Does anyone get lost?

Best way to avoid getting lost? Don't follow a Werner truck anywhere! Hahahahahaha!!

Serioulsy, I got lost more with Werner than any other company...

 

Hey CHicagocity! I am just up north in arlington heights.

plan your trip with the reliable trucker atlas. then input the trip to the GPS to help prompt you for the upcoming turns.

As far as I know, most companies pay miles by something call HHG (?) Household movers guide developed in the thirties... It is basically miles calculated as a straight line from point A to point B. Some pay a percentage more since in reality actual miles average 10% more than HHG.

But I am still just in school, so everyone please correct me if I am wrong.

Mikeeee

 

Depends........

 

Just get a truckers atlas, & phone numbers of your pick up & drops. Maybe some city maps for the city's you go to often. Ask for directions, get them to spell the street names they are telling you to turn at. What do you think every body did before there was gps & computers?

 

Yeah...modern technology sure does make it easier to get lost!


GPS keeps wanting me to go down goat trails in Iowa and 5-ton bridges in Pittsburgh!

 

Sure, you hear them asking on the CB all the time. Every driver gets lost from time to time. Whether you been given bad directions, run into a detour, or your plain tired and missed your turn. How you regroup is what fixes things easier. I'll check out the GPS, call the customer and have them correct me, ask other drivers on the CB, etc. You want to try and not drive blindly and get yourself in a predicament. Pull over somewhere if you can.

As a driver, part of your job is trip planning. You use every available means to solve the puzzle. As you get more experienced you know the interstates and short cuts. It's the local directions you need help with if you never been there before. Always have a game plan before you leave.

The most reliable local directions is to call the customer and talk with someone that lives there and is familiar how trucks come in and out. Alot of customers now have voicemail directions for truckers.

Second is your Rand McNally Truckers map which will tell you restricted routes, low bridges, etc.

Then you have your GPS which is a life saver many times. It's an aide and you need to know how to be smarter than it. You get what you pay for.
I'll program it in and see what it offers me. I'll compare the routing with my Rand McNally and low clearance charts. Since mine has google earth, I'll zoom in and check out the buildings and parking lots. If the routing doesn't agree, I'll break the route up in legs and fix it to take me in the right way. It's handy to have advance turn/exit knowledge. Mine even tells me where all the truck stops and stores are. I even use it to order food delivered.