Variant

I believe they have about 1500 trucks. Just USX with another name on the door.

I have seen these "ambassadors" dropping their referral links everywhere the past couple years... really trying to get those 2 cents, I guess.

 

Yeah, some of those recruiters can be real sneaky, no?

 

If I ever do LTL again from day one I’m moving like it hurts. Because you’re absolutely right. All the ones who couldn’t find anything or “couldn’t get a truck in there” got to do all the cushy warehouses and swaps all day, meanwhile I’m blind siding off Broadway with a 53’ in downtown St. Louis dodging bullets and cars with 3 or more donut tires gunning for me.

 

You misunderstand what I was saying there. The hustle has nothing to do with driving the truck. The hustle is how many people you can recruit to come drive for them. I don’t drive anymore (for anyone). But when I did, I drove hard. I was that “strong solo” as someone put it, but it didn’t matter. I made better money here than other places, but I could have made a lot more if they had actually ran me and my clock.

 

Just another variant.

 

That line also caught my attention as I see nothing wrong with rewarding hard runners/workers. This trucking company may or may not suck, but rewarding those who “Hustle” doesn’t. People who hustle in life in general often end up working for the best companies eventually with the best pay and benefits.

@Edit@
I just now saw the ops comment about hustling. If being rewarded requires recruiting I am generally out because others experiences at a carrier could be different than mine.

 

^^^ 100%.

I, too, usually have good experiences. But, I’ve always worked. That willingness, generally, got me priority dispatching, because dispatchers always knew I’d take a load without complaint and be there when I’m supposed to be. With that, came higher earnings and better treatment. Instead of moping around the driver facilities and shops, I tried to always be upbeat. That positivity gets back to management, too, as I’ve seen e-mail exchanges with the comments. Attitude can make all the difference, with how someone experiences a company.

 

Aren’t they getting rid of the “Variant” project? I read that somewhere.