Advice For Discouraged Newbie
Topic 16658 | Page 2
You know what...I think I know why u think what you thought.
let me clarify.
The crazy experienced described above were ALL PRIOR to ever driving a truck
It was during that blessing by fire, that I decided to do tractor/trailer rental for back-up & road test practice....and eventual DMV exam.
the experience I got while getting "blessed by fire" and my performance while with the O/O made her (O/O) conclude that I was a good enough to avoid the expense related to schooling.
Mind you, this school had 10 students to 1 truck ratio. a lot of time was spent standing idle waiting for a 5 min chance to back up, or a 1-mile drive lesson for the road training part. This is all the schools do. a lot of time wasted.
I have a small business to run, a family to tend to, and an truck opportunity to evaluate. I dont have time to sit and chit chat with students who have no clue what a income statement is...or IFTA, or IRP.
Im not saying Im a know it all, but if I buy a tractor trailor and put a driver in it...I want to have the comfort that I can drive my asset if the driver quits on me....therefore getting a CDL is important to me. and thats what I did.
If I join a company and give them my "time" in exchange for a few pennies per mile for experience then its a win-win, even if that relationship lasts a year.
so Im not here to talk down to or speak ill of another poster...all I said is I got into the deep end, and had to do it...that is all
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.
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Xanax, the problems that I see are that you can't seem to land a good solid truck driving job, while a person with a CDL and a training certificate can make a phone call and have that done easily.
We go to a lot of trouble here to teach folks how to get this ball rolling. When you come in here trying to tell us "there is more than one way to skin a cat," you must also recognize that so far it hasn't worked out so well for you. Now you are even considering buying your own truck! That would be a really smart move... 
We've been showing the way to success for a long time, and you have gone against everything we would ever recommend. I'm sure you think it is a smart move on your part, or else surely you would not have done things the way you did. We know what it takes to be successful at this, and we want to help others make a start in this career that literally chews up and spits out newbies at an alarming rate. I didn't make any of my remarks to try and pick a fight with you. I just want to make sure that others who read your statements don't get led astray, or think that we condone your methods, because we don't. There is a good solid path to take when starting this career, but unfortunately you have chased a side trail that you thought would lead to the same end. You may very well end up doing okay, and I hope you do, but you are not going about it in the way that would most likely produce success.
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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Xanax, the problems that I see are that you can't seem to land a good solid truck driving job, while a person with a CDL and a training certificate can make a phone call and have that done easily.
We go to a lot of trouble here to teach folks how to get this ball rolling. When you come in here trying to tell us "there is more than one way to skin a cat," you must also recognize that so far it hasn't worked out so well for you. .
OMGEEEEE.....
you have ZERO clue on what I have on the table..LOL....how in the world do you conclude that I cant seem to land a good solid truck driving job????
I have a SOLID & IN-WRITING offer from schneider...
I have SOLID & IN-WRITING offer from PRIME...
but guess what...I dont have to RUN to them. I have OTHER SOURCES of income so trucking is not the thing that puts food on the table
Why must you conclude everything to the negative? when you know so little about me?
my VERY FIRST question on this post was how to get "proper OTR" experience....why?...coz that will help me when it comes to insurance time when I become a full O/O (if I choose to become one)
You dont have the complete picture (which I intentionally left out) since the rest is no ones business....but LO! & BEHOLD!....I cannot land a good solid gig...coz I dont have a certificate...SMDH...c'mon Sir....dont be like that
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.
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.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
I have a SOLID & IN-WRITING offer from schneider...
I have SOLID & IN-WRITING offer from PRIME...
And yet you don't take them up...
You are wanting to know:
how to get "proper OTR" experience
Yet you don't take legitimate job offers.
You dont have the complete picture
I have enough of this picture to know your comments in here have proven to be most unhelpful to the thousands of people who may happen to read them. So I'll continue to point out the error in them.
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.
Kenney, just hang in there. Things will get easier. Almost everyone feels completely overwhelmed those first few months out there. No one feels like they've had enough training. No one feels like they know what they're doing. You just have to take it slowly and carefully and learn all you can as you go along.
Keep asking questions and pry any information you can out of this guy. Take it upon yourself to learn all you can. Before long you'll move on from this guy and you won't have to worry about it any longer.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
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Old school...I'm not sure what "problems" u are alluding to...I dont actually have any that I have expressed here.
my choice of words i.e. "deep end" applies to the driving for the very first time EVER without doing school stuff....and yes, I DID NOT CRASH THE TRUCK...
I have re-read your post, and I still dong get how you conclude I'm having problems...LOL
By the way, I STILL have not run to get a CDL job...im evaluating my options.
the truck I bob tailed I had ZERO problems taking it to MD for inspection/registration. One of my friends bought it to be a truck owner and does not have a CDL...so offered to pick it up and drive it to MD....and guess what ...delivered it flawlessly
I think you must have mis-read my posts or are too judgemental to those that take non-traditional routes.
my $4000 is still in the bank for my downpayment if I decide to by a truck
what is "ill-advised" to some, may be another way to skin a cat by others....jus' sayin'
finally, I have no desire to get into a pixxing contest with mods...all I offered was MY OWN version of git'r'done to the OP...that is all.
not opportunity will come wrapped with a bow
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.