Some ??'s for the L/P drivers

Thanks again, and hope that everything works out well. I will have to read that one post of yours again about checking with the right person that everything is done, not just believe what the recruitter says.

They already know that I will give two weeks notice, but knowing SNI, they will just bring me back and say lets not waste the time. I will enjoy orientation, home every night. Now just hope that if and when it happens, they have the empty trucks there. From what I am reading, Fontana and Phoenix are having problems with trucks.

If you could,On the "Comfort Zone", could I still expect to make some decent miles if I just say, everything east of Ohio is outa my comfort zone. That still leaves about 40 states to travel. So tired of this east coast and northeast and southeast.,

Was talking to a friend of mine today that used to work for Swift, and on the comfort zone, and he said something that I did not understand, that it was all smoke and mirrors. I might wrap my head around that later.

Again, thanks for the welcome.

 

Thanks. I really think that I will not really hurt myself too bad if I ask to take out the NE states. Like I said, that still leave 40 states. Do not get me wrong. I do not have a problem going there, just not a steady diet of it anymore, and you are correct about the heavy loads going there. Been there and done that. I know where I need to run to make the money, especially as far as fuel mileage. This L/P is not my first rodeo.

My friend that worked there a couple of years ago asked for the East Coast as his comfort zone. He hardly ever saw it. Mostly MWest to the West. It was a problem getting home to MA for some reason.

 

Thanks Injun (aka Mama Swift, such a nice ring to it). I thought that I could still see the miles, just keeping those pesky 8 Eastern states off my Atlas. Injun, can you tell me anything about the Columbus Terminal. Driven by it many times, but never a reason to stop there. I know that lots of times that I have driven by it, never really seen that much in the way of trucks there. Maybe it was just the time that I was driving by. Always saw lots of trailers though. WOndering about orientation there and the availabilty of trucks. Trying to get the so called ducks in a row in case I hear some great news next week, but after reading that one post of yours, took almost 3 weeks before you heard anything back from your recruitter. I remember that mine said about two days, which would mean on Wednesday, unless there is something that they would need to really look at. In our phone call, I mentioned everything that I could think of, including a speeding ticket that is no longer even on my MVR. Ohio of all places, over 3 years ago, and a ticket 2 years ago for a right turn in TX. Do not ask. It used to be a turn that used many times to get to a customer. Since the last time, they did new construction and put up a new telephone poll. Got to the bottom of the ramp, and OOPS. Got a ticket for obstruction, and right in front of City Hall. Could not back up or go to the center lane since they also put up a new middle cement block to separate the lanes. After that, they put up a new sign, trucks, no right turn. They said that at least I stopped. The truck a few days earlier did not, and took out the pole, and kept going.

Thanks again for all of your help. I really appreciate it. If hire on and see you on the road, owe you dinner, hopefully at a Pilot so that I can use my fueler points.

 

Thanks for the info. Since from there, I can be pretty sure that if hire on, that will be my home terminal. Luckily my car will also be there. No reason to take the truck home, plus I doubt that they will let me unless L/P, but then, why put the extra miles on it, and I can park the car in front of the house, not the truck. Going to be there for some work, take the car.

Mr. Jones, any idea of the availability of empty trucks there and what the Orientation there is like. Also hope that the DM's or FM's are decent. Any idea.

 

Thanks again. You know the worst part of being layovered, way too much time to think. So now I have another question, and that is about transferring from company to L/P. I know that mentioned that the recruitter told me not to mention until hired. So my question is, when and if hired, would I be smart in mentioning it to my DM when first meet so that he/she knows my intentions, or just wait a few weeks. I know that it can work both ways, see what the DM is like then decide, or let them know up front so that they can work with me and let me see how it is going to be. At first they can run my az off, and I will say, this is good, I will switch, and then it can also work the other way.

Also, is it difficult to switch as far as approval again. I am switching because of the L/P program. If there is not going to be a chance, well, then. I know that I should have asked the recruitter this, but so much to ask, at times I also have the brain farts.