Marcus Cole - on the job

Marcus Cole 

 Photo: Hannah Herner

The first image that may come to mind of a truck driver is a long-haul, or over-the-road, driver. Marcus Cole, a commercial driver for TMC Transportation, returns home every evening. 

He starts his day at 5 a.m. and returns to the company terminal by 3 p.m. Common stops include Bridgestone Tires offices in La Vergne and Lebanon. He is assigned the stops (a “dispatch”) each morning, and uses a monitor, not unlike a Garmin, to keep in touch with his co-workers and to track his progress throughout the day. After checking his vehicle (the front part is called a tractor, which pulls a trailer) he heads off to his local stops.