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That's my kind of shipper.
Today was thanksgiving and I was out on the road eating at McDonalds. The woman there was so nice and even came around the counterr to give me a hug. I bought a bag of candy to give out to the McD employees as a thank you for.coming to.work on the holiday. It doesn't take much effort to make people smile, and I must admit I'm very thankful I changed careers and am where I am today.
I'm also thankful for this board and all of you who have provided me with knowledge and laughs along the way.
I was on the receiving end of candy the other day. I was the last truck out before the shipper on duty left on Thanksgiving eve, at the Reese Dr Hershey plant in Hershey, PA.
There must have been a pound of Reeces mini-cups in the bag. I ate candy with every meal. Probably gained a couple pounds doing it.
I pick up from Breuer's a lot and get Klondike bars free lol
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Dm:
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.
Klondikes!!! Well maybe at Christmas I can talk Lowe's out of some nails or something. Damn
They don't do that at any of the breweries, do they? Jk
I 59 going down to Houston isn't bad once you get used to it. The first time I drove it, I vowed to never go that way again... But, I did and now it seems the more I do it the better it is.. It is going to be the 1 69 Corridor eventually and I see improvements especially on the southern end and northern end.. The in between needs some work yet.
I'm with Prime in PSD training, and today was a very bad day for me. Drove 450 miles, a hefty chunk of it on US 59 from I30 to Houston. Lots of stop and go, along with me struggling with lane control at times. Then on the short drive off the interstate to the receiver, I curbed the trailer and blew a tandem. Luckily it was a double so we were able to drive to a TA to get it replaced. After all of this I was ready to quit. We've been running hard for over a week and I was tired and grumpy and thinking that this is probably it.
As the tire was being replaced, my trainer started talking about going back and testing out on Friday. He told me I'm ready, just have some rough edges to knock off with shifting and mirrors. Said lots of people curb trailers and it's not the end of the world, just learn from it.
This is just the latest example of how I've been treated, by everyone, at Prime. They understand that this is all new, and they all want me to succeed. I've never been treated like a number, or like "just another newbie." Because if I succeed, they all do too.
This site has been the same for me. It has been a refuge after long days in orientation and learning this new way of life. Thank you, O.S. And thanks to all of you here!
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
I work for a small Farm operation, Baenen Dairy. There are 5 trucks and 5 drivers. They treat me like gold. I do long haul driving and really enjoy it. When I get back to the farm, they say, Welcome home! I couldn't ask for a better company to work for. I did work for De Boer before that and they are all about the salaried people.. Drivers are just a number there. The dispatchers are always crabby and think you should know everything without being taught.. My best move was to get out of there! I only live 20 miles from where my truck is parked so It is convenient for me and I know where I am going days before I leave so I know what to plan for. I would never work for a big operation ever again!
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.
I work for a small Farm operation, Baenen Dairy. There are 5 trucks and 5 drivers. They treat me like gold. I do long haul driving and really enjoy it. When I get back to the farm, they say, Welcome home! I couldn't ask for a better company to work for. I did work for De Boer before that and they are all about the salaried people.. Drivers are just a number there. The dispatchers are always crabby and think you should know everything without being taught.. My best move was to get out of there! I only live 20 miles from where my truck is parked so It is convenient for me and I know where I am going days before I leave so I know what to plan for. I would never work for a big operation ever again!
I'm very confused. Six minutes before this post, you posted that you were with Prime as a trainee?
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.
I think you have me confused with someone else...
I work for a small Farm operation, Baenen Dairy. There are 5 trucks and 5 drivers. They treat me like gold. I do long haul driving and really enjoy it. When I get back to the farm, they say, Welcome home! I couldn't ask for a better company to work for. I did work for De Boer before that and they are all about the salaried people.. Drivers are just a number there. The dispatchers are always crabby and think you should know everything without being taught.. My best move was to get out of there! I only live 20 miles from where my truck is parked so It is convenient for me and I know where I am going days before I leave so I know what to plan for. I would never work for a big operation ever again!
I'm very confused. Six minutes before this post, you posted that you were with Prime as a trainee?
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.
I think the confusion lies in that she is not using quotes when quoting others.
I think you have me confused with someone else...
I work for a small Farm operation, Baenen Dairy. There are 5 trucks and 5 drivers. They treat me like gold. I do long haul driving and really enjoy it. When I get back to the farm, they say, Welcome home! I couldn't ask for a better company to work for. I did work for De Boer before that and they are all about the salaried people.. Drivers are just a number there. The dispatchers are always crabby and think you should know everything without being taught.. My best move was to get out of there! I only live 20 miles from where my truck is parked so It is convenient for me and I know where I am going days before I leave so I know what to plan for. I would never work for a big operation ever again!
I'm very confused. Six minutes before this post, you posted that you were with Prime as a trainee?
The quoting function here is pretty weird. I have to scroll down past ten or so blank lines to the bottom of the page to see the end of the quoted post.
Take a look at your posts in this thread, you'll see what I see. No harm done, other than confusion. You should start double-checking to make sure you are scrolling down to the end of the post to reply.
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.New Reply:
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That's my kind of shipper.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Dm:
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.