What Do You Do With Your Car???
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I sold my car. Actually traded it for a new heat/air system in our house. But we were a two-car family.
Hello VooDoo. If your company gets you a Greyhound ticket, leave your car at home. Once you get upgraded you should get a dispatch that will get you back to Vegas with some time to get your stuff situated.
Otherwise, if you make that road trip on US 93/Kingman, expect to leave your car in the company lot for a really long time.
I should just get on the greyhound since it will be hot as hell and I drive a beater.
Thank you both for replying. I feel like I'm trying to make it complicated 😄
It's actually a good question. In what other job is "where do I park?" a hard question to answer?
It's actually a good question. In what other job is "where do I park?" a hard question to answer?
Drive in movie theater?
Seriously if it's a beater, sell it and use the cash for start up equipment and expenses while at the Academy.
Depending on your short term plans it usually isn't worth the cost.
If you are going regional right off, (unlikely with Swift) you're not even going to see it for the next 2 to 3 months.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
Did you mean unless I'm going regional? Because wouldn't you btw home to use your car then?
I plan to start with swift and be OTR. It makes sense for me to at least keep my car until I pass driver training.
It's actually a good question. In what other job is "where do I park?" a hard question to answer?
Drive in movie theater?
Seriously if it's a beater, sell it and use the cash for start up equipment and expenses while at the Academy.
Depending on your short term plans it usually isn't worth the cost.
If you are going regional right off, (unlikely with Swift) you're not even going to see it for the next 2 to 3 months.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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.
It makes sense for me to at least keep my car until I pass driver training.
Absolutely. Good thinking.
The Swift terminal lot in Phoenix is actually pretty secure. I leave mine at the terminal in Jurupa Valley.
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.
It's actually worth it to not have to rely on the shuttles to get around.
JJ
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I am setting up to go to a school in Phoenix but I live in Las vegas. So my question is to those who have done sponsored training out of state.
What do you do with your cars back home. Or if you drove out to the school do you leave it in the hotel parking lot?
I'll contact the school directly (not the recruiter) but I needed your take on things. Thanks!
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.