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Actually I'm from Tennessee. Not sure what there is around here as far as dispatch. I believe they do have an OC in Lebanon TN. about a half hour from me.
We have a "drop lot" in Lebanon. It isn't really an OC. Paved lot with a building, and yes, they do have some dispatchers there. Your dispatcher will either be from there, or from Atlanta or Charlotte, my experience is the small operating centers like Lebanon and Columbus don't have team dispatchers.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
It's all good. I suppose a dispatcher really doesn't have to be local. Good to know there's a drop lot here though.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
SNI has lots all over. That is another thing I like about them, if the truck stop is full there is usually an SNI lot somewhere close.(usually) They even give you a nice little book of all the lots in all the lower 48, and you can plug a code into your navigo and it will take you right to it.
Now that sounds nice to me. I want to try to stay away from truck stops as much as possible. Between the bad food and the lot lizards and the over crowding, Who wants to really be there if they don't have to. Unless they enjoy all that stuff.
Oh and I forgot to ask. Do we get to take the truck home? My family at the time only has one vehicle and my wife will need it for work. And do you have any clue how long we will have to drive with a trainer? At least a rough estimate?
Oh and I forgot to ask. Do we get to take the truck home? My family at the time only has one vehicle and my wife will need it for work. And do you have any clue how long we will have to drive with a trainer? At least a rough estimate?
Depends on taking the truck home. IF you live within a certain radius of an OC or a drop lot, SNI requires you to park the truck there on your home time, it is either 50 or 100 miles(not sure which) as I live 10 minutes from the Columbus OC so I just park my truck there. Your DBL will be able to let you know.
Time with a trainer is very short at SNI, usually about a week. They may keep you longer if they feel you need it, or YOU can request to stay with them longer if you feel you need to. I was with a trainer for 2 weeks, but I had a second student in the truck and we shared driving time because my trainer was on a dedicated and went home every night, so we really only got one weeks worth of driving in.
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