Just wanting some general information about Abf, preferably the headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. Because i live right next to them.
ABF City Driver New Career Info Please Good Sirs.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Drake L., Feb 11, 2016.
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Canned Spam and BUMBACLADWAR Thank this.
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ABF is based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Little Rock has a distribution center which is rumored to be moving to Memphis, TN. The move should have no effect on city drivers, just road drivers and mechanics.
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As Bumbacladwa said....plus as a new driver you will start on the later shift, usually 9-9:30 getting back most days about 6:30 - 7 PM and then based on seniority you will be assigned a trailer swap at the end of the day. Sometimes this distance can be an hour or more one way from the terminal, adding two more plus hours when your exhausted at the end of the day. You will make stops at places without docks, fork lifts and.....residential stops in subdivisions delivering memory foam mattresses, furniture, hot tubs, etc. The nice thing is most ABF terminals will send you out with a pup, verses a 53' trailer like the company I worked for. I'm not negative, its just hard work and very long days, until a few years of seniority.
I know a lot of over the road drivers would love a job like this, the pay is great even as a new driver ($22-24) in our market......its a 62k-68k job......but its a young mans game.Last edited: Feb 13, 2016
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I have a friend that didn't last 60 days because he was working off the extra board and there was not enough work to keep him busy. That was in a PA Terminal.
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Note: You must be a very proficient backer, as you will spend fair amount of time each day navigating tight fenced in properties, and dealing with heavy cross traffic. New drivers will run "wild' (no designated route) and be in different areas of town each day.Last edited: Feb 13, 2016
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I saw some guys expected to be on the docks at 4AM and then work with a trainer from 9-5, they looked like the walking dead after a few weeks.Last edited: Feb 13, 2016
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Apply to this job " Driver Training School - City Driver "
http://careers.abffreight.jobs/job/...aining-School-City-Driver/J3G0QV6DQVW4120MGM6
They may make you work the docks, but the focus will be on you getting your CDL, otherwise it will take no priority, as they always need good reliable people to work the docks.
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