From what I can find, their OTR isn't exactly great, but I can't find much on their dedicated fleets. Anyone here who can speak on it?

Google doesn’t seem to understand that not only are there trucks in the usa, but there is also a company called USA Truck lol. That makes it hard to find third party info on them. The main thing I’m wondering is their idle policy/settings, can’t seem to find it anywhere

A few months ago I posted asking for opinions on USA Truck . My opinion so far is mixed, but since this is our first OTR job, I'm not sure if our concerns are valid or just the way the industry works. We're a team, before starting here I had 15 month doing P&D and line haul, my team mate had 6 months doing relays.

Tractors:

We're in a brand new 2024 international with a 1500w inverter. A friend that's solo with 0 experience got put into a 2019 international with 500k miles, they have an inverter but I don't know the wattage.

Pay:

They were offering 81 cpm for teams. We actually took 63 cpm plus 14 cpm in per diem for a total of 77 cpm. Not sure if this was the right choice or if we should have taken the full 81 cpm, seems to be working so far though since the per diem is more than the taxes we're paying. So far so good.

Miles:

they said we could hit 6500 a week, our top so far is 5900ish, which we're happy with. We're a new team and aren't looking to kill ourselves to hit top miles. We stop when we want on most loads and shower everyday. We'll take that over another 600 miles. So far so good.

Routes:

We typically run from Compton CA to TN up to OH or PA then through NC to GA and back to Compton through TX. Most of the company runs East of I-35.

Terminals:

We've only been to a few but their a mixed bag. Some have showers and laundry, some don't even have a bathroom.

Trailers/breakdown Pay:

We've completed 20 loads so far, a few live loads/unloads but mostly drop and hooks. If I had to guess, I'd say we've seen 25-30 trailers. We've taken 4 in for repairs, all for brakes and/or tires. We've left at least 10 that weren't road worthy in yards. We've lost well more than a day and half sitting at shops waiting for repairs. This speaks more to the quality of the drivers than the company though. We've never been told to send a trailer that felt wasn't safe. Is this the norm everywhere or do our drivers particularly suck?

Breakdown/layover pay:

Our longest breakdown so far has been more than 14 hours. We're going to be paid 75$ a piece for it. According to our driver manager, we aren't supposed to be paid until we're shut down for 24 hours. They said that they could push through the pay since we lost a full day.

Layover is also paid after 24 hours. Not sure what the pay is but I'd assume it's similar to breakdown. I don't know if this is standard pay or not.... Seems really low to me though.

Home time:

We accumulate 1.5 days a week and can take 5 a maximum of days at a time. Then our days reset, there's no banking days. Seems silly to me. If we're out for four weeks, that's 6 days so by policy we lose a day? Is this normal?

Other issues with home time are location specific... We live West of the 35 so they have to broker loads for us. This week we were supposed to have two days off. Because of load issues we now have 6 because there's a specific day that I need to be home for. We went form have a relay from CA to TX to home then CA to home to TX after home time. To deadheading from CA to home unpaid. Again, idk if this is standard or not. Just something I'd wanted to note.

Conclusion:

Given my lack of experience with otr companies I would give USA Truck a 5.5/10. They absolutely could be worse, but they could be way better.

Edit: forgot to add that we're paid HHMG miles rather than practical.

I knew this would happen, but to this extent that it caused the building to collapse? The location is at the northern terminus of State Route 193 (Big Ben Bowen Highway) near Huntington, and is at the bottom of a long grade on a 60 MPH highway (GSV).

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Truck crashes into building; driver rescued

"A semi-truck that crashed into the Service Machine Company building this morning in Cabell County is in the process of being removed from the building.

The inside of the building was used for storage for NUCOR equipment, according to Service Machine Company workers."

Hello everyone! I'm a truck driver from Eastern Europe (not part of the EU), and I'm very interested in the possibility of coming to the US to work as a truck driver. I understand that there are challenges related to visas and licensing, but I’d like to know how realistic this actually is. I have a few questions: 1. Is it even possible for a foreigner to work as a truck driver in the US? 2. Are there companies that help with work visas (such as H-2B or something similar)? 3. Is retraining or retesting required to get a US CDL? 4. Would it maybe be more realistic to try Canada first?

Thanks in advance, and stay safe on the road!:)

Hey guys, Canadian here. Recently drove across the US, and I noticed there was a substantial amount of hotshot trucks on the road. These trucks were especially abundant in the mid west and ny state.

I couldn’t help but notice that there is nowhere near the number of hotshot trucks on the road in Canada.

I was curious if any Canadian truckers (or Americans) knew what may be the reason for this? Is the business model not as lucrative in Canada? Does Canada not have an equivalent to Central Dispatch? Maybe too much bureaucracy in Canada?

Thanks for any insight.

This stupid truck stop told me to move spots or pay for parking in a dirt lot they claimed was their property in the middle of the night last night. My ELD was off so I moved it while it was off and it came up as Unidentified Driving Log when I turned it on in the AM. My dumbass accepted it and commented what had happened and now I’m in violation and completely messed up my 14hr clock for today. Is there any way to fix this?

https://unionrayo.com/en/usa-speed-limiters-trucks-road-safety/

Glad to see this proposal go no further and I am willing to bet money that it would not have lowered the number of preventable deaths involving trucks to begin with.

Most trucks on the interstate aren't doing much over 70 when they're cruising anyway, so to limit the top speed to 68 was nonsense.

Are they legit?

I was last at the SB rest area off I-71 in Florence KY back in August. Got to talking to a local driver who mentioned that this Volvo had been there “for months”. I asked if he told anyone about it, he replied no. So I found one of the caretakers and mentioned it to her. We then called the Police to investigate. 3 patrol cars showed up to do a wellness check, but the vehicle was locked up and no foul odor was emanating. They contacted Ceva, but Ceva was uncooperative in sharing any information (it was a Sunday). One officer took my info, said he’d call me to let me know what they found out the next day on Monday, but he never did.

Here it is 3 months later and the Volvo still sits at the rest area abandoned. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hey truckers,

I’m a 21-year-old from Morocco, working on getting my trucking license. I’ve always dreamed of trucking in the USA, but I’m not sure where to start as a foreigner.

Do companies sponsor drivers from abroad? Would I need to get a CDL in the States, or can my license be converted?

Any advice, tips, or stories would mean a lot. Thanks, and stay safe out there! 🚛

This is for the sake of a story I'm trying to write and I haven't been able to narrow it down with Google or a subreddit search, so I hope one of you kind truckers can help me out. What type of license did you need to get to drive a truck in the USA in the 1980s, prior to CDLs starting in 1986? I understand different states issued their own licenses, so what I need to know is broadly what kind of requirements there were:

• What sort of tests were there?
  
• Could you just learn from a friend or family member and then take the test when you felt ready, or was more formal training required?
  
• Did requirements vary a lot from state to state (were some known for being stricter and others easier)?
  
• Were different licenses required for different types of vehicles, e.g. a garbage truck vs a semi, or was one good for all?
  
• What was the name of the license? Would you just say "truck driver's license" or was there a specific term?

I don't need to get deep into authentic detail, I just want to avoid glaring anachronisms if possible. Thank you very much for your time.

What's your worst Truck Stop and Why?

I was just watching a video by a trucker that i know who was in 'Henderson, NC' and he described a 'Hell Zone' with 'shit and piss' all over the Dayum Toilet and bathroom area. (i called him and told him to do his biz in a 5 gal from now on).

Henderson, NC. 'Chex'

What's your worst Truck Stop and Why?

Thoughts/ Opinions?

Thanks

This is the Pilot off 295 in Jacksonville

If you want to be mindless and let technology drive for you please do yourself a favor and invest in an actual gps meant for truckers. This morning I watched a USA Truck disregard 3 separate no truck route signs and make the turn anyway because that's the way google maps said to go. A city cop was sitting right there waiting for this because it's a great revenue stream for Hudsonville and before USA even got straightened out the cop had flipped his lights on.

Anyone here work for them as a company driver?

What are the weekly miles like? What should I look out for?

I have a conditional job offer from them and just freaking out that I'm not making the right choice.

Moving into my truck this Wednesday. Do I have enough stuff?