Indian River

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  1. Loudstacks

    Loudstacks Light Load Member

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    can't confirm but heard due to lack of trucks there's a hiring freeze going on...
     
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  3. Tanker_82

    Tanker_82 Road Train Member

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    It won’t hurt anything to fill out an app and try.
     
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  4. RockinChair

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    The job descriptions on their website indicate that they prefer you to have a year of tractor-trailer experience but will consider somebody with 6 months. Whenever you talk to their recruiters, don't forget to include the fact that the mixer truck you're driving has a high center of gravity and carries a "dynamic load," because the mud you're hauling moves around inside the drum just like the commodities that Indian River hauls sloshes around inside their trailers.
     
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  5. Tanker_82

    Tanker_82 Road Train Member

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    I agree with this. I was in a mixer a handful of times years ago when I first got my CDL. I probably felt more leery going around curves and the need to be more cautious in a mixer than I do in a loaded tanker. Plus, those require a lot of hand and eye coordination. A person has to pay attention to the hand signals being given in the mirror by the contractor while working the throttle/drum levers and pulling forward at the same time. I would say if you can drive one of those, you shouldn’t have any trouble at IRT as long as you can swing corners and back a trailer that articulates at the hitch.
     
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  6. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    Plus, if he can get along with the batch man at the plant and the foreman on the job he can probably get along with anybody.
     
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  7. Redtwin

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    Things have slowed down considerably in the North East so that won't help either.
     
  8. Loudstacks

    Loudstacks Light Load Member

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    how often do you get border crossings? More North or South?
     
  9. Spjza80tt

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    I'm the opposite I have a brand new truck with a top bunk that's folded and I really don't like it , I miss my old truck with the storage shelves
    There's multiple empty trucks sitting in Florida at the terminal, freight has slowed down and we aren't going to certain customers we used to always go to for whatever reason
     
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  10. Tanker_82

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    I think each driver will have a different answer on that, mainly because we all operate differently. I assume I go to McAllen more often than Redtwin does. On the other hand, he runs the NE a lot and deals with more Canada loads than I do. Personally, I have picked up more loads in McAllen that originated in Mexico than I have loads in Champlain, NY that originated in Canada. I don’t know if one border is more plentiful than the other. That’s just my experience.
     
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  11. Redtwin

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    I only cross in the North, never even seen a Southern border crossing. Having said that, Canada freight has slowed significantly. Before I would go an average of 4 per week. Now it's maybe once per week. We do still load up there, but that is dependent on the Cranberry season.

    Canadians just aren't drinking as much Orange juice as I believe the price has risen dramatically. No clue what OJ sells for these days as I never buy it.
     
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