Air-Ride, Inc, - Swanton, Ohio

UPDATE........

my former "stupidvisor" has been officially removed from his duties.........

he now is an "ordinary driver" for the company (Air-Ride), doing a "boston" run...........

i am "in negotiations" with the "other" trucking company that has several DHL runs, and they need 2 full time yardmen. one is already taken, i want the second. the pay will be better than what i'm getting now at Ryder as a yardman, so the weekly pay checks will be "roughly" about $200. more per week, plus i know the layout of the DHL system as well.

i still make 2 very quick runs on sunday nights for that "other trucking company, at a nice "under the table pay"...........

but, if i can get that yardman's job, that'll have to end.........and that's ok, as the full time yardman's job is 6 nights per week, but the hours will still be "normal" of sorts, with a get home time of around 6 am. and i'll tell you people, yardman's work isn't all that difficult either. i've been doing it this past week (this was my first week at Ryder) and i have periods of time when i can actually nap, and get paid for it. one night, i wass on duty for 2.5 hours, before they ever needed me, so that was easy money to take, and not too stressfull like being on the road for several hours and NOT being paid for waiting..............!!!

i'll update next week with more info if i can get that seccond yardman's job, the owner of that "other trucking company" had better plans/money for me, but i told him i'm very tired of the road, and he still wants me as his employee, as he's recieved several "reports" about my dependability/experience/no B.S. attitude in dealing with people...........

my age is actually "dictating" my decision to get into a yardman's job, as i ain't getting any younger, and the stress of the road has killed off several drivers my age too soon in their lives. i want to be able to retire and live a while longer than the average age of 60-65 when some of the obituaries are written up about some of those drivers............. we won't all be able to see the high 70's, let alone the age of 80+...............

 

yeah true, but in either job, at Ryder or the DHL account, no such monsters........

i worked for a union place some years ago, and drivers still were required to do that themselves...........

 

actually you need to check the sides of the tractors and the nose of the trailers for signs saying whom the equipment belongs to. DHL has purchased a small trucking company but to this day, they operate that as a seperate entity. DHL doesn't own any equipment, even the small delivery vans and straight trucks belong to "private contractors" that have the rights to "fly" DHL colors under contract agreements.

those units you saw are still "private contractors", under contract.......

 

yes, it is disturbing, isn't it.......??

they want drivers, but have a lousey way of canning them as well. never a sunday goes by that i don't see an ad for drivers for them............