ok so i have a decent gig now with swift/central. more central side than swift. home daily weekends off. full weekends too the whole saturday and sunday. hourly paid 70 hrs. i have a new job lined up. same beneifts. but im worried about change. i know my company well, dispatch, truck, everything. smaller company too like 100 maybe less. I just am worried I am doing the wrong thing. Pay should def be higher its % pay and this company after a year or less im going to be a o/o with them. Just saving some more money and want to learn their ways of doing things. my checks are like 800 after taxes now. so im def good. the other company def should be more from what i see. just worried about change.
is the grass really greener?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by 4noReason, Sep 20, 2014.
Page 1 of 3
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
-
skyviper73 Thanks this.
-
The only way to find out is to give it go.. best of luck
Can't stand the smell of red bull nor the thought sippin on that.. yuck..skyviper73 Thanks this. -
As an owner operator i personally would not lease my truck on to a company that has company drivers/their own trucks.
-
ramblingman, SlowPoke44magnum, bobtrucks2204 and 1 other person Thank this.
-
I made the most money getting paid % and actually would prefer it
4noReason Thanks this. -
4noReason Thanks this.
-
[QUOTE="semi" retired;4248109]That's probably great advice, as you know they will keep their trucks running, and the O/O's will get the crap that's left over. Quite frankly, if you are giving up an hourly pay job for %, you might want to get a name of a good psychiatrist.[/QUOTE]
lol, well my goal isnt company driver its o/o but i decided to learn the rail business, new dispatchers, customers before i go and my a truck. also things at central are changing from swift. i dont know if my position will be changed we lost lots of contracts in Illinois from them. i like getting paid sitting. i dont like to look at people but my cousin when he was hourly same position as me was like ill never leave this great job. well he left to the place im going and he said he wishes he did it sooner. he said you would be suprised how much more you can make. i love my position but if my goal is o/o why not learn the position first then buy the truck. -
here is what i dont get then. why do people say swift is a bottom feeder if my position is all of a sudden better than a small company?
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 1 of 3