i'm trying to look for a job

freightwipper · Apr 23, 2014

Jabber1990 said: ↑

my demands aren't the least bit unreasonable
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30CPM isn't a big demand

USA truck shouldn't have any problem with that

freightwipper · Apr 23, 2014

Jabber1990 said: ↑

i'll explain my side of the story and why,

I have no experience running paper logs, I only know Qualcomm and electronic logs. Also its a good way to inform dispatch "yea this is/isn't getting done"

I have no POV, (long story, most of you will agree with me) but I can acquire one if i'm home

being home 4-6 days a month is the most efficient for me, I do not have a family, no spouse, no offspring and I have no plans on getting either one, I would like to have a girlfriend and maybe she'd like to put me up for a few days, but I know neither will ever happen

30CPM is actually pretty standard, one can get right out of school and get 25-27, so i'm getting slightly more than a new student, the only difference is i'm not fighting it. if a company wants to pay me more then thats fine

I don't want an APU because I can handle living 12% idle. if i'm cold i'll just bundle up, if i'm warm then i'll sweat. i'm not afraid to be cold or to sweat. I spent the winter in Wisconsin so I have been in the cold in cold climates. second, if I get one i'll probably like it, and then after I get fired i'll be frustrated because my next truck won't have one. also i'll probably forget to turn it off in the morning. how do you explain to breakdowns "my APU is broken" they have more important things to fix

I am not going to explain why I don't want an AutoTrans, there is no explanation needed why

I like having a prepass and ezpass, I like them and i've been spoiled by them

I didn't throw a fit with my loads, only one time did I have an issue because a load was too short, the load was 5 miles so I didn't even fill out a trippack, i'll do it for free, since it will take me more time to fill out the trippack than it was to run the load, I decided to do the load for free. Heck, another time I threw hometime away to get a good load, my driver Manager wasn't too happy with me but it worked itself out, I got off hometime with a good check, my next one wasn't as good but I expected as much

I was lucky enough to get a Cascadia with SNI, I know alot of people aren't fans of them but I was lucky enough to get one, if I got a century i'd be fine with that.

the reason I would like to go to Indian River is because of Tanker Endorsement, that's something that alot of people want, and i'd like to get a bit more tank experience
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I have less than a year and Crete/Shaffer offered me .43CPM OTR

Out three weeks home 3 1/2 days, take the truck home as well
all sticks and e-logs

just because u have an APU doesn't mean u have to use it

freightwipper · Apr 23, 2014

freightwipper said: ↑

I have less than a year and Crete/Shaffer offered me .43CPM OTR

Out three weeks home 3 1/2 days, take the truck home as well
all sticks and e-logs

just because u have an APU doesn't mean u have to use it
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for those whom probably won't believe me...

http://www.shafferjobs.com/job/national-truck-driving-jobs

Jabber1990 · Apr 23, 2014

freightwipper said: ↑

I have less than a year and Crete/Shaffer offered me .43CPM OTR

Out three weeks home 3 1/2 days, take the truck home as well
all sticks and e-logs

just because u have an APU doesn't mean u have to use it
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I thought Crete/Schaffer wanted 1 year OTR to be eligble.

I know because I almost got hired by them

I think I was offered 43CPM,

freightwipper · Apr 23, 2014

Jabber1990 said: ↑

I thought Crete/Schaffer wanted 1 year OTR to be eligble.

I know because I almost got hired by them

I think I was offered 43CPM,
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nope, check the link above I posted

Jabber1990 · Apr 26, 2014

I do have 5 job offers

1 from Indian River, who seemed in a hurry to hire me
2 from Celadon, 1 for OTR (which is what I wanted) and 1 for its regional Reefer division (which they want me to do)
1 from Seward.Motor Freight, who is stopping at nothing to remind me i'm wanted, every day is a letter, phone call, or email

and another is local, running trailers, backing them into docks for 12 hours a day at $12.75/hr

I forget who else wanted me, I kind of ignore all their calls

I turned down a home weekends job for that reason right there
I even turned down a lease-purchase (5 on 3 off I believe) offer to run Intra-Missouri because hell no on Lease Purchase

I just can't figure out what to do, i'm leaning towards Indian River just because they run tanks

realsupatrucka · Apr 26, 2014

I heard Indian river will run the mess out of you....but you wait all day to get unloaded sometimes...but it cant be worsee then dry van....plus u can get tank experience with them....just incase you want to pull chemicals one day

Pasquale · Apr 26, 2014

Jabber1990 said: ↑

I am a driver with a year and some change of experience

I'm trying to look for a job and even though I have dozens of offers I don't know who to choose or where to go

I have my CDL (obviously) with X and T Endorsements and I'd like to use them. I also have a passport

my biggest issue is I have 3 terminations but none of those companies really told me why,

preferably I'd like to use those endorsements but I have a feeling that's going to be impossible

I would like to use e-Logs (non-negotiable)
I would like to take the truck home
I am fine with making 30CPM, it seems like that seems to be standard
I do NOT want an APU
I do want OTR, regional isn't interesting to me
I am fine with being home 4 days a month
I will NOT run teams (no idea why CRST acts like this is a selling point)
and I will NOT run an automatic Transmission

if I'm being too picky please let me know I am willing to negotiate most of these items

I appreciate all of your help, thank you
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Don't do it! Get out of trucking and go in another direction. Thank you!

Pasquale · Apr 26, 2014

Jabber1990 said: ↑

I do have 5 job offers

1 from Indian River, who seemed in a hurry to hire me
2 from Celadon, 1 for OTR (which is what I wanted) and 1 for its regional Reefer division (which they want me to do)
1 from Seward.Motor Freight, who is stopping at nothing to remind me i'm wanted, every day is a letter, phone call, or email

and another is local, running trailers, backing them into docks for 12 hours a day at $12.75/hr

I forget who else wanted me, I kind of ignore all their calls

I turned down a home weekends job for that reason right there
I even turned down a lease-purchase (5 on 3 off I believe) offer to run Intra-Missouri because hell no on Lease Purchase

I just can't figure out what to do, i'm leaning towards Indian River just because they run tanks
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Go to Seward! You'll fit right in there and tell em Pasquale sent ya. Lol

cnsper · Apr 26, 2014

Learn to say "would you like fries with that?"

Fired 3 times in one year? Paper logs are easy, anyone with half a brain can do them. Won't drive a Pete or KW? What happens when your company replaces your Cascadia with one of those? Are you gonna quit? And if there is an APU on that new Pete, now you have 2 reasons to quit.

You better learn to do paper logs, if your elog ever goes down you are supposed to run on paper at least until it is fixed.

You sound like a 2 year old ..... I don't wanna, I don't wanna.

Even though there is a big need for drivers, in your shoes it is not an employee market, it is an employer market. Until you have an offer letter in your hands, all you have is a recruiter trying to make his quota.

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