Inexperienced tanker driver

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by firespock, Apr 8, 2014.

  1. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    Yeah miles aren't as good as I was promised but from what I have been told it's cause I need my TWIC
     
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  3. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    So did my assignment yesterday from Chicago qualawash to Cory OC and on the way to Cory got a local assignment to take an empty to BASF then pick up a loaded and head to Mcdonough Ga which made me happy cause could stop by and see my son for a bit then I woke up this morning and hooked up to the empty until I realized assignment is tomorrow :/. So they got me sitting all day at Cory OC
     
  4. scythe08

    scythe08 Road Train Member

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    What the hell? You are sitting waaaaaaaaaay too much. If thats how bulk is run, maybe Im better off going somewhere else for Bulk
     
  5. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    Not everyone sits this much but I think some plants are just closed today cause Father's Day idk
     
  6. ethos

    ethos Road Train Member

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    Dude, something is wrong here brother. You cannot sit that much, you have a family to feed. Look if you want we can talk and I'll see if I can help. P.m me your number if you think you need advice, I'll be happy to help.
     
  7. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    Idk what I could be doing wrong I sent in my Mac 17 exactly like ur supposed to saying I would be ready at 6am this morning with like 35 hours on 70 and then I got an assignment while I was coming from Chicago but it was an assignment for tomorrow not today
     
  8. ncdriver1

    ncdriver1 Road Train Member

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    I hate to say it but thats how things can be sometimes. Nothing you can do to change it. It seems like a lot of the drivers I talk to around the OC are in the same situation with the sitting and sub 2000 weekly miles. Things will pick up though, so be ready to really grind it out. Even a newbie driver can get 3k+ miles in a week dispatched.
     
  9. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    Yeah I believe ur right I just hope it's soon cause I don't have home time planned again till July 3-7 so that's a lot of time out lol
     
  10. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    So I got bad but good luck, I got a load to McDonough, Ga and was able to deliver it early today thankfully but when I got to Atlanta OC after deliver truck was having problems but they said they couldn't get to it till Thursday and truck needs pm right away so they put my truck out of service until Thursday afternoon but the good part is I am able to see my son and spend time with him even though I am not making any money
     
  11. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    They tried to get me a loaner but out of the 4 trucks two of them were actually there and one of those two was in the shop and the other was a cascadia and I don't have their training they require to drive it yet
     
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