Good evening drivers. I am a week away from getting my license and have a few companies at the top of my list as of now. I'm really liking DOT as they seem to have some great schedules, competitive pay, and decent benefits. Can anyone with the company or that has driven for them in recent history give me some pointers about working for them. I will most likely be working out of the Indianapolis area for them and am looking at either their 4x4 or 6x3 schedules. From my understanding the 4x4 is a slip seat so leaning towards the 6x3. Thanks.
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Thanks, I actually came across some info you'd left on another post where you said you'd have stayed forever with them if possible. Will they keep me busy during my schedule, will they meet the promises they make, if I take the 6x3 schedule will that really be my schedule or can I expect to be out longer than promised? Thanks again, I'll look into more of your post history.
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What they say is what happens. Drivers are the ones who don’t meet promises. Drivers are the disappointments. Drivers are who always left me hanging. Never Dot or its staff.
Your schedule is your schedule. If you want to stay out, just tell them. There are 4X4 drivers who continue working past their 4. But, if you’re going to make a habit of that type of thing, you may as well just run open dispatch and not be restricted by your schedule. The less restrictions you put on them, the more work, and variety, they can offer you. My willingness to run wherever, whenever, is what allowed me to run big miles and see parts of the country I’d never seen, before Dot.bryan21384, tscottme and sempergumby6105 Thank this. -
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If you’re looking at Cambridge City, as a no-touch transfer driver, variety will be tough. Those drivers are primarily between Mount Sterling and points east.
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Just don’t get discouraged, if it’s not as easy as you think it should be. That’s where the consistency of a dedicated route comes in. It’s easier to figure it out, with the repetiveness.sempergumby6105 Thanks this.
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