Need Guidance Werner Dedicated.
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Not to be a synic, but after three months on this gig you'll become a vegetarian and never eat another McNugget. Chicken processing plants are notorious for unpleasant odors. Nasty.
We had a Tyson driver in the forum, I think his name was GuyJack. Search on his name and you can reasearch the gig he had because there are going to be many similarities.
Anyway...
Running the East; that could be anyone's guess. Have they defined your territory in more finite terms? For example: Maine to Florida and west to the Ohio Valley. It's a rather broad area, the "East".
Based on the higher CPM rate your weekly mileage is likely a lower average than if conventional OTR. Did they give you an idea on that? 2000 + or - per week? Ballpark will do.
A likely scenario is you'll be picking up preloaded reefer trailers at one of many possible Purdue plants and delivering finished product to large D.C.s like Cosco, Walmart, Target, regional grocery chains (like Kroger), etc. Probably live unload more than half the time so you'll be sitting and waiting at these places quite a bit. Might get some backhauls of feed and other production supplies. There are other possibilities but that seems most likely.
I think you need to get more information on the points mentioned; average mileage, wait times, frequency of live unloads, territory size, etc.
Without more information, doesn't sound like a bad gig, but fortunately, when learning as a rookie, very few are.
Good luck.
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.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
Will check on those points. Thank you.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Hello I'll be fresh out of CDL school soon, and Werner offered me .46cpm to run an eastern dedicated route pulling for Purdue. From my research this doesnt sound bad for a first job. Does it sound road worthy? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks Richard.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Dedicated Route:
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.