Waiting On Shippers
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Juan, I almost went with Shaffer but wound up signing up for orientation with Crete - I was torn between the two. Eventually I cancelled orientation because I had an offer from an LTL company for a linehaul position. But Crete / Shaffer has always held a special interest for me since I thought I would be working for them. I used to take my little girl to the yard in New Kingstown, PA to see the blue and red trucks, thinking I'd be in one of them after I graduated trucking school. Prime was another truckload company I looked at, but Shaffer was my first choice for reefer. I grew up in the New Kingston area so I saw those Shaffer trucks all the time.
Let me know how you like Shaffer, by posting about your experiences whenever you can. Where are you located? Are you going with the national fleet for OTR or something bi-weekly or weekly?
Dutch, I didn't know you drove for them too. Are you with Crete or Shaffer, and for how long?
Between Shaffer and Prime, I like Shaffer better for pay because you don't have to be in a lightweight truck like Prime requires for their higher pay scale. They both have great equipment, like most major carriers offer. I think the only edge Prime has is that they offer their own in-house CDL school.
I had decided to go with Crete because I thought dry van would be easier than reefer. But I could see how reefer has it's pluses too. It all depends how you look at it. That extra downtime at a shipper / receiver could be used for a lot of things.
6, I will be OTR my terminal will be DeLand, Florida, I will try to keep you posted, so far I have been bless with an awesome trainer, he is ex-military like me we are both alpha males so we agree to disagree with tactic, with that said I am ready to move to my own truck, out.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
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.
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
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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.Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Welcome aboard to the both of you!
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Hey Jodi, I'm on my 5th week super solo too, maybe we will get our trucks the same day, be safe.