Line-haul gigs that are no-touch freight?

Current company has decided to put everyone on e-logs by July 1 and wasn't gonna bother to tell us apparently. I found out from a guy who doesn't even work here that overheard something and when I inquired with the safety manager, it was confirmed. So I'm looking for a new job. I understand I'll have to get used to e-logs if I decide to stick around, but it'll never work here with the customer base, line of work, etc.

So, I'm looking into linehaul jobs again. I live in the STL area and have a good idea of most of the companies around here but probably missed a couple. Are there any where the driver doesn't have to load/unload or touch freight at all? I'm past my prime and am pretty sure my body can't take the abuse anymore, had enough operations already. Also, a list of companies that do that type of work would be very helpful. I tried Estes but didn't get on. Thanks in advance.

 

I haul produce and have no say on my leave-out times and trip-planning is pretty much out the window. I have to wait for a driver to bring his load in from California, AZ, or Washington then I take it out east. Since some of these guys have gone to elogs, these loads are getting in later all the time because it's taking multiple days to do all their picks. And our #1 customer is infamous for rejecting freight when I take it out there. ANY of these things happen with elogs, I lose a day each time. Making extra stops and waiting til 8 am PST for the broker and come in to decide what to do with the rejects eats up half my clock. And we have regular customers that take literally half a day to load/unload us, again there goes a day. My 4.5 day work weeks are gonna likely turn into 6 day work weeks and over time, that means I'll lose a load here and there and therefore lose $ not to mention a ton of home time. Elogs may work for some but they won't here, at least not for me. I'm not spending 300+ days a year on the road to make $40-45K, that's rookie money. And I'm certainly not spending the night sleeping in an alley in Detroit, where another one of our bigger customers is just so I can satisfy a computer. We've had 2 drivers have incidents there that did that, because they couldn't park in Woodhaven or Monroe or they'd be late because they were on elogs. Not their fault, their loads got in late in the day and the 7am appointment still had to be delivered. So they couldn't park anywhere else and have a legal break on the elog without missing their appointment by several hours. One was robbed and the other got his locks cut off his trailer and they stole 80 cases of product. And one of the employees that used to unload me there was found murdered down the street on his way to work. No job is worth my safety or my life.

It's gonna have to be another line of work in this industry, whether it's local, overnight linehaul, spotting, etc. Linehaul is the one where I wouldn't take a paycut, the other two options I almost certainly would. This company is a very small one and anyone that leaves puts us all in a jam...and it happens regularly. Lost count long ago of the number of guys I see doing orientation and I never ever see them again. Mechanics tell me a lot of guys run a load or two and quit, so that explains that one. It's time to move on and forward....with a job I can stay at for a long time, invest in the 401K, etc. Was never real fond of hauling reefer anyway, too many extra issues that pop up I never had to concern myself with pulling dry.

I appreciate the helpful replies, keep em coming. Gonna touch up my resume this evening and apply at Saia and for a spotting gig over at Estes. The spotting gig would get my foot in the door to possibly a future $80K linehaul position. I did spotting a few years back and enjoyed it and made a good hourly rate so it could end up being permanent anyway. Thanks.

 

I'm a convicted felon, I'd get a teaching job before I'd ever be allowed to haul mail lol. Otherwise yes, I'd be all over it