Dylan is a CDL Class A Truck Driver with YRC Freight based out of Milwaukee, WI. After his morning pre-shift meeting, Dylan loads his truck, performs a complete vehicle safety inspection, and then heads out for a full day of pick-ups and drop-offs.
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My name is Dylan and I'm a local LTL truck driver. I work for a carrier. So I drive for the carriers terminal. They have a terminal in the area. So I drive to their terminal. I start my day with the like a five minute pre-shift meeting. And then I going to the terminal. Load my trailer. All the different customers you know, put in the best order. From there I just deliver it. And that's how my day starts. Carrier pays for everything. Obviously you're liable for your driving. Habits on the road and your truck on the road. That's were the pre-trip inspection comes in. You're looking under the hood. You're looking under the truck. You're looking everywhere. There's hundred different parts that you're looking at so. But my responsibilities are to I do local PND which is local Pick up and Delivery. For an LTL carrier Less than Truck Load. So what that means is yeah just load my trailer in the morning. Deliver it. Usually get done around two Yeah. I start my shift at 8:30. Anywhere from 12 to three I'll get done delivering. From there dispatch sends me all their pick ups that day, they want me to pick up. Which fills up my trailer that takes me That's where the end time varies because you can never know when you're gonna end or fill up your trailer exactly. So generally I'm done by like six. And late days it will be seven or eight. Some days I can go as late as nine. But that's been a little bit rare. Doesn't have... Generally is nine 10 hours. Local drivers will be based an hourly. Because we only drive like 80 to 100 miles a day. If you're over the road you gonna be paid by mileage most likely.
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