Driving your personal vehicle to orientation/training

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by 1278PA, Apr 27, 2016.

  1. 1278PA

    1278PA Road Train Member

    1,170
    1,026
    Dec 5, 2015
    0
    I'm going to a company with sponsored cdl training. If i drive my personal vehicle there can i leave it there for an indefinite amount of time? I assume all these companies have large secure parking. That way if for some odd reason it doesn't work out i can be dropped off at the terminal and drive home.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. terryg247

    terryg247 Light Load Member

    268
    133
    Feb 1, 2015
    Ontario, Canada
    0
    Call the terminal and ask
     
    austinmike, LGarrison and Longarm Thank this.
  4. David_Simpson

    David_Simpson Medium Load Member

    650
    637
    Feb 23, 2016
    0
    you still park at your own risk. no company i ever worked for, took liability for any damages to anyone's car, truck, motorcycle.

    then too, if you quit, then you certainly MUST return to that terminal as well, to get your vehicle.
     
  5. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

    11,574
    101,334
    Jul 11, 2011
    Missouri
    0
    Most terminals let you park a vehicle there. At your own risk. Terminal I worked out of had several vehicles that drivers had abandoned. Couple of em were fairly nice.

    I drove my truck to orientation then back home waiting on trainer to show up. Nice to be able to go where you want when you want. Best of luck
     
  6. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

    3,150
    5,765
    Jan 28, 2014
    Lansing area, MI
    0
    I park my pickup at the Ryder terminal where all the company trucks are leased from. But we only have one location, and it's 18 miles from the house, home every 6-8 days...
     
  7. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

    34,017
    42,135
    Mar 5, 2016
    White County, Arkansas
    0
    At. your. risk.

    I used to run out of little rock where there was a Covenant Training Ground. At the end of a parking row there is a vehicle that got smashed by a loaded trailer tandem crossing over it. It's probably still there to this day. I recall this lot in particular because swinging around past the gate was a problem. I was not with Covenant there but with another outfit briefly.
     
  8. 1278PA

    1278PA Road Train Member

    1,170
    1,026
    Dec 5, 2015
    0
    My 97 tahoe cost me $1,100 a little over 2 years ago when i bought it. I put about $800 of work into it. If something happens to it i won't be devistated but sure i would be upset but i already got my moneys worth out of it.
     
    x1Heavy Thanks this.
  9. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

    34,017
    42,135
    Mar 5, 2016
    White County, Arkansas
    0
    I own a 1996 Tahoe myself. It's a love hate relationship. My insurance clerk told me that im a crusher not a crushee, hence the cost of a full coverage. I'll not get my money back out of it but paid maybe 2 grand at most for it plus a little bit of required engine work to make it behave. If it got smashed, I could care less. Really. But that does not mean I neglect it. I try to keep it 100%.
     
    1278PA Thanks this.
  10. lfod14

    lfod14 Road Train Member

    1,178
    689
    Jan 9, 2014
    0
    That's a question only they can answer.
     
  11. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

    3,150
    5,765
    Jan 28, 2014
    Lansing area, MI
    0
    92 F-150 I just bought two days ago. Runs good, needs a few things I can have done while I'm out on the road....
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.