How do companies put together teams?

Well you don't have to take teaming completely off the table. You could put a dog or a de-clawed cat in the jump seat next to you and have them be your navigator. My nephew's canine navigator works cheap. Just toss him a few Vienna Sausages and he'll love you forever.

 

Hey, I love in wester MA. There are tons of local jobs LTL (Conway, FedEx) or tanker hazmat jobs or just plain local jobs out of Windsor locks and Hartford area.

 

Sounds like my ex. I ran out of Viennas she ran out of love. I sure miss those Viennas.

 

The one criteria large companies go by is usually where the drivers live, so they can actually plan you when it comes to hometime, and to get a load back out. If you want to try teaming, it is much better to find somebody on your own. You'll meet many people on the road to find someone you feel comfortable with. AND trust their safety; gotta be able to relax while your partner is driving..... something the companies don't watch out for when they put two brandnew drivers in a truck together.

 

any way they can sucker people into it,if you are lonely buy a teddy bear and they dont pee in the truck lots of luck

 

brought my team mate with me otr... the issue is this confined space...lol

 

Companies throw 2 drivers into a sleeper truck, and pay the one who comes out alive.

China is right on with this, Hal. Team is hard. You have to sleep while the other driver is rolling. That cab gets pretty small in a short time. You'll have food choices, stops choices, showers and hygiene, stop choices, storage for both of your stuff, and a many more issues to deal with. Every day. Teams are great for the company, faster turnaround for customers and accounting, but for me? No thanks. It's like being a finisher or trainer, not worth the constant compromising. And the hassle of differences. Question, though. What if the other team member is a lovely, generous, considerate, and very attractive person? Note: Like, that's going to happen? Not in this world.

 

I truly don't see how husband/wife teams do it. I can't be around my wife for that many hours at a time.