Comments By Andrey

I was trained and got my CDL with Roehl, and my experience was just the opposite. Roehl takes training very seriously and gives you literally everything you need to learn and pass the test. Unless there are some paperwork or personal attitude issues it is very difficult to be sent home by this company. Are you telling the whole story? Which location were you trained at?

I am working on improving tools that a large number of trucks/fleets use in the industry. What those tools are, is irrelevant

I think you are wrong. Just the opposite, what these tools are is the only thing that is relevant, at least for me.

An interesting question! I have recently had a conversation with a driver, who road tested me at NFI. I thought that if there are two or more lanes to make a left turn, commercial trucks must take the most right one. Well, it makes sense - the reason is not to have anyone on your right when you are making this left turn. The driver had a different opinion, he said that we can use any lane, even the most left one. So I wonder, is it just something for a CDL test, or it is a law, and cops can pull over for turning left from a wrong lane?

Other then coupling/uncoupling on mud or snow, I drove with locked axles only once, and for an extremely simple yet stupid reason: I forgot to unlock it... good at least that it took me only five-ten minutes to notice, so I didn't break anything.

I was told that once it reaches the local DC they can't haul across state lines.

Yes, I heard that its complicated, and every state is somehow different. I can only sat that NFI hauls beer (bottles, cans and kegs) from Budweiser plant in Merrimack, NH to DCs in several neighboring states: NH, MA, ME, CT, NY, NJ, RI and VT. No retail stores, just warehouses. Shipments come with regular BOLs, and I don't think there are any special alcohol permits in our trucks. However, I never searched, maybe they are hidden somewhere :-)

PackRat is not going to be happy about that daycab). Lol

Yes, I know, it is a Freightliner, no Volvo for me this time :-( But at least it is new...

Here is a quick update. I have been looking recently for a few days of weekly driving, and tried to get a mail hauling job with 10Roads. This company posts a lot of ads on craigslist, but, unfortunately, my available days don't fit well into their schedule. So I applied to a couple other local carriers, and was lucky to be hired by NFI, a contractor for Budweiser in Merrimack, NH. It is hard to find a better job for someone who likes both trucks and beer :-) Also, it is 100% no touch freight!

I've been a part time/casual driver for them since April out of their Kearny NJ yard

Thank you, James! This is the information I was looking for. When do you start? The craigslist ad mentions several shifts, but their website has only one - 4am.

Thanks everybody for ideas. I saw quite a few 10Roads trucks in VA, PA and New England too. And yes, a lot depends on a place. I remember how different were Roehl terminals in Wisconsin and Georgia... So I'll give it a try (it is in Nashua, NH) and report here hopefully soon.

Howdy Andrey!

Long time no see (here on TT)!

Thank you, Laura! Time goes fast, that's so true. Good luck and best wishes!