Rogers Cartage (Tankstar) / ABF Freight
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Papa Pig, if you’re considering starting with Rogers Cartage, I strongly urge you to reconsider. Inexperienced drivers + tankers = bad idea. Learning to drive a big truck safely is hard enough by itself; add to that the challenges pulling tankers bring, and you’ve just increased the difficulty by a power of 10. Why not just pull a dry van or flatbed for a year, get some experience under your belt, then go tanker if it’s still what you want to do. The jobs will still be there, and you’ll be much better prepared than if you go into it as a new driver. You’re not going to lose any money by putting it off a year; most people think tankers are more lucrative because they pay higher cpm’s, but the reality is that you won’t be turning as many miles weekly as you might pulling vans or flatbeds.
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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.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Pete B. Thanks for the advice. And what you are saying makes sense. That’s why I posted!
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Hey guys , I posted on a McElroy thread recently as well. I’m getting ready to start cdl training and am trying to figure out what I want to do.
Rogers Cartage has a terminal in my area and accepts Inexperienced drivers. I have ran a search here but can’t find much. All I know is that they run tankers.
Any of y’all have First hand experience with them? Equipment? Home time? Quality of training? What types of options they have as (regional, dedicated, otr)? If you work there do you feel that you are being compensated fairly?(I know we would all like more pay but I’m realistic) Any info would be appreciated.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
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.