Looking For Some Type Of Midwest Regional.
Topic 16261 | Page 1
Welcome Justin!
You're right on the border of TMC Transport's hiring area and they get people home on weekends.
We also have a listing of truck driving jobs that should give you some ideas:
I guess it's never a short story if you find yourself having to move to South Dakota, but I'm from outside Buffalo, NY and we're not exactly the population influx capital of the world ourselves.
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.
H.O. Wolding (based out of Amherst, WI) hires out of the eastern half of North and South Dakota. They are a Dry Van company. They have Regional (home every 5 to 7 days) and extended Regional (home between 10 and14 days).
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.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
The company i work for runs primarily Midwest regional with home every weekend. I was actually in South Dakota the other day.
I highly recommend them for solo drivers. They run more short haul than anything, but keep you preplanned so well youll be begging for a break lol.
Its 99% no touch dry van freight.. The only thing is on our forklift loads you have to knock out the wood bracing with a sledgehammer. Much drop and hook also. Its a smaller company (550 trucks) that are very well maintained. I love being known by name and not just a number. Ive been here 8 months and love it.
They will hire either freshout of school or min. 6 months OTR experience.
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.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.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.
Lol i work for West Side Transport, based in Cedar Rapids, IA.
I will have to look into tmc, h.o., and west side! Thank you guys
New Reply:
New! Check out our help videos for a better understanding of our forum features
Preview:
Why Join Trucking Truth?
- The High Road Training Program
- The High Road Article Series
- The Friendliest Trucker's Forum Ever!
- Email Updates When New Articles Are Posted
Apply For Paid CDL Training Through TruckingTruth
Did you know you can fill out one quick form here on TruckingTruth and apply to several companies at once for paid CDL training? Seriously! The application only takes one minute. You will speak with recruiters today. There is no obligation whatsoever. Learn more and apply here:
TT On Facebook
So I'm still looking into companies, Western express, and melton are the two I've been looking into the most, I have dry van , and flatbed experience, 6 months driving, currently I'm working a local run in town (omaha, ne) for a company called menards, well my fiance and I found out we may have to move to South Dakota (long story) which will cause me to have to give up my comfy local gig, and we've been talking about me going regional to make more money to pay off debt quicker. I was curious if anyone on here lives in South Dakota, North Dakota, or western Minnesota would know about any good companies to look at for regional work, also, my current job is a heavy hauler job, so I do have HH experience, like I said I've got a couple companies in mind, I was just wanting opinions from other drivers as well. Thank you in advance.
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.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.