Dollar General

Does this pretty much apply to any dedicated stuff? Like for grocery chains and such?

So it works like this you do the training after the training with the mentor, then they put you on a dedicated?

The Dollar General trailers are fairly maintained. When you pick up the trailer, there is an inspection sheet to fill out. You want to list every scratch, you don't want to be responsible for damage someone else caused. Sometimes lights and lift gates don't work, or you have flat tires. There is a shop on site. You drive to it and have them fix it. You want to check the charger, don't want a dead lift gate. Some trailers have the charger in front of the tandems and some have the chargers behind the lift gate. You want to fully operate the lift gate before you leave, to make sure it works. Especially the kick plates that stop the rolltainers from going off the edge. Now FAMILY DOLLAR and DOLLAR TREE, use rollers. They touch every package by hand.

Thank u pal I'm taking notes on this, why I asked is cause I'm the type of person I want everything perfect for safety & to avoid D.O.T violations!

So it works like this you do the training after the training with the mentor, then they put you on a dedicated?

You do the training, then you get put on the account you chose when hired. I chose to do the training on the Dollar General account, because that's the job I wanted with the company. I highly suggest training for the account you choose. When you get hired, they will ask you want you want to do. With Werner, I could have chose OVER THE ROAD , FAMILY DOLLAR, or DOLLAR GENERAL.

Does this pretty much apply to any dedicated stuff? Like for grocery chains and such?

Pretty much, yeah

Hey Coby, Great job on this topic! and the pics are super. There have been so many wondering about these runs and now there is a great post thanks to you. Take care.

Thanks, I'm glad I can help. When I started out, I tried to find info like this online, and couldn't.

So it works like this you do the training after the training with the mentor, then they put you on a dedicated?

You do the training, then you get put on the account you chose when hired. I chose to do the training on the Dollar General account, because that's the job I wanted with the company. I highly suggest training for the account you choose. When you get hired, they will ask you want you want to do. With Werner, I could have chose OVER THE ROAD , FAMILY DOLLAR, or DOLLAR GENERAL.

Thank you yeah I'm sure all the companies ask you that?

Averitt runs dedicated with Dollar General. They even offer us bonus $$ if we will volunteer to run a route for a week or two. Not this dude. Nothing against it, just not my flavor of trucking.

Averitt runs dedicated with Dollar General. They even offer us bonus $$ if we will volunteer to run a route for a week or two. Not this dude. Nothing against it, just not my flavor of trucking.

Yeah I think those Averitt guys got paid more too, LOL. I like the fact I didn't have to wear a uniform or shave though.

Now FAMILY DOLLAR and DOLLAR TREE, use rollers. They touch every package by hand.

This is a very significant difference you should understand before jumping on one of these accounts. I worked for Dollar Tree and they simply load every box on the floor of the trailer and fill it up from front to back, floor to ceiling. Then you have to take sets of rollers with you (they attach to a rack on the back of the cab) and unload every single box onto the rollers and roll them into the store. This is significantly different that what they're doing with Dollar General - quite significant. So be aware of that.