Hey, Justin. Just stopping by to see if ya have any new updates. I'm guessing you should be done or just about done with your trainer.
I've been solo for about 5 months now. It's not been bad at all. I'm around 55k miles to date. Not bad considering the few breakdowns I have had. TMC does not mess around when it comes to keeping their trucks rolling. There's been issues that I would be ok driving through but they would send me to get it repaired. Definitely recommend their driving school. Not many places will do it so cheap and actually get you ahead of the game. Do you have any questions Matt?
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If you want to ask any questions go ahead. I'm sure I have some knowledge by now lol. Even in my worst weeks I still made decent. My first truck was in the shop 4 times in my first month. Issue with emissions. I had the 579 which is a real nice truck. I loved it. My fleet manager got me into a different truck and my numbers have been great. She even said she saw an improvement lol I was like...I got a new truck lol. Even when you are down like I was this week when my 388's clutch went out, I asked if there was anything I could do. And I had to go recover a truck and I'm using it until mine is fixed. Seems like if something is wrong mechanically it's automatically fixed. If it's minor they usually try to hold off.
Fleet Manager:
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.