Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.

  1. Banker

    Banker Road Train Member

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    I don’t see any company “creating” a spot when there is no need. I do see a company hiring someone who has been in the LTL market for many years when maybe they hadn’t planned to hire immediately. A driver who already knows the business and the geographic location is worth “creating” a position for, especially if that drivers current boss thinks highly of their work ethics and has influence with a competitor who has some need for an experienced LTL driver.
     
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  3. road_runner

    road_runner Road Train Member

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    Yeah. They will dock me $10-$50 a paycheck until it's paid off
     
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  4. road_runner

    road_runner Road Train Member

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    Thanks for all the responses.

    I left out a bunch of context. But now that I made it home I can elaborate. My TM is friends with the other TM. I am guessing XPO is anticipating a loss and my TM was able to pull some strings to get the job filled using me before or right as the other driver leaves. So technically they would have an extra driver on the manpower report that they are not staffed for if the other person doesn't disappear. Now I don't know of this is the actual case but that's the only explanation that I can think of.
    I do believe my TM is acting in good faith. I am a decent driver and he never had any serious problems with me. Today was the second time he said R&L is crap and insists I go anywhere but there.

    How is the pay and insurance at XPO? And how do they treat their drivers? Anyone know?
     
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  5. Gearjammin' Penguin

    Gearjammin' Penguin "Ride Fast-Truck Safe"

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    I'm pretty sure it's illegal to make a company driver buy equipment that's essential to their job.
     
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  6. road_runner

    road_runner Road Train Member

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    We've had that discussion on here a while back. It's a piece of equipment which only design is for the end user to move a customers freight inside of a company owned trailer ro the front or back. There is no other use for it. You can't use it at home like a cheap hand truck that has more versatile functions like helping a friend move or getting your new gun safe down your driveway and into the house.

    Believe it or not, some of my future coworkers got smaller electric ones. Not sure what they paid for them.
     
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  7. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    XPO is on par with FXF in pretty much all aspects.
     
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  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    There’s one thing worthy of mention. At XPO you’ll have a camera in your face. At R&L you’ll only have one facing the road.
     
  9. FedexFreightRookie

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    Would also look at size of the terminals .... if you are linehaul ask how man bid runs the have compared to extra board runs and what not.... are all of XPOs divers running ? If not it wouldnt make sense to go over. My in area you are more like to get a better run w/ R&L because they dont have as many drivers and they still cover all the same areas as far as P&D as us. Xpo has a terminal 30 mins away which takes run away from the one right across from us just some things id look at also, its a weird time to switch over in LTL
     
  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    My run goes in a direction where there aren’t any other terminals. That’s why some days I log more miles on a peddle run than some of the linehaul guys.
     
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  11. basedinMN_

    basedinMN_ Medium Load Member

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    Gonna need the scoop on "creating a position."
     
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