a new driver journey with Magnum Logistics in Fargo, ND

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  1. ny2tn

    ny2tn Light Load Member

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    Hey how many miles have you been averaging? Cpm looks good but are the miles good and plentiful
     
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  3. Winnyf1

    Winnyf1 Road Train Member

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    You gotta love a class company, just got my flight info into Fargo from Paul, all of my driving school classmates had to take the bus to their orientation, LOL this says a lot about how Magnum treats their people.
     
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  4. runningman0661

    runningman0661 Road Train Member

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    My two previous weeks I averaged over 3328 miles.
     
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  5. ny2tn

    ny2tn Light Load Member

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    Outstanding. I will be applying to them here shortly. How is hometime if you dont mind me asking?
     
  6. runningman0661

    runningman0661 Road Train Member

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    If you stay out three weeks you can take 5 days off, maybe even more. I stay out three weeks then take 3 days off. Anymore then that for me and I cry when I get the check with my hometime on it. Depending on where you live you might also get through the house in between scheduled hometime. My first month here I got two weekend at the house plus my scheduled hometime. It just depends on the freight and how close you live to our main freight lanes.
     
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  7. Lwood53

    Lwood53 Medium Load Member

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    Magnum is a great company on my 4th month solo, one thing about them it's pretty much up to you on how much you want to make. Hometime is good, like stated before if you do 3 weeks out they leave it up to you how long you stay home. I've been on a 21 out 6 or 7 home.
     
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  8. ncmickey

    ncmickey Road Train Member

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    I just came off home time. I was out 3 weeks and took off 5 days.

    Got my load in Burlington, NC. Gotta love when your loaded in 30 minutes. Went and scalled the load and had the tandems in the right place already.... Gotta love it when things work out!!
    headed to Houston Tx for a 830 Friday morning delivery.

    Beautiful day today!!
     
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  9. runningman0661

    runningman0661 Road Train Member

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    How about us janda c you still out there? Hope all is well.
     
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  10. janda c

    janda c Light Load Member

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    All is going good. Out here. First load when from North Dakota to fort worth texas so i could get a few days off. Then got a load from arlington texas to Chicago. Got that delivered this morning and i have a pick up 10 minutes away tomorrow morning that goes to dickinson north dakota. They do keep you moving. I do need to get the apu addressed in this truck before it makes me crazy though. Up north when i use the bunk heater it shuts off and i wake up frezing my butt off and then if i dont touch it when i get out to fuel or anything it heats up the truck just fine. And when i was where it was warm out everything workz fine until i turn the ac on and then the apu shuts off and shows an error code of "ACS" I looked it up and has something to do with coolant pressure. Either way its making me crazy.
     
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  11. janda c

    janda c Light Load Member

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    Well today was a long day. I managed to bunk down 10 minutes from shipper, got there before it stsrted getting clogged up at the shipper. Found nearest scale that didnt take me in opposite direction was 30 miles away. I guessed on where to put the tandems and aced it. 31500 on trailer axle, 32140 on drive and 12300 on steer and its a good thing because i got pulled into a chicken coop and passed through with no issue. I wll have to say thanks to Darrell my trainer for showing me little tricks like he did
     
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