Knight Transportation
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That largely depends on the terminal you're out of and where you choose to run as well as how you choose to run. In general, if you request it they will try to keep you within a smaller radius around your home area.
They do have a variety of dedicated, regional and local positions, again, depending on the available freight (which there isn't a lot of right now), your requests, and probably most importantly, your performance and flexibility.
If you're new coming in, at least in both dry van and refrigerated, you will need to do OTR training and your first 30k miles solo. It's non forced dispatch so you just let them know if you're not comfort running somewhere. I'd recommend running OTR to atart and gradually adding more places as you aquire more skills.
If you demonstrate a track record of safe, reliable results while being easy to work with, you will have much more latitude with your loads.
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.
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.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
I live close to the Salt Lake Terminal and I would be just be getting into the trucking industry I have my permit
That largely depends on the terminal you're out of and where you choose to run as well as how you choose to run. In general, if you request it they will try to keep you within a smaller radius around your home area.
They do have a variety of dedicated, regional and local positions, again, depending on the available freight (which there isn't a lot of right now), your requests, and probably most importantly, your performance and flexibility.
If you're new coming in, at least in both dry van and refrigerated, you will need to do OTR training and your first 30k miles solo. It's non forced dispatch so you just let them know if you're not comfort running somewhere. I'd recommend running OTR to atart and gradually adding more places as you aquire more skills.
If you demonstrate a track record of safe, reliable results while being easy to work with, you will have much more latitude with your loads.
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.
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.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
They have a school there, and Top Gun. I'd highly recommend the Top Gun program. Graduates from Top Gun have much better results in completing their first year of trucking and have far less incidents and accidents. It's an intensive course that concentrates on safety in close quarters maneuvering and backing.
Training would be two weeks OTR with a trainer followed by 30k solo miles under a Driver Development manager. Different divisions like ports, flatbed and refer have different Training elements.
There are a variety of possibilities out of Salt Lake, your recruiter and Terminal manager can fill you in on them.
It's been my experience with Knight that you need to be proactive and pursue this if you want in. In today's market they have a ton of applicants, most of which will not complete 6 months let alone a year coupled with a slow market right now. I constantly called my recruiter, went to the terminal, talked with the staff and asked a lot of polite questions, frequently. I jumped through the hoops and did whatever was necessary to get hired. That's the first step.
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.
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.
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What does Knight Transportation Consider Regional
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.