.......And They Said You Would Have Days Like This As A Truck Driver!
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I still think they are trying to kill you with that ford zach becareful ;) Red the thought of you breeding brings interesting images to mind ;)
Obviously everyone has their own styles. Live and let live.... Or shoot em in the head with a barreta .50 cal either way :P
My first carrier was US Express ,I was lucky if I got 1600 miles per week
That's funny. I worked for them for 6 years and couldn't beg for a break. Hardly ever got less than 3000 miles a week running OTR and regional. For two years I was on a regional fleet that got me home every weekend and I still got 3000 miles most weeks.
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.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
My first carrier was US Express ,I was lucky if I got 1600 miles per week
That's funny. I worked for them for 6 years and couldn't beg for a break. Hardly ever got less than 3000 miles a week running OTR and regional. For two years I was on a regional fleet that got me home every weekend and I still got 3000 miles most weeks.
Hey I love it for you Brett,were they your first carrier right out of driving school?,was your first run a shuttle between Springfield and Indy?That pretty much set the tone for my first 6 months as a driver for them.Short runs that typically took all day to complete followed by many hours sitting/ waiting on the next few crumbs.By the time I left them I knew the locations of just about every terminal and drop yard in the system,having visited pretty much each and every one .At least Werner was up front about it ,stating all new drivers were expected to shag at least one day out of every ten worked .
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.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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Im gonna TRY this one more time. 1. I was laying in bed bored until my 6pm delivery with nothing to do. 2 I just came back from a week unpaid. 3. I was offered the option to make extra money instead of laying in bed. 4. My deliver was a drop and hook with a 2359-2359 all day open window so I could more than be on time. BOTTOM LINE: I MADE EXTRA MONEY WHILE DOING A FAVOR FOR MY DISPATCHER. MONEY I WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NOT MADE BEING THAT I WAS SITTING IN BED ALL DAY. I MADE HER HAPPY, MADE MYSELF LOOK GOOD AND GOT A GOOD STORY OUT OF THE DEAL. I call that a WIN, WIN SITUATION. Did everyone learn a lesson? Good. Good night all. Trsiner training in the am
im about to breed a whole bunch of really positive female truckers
Watch out now lol
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.Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.