Passed TMC's 3-week CDL orient, today I head out for OTR training

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  1. Farva

    Farva Light Load Member

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    You should be fine.
     
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    DT_DaTrucker Bobtail Member

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    Cool. I was a little worried. Ive been doing so much reading on stuff I feel like my brain is melting and I'm forgetting stuff now. But does TMC pay anything for bounce miles?
     
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    Man I never get jd loads. Or boats
     
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    If it's over 150 miles they do
     
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    I run tx alot. It's not hard to get out of texas
     
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    Farva Light Load Member

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    If your bounce is 150+ miles, then you get paid from mile 1 (though I can't recall what that bounce rate is).
     
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    I've only had 2 JD loads and have only ever delivered to a place in SD or ND that a lot of our pre-loaded flatbed (not low boy) boat trailers leave from thinking I would get one of those PL'd boat trailers out of there....to only be bounced 180 mi down to Owens Corning in Minni.
     
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    Hey farva, I'm set to make my trec to tmc for Dec 2nd class, I live in NC and was wondering if tmc has any sort of Southeast regional lanes, I see you're up north quite a bit
     
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    That's awesome. I'm headed there December 2 as well. Can't wait to start. Coming from Houston.
     
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    Awesome man my name is dusten, I'll see you there!