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Maine Trucking

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by truckin207, May 13, 2011.

  1. May 13, 2011 #1
    truckin207

    truckin207 Bobtail Member

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    Hello all.
    I'm starting trucking school next week. I live in central Maine. What do I do about getting home on my days off if I get hired by a company like Swift or Werner? Their terminals are REALLY far away from home, Pennsylvania I think. Are there drop yards in Maine that I could use? Or maybe these companies would let me take the truck home?
     
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  3. May 13, 2011 #2
    Kittyfoot

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    You best not plan on being home very often unless they've got on heck of alot of loads going to Maine.
     
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  4. May 13, 2011 #3
    truckin207

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    what puzzles me is that our stores in Maine are filled with stuff. Clearly that stuff is coming off of a truck coming from somewhere, but where, and do they hire newbees?
     
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  5. May 14, 2011 #4
    Kittyfoot

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    Think about how many trucking companys there are and the realistic size of the market where you live. Drop by a couple of the big warehouse operations around Portland and notice where all the trucks are from.

    Seriously, if you live in a "small market area" anywheres and want to come home with any regularity you better find someone who's based in that area. Or at least has a large terminal they operate several trucks from.
     
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  7. May 14, 2011 #5
    GasHauler

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    Plan the worse right now and then when you get your feet wet and are settled in go to the company and see what they say.


    Is it true that up in Maine a guy flew over a farm in a hot air balloon and asked the farmer where is was. And the farmer replied " You in a Balloon ,you danm fool"?.
     
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  8. May 14, 2011 #6
    TachItUp

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    Just make sure they have freight to ME. Quite a few big companies pull loads out of Skowhegan at Sappi. Off the top of my head Schneider and Shaffer do.
     
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  9. May 14, 2011 #7
    TachItUp

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    Double post.
     
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  10. May 14, 2011 #8
    123456

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  11. May 14, 2011 #9
    picaso

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    don`t sweat it, i see alot of prime and swift trucks north of bangor. prime has a contract with mccains and run alot of trucks up here. i`ld find a smaller local company if i were you.
     
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  12. May 14, 2011 #10
    truckin207

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    @picaso

    thank you! this was the info i was looking for!:biggrin_25514:
     
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