driving for walmart

Right off the Landstar load board. I think it might be nice to work out of Apple for a few days.


This is not just one load. You will be pulling Walmart trls from the DC to the stores within the area. They run you for however many hours you have in a day. No Deadhead, all miles paid empty or loaded. Drop and Hook. Can make 600.00 a day plus fuel or up to a 1.97 a mile depending on how many miles you get in the day. The more miles you get the more you make. Driver gets 73% LH and 100% fuel. LS trl or personal trl can be left at the DC while running.

 

get out of trucking if you want to be with you family, find another occupation.

 

As a O/O back in the early 80's I found that I was a slave to the truck. You are watched by the shipper or receiver to make sure you deliver on time, you are watched by your company you're pulling for because they are making money off of you and screw ups or late loads will be on their record, and your watched by the same law enforcement that we are. You are being watched by the bank to make sure you're making your payments, insurance companies, and dispatchers. You are being watched by the tax people from all of the states you are running in, by cameras that are watching all of us are watching you. You have to run X amount of miles each week to feed your family like we do.

Here are some of the things that I don't worry about that you do. Tractor repairs, trailer repairs, breakdowns, fuel cost, IFTA taxes, license plates, downtime, maintenance, finding my next load, and insurance. I get to work pick up my first load and I start work, I put in a ETA and 90 percent of the time have my next move before I get to my first drop. Put in a ETA for the next move and so, and so...... If my truck breaks down I am on the clock and waiting for a repair or for the shop to bring me another tractor. Bad weather, on the clock. I am paid 100 percent for all of my work activities and wait time. I turn in how many hours I have left to work for the day on my OBC and if I feel like going to bed early I can or later. I have not pumped fuel into my tractor for over two years, they do that at the DC for us. We don't carry tools to work our truck on the side of the road or parking lot. I am paid for all safety meetings. I know when my week starts every week and what day I am going home, I have never taken a 34 hour reset on the road. If I run out of 70 they will come and pick me up and take back to the DC so that I can go home. After 13 years I have 23 paid days off every year, that's not counting my sick days. How many paid days do you get? I have the opportunity to work week and week off, or 26 weeks a year, or work full time, my choice of 5 or 5.5 days a week. All repairs and maintenance are done when I'm at home enjoying my family at no cost to me without me supervising the work to make sure it is done right. I don't worry about logbooks or overweight because I only run legal. I am not woke up in the middle of a break to move my truck or back into the docks. On the average at least every two weeks the managers will cook and serve free food for the drivers for safety or maybe just to have a free meal for a job well done. Yes Desert_Skies you have it made. LOL

 

On the subject of when to re apply....As far as I know...yopu can turn in an application every 30 days if that helps

 

Hi all,
All this is to be considered but keep in mind, to be an OO or to be in business for yourself period, you have to be a special kind of person. The type who would rather work 80 hour weeks for himself than 40 hour for someone else. You can pile on all the great advantages of being a company driver but for an OO it just comes down to the freedom to make decisions for himself...to solve his own problems his way. If it is not in you, you cannot understand it or reason it away...C

 

Hi all,
One quick correction needs to be made here...The level of accidents has gone up proportionally to the number of trucks in the fleet each year, the rise in miles traveled and number of stores served. The success of lawsuits against Wal Mart has risen double digitally as the "Legal Fad" of suing over cell phone use by drivers has come into play. As walmart and other companies instituted cell phone rules, the lawyers switched to lawsuits claiming that the companies were not enforcing there rules hard enough to make a difference thus bypassing the drivers use in court. Wal Mart responded by the heavy handed policy that you speak of now. Some of you older hands might remember companies banning eight track players in the 70's over just such nuisance lawsuits. (Dated myself there didn't I ...) A new tactic has just hit...lawsuits claiming drivers were distracted by GPS. I predict the Feds will be banning CB's soon...it is in the works, really, check it out on Google.

The legal dept got concerned about ramifications of this policy from a domestic view. For instance, a drivers wife might have grounds to sue Wal Mart after a divorce for alienation of affection because her hubby could not stay in contact with her enough and caused trouble in the marriage. A driver might claim mental duress because he could not stay in touch with his family enough, etc. Thus came the test programs...to shake out problems.

And about the hamburgers and hot dogs as well as the safety drawings...they are going away too. The injury free bonuses are being switched to accident free incentives(like don't get fired) The DOT suggested that the old system might discourage reporting injuries.....yiippp. I am sure at least three wally drivers will agree with this policy. Stay safe all

 

Welcome back Mr Chewey. I am here to report to you that one of your prophecies was proven true. Post # 132. "Just remember...it is a job...these people are your friends till you are a blip on their trouble radar, then you are history no matter how well or how long you have done you job." It is a shame too, because after the EEOC and the Federal courts are done with Walmart, my name will be forever linked to Walmart in legal textbooks regarding discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability.

 

I have missed you.....

 

lol...and I missed u2 grabber...please don't smile so wide though

 

Did you lose your job with Wal-Mart?