New driver starting with USA. Need the inside scoop.

They have an alacarte deal, depends on what the special is they are running right now, seems like 25 cents a mile is where they are starting.

They just went to this regional freight system about a month ago. The home time sounds suspect, seeing how the policy is one day off for every seven. Maximum out now is 3-4 weeks, it was 5. I'm otr but they run us like regional now. Miles are decent, the pay gets there in time. I'm 8 months in don't know whether or not I'm staying or going. I have a good fleet manager, that's the key here.

If the guy is frustrated easily, he make it here. Frustration is the name of the game here, but its manageable. Good luck to him.

 

Yep...Pay starts at .25, then .26, next .29 and finally .32
start, 90 days, 180 days, and 1 years

Home time is every other weekend basically or as good said, every week out 2-4, you get a day home. I go home every other so I get home on Fri. Stay there Sat. and Sun. and leave out on Mon. If you stay out 3-4 I would assume you'd get home on Thurs to leave on Mon, and Thur-Tue...respectively.

It is a beginner company and it is hard to deal with many FM's. Some are great and I have unfortunately not met those. Good luck to him, and as you know, be sure to encourage him to stick it out.

 

communication...and looking out for the drivers. Neither I have has done that yet.

 

do not get in fleet 44

 

such a vague statement,too much of that on here.

 

its what you make it, if you have a bad relationship with you fm, asked to be switched.....not everyone on the earth gets along. The switch is a simple process.

It's o.k. to disagree, just not to be disagreeable

 

When I first started I was assigned to ft 44, Jamie Franklin was the FM then. I think she has went on to other things now.

 

I started in fleet 6. FM was newly transferred from night dispatch. He was awesome and I never had any problems making money or getting home. He quit and I was reassigned to fleet 18. Fm there is a veteran and very professional. No complaints except I didn't care for regional which is what 18 is. I asked to go back OTR and was put in fleet 51. Very young (21) female fm. Works hard to make her drivers happy but I think she gets a little overwhelmed sometimes.

My best success has been in putting the needs of the company over my own. I ask the fm what he/she needs instead of telling them what I want or need. I've always been treated fairly and respectfully and never had to call safety or up the chain to get home or get loaded. You can call it brown nosing if you like, I call it cultivating a good relationship.

My only real complaints have been with maintenance issues and upper management sometimes making decisions that (IMHO) would make the window lickers on the short bus proud.