Old Dominion Freight Lines - Thomasville, N.C.

MACK E-6 · Nov 1, 2006

scarecrow56 said: ↑

Do they use teams?
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Yes, they do.

I saw on thier website that they are a "less than truckload carrier".
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In other words, LTL.

Does this mean multiple stops for the same trailer? And also unloading every piece of frieght in it?
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Only city drivers do multiple stops. Linehaul is terminal to terminal only, and mostly done at night.

Is it a lot of doubles? Being a pre student(I have a class B with 6 yrs ex.),isnt jumping right into doubles a bit much to handle for a new driver?
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Yes. All their linehaul operations are done with sets. Doubles aren't difficult. You just gotta hold on to 'em. It's not hard to hook them up either.

Good benifits? What about safety and training. I would prefer to be trained by an exp. driver. Not someone who is 6 months out of school.
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I couldn't tell you about pay and benefits. As for safety, if Old Dominion's safety dep't is anything like where I work, they don't miss a beat and will back a driver on out-of-hours disputes.

You may spend a night in the yard learning the coupling process, and then the next night they'll send you out with a load, if you elect to do the linehaul thing that is.

whistlerssister · Nov 1, 2006

thanks smurf....i'll do that....check out OD.....i wonder do they run teams at all?

smurf-316 · Nov 4, 2006

whistlerssister said: ↑

thanks smurf....i'll do that....check out OD.....i wonder do they run teams at all?
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i'll say this...if your gonna go over the road and want to start with a great pay & benifits package and don't want to sleep in your truck the rest of your life.....then OD is gonna be hard to beat!!
your stops are at terminals ONLY. you will not drive through nyc looking for jimmy's wholesale outlet for 5 hours. ALL hotels are paid by the company EVERY night!! most driving is at night....and it is almost always doubles or as they call them (pubs). and if later you decide you wanna go local you can with out any problems. :smt026

smurf-316 · Nov 4, 2006

scarecrow56 said: ↑

ok smurf
lemme ask a few. Do they use teams? yes. I saw on thier website that they are a "less than truckload carrier". Does this mean multiple stops for the same trailer? no...only local drivers do the actual delivery to the customer. you will ONLY drop it at the terminal. And also unloading every piece of frieght in it? you will not unload the trailer.you will only drop it at the dock they tell you. Is it a lot of doubles? it is almost always doubles. Being a pre student(I have a class B with 6 yrs ex.),isnt jumping right into doubles a bit much to handle for a new driver? not at all...like anything else it just takes some practice...how many students come there that know how to drive doubles??...not many. Good benifits? right at the top. What about safety and training. training will be provided by a trainer with 2 years otr exp or more. I would prefer to be trained by an exp. driver. Not someone who is 6 months out of school.
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Hope this helps>>>>>:smt039

smurf-316 · Nov 5, 2006

OD also gives a 2% christmas bonus!!:smt026

scarecrow56 · Nov 6, 2006

Thanks smurf!
As I just became unemployed as of last Fri.(Lay offs in the Fl. building industry) I,ll be checking them out. Maybe Ill get the stae to pay for my school. Im omw to the unemployment office this morn. Ill post as to what they have to say for others to benifit.

jump22 · Nov 9, 2006

smurf-316 said: ↑

if you look on the old d. website you'll find a list of terminals where you can apply. they blow all the other "starter companies" away!! if you go over the road for about 2 years you can go local. i think you'll start off at about $16 per hour.
Smurf>>>
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Smurf do you know what the old web page is for the old d.is? thanks jump22

smurf-316 · Nov 11, 2006

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Smurf do you know what the old web page is for the old d.is? thanks jump22
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i don't know right off hand...but if you do a web search it should come right up.

Cerberus101 · Nov 11, 2006

smurf-316 said: ↑

i'll say this...if your gonna go over the road and want to start with a great pay & benifits package and don't want to sleep in your truck the rest of your life.....then OD is gonna be hard to beat!!
your stops are at terminals ONLY. you will not drive through nyc looking for jimmy's wholesale outlet for 5 hours. ALL hotels are paid by the company EVERY night!! most driving is at night....and it is almost always doubles or as they call them (pubs). and if later you decide you wanna go local you can with out any problems. :smt026
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you seem to know quit a bit about od. can i ask how? i have always liked them but don't know much about them at all.

smurf-316 · Nov 11, 2006

Cerberus said: ↑

you seem to know quit a bit about od. can i ask how? i have always liked them but don't know much about them at all.
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been with OD for about 2 years now.

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