No communication at USX

Are you running solo or team?

 

The idle, the jake brake, and the lack of communication were the reasons I left. I have to have AC because I don't sweat and am allergic to wasps.

 

One would think that it is a safety issue if you cannot get a good nights sleep. I would not see that happening if you are parked in the sun, and 70 degrees out and you have to put the windows up for your safety to be able to sleep only to bake in the sun without being able to idle with AC on.

 

Find the thermometer and manipulate it. Problem solved.

Check into shop.... problem solved.


Contact your terminal manager and driver liaisons... problem solved

 

I have an '11 Cascadia with no idle shutdown.

Reefer involves a lot of sitting but great miles. I was getting a little fed up with the sitting part myself.

Any company similar in size to USX has the same problem with getting ahold of the FM. The trick is to not need to talk to them...LOL Yesterday I burned up most of my 14 waiting for them to find me a trailer. Problem was I was in CT. Not many mt's sitting around there.

Dispatchers come and go, just like drivers.

 

Vin -- That statement right there has to make you wonder, why can't USX keep good people, or what is it USX can to better to keep people and slow down the revolving door, and high turn over rate?

There are some very simple things that they could do to help keep drivers moving out there but yet they don't do it.

 

It's just the nature of the business. The grass is always greener on the other side, etc.

Any training company has a revolving door because of all the newbies coming in. Experienced drivers deal with things a little better. How do you know the people who leave are good people?