My Experience as a Line Haul Driver

don't be a hero, your company will fire you if you are doing something that you are not TRAINED to do, I know it looks easy, but if you would have gotten hurt bad, that would have been grounds to fire you. They didn't hire a mechanic, they hired a driver, and that would be their arguement.

I know it sucks waiting, but if road service takes that long, than they will just have to put you in a hotel when you run out of hours. and don't run a second book for them either, you could end up driving back to the terminal for the last time the first time you try that.

 

most non union shops don't pay for breakdown, or you only get it after donating a few hours to the company.

 

we do at con-job. you eat the first hour and after that its your hourly rate.

 

Con-way paths everything

 

Thats true with con-way, Ive broken down when I was with them. At YRC ive broken down twice so far, but we are paid for it, even though it took a hour dispatch told me not to go on lunch or break or anything, once the truck was repaired he said ok skip your lunch and finish if you can, which I did. If we work through our lunch we get paid for it.

Although both times I knew what was wrong with the truck, from a mechanics class I took back in highschool I didnt touch the truck, even in our yard if its a quick fix I can do I always bring it to the mechanic, not because Im lazy but because thats the rules and I dont want to get into trouble

 

I'll say from my stand point if it's something I can fix I sure as heck ain't waiting on roadside. And there's been quite a few.

Sounds like this is becoming a hit and miss kinda job AT.

 

nothing like burning up your 16 hr clock.