Anyone Doing Prime Walmart Dedicated?

Ricky, Rainy answered your question about other Walmart dedicated accounts better than I could so it's not something I touched on.

@rainy: My home base is in south carolina so southeast regional would be a great fit! Thanks for the info! @jonathan: thanks for the insight, Im not terrible at backing, wouldnt say Im pro, but Ive done a few tight blind backs with mild frusteration lol, I like the Idea of knowing my routes down pat and I know that dedicated and regional will offer that. Quick question, feel free to chime in, but Im currently with a L/O FM , at what part of the ugrade process will I be assigned my company FM to discuss all this? And I want to request an international lw but again...Im with a lease trainer and lease fm and they dont have many answers for me....I have about 9k miles to go and been running 5k+ miles/week, so this is all coming up soon and Im the type of person who likes the information, before I need the information! Again thanks for all the helpful responses, I am very grateful to be here on TT!

@rainy: My home base is in south carolina so southeast regional would be a great fit! Thanks for the info! @jonathan: thanks for the insight, Im not terrible at backing, wouldnt say Im pro, but Ive done a few tight blind backs with mild frusteration lol, I like the Idea of knowing my routes down pat and I know that dedicated and regional will offer that. Quick question, feel free to chime in, but Im currently with a L/O FM , at what part of the ugrade process will I be assigned my company FM to discuss all this? And I want to request an international lw but again...Im with a lease trainer and lease fm and they dont have many answers for me....I have about 9k miles to go and been running 5k+ miles/week, so this is all coming up soon and Im the type of person who likes the information, before I need the information! Again thanks for all the helpful responses, I am very grateful to be here on TT!

When you go into upgrade they will assign you a FM however. I suggest you tell the lease FM now that you want south east regional. They might have specific FM for that and this way it would be easier to get placed directly in rather than having to go with one FM then wait til you get switched.

Keep in mind that even with a dedicated route it might not be "going to the same places" all the time. For example they might have a list of 200 stops. . how long will it take before you start seeing the same ones? My FM seems to rub me Midwest and southeast which I love. Only go Northeast when I go home and never go past Denver. Even OTR I have been to the same customers quite often and drive the same roads to know the truck stops

With southeast regional you should get home every other weekend but you will still total only four days per month. Take into consideration that by the time you get home eat do laundry shower...it could seem like you are back on the road again too quickly.

As far as requesting a specific truck...good luck with that. No offense but you won't get what you want. They assign the trucks first come first serve. If you choose a LW or condo and they don't have one, you foot the hotel bill til it comes in but they won't say "oh you can wait forever for an international" etc. Miss myioshi does have one. . and I got the exact truck I wanted out of pure random luck.

Also remember as you wait for your truck you are not getting paid. I could understand if you are hoping to get the same type of truck you trained in, but when on your own you will be less stressed and drive better.

Good luck

@Rainy very helpful words! Yeah my trainer runs a condo freightliner, Im not a huge stickler for the truck, but I understand the international lightweights are a little roomier, but as you said, Ill be less stressed when I'm on my own and driving so thats my goal. I'm not looking to return home often, but I really hate the northeast as I used to live in Mass and New york for 5 years and have no wishes to return. And if there is a way I can prevent having to haul up there by going dedicated or regional....I want In!! But thanks alot for clearing out my head. Be Safe out there!!!

I really think the loads depend on where your FM is out of. I'm from NJ and my FM is in MO. I went to Maine once.... And have been run into PA and MD several times without going home. But do not usually go into the NE much. I'm reefer though. My tanker friend goes in NJ all the time.

I went to Idaho Utah area once, through WY a couple times. Been to Denver like 3 times....but mostly Midwest and south. My friend lives in San Diego and his FM is out of Denver....he runs mostly out west. .which I would hate I have learned the WI, IL, OH, MO TN KY VA MS AL areas really well hahaha.

Try driving at night at first if you have to go OTR and keep a notebook of easy places to park. It will seriously help. I used to get so stressed about finding parking but I don't stress anymore. I have "go to" spots on every major highway now hahha

Oh yeah, figuring out where and how is already gettin my nerves racked. I have a notebook so a "where and how to park" section sounds very key. I'm sure either way, I'll eventually get to that point where Ill be offered a chance for a dedicated or regional.

Oh yeah, figuring out where and how is already gettin my nerves racked. I have a notebook so a "where and how to park" section sounds very key. I'm sure either way, I'll eventually get to that point where Ill be offered a chance for a dedicated or regional.

I drove nights for months and was able to shut down mid day so parking was not an issue. It really lessens the stress. The roads are empty so slowing to read signs is no big deal....or missing a ramp.