May Trucking

I'm all over the Net, but for now, sitting at the T/A in San Antone wishing my air conditioner compressor hadn't quit out on me, gotta get headed over to El Paso for my next Idle Aire hook up
I was only just CrAzy before me A.C. quit...

 

Sure some Companies work for some drivers and not for others. May however is more of a risk than some of the others is all I'm saying.

Minimize the risk involved in the choice of which company you choose. That's all I'm saying.

Hope you get your air fixed soon. At least it's better weather than we've been having here in Texas.

 

let me clear some things up for MAY I seem to be getting bashed, first of all, if you cant pass MAY's easy drive test you shouldent be driving a semi, second of all MAY's training is at your pace if you get a GOOD trainer which dont bash me yet! they are hard to find in the industry period, the trainer decides when you solo out, I soloed out after 9 days the trainer is just there to teach you about the quailcom and how the company operates not how to drive, and I thank every day I got the trainer I did, everytime I played the panzi I dont think I can do it card you can bet your paycheck he made me do it, there was a slot at a truck stop he picked for me to back into and said there I said I cant do it, he pretty much said we aint shutting down till I get in that spot, thanks to him I am a confident safe driver 1year+ 100% on time club!!!

ok now not to sound like a total recruiter MAY is the best company out there in terms on getting straight out of school and getting your 1 year of exp. in after that find a nicer company they are out there

p.s and the sitting for days thing those are the drivers that complain about every load they get.

 

Sounds like May is working for you as a driver.

I find it hard to believe that with the near 80,000 pound loads and the governed trucks that you wouldn't be hard pressed to make more money at another company.
But if you're only worried about getting your one year of experience then I can believe that May will help you out.

Don't get hung up on the one year barrier. I never had a problem jumping from one company to another. If you have no violations, accidents and or tickets and get your loads there on time, well then any of the big companies will give you a truck and let you haul their loads.

Bottom line for me is to get paid for being away from home and taking the risk that is involved with long haul trucking. Plus Flatbedding is some hard risky work at times.

Compensation is what it's all about.

Now back to the part where you said that May is the best company to get your one year's of experience out of school.

1. You can make more money by driving more miles under dispatch.
2. If you can average the speed limit you can make more miles.Which means more Money.
3. If your loads are lighter on average you can feel safer and be safer.
4. If the company has more available frieght you have more options of where you want to dirve.
5. If the company took better care of their equipment you would have less down time and be safer on the road for yourself and the motoring public.

May can't offer these things to most if not any of their drivers.

Now May's saftey record with the D.O.T. is far from Stellar. Which means that you get called into the scales at a much higher rate than all the companies with good saftey record.

I can't see how May would be a good choice for any driver. And after driving for them and knowing how they operate is how I come to that conclusion.
It's not bashing May, it's putting out the truth so that other drivers can be warned and can make a decision based off of the facts whether or not they would like to waste their time with a company like May.

There are so many risk that a Driver has to deal with on a daily basis so why not minimize the amount of risk associated with the company that one decides to drive for.

The only other thing that I can say is; If you feel good at May Trucking, then it's only going to get better for you once you move to a good comapny.

Be safe!

 

Hey I am happy where I am happy thats true but at the same time the reefer side does do a lot of heavy stuff my last load I grossed 79980 on half a tank but I like it, I enjoy the challange, I am not trying to be this boring "hey I run a dedicated account" driver if I want easy I will get into an automatic and let the truck drive me, I like the coverd docks, I like busting my way through manhattan, I like constantly being thrown curve balls, and I get it done 100% ontime 100% legal no matter what no matter where, I dont need a fast truck I can get father than any O/O I have consistency do you know how many times a get passed by the same O/O and we end up shutting down at the same truck stop its almost unbelivable, and these are the same people that whine because you cant make any money, if me in a 65mph company truck 13 speed to be at that, goes the same distance as an O/O's open truck thats wrong

 

Lets not miss the point, at near gross you will be told by may when and where to stop for fuel. Not to mention way more often than neccesary. Does May pay you for this? No! If your hammering as much as you say you are, then you would make way more money if you weren't limited by the truck or the wieght of the load.

With their safety record with new drivers and their high turnover rate, May is forced to limit the speed of thier trucks. Therefore limiting the amount miles that you can drive legal in the same 11 hour day.

If you are hanging with O/O on an average basis, just think how much money you are not making because you are spending the day catching up.

Yes the O/Op's are making more money but if you were in a un-governed truck and not forced to take loads at Gross limits then you with your hard working ethic could make a lot more money per miles.

I've driven those gross limit loads with a 379 Pete with the 13 speeds for May. And I'll tell you that from the upper west coast to Jersey there was no way that I could keep up with even a Swift truck.

Now if you're happy just driving a truck well then more power to you.
Me, I'm more happy making as much money as possible doing the same amount of work (or less) as anyone else.

Now when I was a company driver getting .40 cents per mile in an un-govern truck, I was much happier than when I was running a governed truck at .36 cents a mile for May.

That's one of the reasons that I only lasted 5 weeks with May and then moved on to drive the flatbed.

But for me May just didn't help me get to my goal of owning my own truck.

Next time you get to the Layton yard say hi to Clint the shop manager for me. Tell him it's Rodney's Brother.

 

I always get a kick out of drivers who say a faster truck makes them more money. I spend almost every day on the road getting passed by trucks 3 or 4 times a day doing 5 to 10 mph's faster then me why is this? Answer, they have not figured out that not getting tickets and keeping a safe steady pace will allow you to drive your hours without being tired all the time and having to stop at every rest area and truck stop. Or possibly they sit alot and are making 26 cents a mile, who knows? But it is usually one or the other.

Now I know alot of drivers want to keep up with the next guy or the 4wheelers, but what good does it do if you always have to stop and take breaks or got the disco lights going behind you?

By the way, not all May trucks are governed at 65mph. 65 is the company speed limit or lower if its lower in that state. I surprised a few drivers I bet in a recent trip into Wyoming with my frtshkr. Lets just say I can drive at least the speed limit in any state, but 98% of the time I drive around 58 to 65mph.

Trust me, I have had my own trucks in the past and I can tell you that a fast truck is a expensive truck in the end. Trucks are designed for hauling weight, not racing. Any extra monies you make racing up and down the HWY will be eaten up in maitenance and fuel costs.

 

Now May's saftey record with the D.O.T. is far from Stellar. Which means that you get called into the scales at a much higher rate than all the companies with good saftey record.

Must be some really bad companies out there. I have only had to go into scale maybe 5 or 6 times in the last 4 months mostly on heavy loads in a May truck. I have prepass in the cab. I was pulled in far more at IDC and USX with the same pass. Don't know what their safety record is, but I havent been inspected since I joined the company in April.

I am far from a May booster and think they are avg at best. But come on, all the loads gross weight? Have done nearly 50 loads for this company none gross weight loads and maybe 10 over 40k and 3 over 45k.

Why do so many O/O fail every year if it is so easy and profitable? Becuase that is not always the case. The IRS and your truck can turn that dream of being independent and free into a nightmare of slavery and servitude.

 

You're funny,

you're beginning to sound more like a recruiter or dispatcher than a May Driver.

You missed the whole point. If you are doing well in a truck that is governed and loaded to near gross, then you could do better.

No one cares how fast you drive, I never said anything about speeding. It' s how smart you drive that pays the bills and gets you home to see Mama.

I still keep in contact with three dirvers and on trainer from May. If you are going to lie about the loads being near gross, then that's what you are going to do.
I had at least 90 percent of my loads with May at or near gross. I was told per May not to pickup any loads with more than 1/4 to less in my fuel tanks.

Guess me and my friends were just that unlucky that many times.

How can you not know the safety record of the company that you work for?

I have five friends that have become O/O's. We are all doing great, because we all work hard and take our profession serious. We save money when we can and pull the loads that pay. It's that simple.

Most of the O/O's that I have met don't work year round. There is a reason for that.

No Pay May has a reputation for a reason. Now I'm glad that you are getting your one years of experience with May and you like the company.

But May is not for everyone. And in my opinion not for anyone.

 

I'm confused. I'm not sure who's being funny, but I did see someone mentioning a not so steller saftey record with DOT for MTC. I'm pretty sure with that prepass my s/o has not had to stop but a few times since he started in April.

The worst thing about this company that I can see is that they don't trust the mechanics at the different Peterbilt or Cummins shops that we've had to frequent and most recently, he's had to hang with since he's been broke down off and on for the past two weeks. He literally has been shut down on the road! The computer stops the engine & he has to ease off the road. He's been towed twice in this brand new truck! What do you call a hundred dollar paycheck? Not $#@*! He was told he'll get some more compensation coming soon, since the breakdowns were close together.

He finally told them he can't take it anymore. He is getting another truck. He hopes for the best.
The only problem is he's somewhere in Maine, I believe. At least he made it the required 200 miles past pick-up with his high security load. Soap or something that could be made into bombs, I think.

He hopes not to have to deal with another issue, cause the first truck he had always overheated. The mechanics at the yard just blew air thru the radiator or something. If someone could fix this one, drive it for a week, prove it was running good, he'd take it back, but testing it out on his time is not fair!
Required fueling can be negociated, I've seen. I've only heard of a few heavy loads, mostly he's been broke down & had to have someone repower them. We sat under the 24 hour required limit while someone was paid hourly to come pick up the load.
As far as the governed trucks, that should all work out in the end if you are driving a combination of states that require 55mph with states that allow faster speeds. I didn't know til just this year that trucks are allowed to drive the same speed as cars in some states. High Five to those safe drivers!! Eh, on second thought keep both hands on the wheel! Thumbs up safe drivers!