Well Folks, I'm Leaving KLLM!!!

Thanks for the info. I've been with it a year and a half now as a company driver but want to pursue more. However there were a few thing's that scared me away from leasing. Guess I'll just have to go for it and hope it works out.

 

Good luck, newbie!

 

That's the only way to fly!

I went back to hauling gas in late October after over a year out of it because I was injured in a non work related accident then laid off. All summer while I was back OTR all I wanted was back hauling gas. It finally happened. Tanker drivers are a different breed. I believe we are more highly skilled, trained and professional than the average driver. If you try to do this aspect of trucking and you are not, you will not last long.

 

SKUNK TRUCK , I was wondering who you were with now? Sounds like you regreted your choice. Me being in school looking who to go with and totally confused who would be a good choice, thought you could help eliminate one.

 

How big of a company is KLLM?

 

1386 total registered power units under there dot number, 1235 drivers.
This was the average for the last 3 months from safestat.
So not a huge company, but about average for a large one.
KLLM use to be a great company back in the early 90s, I am glad to see that they are still an ok place to start.

 

Does KLLM require you to have the hazmat endoursement already before starting orientation? Also do you need a visa before orientation? My school has us there at 7am and don't get out till 5pm Monday thru Friday. That doesn't give me time to take the hazmat test or get a visa until I graduate. The school told us to take the hazmat test in our local town since it took like 3 months to arrive and picked it up at the same DPS office we took the test at.

 

If it helps any, I took my hazmat test and went for fingerprinting on the same day. I had my letter in 7 business days. I didn't go immediately to get my endorsement on license because the letter tells you to wait and make sure state has info in computer. test was relatively simple and fingerprinting was painless.

 

Could any KLLM drivers tell me something about KLLM either good or bad. how's the miles, equipment, dispatchers. I was considering going with KLLM a while back but, it's not much information on them out there. Also, what is their policy for inverters or do they run APU's. Do they allow for idling when needed or are they strict. Thanks for the information any and all drivers can tell me. . . STAY SAFE OUT THERE