From Company driver to L/P

Ah but we are not running our own truck yet. This is good information for all running on elogs to get their fuel bonus. Even with leasing majority of companies run fuel bonuses if you are running for them.

We have 4 more weeks to go as company before he signs the lease. We are not leasing from a dealer but from a small company.

We ran the Rigdig report last night. One other owner who bought the truck new. All violations were his logs with one brake allianment issue. We also found out it is a registered Classic glider not an XL like side tag says. I didn't think it was a XL sleeper to small looked just like our friends Classic inside and out.

 

When you are with a new company always make sure to ask all questions. Company itself should NEVER assume experience drivers know it all. Ever company and it equipment and how it does things is different. Rushing threw training is stupid for most don't know coming from other companies how new one does things. Many companies use different trailers and computer is run different. Assuming that since your a truck driver you Know all this is just WRONG. Yes, I am upset. I am not just referring to us here. We have been in touch with other new to company people too having problems because training was rushed do to trainer wanting to go play golf. Company wonders why drivers have problems hmmmm,.

 

In a perfect world things go right. But we are not in a perfect world. I know most companies are run this way.

So we will do what we can with what we have in the time we have it. But don't blame the driver only for lack of knowledge. Just remember all ask everything before you leave even if it seems like a stupid question or you might look stupid. Need to keep on top of that with hubby so this problem does not happy somewhere else.

If your wondering why I am going ogg one we did talk to a new friend that started with us. Two we are in a truck hubby had 0 I mean Zero experience with and charging equipment was not explained right. So we are stuck here all day waiting for it to charge no he knows Where it hooks up. Lift gate hell. He thought it went to head of trailer and batter cables don't go that far. Remember he never dealt with this type of truck before. He has only dealt with doubles and single pups.

 

Well we got there early so that helped. We are on our way now to Ga then up to Oh. Just wish ac worked better.

I grew up in south Florida. But have since been up north. I can now tell why I never hurt much in Florida. Miss that but not the bugs and other things.

 

Now you know I can't give out truck number since I want to keep my pm's here. Lol

But here is the other information about truck. Hubby drove the Columbias at old work. They didn't have super single tires and they were way underpowered. So alot is different with the Classic we are in now. He says the hardest thing was turn radius. Other than that it rides way smoother alot more power (13 speed ) and is getting good mpg. Remember engine is a rebuilt. We are breaking it in.

Hubby says that rebuilt was done right. They now have guys in the shop that know their stuff there.

We are headed back up from Florida to Ohio then to Michigan then back home. He's been driving on recap for a bit now. Very happy with how truck is running and how they are running him.

 

He says he is keeping the truck. But we shall see. We were told l/p could only get the Classics. That the Columbias were company only trucks. But we both know that is not true.

Thing is this truck fits his plans down the road. Only way I see him changing is if a Columbia 13 speed with Cummins with another redo engine was there. That might tempt him enough.