Hello, Y'all~! 5'year Lurker..finally Saying HIYA W/ A Conundrum.
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Ahhh Fab right down the street from me, one of their drivers tried to get me to drive for them last year. After reading their website and complicated scheduling and seeing what your husband is going through I'm glad I stayed away.
Where in Ohio are you? He could check out Old Dominion they are very strict about logs and make sure you are 100% legal so it would remove a lot of unnecessary drama from your life.
Ahhh Fab right down the street from me, one of their drivers tried to get me to drive for them last year. After reading their website and complicated scheduling and seeing what your husband is going through I'm glad I stayed away.
Where in Ohio are you? He could check out Old Dominion they are very strict about logs and make sure you are 100% legal so it would remove a lot of unnecessary drama from your life.
Other than the log issues, he's pretty happy at FAB, tbh. Unlike Don, who came from OTR over to FAB, being USED to the QC .... they just kind of handed hubby that darned box, with virtually no training. He's been there 3 years, but this is the 1st year not on paper. Teaching old dogs new tricks is kinda iffy, haha!
We are just south of Mansfield, and about 40 minutes north of Columbus. Don't know where the nearest ODFL terminal is, tbh. He tried to get on with Estes NUMEROUS times, before he landed this job with Fab.
Live and learn, I guess. In a way, it's probably similar to trip planning OTR; know what you can, and cannot, legally do. That double Napoleon run in a day is just not do able. We know that now, LoL~!!
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.
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.
We have a large terminal in Columbus that would be your closest..
Maybe he could ask them to have someone show him how to work it?? It is also in their best interests to make sure he is logging correctly so they don't get in trouble with dot.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
We have a large terminal in Columbus that would be your closest..
Maybe he could ask them to have someone show him how to work it?? It is also in their best interests to make sure he is logging correctly so they don't get in trouble with dot.
I'll pass that info on to him about y'all's terminal @ CMH (or C'Bus, LoL) ... always nice to have options; he's just got a bit of seniority where he is, at Fab. He's just gonna have to choose his runs more carefully, or 'consult with the wife' more often, LoL!
He's been seeing ads about WMPF (I was talking to G Town about that, above...) making 86K or such, and biting his fingernails; that's about 10K more than he's making now, tbh. I doubt he will take ANY plunge any time soon; he'll probably retire from Fab, or I'll be OTR and he can play Mr. Mom, haha. Still have one young'un in school, so we can't 'both' drive anymore. One never knows; options in back pockets sure can't hurt.
I agree with the extra (or ANY!!) QC training; he'd probably have to fly to Chicago (Lemont, IL) where safety is, to get any training, tbh. At least Don is getting trained correctly~!
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.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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.
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Thanks so much for the reply, Rob. I didn't realize that about the 16 being 5 consecutive work days returning to the same location. Some days he takes the truck back to his yard in Mt. Vernon; some days (when running tight on time and coming from the north, he brings the rig home.)
He called safety, and they fixed the QC, but told him he actually started 4 minutes too early last night. They 'undid' the 100 air mile thing he put on the QC. It's still confusing, because some days he actually IS in that radius, others, not. I've been reading the regs and it's still unclear. Guess he'll just have to watch his clock better but man they run him hard. Two runs from Mt. Vernon to Toledo Ohio in one day is almost impossible, even drop and hook. He's gonna have to start refusing that 2nd run and take a small(er) one, like to Fremont for the 2nd from now on, methinks.
(We just got the darn thing this year, and haven't figured it all out yet; don't think the company totally has either, haha!)
ps: He drives for Fab Express. They are out of Joliet, IL but have many 'dedicated/intrastate' routes here in Ohio. Are you in their hiring area? They sure are looking for drivers, haha!!!!
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.