Tri National TNI

No real info posted about this company. I started a few weeks ago.

No matter your experience pay is .44 cents practical routing.
Mandatory per diem.
$500 per month bonus for reaching 12,000 miles

All Volvo fleet with 670’s for local and 760’s otr.
100% auto
Governed at 70 mph.
No idle limit.
Forward collision warning.
Lane keep assist.
Adaptive cruise control.
Fuel at any Pilot, Flying J, TA, or Petro.
No Loves.
No fuel solutions or routing.
Must get def at terminal. Def last about 3,000 miles per tank.


Must live within I think 100 miles of terminal.
Mostly automotive freight.
Freight lanes are is Texas up to WI, IL, MI, IN, OH.
Terminals
Laredo, TX
Del Rio, TX
McAllen, TX
San Antonio, TX
Hooks, TX (Texarkana)
Bryant, AR (Little Rock)
Earth City, MO
Charleston, MO
Somewhere in Ohio
Drop yard in Detroit, MI

Slip seat trucks. You must leave truck at yard for hometime. I realize this sucks it is what it is.

Hometime policy is as much as you want. No one day off for every week out. You go home when you want and come back when you want. You must check in every 29 days to maintain employment.

The reason I went with this company is hometime. I could find work at higher pay but because I live in San Antonio, TX most companies want me to stay out 3 weeks minimum. I personally don’t like truck stop restarts.

Orientation is 2 days. Orientation starts any day Monday through Friday. You can (should) complete all paperwork and videos on your phone or computer before orientation.

 

My first week I did orientation on Monday and Tuesday. Both days I got there at 9am and left by one pm.

Thursday I got a truck and was dispatched to
San Antonio to Laredo
Laredo to Little Rock
Little Rock to San Antonio.
I did a restart Saturday to Tuesday.
Paid Miles 1484

Second week
San Antonio to Del Rio
Del Rio to Detroit
Detroit to Battle Creek
Battle Creek to San Antonio
Left the house on Tuesday got back Sunday
I did a restart to Tuesday
Paid miles 3244

Third week
San Antonio to Del Rio
Del Rio to Detroit
Detroit to Toledo
Toledo to Laredo
Laredo to San Antonio
I am doing a restart from Monday till Wednesday
Paid miles 3491

My fourth week will only be Wednesday through Friday. Not sure what to expect but I have plans this weekend that I can’t miss.

I am hoping since next week I will be starting my week on Monday that my hometime will fall during the weekend.
I have had the same truck the entire time but I have to clean it out when I go on a reset.

I am crossing my fingers when I say this but I have only had one live load and one live unload the rest has been drop and hook.
TNI leaves me alone and I leave them alone.
Scanning in the truck can be a pain I prefer using my phone but they have the Omnitracs scanners.

It’s still trucking but so far it’s been hassle free.

 

I have been very happy so far. Hopefully it continues.

 

The last time I posted I was in the middle of week four. Ended up with just running a roundtrip from San Antonio TX to Laredo TX. I had plans for that weekend and had to be home.

Week Five was my best week. I left the house Monday 3/16. I ran San Antonio to Del Rio drop and hook for Detroit, MI.

My gut told me with everything going on that the auto plants would be closing. So I made it my mission to not waste one minute and get to Detroit ASAP.

I got to Detroit Wednesday and was given a drop and hook out of the same place I was delivering too. Getting there ASAP worked out because two more drivers from TNI arrived after me and had to live unload.

I ended up back in San Antonio Friday afternoon and dropped my load. I took a restart and Sunday afternoon they called me with a load to Oklahoma.

I drove up to Oklahoma last night and delivered this morning. Total paid miles was 3594 on 3743 actual miles.

I have a drop and hook today in Dallas going to Laredo. This company’s main customers are automotive. Since the auto plants are shut down, I guess they plan on pulling brokered freight. I don’t foresee this helping me financially. I guess time will tell.