Possible New Driver?
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Howdy, sir ~ and welcome to Trucking Truth! Don Quixote ... LoL!
Aside from our standard 'howdy:'
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Look at some of the postings from BobcatBob, Banks, and G'Town has a 'doubles' thread. . . we've also got Delco Dave in our diaries forum, going through training with ABF right now. Banks' diary should serve you well; he did dock to driver! MANY more, too many to list/suggest; you'll find them!
Daniel B., our moderator that designed our forum pretrip, is an instructor with ODFL, in CA. It's sure a possibility.
Until any of the above reply; take a look see, at their diaries/postings!
Welcome again, and best to you, sir!
~ Anne ~
'Trucker's Wife, Trucker's Life'
ps: To answer your question, it's definitely not a pipe dream!
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.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Howdy, sir ~ and welcome to Trucking Truth! Don Quixote ... LoL!
Aside from our standard 'howdy:'
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Look at some of the postings from BobcatBob, Banks, and G'Town has a 'doubles' thread. . . we've also got Delco Dave in our diaries forum, going through training with ABF right now. Banks' diary should serve you well; he did dock to driver! MANY more, too many to list/suggest; you'll find them!
Daniel B., our moderator that designed our forum pretrip, is an instructor with ODFL, in CA. It's sure a possibility.
Until any of the above reply; take a look see, at their diaries/postings!
Welcome again, and best to you, sir!
~ Anne ~
'Trucker's Wife, Trucker's Life'
ps: To answer your question, it's definitely not a pipe dream!
Don't forget member Rhino with YRC. He's out that way.
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.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Someone remembers me! Lol Jk. Yes donkey check out yrc/reddaway they will train u if u have a cdl already sometimes they will have an academy to help u get your cdl. Look at their website and see what they are hiring for in your area. I don’t know if they consolidated their websites so check both yrc and reddaway.
Howdy, sir ~ and welcome to Trucking Truth! Don Quixote ... LoL!
Aside from our standard 'howdy:'
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Look at some of the postings from BobcatBob, Banks, and G'Town has a 'doubles' thread. . . we've also got Delco Dave in our diaries forum, going through training with ABF right now. Banks' diary should serve you well; he did dock to driver! MANY more, too many to list/suggest; you'll find them!
Daniel B., our moderator that designed our forum pretrip, is an instructor with ODFL, in CA. It's sure a possibility.
Until any of the above reply; take a look see, at their diaries/postings!
Welcome again, and best to you, sir!
~ Anne ~
'Trucker's Wife, Trucker's Life'
ps: To answer your question, it's definitely not a pipe dream!
Don't forget member Rhino with YRC. He's out that way.
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.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Howdy, sir ~ and welcome to Trucking Truth! Don Quixote ... LoL!
Aside from our standard 'howdy:'
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Look at some of the postings from BobcatBob, Banks, and G'Town has a 'doubles' thread. . . we've also got Delco Dave in our diaries forum, going through training with ABF right now. Banks' diary should serve you well; he did dock to driver! MANY more, too many to list/suggest; you'll find them!
Daniel B., our moderator that designed our forum pretrip, is an instructor with ODFL, in CA. It's sure a possibility.
Until any of the above reply; take a look see, at their diaries/postings!
Welcome again, and best to you, sir!
~ Anne ~
'Trucker's Wife, Trucker's Life'
ps: To answer your question, it's definitely not a pipe dream!
Don't forget member Rhino with YRC. He's out that way.
Someone remembers me! Lol Jk. Yes donkey check out yrc/reddaway they will train u if u have a cdl already sometimes they will have an academy to help u get your cdl. Look at their website and see what they are hiring for in your area. I don’t know if they consolidated their websites so check both yrc and reddaway.
Howdy, sir ~ and welcome to Trucking Truth! Don Quixote ... LoL!
Aside from our standard 'howdy:'
- Truck Driver's Career Guide
- Brett's Book: The Raw Truth About Trucking (free online version)
- High Road CDL Training Program
- CDL Practice Tests
Look at some of the postings from BobcatBob, Banks, and G'Town has a 'doubles' thread. . . we've also got Delco Dave in our diaries forum, going through training with ABF right now. Banks' diary should serve you well; he did dock to driver! MANY more, too many to list/suggest; you'll find them!
Daniel B., our moderator that designed our forum pretrip, is an instructor with ODFL, in CA. It's sure a possibility.
Until any of the above reply; take a look see, at their diaries/postings!
Welcome again, and best to you, sir!
~ Anne ~
'Trucker's Wife, Trucker's Life'
ps: To answer your question, it's definitely not a pipe dream!
Don't forget member Rhino with YRC. He's out that way.
As I """"smack"""" my noggin, and plan my next TAT !!! So sorry, Rhyne, and thanks, Pack !!! (Maybe this is a 'message' that Rhino needs to POST more?!?!?) LoLoL...j/k ! (not?)
ps: Don Quixote ... YRC has an app, right here: Apply For Paid CDL Training
Best always;
~ Anne ~
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.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
Ya I need to probably lol but haven’t had anything really to post. I had pneumonia for a week so was out of work for a week. That’s only update I have so far lol
Moving towards Tucson is probably your best bet at some point. We have drivers who drive a hour each way so it is certainly doable I just wouldn't recommend it.
If you went for a linehaul job apply for a dock to driver program and see what they say. If you start with OD after your training you might not have to work on the dock. I've been here 4.5 years and never touched any freight.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Not all LTL companies require the drivers to work the docks. Some only require the P&D drivers to touch freight. I'd definitely apply with ABF, FedEx Freight, Old Dominion, R+L and TForce. Most of them offer paid CDL training.
Unless Benson adds another 200,000 people to their population in the next year or two you're not likely to find many home daily driving jobs there. I agree with Bobcat, Tucson is your future. If you don't want to commute every day just rent a room in Tucson and commute on the weekends. Rooms can be had for $500/mo. with a private bath. Not too bad if that's what it takes to make $2K/week driving linehaul. Linehaul pays well, but you're driving nights and using close to your full 70 every week.
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.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
- FedEx Freight
- Con-way
- YRC Freight
- UPS
- Old Dominion
- Estes
- Yellow-Roadway
- ABF Freight
- R+L Carrier
P&D:
Pickup & Delivery
Local drivers that stay around their area, usually within 100 mile radius of a terminal, picking up and delivering loads.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers for instance will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.
At ABF everyone is a combination worker. They require everyone to do 80 hours on the dock after completing training to learn loading procedures and operations. From what I’ve seen at my training terminal , everything is on pallets so its all forklift and most of the time, trailers are loaded and waiting for the driver. Only time I see drivers on a fork is during the day after they return from their 1st run, they may have to load a few pallets themselves to get back out again. Once you get some seniority, you can get a bid doing utility which is almost all drop and hook running back and forth from your local terminal to a main DC
For example, all PA and NJ local terminals run utility to the main terminal in Carlisle PA. Mostly pulling 53 footers. Each terminal also has a flatbed with a Princeton lift stowed on the rear for Upack containers and any other large/long freight that would require an open bed.
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.
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.
Ya I need to probably lol but haven’t had anything really to post. I had pneumonia for a week so was out of work for a week. That’s only update I have so far lol
So sorry to hear, Rhyne!
Glad to hear you're up & at'em, though!
~ Anne ~
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I just signed up for this forum. I have done a bit of reading here and elsewhere. I am 50 years old, long divorced, adult children, no drama from the past. Clean MVR , non drinker/ drug user, no criminal history. I live Benson, AZ. A small town roughly half way between Tucson and the NM/AZ border. I really like the rural lifestyle. I realize that OTR is the place to get a go at this profession, and I am fine with that. After reading up on some of the various "niches" in the business, Line Haul seems to pique my interest the most. I have worked construction most of my adult life. 10-14 hour days have been my norm for decades. There are several ltl/linehaul outfits in the Tucson area, although I would have an hour commute each way. That seems to be a no go as I understand the typical "working day" can be 12-14 hours from clock in to clock out. I understand that dock work is often a part of a newbies dutys as well. I could jump on a forklift and haul pallets with the best if them.... after the proper hazing of course! Lol. But ... I don't have the desire... or back/shoulders/knees that i did at 30. Am I just fantasizing about that line haul job? If the right opportunity presented itself, I could move 60-80 miles east or west of my current location. Thanks for your consideration.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
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.
Linehaul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.Line Haul:
Linehaul drivers will normally run loads from terminal to terminal for LTL (Less than Truckload) companies.
LTL (Less Than Truckload) carriers will have Linehaul drivers and P&D drivers. The P&D drivers will deliver loads locally from the terminal and pick up loads returning them to the terminal. Linehaul drivers will then run truckloads from terminal to terminal.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.