My return to LTL... with SAIA

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by McUzi, Jun 25, 2020.

  1. Banker

    Banker Road Train Member

    3,704
    9,873
    Aug 19, 2012
    0
    He could always be a Bundle Boy, AKA Package Car Driver. Many places across the country are hiring street hires in to package. They make the same hourly pay as Feeder Drivers pulling single trailers and it’s all day work. If they have one seniority list for package and Feeder he could stay in package until he has enough whiskers to get a decent Feeder job.
     
    Old_n_gray and McUzi Thank this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

    1,464
    3,801
    Jan 14, 2018
    0
    Temp/Seasonal hiring only near me unfortunately, can't take that risk of not getting permanent
     
    Old_n_gray Thanks this.
  4. Banker

    Banker Road Train Member

    3,704
    9,873
    Aug 19, 2012
    0
    That sucks. Move West to one of many cities and they can’t get enough people. We have a good friend who was a teacher who got burned out on teaching. She hired in full time off the street at 40 something and she loves package. They really have loosened up at UPS compared to back in the day. First it was the beard and now they get away with about anything if they show up.
     
    Texas_hwy_287 and McUzi Thank this.
  5. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

    1,464
    3,801
    Jan 14, 2018
    0
    I've been told the same. With all that's going on, going west from Mass would end me up in Dallas to be close to MD Anderson Cancer Center.
     
    Texas_hwy_287 Thanks this.
  6. Banker

    Banker Road Train Member

    3,704
    9,873
    Aug 19, 2012
    0
    I don’t have direct knowledge of Texas but I do know several locations in Ky will hire you off the street. I have a friend who is married to a center manager I will see if he knows anything.
     
    McUzi and Texas_hwy_287 Thank this.
  7. Old_n_gray

    Old_n_gray Road Train Member

    1,093
    3,552
    Apr 9, 2016
    western pa
    0
    Indy Chicago Louisville all hiring.
     
    Banker, Texas_hwy_287 and McUzi Thank this.
  8. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

    1,464
    3,801
    Jan 14, 2018
    0
    Thats ok, relocating anywhere is a far off prospect in the horizon for a while. I could move tomorrow but I can't take my son away from such an amazing medical environment that he's in now.
     
    Texas_hwy_287, Banker and Old_n_gray Thank this.
  9. Old_n_gray

    Old_n_gray Road Train Member

    1,093
    3,552
    Apr 9, 2016
    western pa
    0
    Family more important than anything else.
     
  10. ColoradoLinehaul

    ColoradoLinehaul Light Load Member

    142
    310
    Jul 11, 2021
    Colorado
    0
    I have a lady friend that runs linehaul for Saia. She is contributing 10% of her gross to her company 401K and getting a 9% match from SAIA. They contribute 6% and match the other 3%. She puts another 5% of her gross into a Roth IRA. She will be sitting nice at retirement time.
     
    Northeast Hillbilly Thanks this.
  11. truckermkh

    truckermkh Bobtail Member

    49
    78
    Jan 18, 2018
    New York
    0
    Im still with saia, been about a year, and that’s the first I’m hearing of such a good retirement match lol as far as I know Saia gives 50% of 6%. I’ve never heard of what your friend is getting
     
    jmz and Northeast Hillbilly Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.