FCC--Fremont Contract Carriers

Well hell!.. think you were in the guardshack when was opening door waiting to get out.... I got the fertilizer load up in San Juan Pueblo, some snow packed roads in northern NM gettin outta there. Head there was some crap out your way too

 

Last 2 times I've been there McKinley has been good... hope they didn't jack ya around

 

Yep about five accidents between Albuquerque and Prewitt. It's not too bad now Going back in the morning giving them plenty of time.

 

Once I got to southern CO roads were good, don't normally go this way, but not much choice coming from that shipper

 

Herd that that snow storm is spinning around in the panhandle of Texas and Oklahoma north east NM

 

Yeah awhile ago in sc I got a load that had the wrong location on it and I talked to Joe he then transferred me to the planner on that load and he talked to his guy at the broker they then verified it was going to the place on the bills so that's where I had to take it. The brokers do seem to give FCC the wrong information sometimes so it's good to check your paperwork and make sure it's correct before you leave the shipper.

 

I hope this is where and how I'm supposed to post rather than the create a new thread option.

I've been approved by FCC except for my current company verification, which they're about to do, so I don't have an orientation date. Planning on running the SW regional. Was hoping the group could answer a few questions.

How long is orientation and what is the itinerary?

Are toll roads to be avoided or do they give us a transponder and let us go?

To what degree do they plan routes and fuel stops? Been running by my own choices for quite some time, so not used to these things being decided for me.

Are there deer guards on the trucks?

On SW regional, do most loads go to the same usual places like Laredo and Houston, or all over Texas?

Do they have a policy on guns in the trucks?

Hope that wasn't too many questions to dump on you.

 

Oh, also... It's easy to find YouTube videos by drivers from just about every company, talking about how life is at their company, the pay, the conditions, etc., but I can't find any made by FCC drivers. Is there a company rule against doing so?

 

Orientation is one day. They put you in the Holiday Inn in Fremont. No roach motels here

All tolls are paid and every truck has a Prepass Elite transponder.

They do fuel solutions but if you don’t like the route the fuel solution spits out, all you have to do is tell dispatch which route you want to take.

No deer guards on the trucks.

Vast majority of the freight on SWR goes to and from DFW, though there is some freight that goes to the Albuquerque area and a little around Houston, San Antonio and Amarillo

 

There's videos from drivers on YouTube maybe not many but there some. The pre orientation is done online and the rest is completed in just one day at the terminal. No deer guards.