General Consensus Prime Trucking
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This place looks really good, guys.
http://www.driveforprime.com/
Prime is a good company to start with and you can do well there. There is a slightly different skills needed to do refer verses dry van but those can be taught in about 5 minutes. Plus Prime does have APU's
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.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.APU:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
APU's:
Auxiliary Power Unit
On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.
Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.
There are differences between the different types of freight but I wouldn't say dry van is the place to start. I'll usually warn people that flatbed can be quite a bit more difficult in the beginning because you have more to learn and there's more labor involved. But a lot of people start out in flatbed and do just fine with it.
We have a series of articles on How To Choose A truck driving job and if you go down the list you'll see an 8-part series I wrote myself and it covers the differences between different types of freight, different size companies, and different lengths of haul (over the road, regional , local). Have a look through those and you'll have a better understanding of the differences.
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.
Over The Road:
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.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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.
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Ernie S. pointed me to Prime.
Seems like a good operation with Refrigerated, flat-bed and tanker divisions.
Would dry van freight be a better start for rookie? ... or does it not matter much skill wise...
Thanks Ernie :)
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.