Old Dominion--A Newbie's Experience

They're still hiring, from what I know. They're growing like gangbusters! They also got a new, lighted sign that's visible from I-70.

Speaking of Central Transport, what do you all think of the Central/Vitran merger? I always do a double-take when I see a Central truck pulling a Vitran trailer, and vice-versa. And yeah, just one look at that terminal down the street, always makes me glad that I was lucky enough to get hired on with OD right out of school. Anyway, OD picked up a lot of business from Central/Vitran, in part of the recent California truck law. Also, whenever their customers couldn't get Central/Vitran to move their freight, they would just call us, so they were already used to working with us.

 

I chose to stay on the open board, since I run days. When I called in to bid they had two CHI runs available that had city runs included, which isn't my cup of tea.

 

Yup!


Getting ready to leave for Morristown, OH for a meet.

 

Awesome! I'll have to try to meet you guys sometime soon. Did you take the CHI run or are you still on the board?

 

Whew! What a week!

Thursday--Went to Chicago. Had to take a detour around Central Avenue and go down Cicero to 47th. Went to Wabash and picked up a 48 footer and drove it back in the snow. 372 miles.

Friday--Morristown, OH. Used my entire 11 hours to make the run due to the snow. I must've seen 5 trucks jacknifed on the side of I-70 in either direction. 534 miles.

Saturday--Nashville, TN. Went to the terminal expecting a meet and ended up doing a regular terminal run instead. The terminal had a bunch of dropped trailers all over the place too, so I had to move a bunch of stuff out of the way to get to my trailers. I spent 2 hours at the terminal that night. Used my entire 14 hours today. 612 miles.

Sunday--Detroit, MI. Went nice and slow due to the ice storms. When I got to Detroit it started snowing. When I left, there was already an inch of snow on the ground. I hooked a set of empties and started back, but only made it to Napoleon, OH before I decided to call it a night. Finished my run today, Monday, and am now taking a mental health holiday after dealing with all the severe weather this week. 608 miles.

2126 total miles this week! And that's with it being a short week, due to the weather and all. I'll still clear $1000 gross this week before taxes and bennies. I got my uniforms as well, so that's exciting! Be safe out there, especially if you're driving in the areas hit by the winter storms.