Working At Marten Transportation
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Hi, Ken. Welcome to Trucking Truth! If you touch on the three bars on the top left of any page you'll get a long list of resources here. One says "Trucking Company Reviews", then you can get to Marten Transport Company Overview.
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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.
Ken, those are great questions to ask a recruiter. Have you tried making contact with them and asking a few questions?
I would not recommend limiting your opportunities by looking for a company that provides you a refrigerator. You will knock out about 98% of the companies willing to hire you. Also there's no reason to concern yourself with how the trucks are governed. Every company that hires new drivers are going to have governed trucks. It's really not an issue to concern yourself with.
I've been out here for years making great money and enjoying this career immensely. I've never had a company provided refrigerator, and I've always driven a truck governed at 62 or 63 mph.
Are you a new driver, or do you have some experience? We are happy to help you, but you didn't give us a whole lot to go on.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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hi, Does Marten have fridges in all of there regional trucks? And what kind of insurance do they carry and how soon does it take affect after starting new employment with them? What's the trucks governed at? Thanks Ken
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.