No Touch Freight

Neither is Schneider - I didn't ask how many routes I'd be filling for, but every one of them was 100% fingerprint. It's gotta be more than a few routes, though, if they want to hire somebody to fill in while drivers are out - and pay him salary (so you KNOW the filler ain't gonna spend much time doing nuffin)

 

There's a guy out of my Terminal (Mechanicsburg) that is Hon Dedicated.
There are days he will have 5 stops on one trailer so he'll make $100 for the unload plus an additional $80 for the extra stops plus his mileage pay. He winds up making $400 for one day's work. He often will gross $1500-1700/wk and is home every friday night and returns Sunday night.

I'm with ya I'd love to get Hon Dedicated, good money and consistent hometime and it's relatively easy most of the time.

 

Hey Crunchy,

I think you made a similar thread a few weeks ago. (If I have you mixed up with someone else, forgive me???)

If you are not physically capable of loading/unloading, you need to be really careful where you go to work. Also, are you going to be physically capable of chaining up, of sliding stuck tandems and fifth wheels etc. Not to mention having to crank the landing gear forever on a fully loaded trailer if you "jump your fifth!"

The fact is that things happen in this business where you need to be at least a little physical.

Of course there is a big difference in having to chain up once in a while and have to "lump your trailer" all the time. I'm not willing to do that anymore either. . .

But you need to be able to, if you have to.

 

I hear some flatbed companys are no touch , just kidding ,

Perhaps consider going with an expediting company,driving somthing like
a sprinter or cargo van, I think most loads are either light or they use Hi-los in most cases, just an idea.

Good luck.

 

Give a look at places like Watkins & Shephard - from what I understand, they're largely office furniture and carpeting. Neither is hard to lump. Danc694u can give you better info - but I doubt there are typically more than 3-4 stops in a given day, too.

 

This was sort of my concern from your posts. For what it's worth I worked a local P & D for the last three years. Humping freight on and off the truck at every stop. Typical local pickup and delivery. I had been over the road before this.

It worked out really well at first. Then my age began to catch up to me. I KNOW what "crunchy knees" are all about. And back problems, and shoulder and wrist problems. I've had arthritus for a lot of years, so I was concerned when I first went to the job. The first year things seemed to be working out. But the last couple of years I went downhill fast. Culminated in a shattered wrist that still has not completely healed.

I've found out that no job is worth tearing yourself up over. Particularly at 60 years old. Let the young bucks do it!

Good luck with whatever you end up doing.

 

Don - your remark about arthritis reminded me...

I have pretty severe post-traumatic arthritis in both my ankles and both knees. I used to have to take 1600 mg of Motrin just to get out of bed.

Then my mother introduced me to glucosamine. It took about 8 months, to do its thing. That was almost 10 years ago. I have no pain in my ankles/knees any more, and even my back feels better. yes, I stopped taking the motrin, way back then.

It may not help, but *I* think it's worth a try

 

Thanks, I've been using Move Free for several years now. It does help, but it sure isn't a complete answer. But it does help. . .