Second Month OTR With Prime Inc.
Topic 834 | Page 1
Hey it's great hearing an update from ya!
Well if you're running out of hours then it's safe to say the company is keeping you busy, eh? How do you like things over there so far? Do you have a decent dispatcher? Are you getting some nice runs?
Dispatcher:
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.
Hey it's great hearing an update from ya!
Well if you're running out of hours then it's safe to say the company is keeping you busy, eh? How do you like things over there so far? Do you have a decent dispatcher? Are you getting some nice runs?
Well, I must say that my fleet manager keeps me moving..just today I had to turn down a load that the weekend manager gave me.. I guess he did not see that my dot was going to end on the 25th. So now I am back at Prime just relaxing till tomorrow when I go see the doctor and get a new med card.. As far as runs go I don't have any problems..they do keep me busy..The crazy thing is that when I came into the lot it was hard to find a parking spot..they must be low on load due to the 4th of july weekend coming up..
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dispatcher:
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.Fleet Manager:
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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Well, I must say that it's been lots of fun driving over the road..as a solo driver..I had to get used too sleeping in rest area's on ramps, off ramps. At TA's like now..lol I'm a load right now to AR. to a walmart DC center..is a drop and hook..I love it..once drop and pick an empty I head back to HQ for my DOT..it ends on the 25th. It was a good thing that I told my fleet manager he was about to send me to the east cost..so he gave me this load from OH to AR in 2 days..I picked up on the 21st and is due on the 23rd.. I ran hard on my clock on the 21st 10hrs of driving and 6 hrs today..I am only 2 hrs away from making my drop..but it has to be on the day is due..the best thing is I have from midnight tonight till 1130pm sunday to make the drop. Once I get my 11 hrs back at midnight..I will hit the road in the morning about 8am make my drop and head to Prime HQ..and site there for two days to rest my 70 I hope..lol
I am looking forward to the next 10 months here at Prime..I need to be able to drive in the winter once i get passed that and head into spring again..then I can call my self a OTR driver...
Is a shame that out of a class of 35 only 5 of us are left..Once I have a year under my belt I might look for a job closer to home..
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fleet Manager:
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.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.