How do you get experience with Doubles?

Triples are generally found in western states and then in the midwest you can find them on the toll road through Indiana, Ohio, I think Kansas also... In order to pull triples you have to have alot of miles/years under your belt with the company

 

Why Doubles ? They can consume more time .. when delivering, you'll need to find a spot to unhook the dolly and last trailer. then round and round you go.. it does take time to develope a method that works fast enough to keep up with the clock.. have you tried to back a trailer with a dolly hooked to it under the last trailer ? fun fun fun .. turn the trailer one way the dolly goes the other way.. i used the hitch for all hooks..

if yoz do pursue it.. youll get lots of practice with patience .. just remember it really does get better but still can consume time

 

I've seen OD trucks with sleepers hauling doubles
usually just single-axle trucks, and no idea if i've seen those with triples........Jabber

I'm talkin about the Chesapeake terminal, I worked there recently and know for a fact the don't pull doubles with sleepers. The few sleepers they have are used in the container division. I mentioned Chesapeake because snatale42 location is not that far from Chesapeake.

 

Most are but some teams are trainer and trainee. They train noobs. Just got to be near the right terminal. .67cpm split is the going team rate. Better then training with a mega for 100-300 bucks a week.

 

If you already got a year call Wilson down on Jefferson Davis. They've had a Now Hiring sign out for the past couple of months. And I might be wrong but I don't think they do many Double sets out of Richmond. Looks mainly like 48 & 53 ft for line haul

 

I dont know much about it... but, I have seen them training drivers on doubles at the Werner Terminal in Omaha... I have seen them out there for the last few weeks.. so, it looks lime Werner is gonna start pulling doubles...

I also saw a tanker at the east lot... that would be awesome if they started to pull tanker... but, I only saw one, and another driver said they use to deliver fuel to the terminals. .. so, no tanker division yet...

I will try and get more info on the doubles I have seen them training on...

 

Would the doubles be for LTL, OTR, or both?

 

Doubles and triples are primarily LTL. So that freight can be routed to different destinations. LTL-Less than a trailer load. Drop a trailer and p/u another. Loading is heaviest first and 1500# less or equal descending in weight. Your pre-trip is important because of more connections. Make sure you have service air to the rear trailer connections by opening your rear glad hand value. Trains are 3.5X's more likely to flop. There are specific regs for trains with routing and weather (snow, visibility, wind) conditions. Length is 100 ft. @ 105,500 # in most states that allow them. Which aren't many. There not that big of a deal just easy does it. Ok they can be a handful @ times. If you leave a terminal w/ 3 trailers and you get to your next stop and there's only 2, the 3rd one is somewhere in the the ditch between the terminal and where you stopped.

 

HOLY MOSES, that would be one GOD FORSAKEN situation for the truck driver to find himself or herself in.

 

Rule#2-Don't look in your mirrors.
Of course Rule#1-If you can't drive forward don't pull in there.