Old Dominion--A Newbie's Experience

Hah! Now that's funny. I dealt with an Illinois trooper a while back when I witnessed an accident and had to give a statement. Not nearly as funny as your story, but the guy was definitely one of the chillest officers I've ever dealt with. He even asked me to inspect the involved truck to determine if it was safe to drive (it wasn't).

 

Another week has gone by! No meets this week, just terminals.


Thursday--St. Louis. Missed having to make an extra stop in Decatur, IL by just a few minutes. 510 miles.

Friday--St. Louis again. 510 miles.

Saturday--Nashville and home via Louisville. 625 miles.

Sunday--St. Louis, yet again. 510 Miles.

Monday--Columbus, OH. 380 miles.

 

I was hired straight out of school. My experience is not typical. The terminal in Indy grew so quickly that they couldn't find enough experienced drivers to fill the seats. I feel that I got great training with them and feel confident in my ability to handle a double rig.

 

So, speaking of terminal growth...

Had the quarterly meeting today. Was told by management that the company surpassed profit and earnings expectations for 2013, and was set for RECORD growth through 2014. Indy terminal is now the number one terminal in the company, not only in terms of earnings, but just in general. As for what this means for us, the drivers, we will be adding quite a few drivers and scheduled bid runs to the linehaul operations. We currently have 182 linehaul drivers. Management wants to increase that number to 225 by June, and round out the year with 250. They want to have 25 teams operating out of Indy by the end of the year as well. To give you an idea of how badly we need more drivers, we are currently running 200 loads BEHIND out of Indy.

Guys, if you're interested in getting on with this company, right now is the time, especially if you're interested in running out of Indy. It doesn't even matter if you don't live in Central Indiana, I'm sure they will be hiring for team drivers and solo drivers who "run wild" in addition to home-daily drivers.

Ran to Franklin, KY for a meet today. 496 miles.

 

Yes. They won't let you apply without the doubles endorsement. Should just be a written test.