Comments By Nick

I was on a dollar tree account for a little while and it definitely isn't easy money. Sucks you had a tough time training but good job on sticking it out. I didn't mind the unloading so much as the tight setup most stores have.

I started with England. Did the cdl course in salt lake city. The class and school are really good. That location has dorm style rooms with 8 bunks per room, but you wont do much more than sleep in the room. You'll do 160-180 hrs with a trainer, then upgrade test. Then team driving for up to six months starting at 12cpm, going up a penny a month. You may get lucky and get a dedicated account quickly. The contract for vets is 6mths, and 9 for non veterans. If you sign that contract and leave you will owe the remainder. Overall a good company, just low starting pay, but the first year shouldn't be all about the cash, moe so the experience. Hope this helps.

Hello tt, been awhile since I've logged in. After making my move to Werner I did a short stint on the dollar tree account which was great pay but I wasn't quite ready for the tight maneuvers required for those strip mall stores, so I got off that account and ran werners reefer division for about five months. Recently switched to dryvan otr for the 6cent raise, and to be able to go home to Washington state as our tcu division doesn't run west. Thanks to Brett, and everyone that's helped me you guys are an awesome life line for drivers. I'll definitely make a better effort to comment and post when the wheels aren't turning!

Shoot I still need help sometimes. However the first couple months on my own were daunting. I promised myself id stay humble and always remember that feeling of not being able to back into a spot and asking for help. That's my thing I wasn't afraid to ask for help, and never had anyone be rude about it luckily.

How big was the deer?

Dave

I wanna say pretty good sized buck, but honestly i barely caught a glimpse of him as I hit him. Busted a piece of my fender off on the drivers side, and drivers side headlight is out, however not busted.

It's very easy honestly. I always try to call ahead to be sure its allowed. Some walmarts even allow overnight parking, some a 2 you limit while shopping. You'll pass countless Wally worlds daily. And its much much cheaper to buy your food and other necessity's at WalMart. I usually go for my 30 min break in the early am so its easy in easy out.

Good luck! It's not easy, but def worth it. Piece of advice, take everything you hear from fellow students and drivers with a grain of salt. You basically on a long job interview, treat it as such. And enjoy the experience!

So from the start your told if a deer runs out in front of you, don't swerve or Bambi might not be the only thing dead..... Or something along those lines. I've played out the scenario over and over in my head, worried reflex would cause me to swerve or lock up the brakes. On i35 s passing winstar casino big ol deer came out of nowhere left to right, scared the crap out of me but with out even thinking I was gently on the brakes and my flashers on. Didn't do too much damage so I guess I got that first time out of my way 😒

I did WalMart dedicated for Cr England out of sterling Illinois. Dc to store usually have a backhaul. No driver unload although it would be much faster lol. It was 32cpm with 15$ per stop after the first. Didn't have a check less than 700$ the time I was there. I enjoyed it so much that i asked Werner if they had any wm dedicated routes which they did. However "mostly dc to dc." Your day definitely goes alot faster especially with 3-4 stops.

Wow, driver must not like trees one bit! That's insane.