of Dow Chemical in Hayward, CA and deliver to Rodda Paint in Portland. I hate driving in the Bay Area due to its traffic. Those Portland idiots aren't much better.

Dow Chemical also ships acranal to Sherwin-Williams in Fernley, Nevada.
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Thanks for the info, FlatEarth! I applied last night so we'll see. And man, I hear ya re. SF and the PDX idiots. I HATED Costco runs in that area, was never so glad as to stop being four docks a day BiotchBoi in the San Fran area.

TigardTrash · Mar 9, 2023

Weeble Kneeble said: ↑

TP Trucking out of Central Point. Almost all conestogas. Lots of different lanes for home time preference.
Trucking Company | Logistics, Flatbed Truck Freight Services | TP

Reefer, try Van Eerden out of Michigan. Home every 7-10, a lot of drop and hook which is pretty rare in the reefer world. They claim to average $94k/year. Top earners over $100k. Clean equipment for both companies.
Van Eerden Trucking Co. | Byron Center, MI
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Thanks for the links, Weeble! I've seen TP but didn't know too much about them other than they were based outta Central Point. I'm not averse to reefer work, just haven't done a bunch. but I know when the motor goes to sleep on continuous it is TROUBLE.

lual · Mar 9, 2023

This one is local, home-daily work in and around Springfield....looks like day-shift duty, so you'd be home at night with the new bride........:

Pro Drivers -- 1st and 2nd shifts available

-- Lual

Knightcrawler · Mar 9, 2023

Chinatown said: ↑

Estes Express Lines, Inc.
2120 W. 7th Place, Eugene, OR 97402
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I worked linehaul out of Minneapolis for 2 years. If I ever sold my truck, its probably one of the first calls I would make. They always treated me good.

rockeee · Mar 10, 2023

Have you thought about working for Daimler. I would venture to guess that it would not happen because they would probably require more experience but...........I think they are having hiring issues so it wouldn't hurt.
Union shop. They have local jobs on Swan Island and also their test fleet, which run loads to El Paso and Charlotte.

REO6205 · Mar 10, 2023

Transportation

Chinatown · Mar 11, 2023

REO6205 said: ↑

Transportation
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Added to my notebook.

REO6205 · Mar 11, 2023

Chinatown said: ↑

Added to my notebook.
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Add it to your notebook if you want to but I wouldn't send just any warm body with a CDL there. They're an old school company and they wouldn't put up with a lot of the whiners, incompetents, self involved malcontents and culls that drift through here looking for work.
If a guy can truly drive and he knows how to handle himself in an off-road environment and if he can get along with people he might have a shot with that outfit. I don't mean to make them sound like ogres, they're not. The company people I know there are good at what they do, handle their people well, and make a real effort to be fair.
They just don't have to deal with a lot of the things that the megas take for granted...and they won't.

Chinatown · Mar 11, 2023

REO6205 said: ↑

Add it to your notebook if you want to but I wouldn't send just any warm body with a CDL there. They're an old school company and they wouldn't put up with a lot of the whiners, incompetents, self involved malcontents and culls that drift through here looking for work.
If a guy can truly drive and he knows how to handle himself in an off-road environment and if he can get along with people he might have a shot with that outfit. I don't mean to make them sound like ogres, they're not. The company people I know there are good at what they do, handle their people well, and make a real effort to be fair.
They just don't have to deal with a lot of the things that the megas take for granted...and they won't.
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Good advice! I'll remember that.

lual · Mar 11, 2023

REO6205 said: ↑

They're an old school company and they wouldn't put up with a lot of the whiners, incompetents, self involved malcontents and culls that drift through here looking for work.
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Perrr-fect.....

-- Lual

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