Team Driving
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A LOT of cringe here.
If your sole reason for wanting to drive team is the higher cpm rate - DON'T DO IT!!! There's easier ways to make money in this industry. Team driving has its own perils:
1) You're trusting that driver WITH YOUR LIFE! I teamed with a driver who hit a truck parked on the side of road in west Texas. Drug the other truck about 50 feet. Totaled our trailer. Spent 2 weeks in a 1 star hotel in Sheffield, Texas while our truck was repaired.
2) You're trusting that driver with your INCOME. If he calls gets sick, wants home time, quits or gets fired (see #1) then you're not earning. Even if the company will put you to work shuffling trailers or something it's at a reduced rate of pay.
3) Even if you and the other driver can work together you have the same ups and downs you would as a solo driver. Waiting at a truck stop for your next load, camper loads, hunting for empties.
Driving LTL as a team is a solid gig. While your dedicated gig didn't work out there are other dedicated gigs that pay well with or without a team. Give me your closest city and I'll give you some options.
Haha well it may not be well thought out! LTL team driving? We would be interested in that also. We are in the Fort Worth, TX area
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
A LOT of cringe here.
If your sole reason for wanting to drive team is the higher cpm rate - DON'T DO IT!!! There's easier ways to make money in this industry. Team driving has its own perils:
1) You're trusting that driver WITH YOUR LIFE! I teamed with a driver who hit a truck parked on the side of road in west Texas. Drug the other truck about 50 feet. Totaled our trailer. Spent 2 weeks in a 1 star hotel in Sheffield, Texas while our truck was repaired.
2) You're trusting that driver with your INCOME. If he calls gets sick, wants home time, quits or gets fired (see #1) then you're not earning. Even if the company will put you to work shuffling trailers or something it's at a reduced rate of pay.
3) Even if you and the other driver can work together you have the same ups and downs you would as a solo driver. Waiting at a truck stop for your next load, camper loads, hunting for empties.
Driving LTL as a team is a solid gig. While your dedicated gig didn't work out there are other dedicated gigs that pay well with or without a team. Give me your closest city and I'll give you some options.
Haha well it may not be well thought out! LTL team driving? We would be interested in that also. We are in the Fort Worth, TX area
If you are in the Fort Worth area, give JS Helwig a call. They are in Terrell, TX
They are mostly a solo company, but I think they may have several teams driving for them.
But team driving? It also makes me cringe.
Be careful what you wish for, it may come true. Lol
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
A LOT of cringe here.
If your sole reason for wanting to drive team is the higher cpm rate - DON'T DO IT!!! There's easier ways to make money in this industry. Team driving has its own perils:
1) You're trusting that driver WITH YOUR LIFE! I teamed with a driver who hit a truck parked on the side of road in west Texas. Drug the other truck about 50 feet. Totaled our trailer. Spent 2 weeks in a 1 star hotel in Sheffield, Texas while our truck was repaired.
2) You're trusting that driver with your INCOME. If he calls gets sick, wants home time, quits or gets fired (see #1) then you're not earning. Even if the company will put you to work shuffling trailers or something it's at a reduced rate of pay.
3) Even if you and the other driver can work together you have the same ups and downs you would as a solo driver. Waiting at a truck stop for your next load, camper loads, hunting for empties.
Driving LTL as a team is a solid gig. While your dedicated gig didn't work out there are other dedicated gigs that pay well with or without a team. Give me your closest city and I'll give you some options.
Haha well it may not be well thought out! LTL team driving? We would be interested in that also. We are in the Fort Worth, TX area
If you are in the Fort Worth area, give JS Helwig a call. They are in Terrell, TX
They are mostly a solo company, but I think they may have several teams driving for them.
But team driving? It also makes me cringe.
Be careful what you wish for, it may come true. Lol
What solo opportunities would you look at or that you know about? I’m very open
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Near the Dallas- Fort Worth area? There must be several hundred companies within a 50 mile radius.
Only 10% of the cringe was from the, "Fast, easy money driving team" part. The rest was from the usual blowhards. I will NEVER work for Marten.
Looking through the employment ads TODAY in Ft. Worth here's what caught my eye:
FedEx Ground Team driving at 80 cpm. You will get regular miles and a chance to sub for other drivers out sick or on vacation.
YRC Freight Teamster solo gig. FREE healthcare for YOU and your family. You start on the extra board until you can bid on a regular route but you'll be getting regular raises and make more money as you work your way up the seniority food chain. Almost 40% owned by Uncle Sam.
Mobile Refueling Looks suspiciously like ads that are popping up in my area (PNW). Who needs mobile refueling? AMAZON! You drive a small fuel truck to an Amazon DC and refuel Amazon delivery vans at night. Usually work less than 40 hours a week. How do you make any money doing that? The companies pay a guaranteed minimum of 80 hours a week, unless you work more than 80 then you get overtime. I know drivers doing that in Kent and Salem and they both love it (different companies but same deal). Apply, don't mention Amazon or the minimum until they mention it first.
Good luck!
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.
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.CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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A LOT of cringe here.
If your sole reason for wanting to drive team is the higher cpm rate - DON'T DO IT!!! There's easier ways to make money in this industry. Team driving has its own perils:
1) You're trusting that driver WITH YOUR LIFE! I teamed with a driver who hit a truck parked on the side of road in west Texas. Drug the other truck about 50 feet. Totaled our trailer. Spent 2 weeks in a 1 star hotel in Sheffield, Texas while our truck was repaired.
2) You're trusting that driver with your INCOME. If he calls gets sick, wants home time, quits or gets fired (see #1) then you're not earning. Even if the company will put you to work shuffling trailers or something it's at a reduced rate of pay.
3) Even if you and the other driver can work together you have the same ups and downs you would as a solo driver. Waiting at a truck stop for your next load, camper loads, hunting for empties.
Driving LTL as a team is a solid gig. While your dedicated gig didn't work out there are other dedicated gigs that pay well with or without a team. Give me your closest city and I'll give you some options.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.