My Run Was Cut
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Unfortunately, it's pretty slow so I was already off twice this week.
Wow. That's not what anyone is hoping to hear six weeks before Xmas. Hopefully you'll pick up something great in January.
Is anyone else finding things slow right now?
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.
Bobcat, that's a bummer!
I'm sorry that happened. Hopefully when you re-bid you can land something solid. We all hope that works out for you.
How does the extra board work? Are you basically "on call?" Do they just let you know about runs that come available on a daily basis, and you decide if you want to take it?
I feel like I know a good deal about trucking, but the LTL world remains a mystery to me. It's a large sector of our industry, but I haven't had any real world exposure to it.
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
That’s some timing because I was meaning to ask you if you were staying busy or not. We’re slammed right now but we’re short guys and it’s the holidays.
Makes for a busy time when hauling groceries but it usually slows way down after the holidays.
How does the extra board work? Are you basically "on call?" Do they just let you know about runs that come available on a daily basis, and you decide if you want to take it
It depends on the terminal some places you call in and they tell you what is available. You might be able to chose what you want or they may make you do a run if they need it.
For me, I have a scheduled start time so if there is anything extra left over from over night I'll get it. Unfortunately right now we are around 40 loads short a night, I'm hoping with people being on vacation next few weeks it will pick up.
Makes for a busy time when hauling groceries but it usually slows way down after the holidays
Put busy time was about a month or two ago and it wasnt very busy. We generally slow down this time of the year, stores have everything they need for the holidays and shipping slows down until next year.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Unfortunately, it's pretty slow so I was already off twice this week.
Wow. That's not what anyone is hoping to hear six weeks before Xmas. Hopefully you'll pick up something great in January.
Is anyone else finding things slow right now?
I'm usually out 2 weeks at a time. My last time out I very nearly had 3 separate 34 hour resets. That's never happened to me before. I spent more time sitting around than actually working, which was frustrating.
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.
Man, I'm sorry to hear that Bob.
Brett, were as busy as can be. I ended up with a day of layover waiting for a load, but that was due to a mix up in the office between regular and after hours. The only thing that limits my miles is taking time off. I'm out 12, in for 2 but lately I've done 3 weeks out and taken 3 or 4. If I do have a light week due to weather or other factors, my DM and I will push hard the next week so it averages 3k a week. I've managed to best my personal record a couple times, pulling 4200 miles in a week.
Dm:
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.New Reply:
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Corporate took my run out behind the barn and put it out their misery. I was running down to Austin IN and meeting a driver from our Morristown TN terminal which is one of our largest. Morristown has about 580ish linehaul drivers we have 50 for reference. Despite their size they struggled finding freight to run upto me, so they'd cancel the meet and just run me to Indy from there they would relay the freight to Morristown.
They put me on the extra board for now until we bid again in January. Unfortunately, it's pretty slow so I was already off twice this week. But on the upside I did get to go to our Detroit terminal for the first time yesterday so that was fun.
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.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.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.