XPO vs Central Transport ??

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  1. HiramKingWilliams

    HiramKingWilliams Heavy Load Member

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    I’m thinking 6-12 months of OTR, and staying in my car when I have a few days off every few months. Then getting a good tanker or LTL gig in TX, KY, TN or WV, buy a little place for under $100k and enjoying the rest of this life. Hell, you can MAYBE buy a tiny lot here for that much, haha. California is developmentally disabled.
     
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  3. HiramKingWilliams

    HiramKingWilliams Heavy Load Member

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    All my stuff would be in storage for about $100/month. Beats $2k/month in rent and utilities!
     
  4. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

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    Don’t take this the wrong way, but you got your license less than a month ago, just landed a job (your first job at that) at a good LTL outfit where you can make some serious money with decent benefits... and your grand idea is to say “fornicate it, I’m gonna go live in a truck OTR for maybe a year and save money”?

    If you can, maybe consider renting a room close to your XPO location for less than a grand a month. Save the reduction in rent while still making a considerably better income than you would while OTR while also having a considerably better quality of life in the process. Buy the dream house in BFE later on and TRANSFER to a different terminal, having your job waiting for you when you move.
     
  5. HiramKingWilliams

    HiramKingWilliams Heavy Load Member

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    Great point!
     
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    Anyone know what all is involved with the second physical? The post-offer physical. I'm guessing it's a few basic things like lifting a certain amount of weight, etc.
     
  7. HiramKingWilliams

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    Knocked out the road test today. Can’t wait to get onboard!
     
  8. LTLdreamin

    LTLdreamin Light Load Member

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    How was the road test? I've got an interview next Tuesday.
     
  9. HiramKingWilliams

    HiramKingWilliams Heavy Load Member

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    Pretty straight forward. One short form to fill out. Pre-trip walkaround, back the tractor up to a trailer and hook it up, drive through town, back into a loading dock, drive through town more, back trailer into a space at the yard and unhook it from the tractor, park the tractor. Took about an hour. I got a call from HR today saying they'd make me an offer in a few days. Then I believe the only thing left is the POPS Physical.
     
  10. HiramKingWilliams

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    And the tractor was an automatic, which I was kinda surprised about, but I suppose it made things a tiny bit easier.
     
  11. LTLdreamin

    LTLdreamin Light Load Member

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    Thanks for the heads up! Will you be on the P&D side or Linehaul?
     
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