Need Help From The Swifties
Topic 22286 | Page 2
Bryan asked:
Hahaha makes sense now lol
Are you ever in the chambersburg area? G town ?
Sorry, no.
Our territory goes as far west to Harrisburg, south to York and into Northern MD.
Used to have to send mac 39 for GOAL some required it some didn't. When OTR didn't know about it. Just before I left swift the Target dedicated required the 39.
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.
When you upgrade to solo and get your own keys, you'll be assigned to a DM. You should (hopefully) get a face to face meeting where you'll be able to learn what he or she expects from a rookie. Be honest with your new DM about what you know how to do so there won't be any false expectations. Your DM wants you to be successful, I promise. If you admit you don't know what a mac11 is for she isn't going to send you back through training. DM's know how to get rookies to be successful so use their help. I was in a similar position with my trainer, dedicated route , no trip planning experience, we only used a handful of macros.
Dedicated Route:
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."
Dm:
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.New Reply:
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It doesn't auto fill for me, either. I have to enter the load info in manually....
My first week my logs were a mess, because of this. My DL and I had to go back and match the loads up with my logs. Took us 4 hrs. I never forgot, after that.
Elog:
Electronic Onboard Recorder
Electronic Logbook
A device which records the amount of time a vehicle has been driven. If the vehicle is not being driven, the operator will manually input whether or not he/she is on duty or not.
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.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.