I live in Pensacola, FL and have been driving OTR for Schneider for almost two years. My OC is Lebanon, TN. No problem.
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.
I live in Pensacola, FL and have been driving OTR for Schneider for almost two years. My OC is Lebanon, TN. No problem.
Oh dang ok cool. So how do they work with getting you home and parking your truck?
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.
They usually get me a load going into my area and either I deliver and bobtail home, I drop the empty @ a drop yard and bobtail home or I drop the relay trailer @ yard and bobtail home. No problem
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
They usually get me a load going into my area and either I deliver and bobtail home, I drop the empty @ a drop yard and bobtail home or I drop the relay trailer @ yard and bobtail home. No problem
Ok sounds good! Are you CD or OO? If CD what model truck they got you in? I know they are transitioning to automatics slowly.
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
Welcome DatGuyCole and thank you for your service. So you have read a few, topics. That's good. Lots more to review, for example:
These links can help you establish an initial knowledge base and realistic expectations as you progress forward to running solo. Even if you already have your permit, High Road Training will also help with the basics of running a truck that you can put to good use during your apprenticeship and beyond.
Good luck to you.
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Hello TT World, It's DatGuyCole here. New to this scene after looking for a career change I find it that trucking is the next step for me. Being former military for 10 years I have being in and out of trucks but never obtaining a CDL license. Tok to working production after the service but the repetitive 9-5 wasn't a good fit for me being military was never on a set schedule. Being that the military was hurry up and wait figured its not much different in trucking,due to loads being due at a specific time and then unloading takes a while sometimes.
Futhermore, I have received a prehire letter from Schneider which includes joining the military apprenticeship program. I read a few topics here and they have been very informative.
One question I do have tho is being in the south (mississippi to be exact) does they play a part in hiring because of OC distances???
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Prehire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.