Road Sick As Opposed To Home Sick

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Gilbert B. (flat Tire Gil's Comment
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I miss it. As I sit here browsing TT, looking forward as to my next step in my career because I use TT for all my trucking needs, I catch a photo of Gold Mountain in Utah. I drove near that place Off of I-70 and I miss it. I miss the road. I have only been driving for 4 weeks, team driving with a great trainer. Grandpa Bill aka The Stick aka OG Stick and me, Flat Tire Gil. I got the name on my first day of driving, not even 200 miles from the terminal at Springfield MO, I got my first flat. The last right rear trailer tire blew out and that's how I got my name. We do that alot me and Bill. We just make up names as we go. Road Sick. I came home because I have been away for a little over a month and we were passing through with a load of flowers. So I have been waiting almost a week for Bill to get turned around and to pick me up. Tomorrow is the big day. Grandpa Bill or The Stick as he would rather be called is coming to get me and I can't wait. I can't wait to get on the road, make some money and move America.

Thank you Brett and Trucking Truth for being here for us. about a year ago I was doing research on the trucking lifestyle and that's how I found this site. A few months later I started studying for my CDL and researching different company sponsored programs. I found a few like FFE, Swift, Knight, and PAM. I found those to be the best fit for me. Low overhead, fast training and a guaranteed job at the end of training. I ended up going to Prime INC and I am extremely happy with my choice. Prime provided everything I needed except taking the tests for me. They got me going and I am grateful and all I owe them is a year of good hard work and I will gladly give it to them. Bob Lowe runs a great company and I am proud to be a part of it.

Now I am using the site to see how I could get the most pay and hometime and I have to say that I found what I needed here on this site. I say the most pay and hometime because this is what I want out of my trucking career. I found a few LTL companies close by that I will be looking into. I know I will miss the road but I miss my babies even more and I consider this road time a scouting trip for some very cool vacation spots. But for now I will enjoy this mini OTR adventure for what it is and look forward to seeing all of the states and some of canada before my year is up. God Bless the USA and God Bless all the Queens and Kings of the road keeping us stocked up and safe.

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.

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.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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