Lil Bit Of P&D
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I can't wait to start my p&d experience. But I will be keeping my eye out for possible line haul opportunities in the future
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.
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.
So glad to hear you didnt have to get your hands dirty! 
Welcome to my world! My only OTR experience has been 28 days of training. Ironically, one of the reasons I never got comfortable driving OTR was because I couldn't back the truck into the ocean. Now it seems like that's all I do. It's not unusual to bump the dock 10-15 times a day or more. I do have to get my hands dirty occassionally, but it helps me stay in shape. I enjoy the challenge of local work.
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.
So glad to hear you didnt have to get your hands dirty!
Exactly. Save for a bit of 5th wheel grease.
Welcome to my world! My only OTR experience has been 28 days of training. Ironically, one of the reasons I never got comfortable driving OTR was because I couldn't back the truck into the ocean. Now it seems like that's all I do. It's not unusual to bump the dock 10-15 times a day or more. I do have to get my hands dirty occassionally, but it helps me stay in shape. I enjoy the challenge of local work.
All my backups were done with plenty of room to set up. I had it pretty easy. It was fun pulling the vans, but I definitely am more comfortable with pulling a set of doubles.
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.
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.
There are always backing challenges. It just takes patience. On very rare occasions I've had to wait until a space I can handle opens up. GOAL!!!!
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Had a taste of P&D last week. I was asked to help dispatch with some customer pickups / drops. Dispatch makes it easy for us linehaul drivers when we do P&D. All drop and hooks, no handheld unit or fingerprinting the freight - no pallet jacks. Pretty simple really. Take an empty to the customer, grab a loaded trailer, rinse and repeat. Hourly pay.
I ran into a lot of truckload drivers at the shippers. A few JB Hunts, Swifts, Shaffer drivers, and a decent amount of O/Os. Got to back into some docks, glad to see that I didn't completely make a fool of myself.
Yep, I'll stick with linehaul.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
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.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.