My Situation
Topic 15505 | Page 1
Companies will look at a couple of things. If it's a Class A job then some companies will count that as driving experience as you would expect. But if you're staying within your home state (Intrastate) then some companies will not count that as driving experience because they only count Interstate driving as driving experience. It just depends on the company and their approach.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.
Thank you Brett. It's all intrastate
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.
Hi everyone,
Not sure how many refer drivers are out there. I have to ask this though because I really do feel demoralized over this. Last week was awful for me. I came down with heatstroke 4 stops in to the route because of the heat and humidity we have here in Minnesota. The owners at a gas station in Wyomming, Mn tried to pump 2 bottles of water in me and I threw them both up! It took 2 bottles of Gatorade before I started feeling better.
I digress...A pilot out at the airport who is an owner operator was telling me to be be honest I would try to wait it out and try hang in there until 1 year. It's just hard to make ends meet on $15.50/hr.
Any thoughts or word of encouragement?
Take care
Ben
Owner Operator:
An owner-operator is a driver who either owns or leases the truck they are driving. A self-employed driver.
I should mention my hours for 7/30 were. I get a bad feeling my hours will really take a hit on the next check.
Regular: 79.770
Overtime: 3.520
Ben- For the heat take potassium pills and eat bananas (rich in potassium). My son, a carpenter recommended this to me. He works in the Missouri heat- very smart guy- has worked his way up to Superintendent. I do this also.
Does anyone know anything about Western Express? HOw are they as a company? How do they treat their drivers? What's the pay like?
Does anyone know anything about Western Express? HOw are they as a company? How do they treat their drivers? What's the pay like?
Western Express and many others are in here:
Hi G-Town...Thank you for the link! I was hoping to hear from real life drivers who work there right now or who have worked there in the past.
Hi G-Town...Thank you for the link! I was hoping to hear from real life drivers who work there right now or who have worked there in the past.
I just put "Western Express" in the search box and found several driver's experiences. Have you read any of Old School's posts?
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Hi Everyone!
How's it going? Well just wanted to send an upadate. I have been with Farner-Bocken now starting week 4, and I'm slightly sadden that all I am making is 15.50/hr and for 80 hrs of work and 7hrs of overtime all I get is $811. Here's my question does pulling a 28ft refer trailer count for truck experience?
Take care,
Ben