Who's The Worst Of Them ALL to work for?

My vote soes to crengland!

 

I had to vote for other because I have always known better to hook up to any of the other choices.

 

I worked 4 several large companies in my 16 years driving. Arnold and Interstate distributers of tacoma were both realy bad. KLLM were not real good either.

 

What, in particular, was bad at each of this companies? Wannabes need specifics.

 

LOOK GUYS AND YOUNG LADIES....YOU, DON'T HAVE TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ANYBODY....It was your choice ! You wanted to come into this Life...no one promised you it was going to be easy or a piece of cake ! It was hard to get in ...it will be even
harder to get-out...if you want to escape. You left, everything behind...it won't be there when you get back...so why try ? Sorry My Fellow-TRUCKING FRIENDS....YOU
CAN'T UNSRAMBLE...THOSE SRAMBLED EGGS !

Once you hit the road that first time...it's like a Virgin that decided to open wide that first time....No Return, No coming Back..

Any Restoration takes effort, time and much
more work...then , climbing in that Truck the first time....Yea, KING OF THE ROAD...YOU DUM-###...UNLESS , YOU ARE MAKING THE PROFITS...YOU ARE A SLAVE !

 

It's not about a trucking company....it's about you.

They are not you mommy...they are there to make a profit and so are you...
So maximize your efforts and move-on; or stay-on and quit ######## !

 

BY-THE-WAY....I AM SUPPOSE TO GET BACK-ON WITH SWIFT ! OH, and everyone said,
is he crazy....NO, I know what I am getting into ....I drive the Pig down the road , deliver the load on Time and I get ' Paid '...is that too hard to understand ? I am not going to get rich , I am not going to do any better than some employees: at a Wal-Mart
Store. I work, they paid me, Period...is that too hard to comprehend ???

Oh...!!!! YOU WANT TO GET RICH ! THEN, YOU BETTER LEARN TO THINK DIFFERENT.
YOU CAN'T THINK AS A HALF-### VEGA-BOUND AND THINK THE WORLD WILL GIVE YOU
ANYTHING....IF YOUR MOMMY IS NOT HERE...;THAN PICKUP AFTER YOURSELF AND MAKE YOUR OWN MONEY, SO YOU CAN EAT ! CAN YOU DO THAT? OR WILL YOU WAIT
ALL YOUR LIFE...TO SEE IF MOMMY ARRIVES OR YOU ARE 'DISCOVERED'....NO, YOU WILL NOT BE DISCOVERED, UNLESS YOU ' SELL SOMETHING '...WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR SALE ? Some chicks have to sell their assets, and some of us have to sale our
Work...we Drive THAT COMPANY TRUCK.......NO MATTER WHAT...RAIN OR SNOW...WE
GET THAT LOAD THERE ON TIME...WE WAIT ON A SUNDAY EVENNING ...SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN GO TO CHURCH....AND THEN THE NEXT DAY MONDAY....THERE WE ARE LIKE GOOD LIKE CHILDREN...WITH OUR 'PAPER-WORK' , AT 8:AM....AND SMILE REAL BIG WHILE THEY THINK OF US YOU STUPID , IDIOT, TRUCK-DRIVER...AND SOME OF US HAVE COLLEGE DEGREE(S) ....GO FIGURE...IT'S OUR FAULT , FOR BEING SO GIVING; THEY DON'T CARE !

 

It's rather presumptuous to assume to know what anyone else was promised, or not, when and why they got into the Big truck truckin' industry.

Speak for yourself.
I didn't find it particularly "hard to get in".
But I'll agree with you about it being hard to "get-out".

Again, speak for yourself.
I didn't "leave everything behind".
As far as it not being there when I got back, --- that's life.
And not exclusive to Big truck truckin'.

Eggs turn out according to how they're cooked.
I've never heard of pre-scrambled eggs.
If y'all ordered those eggs sunny-side up, send 'em back.

The same thing holds true for bitterness.
Once y'all let bitterness get a foot-hold in your life, it festers.

I suppose one could choose to view it that way.

This is the second post in a row that you've been "########". Which "efforts" are you "maximizing"?

Hmmmmmmm ------

Does that mean you're a "DUM-###"?

Unless they're correct, what does it matter
what they say?

NopE!
Not for me.
Pretty simple concept, actually.
However, I'm gettin' the impression that understanding might not
be your strongest attribute.

Some find setting their sights low allows them to achieve
their goals.
Wealth is not measured only by monetary value.

See above.

You seem overly concerned about what others are able of comprehending.
Are you having a hard time comprehending a defeatist attitude?
If you think you can achieve, there's a chance that you will.
If you're convinced that you can't, you probably won't.
And the good news is, you get to make the choice.
How cool is that?

I noticed that you ended that sentence with an exclamation point making it a statement, rather than a question. Before I could render a reply, you'd need to present your definition of "RICH".

Do you suggest others adopt a bitter, defeatist attitude?

The "WORLD" offers opportunity.
One has only to "GIVE" it an earnest attempt.
Ask not what the world can give to you,
Ask what you can give to the world.

There are those who think "MOMMY" is the government, and that they're entitled to entitlements provided by the powers that be, from the cradle to the grave.
While others have "DISCOVERED" that the government cannot provide all that it promises.

The best things in life are still free.

As long as you don't sell your soul,
It's all good.

Once again, speak for yourself.
Many of us know our limitations, and know when it's the proper time to say NO.
Inclement weather is one of those times when 'NO' might be the correct answer, and a much safer bet.

I'm thinkin' y'all really need to associate with a higher class of losers.
Followin' that line of reasoning won't get'cha very far.

"GIVING"?!
What have you been "GIVING" for the past three posts?
Sour grape whine.

From the sound of your ranting, you have some serious issues.
I hope you'll learn to deal with, and come to grips with them.
I shutter to think what an attitude and outlook such as you've presented here could cause out there on the road.

 

Sound like the trucking lifstyle made you a bitter person . I under stand, me too! The questions from all the newbees are all good questions though. They have the trucking industry sold to them by trucking schools with tv commercials and flyers on bulletin boards. The job books in the truck stops and recruters that try to sell a job like a used car salesman. Know one tells them the truth before its to late and they are already at there first driving job and BAM. REALITY! The lies, bullying, black listing, bad pay, sitting and waiting for hours with no pay, DOT, Driving in bad weather, break downs with no pay, and not getting home or being home at all when you want to. They never talk to an old vet that knew trucking in "the good old days" and is still doing it cause its all he knows. I was there when it was good, but when I see the trucking school aid on tv I laugh out loud every time. Trucking is the worst its ever been in the modern era. Their is so little freight. All the big companies have drivers sitting for days waiting for loads. Running half the miles they should in a week and living in a truck for weeks at a time. Know one tells the newbees this stuff. They are sold a bunch crap about freedom, see the country like they are on vacation and big money!!!!! The reality is its more like prison on wheels. Do what we say when we say and nothing else or we will find someone else and put bad things on your DAC so you have a hard time getting a new job. No one tells then about the Dac. No one tells them how much it cost to live on the road. They never hear about being black listed cause they would not drive in a snow storm and the load was late because that realy cant happen. its illegal. Ra right! Some people may say suck it up and do your job but if these newbees new what they were getting in to it probibly wouldnt be their job.

 

I'm thinkin' that if more wannaBees endeavored to properly and thoroughly research the Big truck truckin' industry, especially what it has become now-a-daze, partly due to the economy, --- they'd say thanks, ----- but no thanks.

What wannaBees and newBees may not realize is that there are veterans in the truckin' industry who not only don't appreciate what some of the large training companies are doin', but they harbor feelings of animosity and even contempt for those wannaBees who sign the dotted line, thereby agreeing to drive for less pay, --- which translates into larger profits for the companies that are, in essence, taking advantage of the situation.

Why should experienced and/or seasoned veterans be concerned or upset?
Well, ......... because the truckin' companies primary objective is to turn as large a profit as possible, the less expensive it is to move freight, the larger the profit.
One way the companies are cutting costs is to pay their drivers less,
and that filters down to the experienced, seasoned drivers, too. In the not so distant past, truckin' companies offered better pay as an incentive to lure and retain their drivers. But now-a-daze, with the glut of applications submitted by starry-eyed wannaBees who haven't properly researched the industry, combined with applications for employment submitted by folks out of desperation, who just want to find ANY job that will pay them SOMEthing, many truckin' companies are taking advantage by keeping the pay low, and/or not increasing a driver's pay as much as they gain experience. In some cases, it's more profitable for companies to get rid of drivers when they approach pay raise time. Rather than retain drivers, such companies prefer to train a new batch, --- for a fee, (read profit), and pay them less to relocate freight.
A revolving door. Chew 'em up and spit 'em out.

If more wannaBees refused to the terms those companies offer, it would affect the company's bottom line, called profit. No drivers, no freight moves. What do y'all suppose the truckin' companies would do then?

Who said raise the pay and treat their drivers better?

That's what I was thinkin', too.

As newBees drivin' for one of the, so called, "starter" companies, don't be surprised if y'all detect some resentment from the experienced, seasoned Big truck truck drivers. They consider those newBees to be one of the problems within the industry by undercutting wages, and even preventing experienced drivers from being hired at all.

Remember the complaints registered when NAFTA was initiated?
Many were concerned that drivers from south of the border would undercut American driver's pay. Well, ...... it didn't seem to happen exactly that way. I don't recall any concerns expressed that Americans would be undercutting American's pay. But that's what it amounts to.
There have been cases where some of the training companies have created situations causing the higher paid, experienced drivers to quit, --- then replace them with those who will drive for less. And replace those drivers when they gain experience, or not increase their pay as has been the practice in the past.

By undercutting the experienced drivers, the newBees are steppin' on the toes of the experienced drivers. They don't appreciate that.
For years drivers have been trying to get pay increased to a more fair amount. Now, they watch as their efforts, and any gains realized, fly right out the window.

Higher pay is known to attract a better quality employee.
Lower pay, ............ well, ---- y'all do the math.

What's the solution?

It ain't a pretty picture, is it?