I Did It!!! My First Prime-iversary ;)
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Am I too late for the dance party?!?
GO RAINY!!
Awesome job! I was actually thinking about you today. I was sitting in Springfield to catch the bus and was wondering if you were in town...
Awesome and congrats Rainy. Very well done!
Congratulations, Rainy! Your one year anniversary is something to be proud of.
Stay Safe Out There, Colin K.
Yay that's awesome!! Congrats!!! I'm right behind ya!
Today I got a message "Happy Prime Anniversary". I then realized the date. My first year is down with one preventable my first month solo and a non preventable (drunk driver hit me fled scene with witnesses).
I want to thank Brett for this site. I passed the written on first try only cause of the high road. The encouragement and information I've gotten from all you wonderful posters really helped me transition faster than expected.
Old school, g town, rick s, eroll, sue... Thanks for all the info and help...from.backing to mechanical questions you've been there.
Tractor man, Paul, glad hands, bravo Chickie monster,/Sam the wrestler, miss Myoshi ...thanks for making this.place so fun for me ;)
Now that I got my year...here's a warning.... Stay the heck out of my way...I got some rolling to do hahhahhah
Congrats!!!
Thanks for posting all your informative & humerous posts!!! 👍🏼
Hey congrats Rainy! That one year mark is a great accomplishment.
Big milestone. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
So tell me, how do you feel now behind the wheel compared to a year ago?
Once I went solo I was so much more relaxed not having someone judge me and correct me all the time. That allowed me to concentrate on time management and learning the roads and where the truck stops are. I found some real gems that have parking 24/7 on routes I travel often. My mom can't believe I wind up at the same circle k about once a week or two. Makes me feel better.
I'm not so concerned about finding parking as I used to be. For example last night I parked at 2000 at a rest area which I wouldn't have done before. I would have just paid for reserve parking somewhere. I'm.much better at backing although tight places still take me forever. But now I don't care that it does. Before I would be rattled by the other drivers. Now I figure they just have to wait. I'm more gutsy too...I told a guy yesterday "I've been waiting 15 min for that truck to back in...I'm going next to him in that door so don't park in front of the office please." I probably would have waited before.
I also feel more comfortable with prime and my FM. The first three months I thought I was in trouble every time I was routed through a terminal lol. I'm more likely to tell dispatch "I'm not fueling in Birmingham at midnight due to safety reasons.,fuel me elsewhere" or even weather shutdowns.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Fm:
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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Yes! YES! oh YESSSS! You survived what - 75,000 of American traffic and roadway, backed up & docked hundreds of trailers....
You may remove that "Rookie" status now. Congratulations!
P & D:
Pickup & Delivery
Local drivers that stay around their area, usually within 100 mile radius of a terminal, picking up and delivering loads.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers for instance will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.