DannyD
Veteran Expediter
I realize to anyone else this is sort of mundane. For me though it's pretty exciting. This has been a process that's been in the making for a couple of weeks now. I didn't say anything cuz I didn't wanna jinx it. I knew I should have passed the background checks & such, but ya never know if a glitch is gonna come up.
Anyway, I have pretty high hopes here. I'd like to think that they feel the same about the new drivers they're signing on. I had 4 runs in 2-3 months w/ my old company, & was def. starting to feel the pinch.
My innitial thoughts on Load 1 was impressive company. The building when ya pull in is fairly new & the cars in the lot were nice, but not flashy. First impressions do mean a fair amount. I went w/ Load 1 over a company that had more local freight in part because of that first impression. I liked how they had a mechanic on site to inspect my van, even though my van needed brakes (which I knew) & a few other things.
This was quite the contrast to the last place where I signed on basically over a few faxes. No drug test, no DOT or anything.
I've always been sort of a homing pigeon. In my current van I still won't want to sit in it for 3 days. That's where it leads to some of the goals though. I'm hiring on w/ the idea of getting a box truck, or at the very least an extended 350 in the next few months. Now that I've seen how some of ya's have your trucks decked out, I could easily be on the road for extended periods in some of those. I still obviously hope to have runs & not be sitting. It's not going to be nearly as bad though when I've got my own food, comp, tv & such to help me wait it out.
So hopefully things go pretty well w/ my current van & then get even better w/ my next vehicle.
Anyway, I have pretty high hopes here. I'd like to think that they feel the same about the new drivers they're signing on. I had 4 runs in 2-3 months w/ my old company, & was def. starting to feel the pinch.
My innitial thoughts on Load 1 was impressive company. The building when ya pull in is fairly new & the cars in the lot were nice, but not flashy. First impressions do mean a fair amount. I went w/ Load 1 over a company that had more local freight in part because of that first impression. I liked how they had a mechanic on site to inspect my van, even though my van needed brakes (which I knew) & a few other things.
This was quite the contrast to the last place where I signed on basically over a few faxes. No drug test, no DOT or anything.
I've always been sort of a homing pigeon. In my current van I still won't want to sit in it for 3 days. That's where it leads to some of the goals though. I'm hiring on w/ the idea of getting a box truck, or at the very least an extended 350 in the next few months. Now that I've seen how some of ya's have your trucks decked out, I could easily be on the road for extended periods in some of those. I still obviously hope to have runs & not be sitting. It's not going to be nearly as bad though when I've got my own food, comp, tv & such to help me wait it out.
So hopefully things go pretty well w/ my current van & then get even better w/ my next vehicle.
