High,am new in this well not entirely new but i was working for try hours over there in ohio but i live in Atlanta.The problem is i thought they had a lot of loads coming or going from Atlanta or the eastern part of the country but i was wrong.So am asking if anyone out there now an place in Atlanta that i can work with here.I have a 24 footer straight truck without a sleeper atleast not a dot approved one and i also have a liftgate.Please guys let me know anything if you people know i will greatly appreciate.
looking for expedite work in atlanta
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letzrockexpress
Veteran Expediter
ditto on the nations express and I also heard of a one called "specialty services" in charlotte.
I would go with the others advice or look at Eagle, Velocity or maybe UPS. Primarily because you lack a DOT sleeper which is a requirement for many carriers. Last options are to look at air freight/ forwarders around the airport as they may be an option.
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DannyD
Veteran Expediter
Velocity, if it's the same company as up here in Michigan, delivers a lot of pharmaceutical (sp??) things. It's not so much expedited frieght as it is ya have a route that pays X amount a day. You'll have mostly hands on frieght that you'll put on a dolly & deliver to drug stores, doctors offices, etc.
In Atlanta it might not be so bad. In Michigan it's not something I'd want to do in the wintertime. I looked into signing on w/ em. I decided against it in part due to the nature of the freight. By this I mean there's a lot of standing around a warehouse in the early AM waiting for your freight so you can load it onto your truck. This is to be done by the driver of the truck (in this case it would have been me) in freezing cold weather. In the summer the weather would have been fine but I still wouldn't want to wait around for a couple of hours sorting out packages before I could start work.
Also, from what I was told by the workers there, that the route I was going to be getting paid $85 for on a given day used to pay $120, which is why the previous driver had left. Not sure of exact numbers, but the idea is right. That's why they were having a need for so many drivers, because they cut the rates.
Having said that, if what they're offering per day is enough for ya then it might not be a bad deal for ya.
Take care,
Danny
In Atlanta it might not be so bad. In Michigan it's not something I'd want to do in the wintertime. I looked into signing on w/ em. I decided against it in part due to the nature of the freight. By this I mean there's a lot of standing around a warehouse in the early AM waiting for your freight so you can load it onto your truck. This is to be done by the driver of the truck (in this case it would have been me) in freezing cold weather. In the summer the weather would have been fine but I still wouldn't want to wait around for a couple of hours sorting out packages before I could start work.
Also, from what I was told by the workers there, that the route I was going to be getting paid $85 for on a given day used to pay $120, which is why the previous driver had left. Not sure of exact numbers, but the idea is right. That's why they were having a need for so many drivers, because they cut the rates.
Having said that, if what they're offering per day is enough for ya then it might not be a bad deal for ya.
Take care,
Danny
i would try and look at egl there out by the airport in atlanta
near where 285 and 75 meet near forest park
go to there web site and look up phone number for them
or email me and will get there phone number for ya
you would want to talk to local ops person, this is a big station
near where 285 and 75 meet near forest park
go to there web site and look up phone number for them
or email me and will get there phone number for ya
you would want to talk to local ops person, this is a big station
Jefferson3000
Expert Expediter
DTH Expediters is an Atlanta based outfit that seems to specialize in both local and OTR expedited freight.
http://www.dthx.net/
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http://www.dthx.net/
Driver for 15 years
O/O for 13 years
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Drive Safe!
Jeff