Truck Driver Put Out Of Service ...
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Amen. Next!
-RTYeah. Wish I could be a Rock 'n Roll driver like YOU. I go to NIN at Red Rocks and what do I take a picture of? No. Not Trent Reznor. No. Iiii take photos of his fleet of three or four 53-footers carrying all his equipment!
YOU get to haul the really FUN freight!
-mountain girl
I am not going to lie, this is by far the most fun I have had in my life. The only thing that could top this is driving for a NASCAR team. Even though I have already made some production runs and helped on a couple tours, I still can`t believe they chose me.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Gawd. You're on TOUR. Were I able to go OTR , I would totally shoot for a job like that. Totally. I worked on crew for Dolly Pardon and Kenny Rogers once. Totally fun.
-mountain girl
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.
Gawd. You're on TOUR. Were I able to go OTR , I would totally shoot for a job like that. Totally. I worked on crew for Dolly Pardon and Kenny Rogers once. Totally fun.
-mountain girl
...and I did that for FREE!
-mountain girl
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.
Gawd. You're on TOUR. Were I able to go OTR , I would totally shoot for a job like that. Totally. I worked on crew for Dolly Pardon and Kenny Rogers once. Totally fun.
-mountain girl
...and I did that for FREE!
-mountain girl
It is a whole different world from OTR, isn`t it?
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.
Amen. Next!
-RTYeah. Wish I could be a Rock 'n Roll driver like YOU. I go to NIN at Red Rocks and what do I take a picture of? No. Not Trent Reznor. No. Iiii take photos of his fleet of three or four 53-footers carrying all his equipment!
YOU get to haul the really FUN freight!
-mountain girl
you saw NIN at Red Rocks? Jealous!!!!!!!!
you saw NIN at Red Rocks? Jealous!!!!!!!!
-HM
Ohhhhhhhh ...yeah.
-mountain girl
Well I'm glad they dropped the whole $3,000 thing and that chapter is over. Now you can move forward. Last week I rented a dumpster so I could throw out a bunch of old stuff that collected around the place and it felt great. Now you've done the same. That old junk is out of the way and you have a clean slate to work with.
When one door closes, others now open!
Well I'm glad they dropped the whole $3,000 thing and that chapter is over. Now you can move forward. Last week I rented a dumpster so I could throw out a bunch of old stuff that collected around the place and it felt great. Now you've done the same. That old junk is out of the way and you have a clean slate to work with.
-Brett
Thanks Brett.
Yeah, the $3,000 was really meant for the 12 week-ers who started without even a permit, but having processed only a couple of 5-week new CDL drivers, I think they really didn't have a policy in place, so as a matter of course, they used the same contract. I'm fortunate, in a sense. My 5-week "classmate" who passed the orientation class, is obligated to them for a year, and he's already not happy about it. He too, was promised a $3,000 bonus and didn't get it but he has to pay them if he leaves early. I'm the fortunate one. They did me a little favor. I'm free. He's stuck.
Sometimes I'll write down an experience I've wanted to forget, printed it out, thrown it in the fireplace, and watched it burn ...or shredded it first, then watched it burn. It's cathartic.
Wow. What a great idea! I could use a dumpster for a week!
-mountain girl
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.
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Yeah. Wish I could be a Rock 'n Roll driver like YOU. I go to NIN at Red Rocks and what do I take a picture of? No. Not Trent Reznor. No. Iiii take photos of his fleet of three or four 53-footers carrying all his equipment!
YOU get to haul the really FUN freight!
-mountain girl