Unless they have changed their policy ,which they could have, company drivers can not have a pet with them. You could always let family members keep her and see her when you get home time. Starting in the trucking industry can be tough if you have a pet but there is not a whole lot that can be done except find a good home for her. Fortunately I drive for Werner and they allow pets on the truck. $250 down and $5 a week. Which can be payroll deducted. Not a bad deal and I get to have my "kid" on the truck with me.
Welcome aboard John!
Yeah, Guyjax is right. All you can really do is hunt around for companies that allow pets. There's a chance you may have to get started with a company that doesn't allow pets and switch to one that does after six months or so.
Companies change policies on this kind of stuff all the time. Otherwise I would have a list of companies that allow pets but it would be impossible to keep up with.
Welcome to the boards.
And no, it's not lame.if you could see the zoo that lives in my house you would know I understand. My wife and I have been married for 23 years. I can guarantee you that if I told her our animals had to go she would tell me she loves me but its time for me to go lol.
Pets to many of us are just like our children. Only difference is the pets listen better.
Woody
If it helps I know that Central Refrigerated allows pets onboard. Its a $500 deposit. Non-refundable I believe though.
If it helps I know that Central Refrigerated allows pets onboard. Its a $500 deposit. Non-refundable I believe though.
Since Central was bought by Prime I would have thought they would have changed the pet deposit to $1000 just like the prime trucks
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Lot's of questions and concerns about this new experience. So many unknowns. I am single and kids have their own families so that is no problem. I do have a 40# dog and we are tightly attached. This, and I understand it is probably lame to many out there, is my biggest concern.
Class work, exams, and field testing and practice are what they are. I particularly enjoyed the other post in here about "clown soup". Totally see that picture. :)
The Backing Range At Trucking Driving School – It’s Like Clown Soup For The Soul
Also have been enjoying the other experiences in here (six months and now solo-mistakes and getting lost) are also a part of this new world.
Anyone have a thought about my girl problem? :)
Thanks in advance!
JR
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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.