Comments By James J.

Averitt is starting to require it, I have gotten some loads just because I did have it. As Steve L. stated hazmat is not only the big tanks of methal ethal bad stuff but some common stuff.. It is not hard to get.

I looked at the Averrit site and they look like a great company to start out with. Does anyone have any info into this company?

Averrit, wants you to have a least 30 days of recent driving experience or attended one of their "approved schools". They really need to either upgrade their school list. (called them last week just to see, so the info is current)

My school wasn't 'isted either when I first started to get my CDL, I called Averitt, got a rep to the school and got it on the list..

You will need a TWIC to get into the ports, I run in Savannah all day long, without it you do not enter. I also started out truckload and as I said before Frito's info is spot on. I like being local more, also make i little more $$ i think. HM and TWIC are two different things you will need to go through the process again. it also cost more.

Lol, Division...

Thanks Bucket,Frito, and James, That basicly somes up everything i wanted to know, just one other thing. can you relocate with Averrit once you start working for them?

Yes you can, as long as it is in the same devision, (truckload, LTL, etc..)

Frito nailed it pretty good...I do make more doing port runs but that is local.

I work with Averitt Express, did truckload and now i'm running containers into the ports...what kind of info you need?

Also feel free to message me and I'll answer any question as best I can.

I'm in a Freightliner (brand new one) also drove one on the truckload side so can't answer the Volvo question, I'm home every night and weekends now when I was truckload I was home on weekends. What i'm doing now is port runs I do not drop and hook at all and I do not touch any freight, all I do is unlatch my box and a crane removes it. As a truckload driver I did some drop and hook and some live loads, only 2 times did I ever touch freight and it was for a petco account then all I did was palletjack it to the back of the truck.

I'm with Averitt Express and love working for them, I did truckload but now i'm running ports. it gets me home nights and weekends..