Stevens Transport aviary

Pulled into Dakota City today and was out of there almost immediately.
couldn't even get a nap.
But alas...14 ran out just east of Des Moines.
Make it to Ann Arbor tomorrow, but then have to wait up for paperwork to be faxed monday to the broker.
Made this same trip about three years ago. Really pretty and never hot.
Time before that, I actually went to Nova Scotia. Not much further to go unless you take the ferry to Newfoundland.
But they probably don't eat anything other than local mutton or fish over there.
(did I say that?!)
Now the real question is what they'll do to get me back.
Last time, it was a deadhead all the way back to Quebec.

 

3200+ week. out of hours and none back tomorrow. So sitting in GA doing a reset. deliver Mon AM in ATL so I got time to reset and get there in time.

 

I hate this is happening to you but a person can only get screwed around so much. Sounds like in the 5 months or so since I have been gone, Stevens is dishing out more and more BS.

Despite what a handful in here say, if it comes down to it, there are so many better opportunities out there.

 

Nascar..you're right. There are lots of other opportunities out there.
For whatever reason, some of us fall into a valley of grace with Stevens and do pretty good.
If you're not one of them, life can be miserable.
But it's like that with virtually all companies. The trick is to find one where you can fall into that groove and do well.
It's the nature of the beast.

I've been around this business for a long time. I've heard the same complaints from company after company.
Some guys do great at company A and most don't.
But then it's just the opposite at company B.
Go figure!

 

An old friend who has been in the trucking game for over 25 years explained it this way... Truck Companies are like women. What you find attractive in one another will not... beuaty is in the eye of the beholder.

Makes perfect sense, I am considering my first year with Stevens like a long first date. I will reevaluate if I want a second or try a different one.

 

It helps to go into it with your eyes open, and be committed to completing your obligation. Too many 'drivers' go into it with a 'cut and run' attitude and don't fulfill their contract, then get mad because Stevens wants the money owed to them.

 

I think it has more to do with "taking the good with the bad", "rolling with the punches", "paying your dues", "establishing yourself", and actually spending enough time in one place taking the time to learn their system. Longevity has its rewards period, but many people don't think any of this is a necessity and the mind set it "give me what i want and do it now". Any job/company can be good or bad, i think it has more to do with a persons attitude and adaptability...... Or lack there of.

 

Speaking of staying in one place....
Picked up this load on Saturday in Dakota City.
Heading for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.
No Export papers.
"run with it to Detroit. We'll fax the papers to the broker and you'll be clear to go monday morning."
Need I say more?
Still camped out at the T/A in Ann Arbor. Load is due 1300 miles away on thurs at 0600.
That ain't going to happen either.
This was a great load...2300 miles. Now it's turning into an albatross.

 

True... After working somewhere for one month shy of 20 years, I think that I am capable of what you have said in your post. And I thought that I would be that one last guy out of my class that made it a year, but I couldnt do it.

But some of us have bills to pay. I stuck it out as long as I could but had to find a job that actually pays the bills. And that seems to be a common complaint that I hear with Stevens.

If I could had paid my bills with Stevens, I would probably still be there.