Profile For Jeffry T.

Dean R. You will get to see my companies yard everyday when arriving or departing the Gary in terminal. You cant get there without passing us lol.

I believe because you have no otr experience or recent otr experience most any company is going to want you to have the required 160 hours of training to satisfy the insurance companies. When I attended cdl school through the roehl driver training program there were 2 people from your circumstances in our class. While they already knew how to operate the tractor trailer they were both still able to learn new things. It's not all that bad anyway a one year commitment isn't a very long period anyway. In this industry you are still very green after a year and it is highly recommended that you stay with your first otr employer for at least that amount of time anyway.

P and C trucking requires 5 years of experience or at least they did when I was looking into there. They recently sold off alot of there equipment as well I dont think there trash hauling business is as large as it used to be.

A patient person willing to learn and problem solve on the fly. A can do attitude, patience and attention to detail can get you a long way in this business or so has been my experience. You will encounter things that could make you angry or frazzled often bad drivers rude employees at shippers and consignees, bad weather, road construction etc all of these things can ruin your day or with the right attitude be one more thing you have successfully over come. I would also put the ability to leave your cellphone in the cupholder and out of your hands near the top of the list of importance.

In southwest Michigan area you have some options if you want to haul steel. There is Arlington metals in Sawyer MI they have a carrier who does all of there house work. Theres alco out of wayne Michigan but have a yard in porter in. James Burg Trucking out of warren mi. Steel Transport Gary in. G & F Trucking out of hammond in is where I've been working for almost 3 years now we run Michigan as our main lane but you have to have 2 years driving exp.

My truck is a 99 so I still get to use paper but I sometimes wish i had an eld the times changes and that after a long day can confuse me so quick.

(Hey, Donna. Did you catch that the warning mentioned Tons and your scale ticket is in pounds?)

Your 44,000 pounds is 22 tons, so you're way under the new bridge limit. But praying never hurts. :-)

Yeah, but if she’s anything like me, my truck & trailer are about 16.5 tons empty with fuel. So that would put it over the limit.

I saw one today, near Sturgis, MI (farm road) and the sign said 62T. 😳

That 62 tons in sturgis Michigan is because you can be plated for up to 160000 lbs alot of steel haulers will have 6 to 8 axle trailers or Michigan trains.

That is correct a covered wagon is made up of hard side boards and stakes that hold those in place as well hold the bows for one long trap that is the length of the trailer. You simply slide the tarp to one side and remove as many side boards to fit the product you are try to load.

Being that I'm a lowly box hauler, I have a flatbed question. With "covered wagons", is the securement process the same? It's just that the traditional tarping is eliminated?

Grizzly where are you located? The company I work for has only covered wagons and conestoga trailers but we only run indiana Michigan Illinois ohio and some Kentucky Wisconsin and st louis.

Came through there shortly after this happened 2 jack knifed semis completely blocking east bound 80/94 at exit 2 with about a dozen other vehicles involved.