Variant Trucking Company.
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Bryan, good luck to you going forward. Let us know what you think about your Variant experience 
Hey guys. It’s been 4 years since my last post lol. But I did my time at swift. And moved on to a few local company’s. Unfortunately I had fender bender in cmv nothing major but it is on my mvr got the ticket dismissed. But as you know that hinders jobs wanting to bring me on.
I stopped driving since august last year (2021 ) to pursue to start my own vinyl car wrapping business it is not going so well because I live in area where people complain about stuff being too expensive.
Any ways enough of my life story. But I will like to announce I will now be driving again soon OTR with variant trucking ( U.S. Express ) and I am excited to return OTR. :)
My recruiter said my application is good to go and they take care of everything before we get there since it’s all online. Now I’m waiting to let her know when I’m ready to leave for orientation :)
Glad to see you back around! Best wishes from me & my driver guy, as well.
The vinyl wrap business is stagnant even in bigger cities; a cousin in CLEVELAND is folding this year, after 12. No money for non essential things, most people believe. Sorry, man.
No thoughts about Swift/Knight ?? Why (not?)
I don't know much about Variant, but..Brett (and my Tom) drove for USX back when!
Hope you'll share your journey with us!
Best wishes,
~ Anne ~
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.
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
- Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
- Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
- Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards
MVR:
Motor Vehicle Record
An MVR is a report of your driving history, as reported from your state Department of Motor Vehicles. Information on this report may include Drivers License information, point history, violations, convictions, and license status on your driving record.
The vinyl wrap business is stagnant even in bigger cities; a cousin in CLEVELAND is folding this year, after 12. No money for non essential things, most people believe. Sorry, man.
No thoughts about Swift/Knight ?? Why (not?)
I don't know much about Variant, but..Brett (and my Tom) drove for USX back when!
I loved swift when I was there but all the people that I worked with are now gone and moved on. And I just decided to try a new company. And I’ve heard many many good things about variant. Which is operated by usx but totally different people. So I’m going to give them a shot :)
I loved swift when I was there but all the people that I worked with are now gone and moved on. And I just decided to try a new company. And I’ve heard many many good things about variant. Which is operated by usx but totally different people. So I’m going to give them a shot :)
Sounds good; I've seen them around, they look good, too!
Congrats & best wishes!! Hope you'll post updates for us!
~ Anne ~
I have two good friends that work there. They love it, but it’s dry van!
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.
I have two good friends that work there. They love it, but it’s dry van!
Only the coolest drivers pull dry vans!
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.
I have two good friends that work there. They love it, but it’s dry van!
Only the coolest drivers pull dry vans!
Senior Chief has jokes this morning
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.
I actually got to pull a dry box couple weeks back. I was assigned to a Walmart dc in Tomah, Wisconsin to pull Walmart loads to walmart stores. It was a learning experience I learned about bulkheads and back hauls. They put 2 stores on one truck with the trailer divided into 3 areas, 32 degrees in front -20 in the middle and 32 in the back. Run the stores then pick up a load of Nigeria water and head back to dc. One day my assigned trailer was a dry box had to ask another driver how to pull the tandems , works different from reefer.
Bulkhead:
A strong wall-like structure placed at the front of a flatbed trailer (or on the rear of the tractor) used to protect the driver against shifting cargo during a front-end collision. May also refer to any separator within a dry or liquid trailer (also called a baffle for liquid trailers) used to partition the load.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
I actually got to pull a dry box couple weeks back. I was assigned to a Walmart dc in Tomah, Wisconsin to pull Walmart loads to walmart stores. It was a learning experience I learned about bulkheads and back hauls. They put 2 stores on one truck with the trailer divided into 3 areas, 32 degrees in front -20 in the middle and 32 in the back. Run the stores then pick up a load of Nigeria water and head back to dc. One day my assigned trailer was a dry box had to ask another driver how to pull the tandems , works different from reefer.
I actually did that out of Missouri when I worked for swift had to pull reefer to the different stores
Bulkhead:
A strong wall-like structure placed at the front of a flatbed trailer (or on the rear of the tractor) used to protect the driver against shifting cargo during a front-end collision. May also refer to any separator within a dry or liquid trailer (also called a baffle for liquid trailers) used to partition the load.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
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Hey guys. It’s been 4 years since my last post lol. But I did my time at swift. And moved on to a few local company’s. Unfortunately I had fender bender in cmv nothing major but it is on my mvr got the ticket dismissed. But as you know that hinders jobs wanting to bring me on.
I stopped driving since august last year (2021 ) to pursue to start my own vinyl car wrapping business it is not going so well because I live in area where people complain about stuff being too expensive.
Any ways enough of my life story. But I will like to announce I will now be driving again soon OTR with variant trucking ( U.S. Express ) and I am excited to return OTR. :)
My recruiter said my application is good to go and they take care of everything before we get there since it’s all online. Now I’m waiting to let her know when I’m ready to leave for orientation :)
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.
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
MVR:
Motor Vehicle Record
An MVR is a report of your driving history, as reported from your state Department of Motor Vehicles. Information on this report may include Drivers License information, point history, violations, convictions, and license status on your driving record.