Unhappy working at May Trucking

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Burrito Warrior, Oct 30, 2016.

  1. alghazi

    alghazi Road Train Member

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    There is no virtue in staying miserable for a year, just so you can say you stayed for a year.

    Job hopping is to trucking what rubbing is to racing. It's just part of the gig.

    If you are miserable, do what @Chinatown advised and move on.
     
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  3. milehunter43

    milehunter43 Heavy Load Member

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    You know the LTL companies like Yellow, Roadway, ABF, Old Dominon, FedEx Freight? A linehaul guy takes a trailer of pickups for the day from the terminal one city (lets say Columbus) and drops the entire trailer at the terminal in the destination city (lets say Pittsburgh), then does the same thing to get back home. Easy, good pay, many companies are union, but most of those jobs are working nights.
     
  4. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    Line haul is usually a out and back to the same destination. Say from a dc to a certin store, drop n hook or live unload/load, and back to the dc.
     
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  5. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Linehauls usually run nights, so if night running ain't your thing.....
     
  6. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Reefer outfits aren't for everyone. They're a love it or hate it type driving job.
    Move to Las Vegas! Plenty of good trucking companies hire there. There's also line haul jobs in Las Vegas. No personal income taxes in Nevada.
    Here's some companies in Las Vegas or hire from Las Vegas:
    Watkins-Shepard - terminal in Las Vegas
    KKW Trucking - dry van & hires Las Vegas drivers
    Old Dominion - line haul - terminal in Las Vegas
    Mountain Valley Express - line haul - terminal in Las Vegas
     
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  7. TankerP

    TankerP Road Train Member

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    The only person who can answer that question is the person staring back at you in the mirror.
     
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  8. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    I gave it two years then gave it up. When kids graduate etc I may be back.
     
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  9. KillingTime

    KillingTime Road Train Member

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    Bloody Mary? The Candy Man?
    (Happy almost Halloween!)
     
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  10. Burrito Warrior

    Burrito Warrior Bobtail Member

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    Wow, linehaul at night sounds like a great gig to me! I love running at nights because the roads are so much quieter. I also want something with more consistency and me just doing drop-hook from DC1 to DC2, then back again sounds good to me! I'll look into moving into Vegas. Low cost of living + desert environment makes me happy.

    I have doubles/triples endorsement but I never had actaul experience doing stuff with them. I'm willing to learn how to do them. Will it be a problem to the linehauls? Will they train me how to hook them up, drop them, etc?
     
  11. Burrito Warrior

    Burrito Warrior Bobtail Member

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    I know each linehauls is different but in general, what is the pay like? How many hours are they expecting each week? How often do I go back home? What are their general expectations on drivers?
     
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