Beginning New Career With PTL. (A Diary)
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After delivery to Columbus we shut down for about 3.5 hrs and then got a dispatch to deadhead back to Indy and pick up a preloaded trailer going to south of Raleigh NC. So after worrying about getting stuck in Iowa for the weekend I'll finish the weekend with 2200 miles fri-sun in North Carolina. Lookin right now that I'll finish my 6k in 13 days and be paid for approximately 9300 in 2 weeks.
Deadhead:
To drive with an empty trailer. After delivering your load you will deadhead to a shipper to pick up your next load.
Left NC with load of plastic for union city TN. Went thru black mt. And "the gorge" in NC today. Some jackleg decided to pull out of a rest area at about 10 mph right in front of me while I'm doing 50 on a 5% grade and not allowed to leave right lane for hell or high water. Bright side of the incident is I now have experienced EXACTLY what it takes to stop a truck with 78k gvwr going downhill. Just passed the 5000 mile mark. Trainer sent message that I was ready for upgrade test but I'm betting I do one more 500ish mile run and back to get my 6k and then start p2. The guy I'm wanting to do p2 with is about 600 miles behind me despite starting 2 days before me. So looks like me and the old lady will have some time to get re-acquainted very soon.
GVWR:
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GVWR is the maximum operating weight of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer, minus any trailers.
Forgot to mention, had to rib my trainer yesterday when he was fixing a little tiny packet of oatmeal inside of a Love's while we had 43860 lbs of oatmeal in the trailer.
Forgot to mention, had to rib my trainer yesterday when he was fixing a little tiny packet of oatmeal inside of a Love's while we had 43860 lbs of oatmeal in the trailer.
I agree, the irony of that is funny!
Back in Murray ky now waiting to take upgrade test and then gonna hop on a dog and take couple days home time before starting p2. Even after waiting 2 days to get with a trainer I'm one of the first in my orientation class to finish. I didn't complete the entire 6000 miles but was close enough and 68 miles from home terminal that they called me in.
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.
Yeah Brett it's d and h on both ends and my trainer has taught me a real nice system for HOS . So Im we'll rested, have loads for the weekend and plenty of hours. Happy driver so far.
Care to Share?
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Yeah Brett it's d and h on both ends and my trainer has taught me a real nice system for HOS . So Im we'll rested, have loads for the weekend and plenty of hours. Happy driver so far.
Care to Share?
D and H means drop and hook. Mostly preloaded trailers. What their trainer showed them will not always work for everyone due to customer contact times and they way they run as a training truck. It can be very different depending on your company.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Guyjax is right, a lot depends on the freight, the company, the consignee etc. But the way I was taught is to run as many of your 11 as you can in the first 4 days and then budget or pace your next 3 days with what you have left on 70. Then stay off line 4 as much as you can. If done right you can drive 8-10 hrs a day 7 days a week and never have to do a 34 since you have a hours coming back every day.
Consignee:
The customer the freight is being delivered to. Also referred to as "the receiver". The shipper is the customer that is shipping the goods, the consignee is the customer receiving the goods.
Well I'm now doing the part of this trainee program I absolutely cannot stand. I am currently inside the medieval torture device known as a greyhound bus headed in the wrong direction to some place I can drag my heavy bags around a crowded station until I get an opportunity to board a different torture device going in the right direction. Hopefully the next bus won't be equipped with rap music played so loudly into headphones that I can still hear it, and hear it well, on the other end of the bus.
The good news is that I took my upgrade test today and am now classified as a phase 2 trainee. It's amazing how much better I am at backing in the daylight compared to the dark.
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Yeah Brett it's d and h on both ends and my trainer has taught me a real nice system for HOS. So Im we'll rested, have loads for the weekend and plenty of hours. Happy driver so far. I'll be done with phase 1 by Friday if as long as trainer stays out of casino.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.