Starting at xpo on dec 2nd in North Carolina

Given a schedule & a run like that....I'm sure that XPO will be giving you lots of latitude for making the absolute best decisions with the "captain of the ship" mentality -- for safety & road/weather conditions....

Safe travels!

-- L

 

I hope it works out for you. Being from a smaller barn in the west, I haven't had the chance to talk to any drivers who have been running this team thing.
I would say the most important part is having a teammate who is a competent driver and easy to get along with. I don't know your experience level, but I would find it difficult to rest in the sleeper if I wasn't confident in my co-driver. I'm also not entirely sure if the job is awarded based on a seniority bid system, or if they just hire drivers exclusively for that run. If that's the case, then you may not have the opportunity to bid on different shifts, solo runs, or city pickup and delivery.
I'll be curious to learn more, so please keep us informed. All the best!

 

I never worked for XPO but I ran team pulling doubles for years and it can be really good or it can really suck. A lot depends on how safe and considerate/quiet your co-driver is. If you have never run team sleeping well may be your hardest part at first, it was for me. We made our bed several different layers thick and it took out most of the road vibration that only using the truck mattress wouldn’t. First layer was an air mattress over top of the Truck mattress 3/4 inflated. Second layer was Eggshell crate looking foam padding over top of that. Next was a very thick comforter over top of that. Each driver placed a different bedroll overtop of that. Then we took a very large comforter and tucked it underneath the mattress of the top bunk to allow it to pull down in front of the bed once you got in the bed. That was to keep more of the cab noise from the sleeping compartment since the curtain blocked very little. The bed was about a foot taller than the mattress but it slept as good as a full wave waterbed did back in the day.

 

You have the hard part past you if you have already teamed. Terminal to terminal or meet point drop and hook driving is some of the easiest work you will ever do. I assume they pay for fueling and delays so it sounds like a great opportunity. Take your time with doubles in the snow, but they really aren’t bad to figure out. Good luck and hopefully you are on the regular seniority board at your terminal so one day if you get tired of teaming you can bid something else using the seniority you have accrued.

 

$2100 a week and off 3 days.
Wtf making me reconsidering life being an o/o hauling cheap freight

 

Several of my old customers were LTL companies.

I still talk with several of their drivers occasiinally. SAIA, XPO, AAA Cooper, and OD.

They're all bringing in top $$, hell, even the city drivers do good in comparison to your average 40hr week.

Top linehaul and system drivers in the 130k a year range.