Truck Colors
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Many companies utilize different paint schemes and various colors on their equipment. Some can denote a certain fleet, specialized freight, or area of operation. Most of the larger carriers order their tractors in "blocks" of many, so these could be 25 in green, 25 in white, etc.
Prime is the most colorful fleet on the road. Their colors are totally random and you don't get to choose what color you get. You might see trucks with personalized art work (wraps) on the sides and hood. Those trucks belong to lease operators or owner operators. You can't modify a truck in that way if you are a company driver.
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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.
At Knight we have a few different schemes. Our basic color is Red, our Refer is Silver or Grey. Million milers can choose any color they want. Kold trans, another refer division that was once it's own company is generally white. Most of the companies we have bought lately retain their own branding and colors with exception of some Bar Nunn trailers that are slowly getting rebadged but I haven't seen any tractors change.
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.
with exception of some Bar Nunn trailers that are slowly getting rebadged but I haven't seen any tractors change.
Oh, wow!. I wasn't aware of this. I haven't pulled (or even seen) one of these trailers yet. I will keep an eye out though.
Do you know what the trailer will say? Will the Barr-Nunn name appear on it, or will it look like a basic Swift trailer?
*Aside*
Kudos to Barr-Nunn for being recognized by Home Depot with their #1 mid-sized carrier award for 2022.
Schneider has probably a dozen or so different colors and company drivers do not get to choose. Drivers that sign up for their lease program do get to choose the color, but it has been said that all lease trucks are sucker color. Lol
Helwig, as a practical matter, has all blue trucks for company drivers, like the tractor in your avatar. There are a few owner operators who are under contract with the company and they usually have their own color but with Helwig graphics.
The reason Helwig stays with just one color is so that theycan swap out body panels as needed with no costs for re-painting. Being a frugal person myself, I think they save a lot of money over time with this policy.
Several times at the yard, I have started to climb into someone else’s truck because I didn’t check out the truck number carefully enough. True story, lol.
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
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.
At Veriha we have Yellow and White. The White tractors are Volvo's that are used by OTR. Yellow Freightliners are for regional and home daily.
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.
At Veriha we have Yellow and White. The White tractors are Volvo's that are used by OTR. Yellow Freightliners are for regional and home daily.
I don't get recognized going down the road by other Veriha drivers in my white Volvo. I'm even missing the V on the roof front because there's a non-opening sunroof-type window there. But I sure see the yellow Freightliners coming!
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.
with exception of some Bar Nunn trailers that are slowly getting rebadged but I haven't seen any tractors change.
Oh, wow!. I wasn't aware of this. I haven't pulled (or even seen) one of these trailers yet. I will keep an eye out though.
Do you know what the trailer will say? Will the Barr-Nunn name appear on it, or will it look like a basic Swift trailer?
*Aside*
Kudos to Barr-Nunn for being recognized by Home Depot with their #1 mid-sized carrier award for 2022.
I don't think Swift gets them as it was a Knight acquisition. They are simply white and Knight has put a smaller logo on the ones I've seen. They're usually numbered 4xxxx series. Occasionally those but mostly Midnight Express some wallyworld DCs will not let us drop as an empty because they don't come up under our identifier code. Cheyenne is known foe that problem so you have to go drop it at Lowes, bobtail back and pick up if you can't get them to live load it
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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I Was on the highway today and noticed that Prime Inc., Schneider, Swift, etc. sometimes have different truck colors. Are the different colors different divisions? From different terminals? Different model years for the truck?
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.