Assigned trucks?

Yep, each one is almost like a franchise, with different operational needs and styles depending on local management decisions.

 

Can we all agree that one of the things OD does it pretty good cookouts.

 

Nope, that all depends on your terminal manager too.

 

How many miles does it have on it? I hope I'm not in my current truck that long. It would have over 2 million on it in 12 years. It only has 100,000 on it now and it already has electrical gremlins.

 

I'm going to refer to our extra trucks as Pig Sty from now on. Perfect description.

 

Even if you have an assigned truck you can't expect your crap to be secured in it. I had an assigned truck when I was with dot foods. I foolishly left an expensive g shock watch in it during my 34 and was stolen when I got back. (Another dot driver stole it because all our keys were universal and my sleeper had been moved). An expensive lesson learned never trust your fellow truck driver no matter how "classy" the outfit

 

Well not to sound sarcastic but it's really you own fault for leaving personal items in the truck. Haven't you learn theres no such thing as honesty amongs people.

 

I have a assigned truck for my night line haul run. There is identical truck I use when mine is broke down...that said the "spare truck" gets used about 5 nights a month. I only work 18 nights a month! No such thing as reliable trucks these days
I empty my truck at the end of each shift. Its company policy.