Quitting Trimac and heading to Superior.

Heck, even office personnel have to go to Greer. But it's a fun and easy week, so it's not a big deal.

Superior is the best place I've ever worked, and in almost five years I've never once been talked down to or treated disrespectfully. Actually, it seems that drivers are genuinely valued here instead of being treated like a necessary commodity to be tolerated and babysat, as I have experienced at other trucking companies. Dispatch, management, and the shops have always been helpful and accommodating, and I've never been late for a scheduled home time—in fact, I was even once deadheaded from Salt Lake City to Atlanta just to meet a hometime deadline. I've also heard of drivers broken down OTR being flown home at company expense for home time or so they could be put in a loaner truck until theirs was repaired. It's also really nice when I do get home to have the freedom to tell dispatch when I want to go back out instead of having that dictated to me.

Another thing I love about Superior is their maintenance. They take really good care of their equipment, and even though we have some twenty-year-old trailers (which isn't unusual in the chemical tanking world), I rarely find anything wrong on my pre-trips. And I'm notoriously thorough and nitpicky on my inspections.

One notable thing about Superior is that every terminal operates almost as an independent company, and drivers working out of different terminals might have totally experiences. Pasadena, for example—probably our biggest terminal—only has a handful of system drivers. Most of their drivers work mostly locally or just run to Laredo and back with cross-border freight. The Morrow terminal by comparison only has a handful of local drivers; the rest all run system. Company policy is that drivers are to always be dispatched toward home if possible, so it takes work and pro-activity to stay out longer than two weeks if that's what you want. And sometimes you'll still get sent home just because those loads need to be covered.

Of course Superior is still a trucking company, with all the associated hassles and frustrations, and we all get crappy loads from time to time. I'm not getting rich at Superior, but I know from experience I'm not likely to find a significantly better place to work. And for the lucky few drivers who get hired here straight out of school, they pretty much hit the jackpot, getting to cut the line and avoid the dues most of us had to pay at lesser trucking jobs.

 

My first job out of school I can tell I hit the jackpot

 

that's why I like having them on truck, only used them three times in two years anyway

 

if you don't mind me asking...... how much ? pay, insurance, etc ? Thx J

 

Congrats! but is this Superior Carriers or Superior Tank Lines?

 

Took a job and your not sure on insurance.....?