NFI (Merrimack, NH)
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I was once asked what NFI stood for and just shrugged and “No F***ing Idea”😂. I dealt with them a lot when I did security before I got into trucking
That pay seems really low. How many hours are you putting in?
I have been driving for NFI (Anheuser-Bush contractor) for a year now, and would like to share a few things in case someone considers working for this company. It is a relatively big carrier with several terminals, my information is limited to Merrimack, NH. NFI hires drivers with 1+ year of experience and after a short training (3-4 days) gives you a truck. Also they hire graduates without experience and place them in a 6 week program (pay is $200/day). Management is very friendly, all trucks (automatic Freightliners and a few Volvos) are under 150k, maintenance is done at the yard. All trucks and trailers have super singles. Schedule is flexible, all loads are no touch and most of them are drop and hook. The only minus I can think of is low pay: an average day brings about $250. Those who want to make more, can work on Saturdays (a $50 premium). Hooking 2-3 trailers every day and sliding tandems every time significantly developed my sliding skills - I can look at the load and distribute weight with 30-50 lbs difference on a first try.
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.
Super Singles:
A single, wide wheel substituted for a tandem (two wheel) assembly. The main benefit of a super single is a reduction in weight and lower rolling resistance which provide better fuel economy. The disadvantage is the lack of tire redundancy (or a 'backup tire' in case of a blowout) from which tandem wheels benefit. A tire blowout is more dangerous with a super single and can not be driven on.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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I have been driving for NFI (Anheuser-Bush contractor) for a year now, and would like to share a few things in case someone considers working for this company. It is a relatively big carrier with several terminals, my information is limited to Merrimack, NH. NFI hires drivers with 1+ year of experience and after a short training (3-4 days) gives you a truck. Also they hire graduates without experience and place them in a 6 week program (pay is $200/day). Management is very friendly, all trucks (automatic Freightliners and a few Volvos) are under 150k, maintenance is done at the yard. All trucks and trailers have super singles. Schedule is flexible, all loads are no touch and most of them are drop and hook. The only minus I can think of is low pay: an average day brings about $250. Those who want to make more, can work on Saturdays (a $50 premium). Hooking 2-3 trailers every day and sliding tandems every time significantly developed my sliding skills - I can look at the load and distribute weight with 30-50 lbs difference on a first try.
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.
Super Singles:
A single, wide wheel substituted for a tandem (two wheel) assembly. The main benefit of a super single is a reduction in weight and lower rolling resistance which provide better fuel economy. The disadvantage is the lack of tire redundancy (or a 'backup tire' in case of a blowout) from which tandem wheels benefit. A tire blowout is more dangerous with a super single and can not be driven on.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.