What's the best way to find co-drivers in your company and area!

Well the title says it all, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Take care!

 

Ask around the yard, other drivers, maybe your DP or FM can help.
I look for maturity, character, being ethical; trust he/she can drive the rig while sleeping.
Having some of the same interest can help
You can make a long list, however is it realistic? Also you have to accept that everybody is different, you may not like certain habits of the individual but you have to learn to adjust.
Knowing it will be close quarters and there will be friction from time to time.
These are of course my expectations.

 

It's not easy nor straight-forward and a lot depends on where your home location is (should be near you) Perhaps you're local terminal has a "bulletin board", either web-based or physical. A lot probably depends on who you're driving for (and how large they are) as far as finding potential co-drivers "from within" the company. Also, if your company is large enough, there may be dedicated discussion forums where you can drop a note to.

There is drivermatch dot com, and findacodriver dot com and other fee based web sites that offer mixed success and real client base offerings. Many of them demand a [modest] subscription fee only to find there are very few "members".

If you're serious, a classified ad in the "drivers" section of your local paper would probably generate the most response, and it will be up to you how to weed through any potential candidates so as not to waste too much of either of your time. Again, if you're very serious and if you're in a large market, you may even consider building a temporary website (in the ad) and a form to gather pertinent info and to describe yourself, your carrier, your goals, and what your looking for without giving a personal or carrier name directly.

 

Also, let your fleet manager know. he/she talks with a lot of drivers and sees if in fact there is a need for a team here or there. but bottom line there are not many drivers who care to (or desire to) run team outside of a "personal relationship" UNLESS the perceived financial gain possibilities are really worthwhile, OR that driver has few solo choices and has to "settle" into a team operation . But the matching of personalities is the hardest part and when you have so few to choose from, it becomes VERY DIFFICULT and highly unlikely. What you'll most likely end up with is a temporary co-driver biding his/her time who will probably flee at the worst possible time. But you may be glad they fled so you didn't have to kick them out if there was a huge personality/work ethic clash.