As I Eat Dinner, I Thank The Trucker!
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Hello Stranger, tell your sweet wife I said "Hello." If they ever send me back over your way, I will definitely make an appointment to come see you guys. I'm glad to see you got to enjoy some time with your family.
Thanks to everyone who's out today! Thanksgiving was the only holiday I spent with family this past year. I've missed every other holiday and special day, including my very first wedding anniversary. It was so good to get to spend today with at least part of my family. I'm thankful I still have a family to come back to.
You can haul anything if you set your mind to it and work hard with safety as the priority.
Thanks. A good reminder for a #1 priority.
I just finished TNT at Prime. Have talked to FM about getting more backing practice.
I have learned on the road that when someone asks you if you're a rookie to say: no, sometimes I just have a bad day (in backing). People tend to look down their nose.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14ยข per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
When it comes to backing, I will never forget what I witnessed while I was in school. We did a road trip to the Pilot in Lebanon, TN. Shortly before we got ready to leave there was a truck with a million safe mile sticker on the side. The guy was backing into a spot across from our truck and over a few spots. He pretty much had a straight back with just a little bit of an offset to it. The guy had to do like 6 pull-ups to get it in straight. Just go to show everybody has those days.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I have learned on the road that when someone asks you if you're a rookie to say: no, sometimes I just have a bad day (in backing). People tend to look down their nose.
My answer: "I sure am, You must be one of those Super Truckers?"
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Thank you ladies and gentlemen for delivering supplies and food for the holidays. Special thank you to those of you staying out for the holidays. This time of the year is extremely tough on drivers. We miss our families a whole lot, not being home on days like today can make the toughest man soft.
As I sit with my family for the first time in 4 years eating dinner I get flashbacks of my time OTR during the holidays. The feeling of solitude and loneliness is not something you forget.
If there's any advice I can give to all of you folks who are away from your beloved families tonight it would be to keep your head held high and its only temporary. Keep taking steps up the ladder and eventually you will reach your goal. It wont be easy, nothing in this industry is. If local is your goal than keep working hard! Prove that you're a safe driver and when you get experience you'll have local companies begging for you. You can haul anything if you set your mind to it and work hard with safety as the priority.
Once again, thank you truckers!
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.