Furniture Row Express

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  1. diabello

    diabello Light Load Member

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    FRE seems like a good company. Thanks for all the information.
    What speed are the trucks governed at? Do you run all 48 states or stay mostly in the middle of the country?
     
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  3. Daniel.trawick

    Daniel.trawick Road Train Member

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    The trucks are set at 65. If you can keep it at 7 mpg and above they will turnit up to 68. We are a 48 state trucking company so we can run anywhere the fright needs to go. But we mainly stay in the middle where the freight is always moving.
     
  4. robthesailor

    robthesailor Medium Load Member

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    DT, im in your favorite hole this morning. NOCS Laporte waiting to get unlded. Looks like its going to be awhile. Don emald my app this morng first thing,trying to work it out with my schedule as to when i can get to orientation.
     
  5. Tennessee Trucker

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    Me too got me head to Jacksonville for Thurs. doubt i'll be able to get to CO from there,I gotta get back to Greeley because I have a trainee in the truck but he'll be ready to test by the time we get there,I'm thinking last day will be 16th then satrt on 19th
     
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  6. Daniel.trawick

    Daniel.trawick Road Train Member

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    I am sitting here in Jonesboro, AR waiting for my appontment time to drop off the Prime load. Will have a 34 hour restart done by then. Well until the new restart rule takes affect...lol. Then I am headed to New Albany, MS to get a power inverter added to my truck at the shop. Going to meet my DM in person for the first time and the rest of the office staff.

    I did do the one thing I have been waiting on doing from the start of working for FRE. I passed up a JBS truck....lol. I waved and Said hi on the radio but he didn't return any of it. Oh well, I was just happy to pass him up. Now if it was up hill never would have happen. 79640 gross and still breaking in the engine. Almost 4k miles on it so needless to say it is airflow weak up hills. But it is getting better. Was doing 8 mpg going east on 70 in Kansas. Until the hills showed up. Drop to 6.5 mpg. :(

    So far the electric APU is doing great. With the heat running anyways. Batteries have lasted a full 34 hours with out having to idle the truck. Minus being less room then my last sweet ride I think I am warming up to this one.

    Well if Don says he has a truck for you two, 18kyle and Tyson. Then he might have you two on the board saving a truck to put you in. But that doesn't means you have all the time in the world either. We can use all the good drivers we can get.
     
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  7. robthesailor

    robthesailor Medium Load Member

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    Boy wouldn't that just suck! It would be my luck too- to be hired and FRE be out of trucks. LOL . It would be worthwhile to wait around till they got 1 though since i'm employed already.
     
  8. robthesailor

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    I looked up FRE's addrs in Aurora, I didnt realize it eas close to my old Air Force Base- Lowry AFB. Buckley Field now,where i trained for EOD. Got my only tattoo as a right of passage i guess,on colfax ave just a few miles away. The driver of the #78 Furniture Row Racing is Regan Smith-mine is Rob Smith-the street to get to 19th is Smith way. The signs are everywhere for my employment at FRE! LMAO
     
  9. Tennessee Trucker

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    I'm trying to get there Don says they don't have my MVR back yet, but I am headed to FLorida for thurs. so I can't get to orientation next week, My last day at JBS is the 16th just waiting for Don to give me the "Yes". I cant go on maybe or shouldn't have a problem, gotta have a job lined up LOL
     
  10. robthesailor

    robthesailor Medium Load Member

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    If thats all hes waiting on your in like flint! Might as well start packing up your stuff so you wont have so much in the motel room...lol
     
  11. robthesailor

    robthesailor Medium Load Member

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    I will be filling out my application as as soon as i can get home,finally gettin unlded in laporte
    6.5 hrs to unld-no detention.
     
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