ODFL | HAR Carlisle PA linehaul

[poconotrucker]

Thanks in advance for your advice and responses. I'm wondering how many runs are at this terminal, the nature of them, amount of miles. What would a new hire most likely be doing on a day to day basis? Covering runs? I ran through some of the threads on your forum and saw "wild return", "wild bag". Would I be forced on extraboard, or teams? I'm willing to do anything in the beginning except for the latter. I've been gone a lot the past 7 years and have 3 boys at the house I feel like I'm missing out on.

 

[flybynite]

Thanks in advance for your advice and responses. I'm wondering how many runs are at this terminal, the nature of them, amount of miles. What would a new hire most likely be doing on a day to day basis? Covering runs? I ran through some of the threads on your forum and saw "wild return", "wild bag". Would I be forced on extraboard, or teams? I'm willing to do anything in the beginning except for the latter. I've been gone a lot the past 7 years and have 3 boys at the house I feel like I'm missing out on.

Honestly it depends on the Terminal.

 

[BillyLo]

Every situation is different. This is such a stupid question for this industry.

 

[poconotrucker]

The amount of runs and the average mileage of them, is a stupid question? Those are concrete facts about a terminal. I take it you ain't out of this terminal, so hopefully someone out of Harrisburg can chime in.

 

[Freightsup]

I'm not out of HAR, but being the major hub in the NE it has tons of runs. You would most likely start out as a wild driver, however with as busy as they are (they are using COH wild drivers to cover their runs) I'd say now is a good time to jump onboard. I say call the linehaul manager and see what insight he can give you. Out of the horses mouth is always the best way to get the info.

 

[poconotrucker]

@Freightsup thank you for the info. Wild driver could mean wild return or wild bag or the standard 5 days out 2 days home - work the system sort of thing? Reason I ask is because I spoke to a former OD driver he told me they got rid of all layovers at that terminal. Unless I misunderstood him. In your experience, what would be a safe estimate in annual income first year? I'm not a 5 day and done type of guy I am willing to run until I'm out of hours.

 

[Freightsup]

@Freightsup thank you for the info. Wild driver could mean wild return or wild bag or the standard 5 days out 2 days home - work the system sort of thing? Reason I ask is because I spoke to a former OD driver he told me they got rid of all layovers at that terminal. Unless I misunderstood him. In your experience, what would be a safe estimate in annual income first year? I'm not a 5 day and done type of guy I am willing to run until I'm out of hours.

Again, I'm speaking from what I know, not being at the particular service center, but I do know of guys that do all of what you said. At our service center our guys are 70-110k a year. That is all a Monday through Friday home every day gig. We are an end of the line a don't bag out of here however.

 

[gomer2969]

It's no wonder why our industry has problems finding drivers. There's no such thing as a stupid question just a stupid answer.

 

[BillyLo]

Od been over hiring line drivers, come onboard and enjoy 4 days off a week.