Generally, no. I'm linehaul at DFL and I don't do dock work now, but have done so in the past. There are some rare runs where a driver might have to kick off a few skids at a dark (closed) terminal, but we aren't required to do dock work at breakbulks (hub terminals). Some drivers choose to, so they can make money while their trailer is being loaded, but we aren't forced.
Also, we don't use the term OTR here because around 95% of us are home every day. Those who do stay out all week are called "system" drivers and they stay in hotels. There are only a handful of those guys at Dayton Freight.
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Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by 389Trucker, Jan 31, 2019.
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