Melton Truck Lines
Topic 8685 | Page 2
I know there are at least a couple of Melton drivers on the forum...I expect they will reply to your inquiry.
I hate to drag up this old thread but I thought a reply might elicit a response from some of you knowledgeable Melton people.
Melton is my top non-LTL company right now but I have one question:
Assuming I have a brand new CDL , how long will it be until I can bring my wife and dog along?
Thanks, Richard L.
On second thought, that is a question you could pose to a recruiter. It should be policy that they have easy access to.
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.
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
Any of the Melton guys still alive?? LOL... Looking for some insight
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Thank you for the link but I've found that due to the apparently rapidly changing nature of the business that those summary pages are often slightly incorrect or just lacking some details. They are a great resource, but don't quite answer my questions.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.