SLip-Seating Option Outside Of The Terminal
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Each company will have their own policy, but I've never heard of slip seat truck that isn't returned the same day, unless you're running linehaul for an LTL company and have it for a few days to a week at a time.
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
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.New Reply:
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I have had a difficult time getting an answer to this question and I am hoping somebody else knows. I am wanting to drive for a company that allows the slip-seating option so that I can have more time off. I do not live near a terminal but I do live along the I-5 corridor in Medford, OR. I do have the option of driving for Schneider or Knight and keeping the truck but I'm assuming I will be out 14 days at a time to get only 2 days off. Does anyone know of a slip-seating option when you DON'T live near the terminal? From what I can tell, you need to return the truck to the terminal in order to have this option. Are there circumstances where you could return the truck to your location (mine is Medford, 4.5 hours from Portland) IF there is another person in your area that wants to do the slip-seating option or perhaps returning it to somebody in an area closer such as Eugene, if there is a person wanting to do this option? Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks!
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.