Is This Normal To Feel This Way As A Truck Driver
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If you have any questions about Schneider training/ orientation let me know. I just passed all their stuff.
I did send you a private message
If you have any questions about Schneider training/ orientation let me know. I just passed all their stuff.
I did send you a private message
I don't know how to access pm using my phone. I am trying to figure it out. In the mean time under CDL diaries, I posted about my 3 weeks at Schneider training in Carlisle. That should get you off to a great start with info. I think the title was starting at Schneider 10-12-15 or along that lines. You will see it. If I knew how to link it here on my phone I would do that too for ya. Sorry, I'll figure it out.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CB Handle-less is stuck:
I don't know how to access pm using my phone.
1. In a topic thread, touch on a person's name, you get their profile.
2. Slide to the bottom, find "Private Messaging"
3. The rest is easy. The message goes to the recipient's regular email. You might post a comment "I sent you a PM" so they know to look. (Sometimes it ends up in spam.)
CB Handle:
This is the nickname people use on the CB
If you have any questions about Schneider training/ orientation let me know. I just passed all their stuff.
I did send you a private message
I don't know how to access pm using my phone. I am trying to figure it out. In the mean time under CDL diaries, I posted about my 3 weeks at Schneider training in Carlisle. That should get you off to a great start with info. I think the title was starting at Schneider 10-12-15 or along that lines. You will see it. If I knew how to link it here on my phone I would do that too for ya. Sorry, I'll figure it out.
The private message I sent you would have gone to the email address you have used to register on this site. I have also read your thread and even commented on it before
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Thank you Errol V.. I'll check my spam folder. Tyler, I will look in my spam. Thank you for your patience.
I would think LTL would be more trips but much shorter hauls. I am new so I could be wrong. I am basing this off my local CHEP account I am on.
P&D might be what you're thinking of. Some linehaul runs are short, a good many are longer. We have linehaul schedules that are upwards of 640 miles a day, some as short as 380 miles.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
P&D:
Pickup & Delivery
Local drivers that stay around their area, usually within 100 mile radius of a terminal, picking up and delivering loads.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers for instance will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Tyler, looking forward to your phone call, or send me an email if you'd like.
Are you not pursuing LTL because you didn't find an LTL company that's hiring? I know our terminal isn't currently hiring, but what about Conway-Freight and Estes down where you live? Aren't they hiring? I know Conway was just bought out, not sure if that affected them. That Estes terminal in York can be tough to get in touch with the manager over the phone, at least it was for me. I'm pretty sure ABF and YRC are hiring up in Carlisle, if you wanna make that commute. Gotta consider that even with that commute, you still might be getting home more than with a truckload regional , and you'd certainly be paid more. All depends on what you want.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
Tyler, looking forward to your phone call, or send me an email if you'd like.
Are you not pursuing LTL because you didn't find an LTL company that's hiring? I know our terminal isn't currently hiring, but what about Conway-Freight and Estes down where you live? Aren't they hiring? I know Conway was just bought out, not sure if that affected them. That Estes terminal in York can be tough to get in touch with the manager over the phone, at least it was for me. I'm pretty sure ABF and YRC are hiring up in Carlisle, if you wanna make that commute. Gotta consider that even with that commute, you still might be getting home more than with a truckload regional , and you'd certainly be paid more. All depends on what you want.
Most definitely still considering LTL. Conway is not hiring and I applied at Estes and you are right. Not the easiest to get people to talk. A friend of mine works for them and gave me a contact name. Well he wasn't available when I did the app so I will be calling him today.
I also did look up OD and saw they are not hiring but may apply at ABF and have to suck it up on the commute. Kinard called me and we are playing phone tag currently. Seems they have a new driver program now and we're wondering if I'm interested.
I assure you, I am more so looking for LTL or line haul before regional. As a back up I am going to Carlisle one day this week possibly to look at the Schneider facility.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
Line Haul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
There is a Knight terminal at Middlesex - I-81 exit 52. I'm pretty sure they have some home nightly jobs out of that terminal, but don't know if they let new drivers on those accounts or not. It might be worth checking into.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
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If you have any questions about Schneider training/ orientation let me know. I just passed all their stuff.