Companies Looking For The Best Drivers

**Wargames** · 03.18.2012

Originally Posted by Lonesome

Well, I don't want someone who can walk into the office, and identify a red truck VS a blue one. But someone who handles themselves and customers well, with a couple of years experience, gets my vote over the 10 year experienced idiot, with an attitude, who knows everything, has done everything, and doesn't hesitate to tell you about it.

Where I worked at, everyone had well over 20years experience, and really no big heads but the senior driver. Some had well over 40 years driving. The company said, we want nothing but the best, and thats why we pay you good. I have been Drug tested 3 times in 1 month. When they used to hire you, they made you take a Lie Detector test, or go work somewhere else.

**Lonesome** · 03.18.2012

Originally Posted by Wargames

. When they used to hire you, they made you take a Lie Detector test, or go work somewhere else.

I had to take a lie detector test when I hired on at Central Transport in the 80's. What's your point?

**sedain** · 03.18.2012

Originally Posted by Lonesome

I had to take a lie detector test when I hired on at Central Transport in the 80's. What's your point?

haha!central doing better at all,or are they going the way of yrc?

**okiedokie** · 03.19.2012

Daddy use to say ,"Drivers are a dime a dozen but good ones are 2 bits a piece."
If you have a clean record,good rep. and know how to handle a truck there's high paying jobs out there.

**Lonesome** · 03.19.2012

Originally Posted by sedain

haha!central doing better at all,or are they going the way of yrc?

I dunno, it was 1987 when I was hired, laid off about a year later. They were Teamster represented back then.

My understanding is these days they're mostly a bottom feeder.

**Kittyfoot** · 03.20.2012

The sad part is that today's world of trucking is ever more geared towards whoever you can get to work the cheapest. Today's "management" very seldom has any real background in anything even approaching trucking. They rely on "computer models" and programs or whatever the "newest, bestest" electronic toy is.

Within 10- 15 years the trucking industry (and many others) is going to be in very critical shape.

**Wargames** · 03.28.2012

Originally Posted by Lonesome

I had to take a lie detector test when I hired on at Central Transport in the 80's. What's your point?

My point is, we are Pharmaceutical, your LTL. They want to make sure you are clean, stay clean, and will not Lie to them. If you lie to them, your gone. Its just the way they run things. Drugs are watched more than anything. I haul Every kind of drug you can think of. Why would a LTL company give you a Lie Detector test. I ran LTL, many many years and not one company would require that, or I have never heard anyone else have to take a Lie Detect. Test running LTL. Central Transport?

**CenutryClass** · 03.29.2012

LTL sometimes moves alot of high value stuff. My old term used to move millions in HD tvs, iphones and printers..I mean pups and van loads

**Lonesome** · 03.29.2012

Originally Posted by Wargames

My point is, we are Pharmaceutical, your LTL. They want to make sure you are clean, stay clean, and will not Lie to them. If you lie to them, your gone. Its just the way they run things. Drugs are watched more than anything. I haul Every kind of drug you can think of. Why would a LTL company give you a Lie Detector test. I ran LTL, many many years and not one company would require that, or I have never heard anyone else have to take a Lie Detect. Test running LTL. Central Transport?

Yup, lie detector test. Same ol' questions, from what I recall. Ever steal anything, ever sleep on the job, things like that.
Central wasn't always a bottom feeder, it wasn't too bad in the 80's. Then Maddie shut it down for a few years, got rid of the Teamsters, and restarted the company.

**Wargames** · 04.04.2012

Originally Posted by Lonesome

Yup, lie detector test. Same ol' questions, from what I recall. Ever steal anything, ever sleep on the job, things like that.
Central wasn't always a bottom feeder, it wasn't too bad in the 80's. Then Maddie shut it down for a few years, got rid of the Teamsters, and restarted the company.

I remember Central, there was also a few other companies with the Central name. How are you guys doing these days. Getting rid of the Teamsters, I know you guys lost a lot. Thats the only reason for getting rid of them, so they can do what ever they want, No over time after 8 , straight time only, benefits cut, no retirement, But you might have a 401, But thats your own money. But they always say, your lucky you have a job. Hope you guys are doing O.K.