Looking for a new job!

I’m assuming that I’d be able to use my own truck?

Out of curiosity, is a company like WDT self dispatch? Just want to be able to pick up loads on my own schedule

 

I don't think WDT is self-dispatch.
Might check Dairy Farmers of America.

 

No, it certainly isn't a "dumb" question. It just shows you're thinking "outside the box"....which is (usually) a good thing.

A newly-minted CDL driver....turned loose in his/her own rig.....from day one ....is a bit like a pilot in the military....fresh out of basic training....going straight into the front seat of an F-15....for missions over enemy territory.

I guess it's certainly "doable" for a few....but quite frankly, I would respectfully submit....the odds of success (that soon) are fairly poor. The learning curve (and amount of stuff to learn/digest) is just too steep.

Most pilots survivability rate is exponentially improved if they start out in something somewhat more modest....and work their way up, over time.

The thinking here is....your odds of success are much greater....if you spend some serious "seat time" in someone else's "trainer jet"....and after 12-15 months of bringing someone else's "bird" back to "base"....without any scatches, dents, dings (or worse )....

THEN you can decide if "flying" is indeed your cup of tea. At that point--you have a MUCH BETTER feel for the "deep end of the pool" (you know, the one with the gators and the sharks).

If.....at that point....you can honestly say...."hey, I liked that".....then you can go ahead and buy that "Mig-muncher" you've been drooling over.

I have over 3 years of CDL "seat time" under my belt (dry van, intermodal, reefer, and also hazmat tanker--fuel). That first year to 18 months is usually challenging enough for most drivers, with just learning how to drive ALL OVER AGAIN (without hitting A-N-Y-THING).

Also--being "in a hurry" to do almost anything in a big rig is usually a BAD IDEA.

To (finish) answering your query: my guess is that WDT would much rather "play the odds"....& stack the deck in your favor, and set you up for success--rather than the opposite.

Personally--I wouldn't want a spouse or a girlfriend riding along with me for my first year, anyway.

Later.....after I get good at it....well, then let's talk about it....

--Lual

 

This is tempting. Why wouldn't more drivers go work there?

 

I don't know; seems all trucking companies have some turnover.

 

Plus I watched a few of their videos and it looks like there's a common denominator with all tanker companies: The lack of full-size double bunk sleeper cabs.

 

Maybe on their next turnover they should head to USA truck.

 

If I wanted to pull dry van I'd go to USA Truck.

 

My suspicion there would be low pay since they seem to be mostly regional and especially because they farm their own new drivers from their cdl school program. That's a pretty big expense for a company, so they're probably forced to cut back elsewhere. Not sure the stipulations involved there either, but lots of drivers on here talk about the horror stories at other companies that do this where they charge you for the "value" of the cdl program if you quit the company early, and the companies know this, so they don't feel pressured to keep the truck moving or giving drivers good runs.

 

I was listening to a health-related podcast and they were talking about how dairy products act on pleasure receptors in the brain much like opiates do. So, if times are tough you could even expect dairy consumption to increase, given that it is a true comfort food. Also, consider the increasing popularity of low carb diets. While milk and yogurt don't fit the bill, cheese consumption is very much "on the table" for those sorts of diets.

I think you're on to something with your comment.

On a related note, would anyone recommend IRT indian river? I think they also do milk hauling. I want to say their runs might be longer like NM-FL, but please don't quote me on that. I know very little about them.