Military Or Government Freight
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The answer is no, but it.may be that your company only gives those loads to certain drivers. We run a few loads that my dispatcher will only give to about three of his 15-20 drivers. Dispatchers are measured by certain metrics, and some loads are more critical than others. If a dispatcher knows a load is critical he may be more selective over who hauls it. Also my dispatcher won't assign certain loads to rookie drivers. If you would like to haul some military or government freight just keep doing a great job and build yourself a reputation of being on time, reliable, safe, and proficient.
Dispatcher:
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.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.EPU:
Electric Auxiliary Power Units
Electric APUs have started gaining acceptance. These electric APUs use battery packs instead of the diesel engine on traditional APUs as a source of power. The APU's battery pack is charged when the truck is in motion. When the truck is idle, the stored energy in the battery pack is then used to power an air conditioner, heater, and other devices
As far as gaining access a TWIC card may help. But the best thing to expedite admission is a military retiree ID. Gaining access to a military instillation can be a time consuming process at times.
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.TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
However using a military retiree id card for business is a major no no. I used to run security at a navy base before I retired from the military.....with that said it does smooth out the occasional hick up....
You must show ID to enter a military facility. I would just pass that along with my CDL. You are only presenting your identification.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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As a regular company driver CDL Class A permit holder. Is there an additional endorsement or permit that is needed to carry certain military or Government freight?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: