LooKing For Knight Employees
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I am looking to heAR from and talk to some knight Trans employees. Looking at going there and interested in how the sliding pay works for drivers policies on for ides and microwave owavez in trucks and overall quality of life there.
Ok so I was trying to post that on my smartphone, and the keyboard is a pain in the butt. What I was getting at was..I am wanting to hear from some drivers that are currently or have worked for Knight Transportation. I am looking at them really hard because of their pay through CDL school, and they have a Terminal here in Charlotte NC. They also give you a full size truck, Prime looks like they have been pushing people into the Lightweights. While it is more money, I think I would rather have the space since that is going to be my new home. I was also wondering about the allowance of fridges and microwaves tvs for downtime in the truck. If anyone wants to weigh in with other starter companies policies on these things I am open to hear them, and it may change my mind and cause me to look towards a different route. Thanks in advance.
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.
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.
Went through the charlotte terminal just the other day, only stopped to change trailers though. They dont have apu's on the trucks and you can only have a power inverter that plugs into 12v so microwaves and fridges are probably not possible. But if you can find something that works i dont believe they have have any policy against them, just as long as your not wiring anything directly to the batteries. you can get an iceless cooler thats 12v. Also i wrote a thread on here about my experience with them so far (My experience with knight transportation) i also mention the sliding pay scale in it
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.
APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
APU's:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
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I am looking to heAR from and talk to some knight Trans employees. Looking at going there and interested in how the sliding pay works for drivers policies on for ides and microwave owavez in trucks and overall quality of life there.