Biggest Mileage Week So Far!
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Wow. I haven’t been on here in a while. Been a little busy.
I stopped keeping track of weeks but I know I’ve had a few over 4,000.
My best month was November with 15,275 miles. I get between 11500 and 14,000 most months. February I only got 10725.
Starting to feel it though. I’m tired. Lol
Wow man, no wonder you’re tired! What company and how far and wide do you roam?
Wow. I haven’t been on here in a while. Been a little busy.
I stopped keeping track of weeks but I know I’ve had a few over 4,000.
My best month was November with 15,275 miles. I get between 11500 and 14,000 most months. February I only got 10725.
Starting to feel it though. I’m tired. Lol
Wow man, no wonder you’re tired! What company and how far and wide do you roam?
It was HO Wolding. We were bought out by Bison 5 years ago when I started. Everything remained the same until Bison was bought out by a company called (I believe) JA Richardson. They also bought Hartt and Pottles. They already owned Britton.
They brought us together as Bison USA in October 22.
I started running a dedicated route from Avon NY to Fremont Indiana in May of last year. I swapped with a guy from Des Moines and returned to Avon, 3 loads a week. He quit in August and I started running two loads to Ames Iowa twice a week. It takes my entire 70 to get it done
So I run my 11 as close as possible, take my 10, rinse and repeat. Take my 34 usually at home and back on the road.
I was northeast regional before that.
Wow. I haven’t been on here in a while. Been a little busy.
I stopped keeping track of weeks but I know I’ve had a few over 4,000.
My best month was November with 15,275 miles. I get between 11500 and 14,000 most months. February I only got 10725.
Starting to feel it though. I’m tired. Lol
Wow man, no wonder you’re tired! What company and how far and wide do you roam?
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."
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.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
I thought that truck was a HOW truck. HOW recruited at the CDL school I went to. Almost went with them but ended up at Schneider.
Have been fascinated by Mr. H. O. Wolding. I think he was 111 years old last October. Is he still going?
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.
I thought that truck was a HOW truck. HOW recruited at the CDL school I went to. Almost went with them but ended up at Schneider.
Have been fascinated by Mr. H. O. Wolding. I think he was 111 years old last October. Is he still going?
Mr. Wolding passed away last November (2023).
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.
Sadly, Herb passed away 11/17/23. He was a good man, and built a great company.
Sadly, I can’t say the same for Bison.
I thought that truck was a HOW truck. HOW recruited at the CDL school I went to. Almost went with them but ended up at Schneider.
Have been fascinated by Mr. H. O. Wolding. I think he was 111 years old last October. Is he still going?
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.
Wow. I haven’t been on here in a while. Been a little busy.
I stopped keeping track of weeks but I know I’ve had a few over 4,000.
My best month was November with 15,275 miles. I get between 11500 and 14,000 most months. February I only got 10725.
Starting to feel it though. I’m tired. Lol
Wow man those are some serious miles you’re putting down! Congrats!! That’s takes some serious work ethic to put down those miles week after week.
I switched companies and can’t go as fast now and my truck has way less guts too so I can’t come anywhere near 4000 most of the time anymore 😢
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Thanks.
Wow. I haven’t been on here in a while. Been a little busy.
I stopped keeping track of weeks but I know I’ve had a few over 4,000.
My best month was November with 15,275 miles. I get between 11500 and 14,000 most months. February I only got 10725.
Starting to feel it though. I’m tired. Lol
Wow man those are some serious miles you’re putting down! Congrats!! That’s takes some serious work ethic to put down those miles week after week.
I switched companies and can’t go as fast now and my truck has way less guts too so I can’t come anywhere near 4000 most of the time anymore 😢
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Wow. I haven’t been on here in a while. Been a little busy.
I stopped keeping track of weeks but I know I’ve had a few over 4,000.
My best month was November with 15,275 miles. I get between 11500 and 14,000 most months. February I only got 10725.
Starting to feel it though. I’m tired. Lol