Pay vs hometime

I did about two years of long-haul and once I found a daycab job, never went/going back to that again.
I've been hearing much about being assigned to those extra load boards and being on them for some time until something permanent actually comes up. But at the same time, the prospect of actually getting onto something dedicated actually makes things worthwhile. In most, if not all of the companies that do the milk/dairy farm pickup, the "dedicated" route options with a predictable start time is far and few between. One could be with a particular company for years and nothing will change the fact that the only thing that makes the schedules for us is the mood of these cows. Long story short, I've stopped drinking cow milk and eating any cheese after seeing how where this milk goes through, and the methods through which it is obtained(continuous impregnation of cows and such). Anyways, the physical labor I could always get used to, Figure kill two birds with one stone, beats sitting down most of the time while driving and waiting for a pump I just hooked up to fill a 6,000-7,000 gal tank.

I'm also applying to locations in Phoenix, Lubbock, Austin and Denver. Like I've mentioned in some other posts, I'm kind of done with the rural living thing.

 

That's quite a drop in pay to be home every night.. where do you live?

 

On the subject of McLane, and perhaps Ben E Keith, how long does it normally take for them to get back to you after they've reviewed your app? Apart from a rollover accident from ten years ago and a non-accident related firing from Ruan a year ago, I'm not quite sure what else there is to mar the process.
Not to mention I've been working steadily for a little over a year now, so that should help things out a bit.

 

It must depend on how desperate they are. I've had trainees and guys for road tests tell me they got a phone call within hours of applying. My dc has had a serious lack of drivers all year.

 

Grocery Haulers hauls out of a couple Bimbo Bakeries up your way hauling doubles on the turnpike and home everyday

 

You should apply to dot foods, they have a terminal upstate New York. It'll be regional but no where labor intensive as Mclane

Also they're a really good company, one of the best companies I worked for inside and outside the trucking industry. You'll make well over 50k, probably 70 to 80k realistic your first year

 

Thanks for the replies on the call-back query, people. The regions I applied to had openings listed, but being the hot/dry southwest, I imagine they've got as many as they'll need unfortunately.
As far as making the kamikaze move to go that far Northeast, I'm not sure it's in me. The winters of eastern NM and west TX are still some thing I'll never get used to. But the pounding isn't as bad as down here as it is up towards there. Looks like it may be a waiting game while dealing with the current bologna I experience with the dairy consortium.
At the same time, I usually keep my eye out for the local beverage hauls when they got their signs up outside the warehouse and on the website.