Truck Washes
Topic 32841 | Page 2
Uhhhh Prime allows us company drivers a wash every other week. And if we wanted to sit in the terminal wash bay, we could go around and around, washing it however many times we wanted 🤣
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.
Uhhhh Prime allows us company drivers a wash every other week. And if we wanted to sit in the terminal wash bay, we could go around and around, washing it however many times we wanted 🤣
Haha! What a great way to spend a day off! Lol.
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.
My company has a Blue Beacon account for classic truck and trailer exterior washes and trailer washouts. We are allowed one exterior wash per week. It's billed directly to the account. I typically get my truck washed once every 2 weeks. When the weather is like it has been, I usually just let the truck stay dirty. It will look nice and clean for 50 miles rolling down the highway. After that, it's right back to looking like Pigpen (Peanuts, anyone?).
We have an on site wash that we just drive through. It takes only about 3 minutes. I enjoy having a clean truck so I use it every day it's open. They close it when the outside temp is below 32. We also have accounts with several different companies (mainly for washouts) that I could get it done on the road but it seems to be a waste of time since it'll look like crud by the end of the day anyways.
Same here, and the company will actually pay us for however long it takes if we want to vacuum, acid wash our trailers, etc. and it still surprises me how many guys will never wash their trucks.
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We have an account with blue beacon, I just have to call it In. Most of the time I just pay and get reimbursed because I run nights a lot. It's not specifically listed but I try to contain it to twice a month. I'll go more if I'm at dirt lots and mud holes. I just call and let them know
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.