Hey Zach.S. There is a dedicated run out of Vegas for people with Hazmat. I know there are only a few people on it, And I hate to perpetuate the "waiting list" rumor about dedicated runs, but Hazmat might be something to consider if you are looking for something to stay close to home.
Thanks bud, my dispatcher out of SLC told me about it but I'm in the reserves so training here and there will be tough. With them needing guys to run dedicated and my schedule being all over the place and being gone more then most drives it's probably best for me to stay OTR so they don't have to find people to fill the slots when I'm gone.
Yeah if it weren't for that I'd jump on it. Multiple stops on most loads and all are tarped so the pay would be good.
Yea I started off as c seat but the last 25000 miles have been running just like team trainer don't bother getting up to help cause he knows I've got it covered and has been trying to get fm to let me upgrade for the last 10000 miles as[.QUOTE=kbod9633;3806203]FM and TNT instructor have final say but you have to have 30000 as a minimum that's a baseline I have had student that thought the truck headed to Springfield at 30000 but they weren't ready after 50000 and have had some that were almost ready right out of PSD I've never seen a FM sign off before 30000 though because it looks bad on them if you fail also[/QUOTE]
[/QUOTE] Honestly look at it on their end. It's not just an insurance thing they want to make sure you really have it down the best you can. Just the other night I had to literally walk a solo guy who said he was a trainer into a parking spot in Springfield. If it wasn't for someone being at the right place at the right time that guy would have done a good bit of damage. Im not saying you don't know what your doing. Especially if your running reefer that's a cake job. But you can't have enough training as long as you make it productive and gain something out of it. In the last week I've blindsided more then in the entire 6mo I was reefer. I am in no means an expert. And every good driver will say they have some weakness weather it's backing 45's and 90's blind or not or anything else. If you can't get on your own truck then use this time to practice the things you don't get all the time. I used to find the hardest spot I could find to squeeze the reefer into and park there. It helps a lot and making it a challenge every now and then will keep you proficient. I know many guys that have been driving for 15+yrs that can't tell you half the stuff on the pre trip. A lot of guys don't do it then they forget it. Keep in mind the fallowing "You learn something new everyday if you pay attention." And "The wisest mind has something yet to learn."
Yea I guess my big issue is that 30000 miles is my dispatched miles and according to odometer I'm at 37000 he is lease operator and plans his trips around his favorite casinos and chicks he knows all over the country and uses all available time to make alot of detours and I get no credit for those miles extra that we run so he can play
It's simple math(which way do i slide the tandems), you back to a dock, wait to be loaded, and drive from point a-b. Company side that's about all you need to know. Flat bed you need to know all the equipment you run, what it's used for and why, working load limits, how to place the load to make sure your going to be legal to far forward and your sol. We don't have tandems to slide if the dumb ### at Tyson or national beef loaded it to far forward or back. I have a book that's 417 pages of nothing but laws and regulations on how to secure your cargo. When I hauled reefer it was nothing but what I just said.
