Truck amenities?

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Averitt. questions

 

I don't run out of Cookeville, we have a fenced lot on Colinx property that we park in.
its nice to park 10 miles from the house

 

Sorry Nukem...About the only place issues actually get taken care is Cookeville, if you get there early enough in the day. Anywhere else LTL gets the priority, Unless it's a SAFETY issue,TL gets the same old song and dance, we don't have the time, you'll have to wait.

 

I've been there.

 

Cookeville is good as long as you are there between 6a-6p

 

There's no time for TV. Dumb idea.

 

The way the load planners have been assigning loads lately...you don't have time to watch TV, let alone stop and get something to eat, shower or take a short nap(IF YOU CAN FIND PARKING). If your looking for a company that have all sorts of goodies in them, Averitt is not the place. Apu's, inverters, AM/FM radio's with a AUX jack(if your lucky) are about it.

 

Well, I guess I have been very lucky then:

With a company that's as big as Averitt, if you expect to get rush treatment EVERYTIME , then your right, you need to move on. They (the Mechanics) get to you when thy can AND/OR priority issues (special needs not withstanding) But I say again, I personally have not had a problem of "We can't (or won't) fix that right now" of course I would have to wait to get fixed, but it will get done. But I also do not let truck problems become an issue. When one arises, I get to a shop so it can be fixed, and not put duck tape over a light on the dash so it doesn't annoy me.

As for sitting idle... That's not why I'm here. I was hired to drive from place to place so that's what I do. Again, I guess I'm lucky in the respect That I have a FM that used to be a driver and still thinks like one and likes to run the heck outta me, but will not question my intentions of stopping for a shower or whatnot. And yea some places parking sucks. Period.

As for the amenities. If you don't like what something, what's wrong with asking for a replacement? I know many drivers who have gotten new radios or inverters or new seat pads, etc... just by asking at the right shop or working with your FM to get one on order. But I will also say that I have made myself more comfortable by buying my own amenities to boost the fact that I live in this thing all week long.

I guess it boils down to what your patience level is and what you expect out of a MEGA.

 

Hate to say it but your going to have issues and problems with your truck until they can all get fixed. The last driver that had your truck may or may not have taken care of it. So it will be up to you to get them fixed. If you haven't done so already, get a new mattress and depending on how many miles it has a new seat pad. Most shops won't have them in stock so you'll have to work with your FM to get them ordered. But congrats and I hope that your truck has been taken care of so you don't have a POS to fix.