2 Pulp Thermometers are required and they are only a couple bucks... you should pulp temp produce loads... usefull also if you fill a water bottle with washer fluid, stick the thermometer in it and duct tape it to where you can reach it from the inspection door... it gives a handy air temp at the back of the trailer ...so you know how even the air temp is from front to back... VERY handy in the summer. Why washer fluid... it wont freeze on frozen loads. There is alot of stuff you should buy to do your job properly or make it easier. You dont have to... Only things Prime is going to give you for free are seals, lumper reciepts, blank comchecks, log books (if you are not paperless) and inspection books (If you are paperless) You need Atlas, truck stop guide, tire gauge, various basic tools, office supplies (pens, stapler, etc), gloves, boots... Definantly a nice pair of "cutting pliers" to get through those wire roped meat seals from Cargill. Plus there are plenty of other things you can buy to make your truck a little more comfortable.
Merry Christmas Everyone! God Bless! Drove on the road for the first time and through traffic! What a trip!
Applied See What Happens... well I applied And we will see what happens, If I go i will be sure to keep everyone posted as to how it goes, was asked directly by recruiter (Tammy James) if i was interested in going lease or company, well having 3 years under my belt, and not sure today's economy would support a lease, not to mention i cant seem to make logic out of paying that much for a truck for 4 years and not owning the truck after the lease is up. opted for a company driver, planning on that for a year with any company then decide from there if economy makes a serious turn for the better. I have driven with 2 of the semi larger companies to get where I am Swift being one, (different thread all together) and Knight Transport Being the other(again a different thread). I cant say either company did me wrong , and I defiantly don't have some of the HORROR stories to tell as some of the other drivers tell. but as with each company im sure it will be a learning experience. I look forward to all learning experiences, Any Driver who tells u he has learned everything there is to know about trucking is a danger to himself and to others imho. The day i stop learning in this industry i will hang up my keys forever!! As both of my previous employers were dry van experiences, so i look forward to the learning and challenged of trying the refer side of the industry, any suggestions and tips on adapting to the differences would be appreciated. Thanks In advance MysteryMan
Not quite... don't recall about tanker division, but you'd have to be on the flatbed side to get a 4-year lease - and that's on a new vehicle. Reefer leases are 3-years on a new vehicle, and can run anywhere from three months on up if you find a used one. Lease rates are lower for the shorter-term leases. And yeah, there is a lease-purchase deal on a new truck as well. Good luck MysteryMan!
Sazook posted this in another thread: (http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1154134
