Since it's really meant to be a "dairy hub"....if....as a south Ga driver...I ran for IRT....could I park my rig there, for time at home?
--Lual
Indian River
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I couldn't say for sure, but it's a pretty big facility, can't imagine them refusing a company tractor being parked there. The "hub" thing was something another driver told me. I doubt it will be run any differently than the other terminals.
That said, there is a company policy that states that if you live with 90 (75?) miles of your terminal, your tractor should be parked there for hometime.Lonesome Thanks this. -
cordele and montezuma only 40 minutes from each other so I'm guessing a lot milk gonna be hauled from that terminal I can't forget about that dairy in leesburg I see a lot indian truck sitting waiting to get loaded when I pass by
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I have no clue how true these anecdotal incidents are so I stick by company policy especially when passing on info to others. -
Regarding truck parking, I live in San Antonio. When they route me in for time off, a lot of times it will be a Waco, Irving, or Sulphur Springs load followed by a dead head to Misson (McAllen). I take home time along the way to Mission and pay to park at the truck stop. I took 9 days off last month and flew to Vegas for my 40th birthday. I had stayed on the road for 3 months and 2 weeks prior to that though. I Uber home then drive back in my personal vehicle to retrieve my belongings, laundry, etc. I used to park at HEB since it was a IRT regular customer, but the Clovis terminal called me a few years ago and asked that I park elsewhere if possible because my truck was taking up space along the curb and making it difficult for their milk haulers to go there and stage early. At one point I was parking near my house along a vacant lot with a flatbed and a few other trucks. After returning to work and finding a $500 parking ticket taped to the door by the SAPD for having a CMV in a residential zone I decided to just pay for reserved parking. I never turn in the receipt because I feel it’s fair since they don’t nickel and dime me for using the truck as a car when I need to do grocery runs, etc. on the road. They also let me choose my own routes and don’t hammer me about extra miles when it happens.
You’re right though. As far as any prospective drivers reading this, I would plan your employment based on what’s in the handbook that way you’re not disappointed if they ever decide to be picky about things. Once you’re onboard you can learn the system and what’s tolerated, what’s enforced, etc. If you’re looking for a place that doesn’t micromanage and trusts you to think for yourself, this is a good one to be at.JForce28, drvrtech77, navypoppop and 4 others Thank this. -
The most I will stay out is 10 weeks and I take the full 10 days off. Very often I will get home/back to home terminal,
(where I leave my car) a day or 2 early and I don't hesitate to head straight home then.
Never had a complaint or anyone say that I should come back out earlier than scheduled because I got home earlier than scheduled. I am usually the one calling in to say when I will be back in the truck and when I will be ready to roll out.
Only once have I needed more days than "earned" and the response was that I could take the whole week off if I wanted. I doubt that would be offered if I was one of the drivers that regularly pushed the boundaries and took more days than they should have.JForce28, Lonesome, Speed_Drums and 3 others Thank this.
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