Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Careful what you get yourself into.

FXF may pay OT but I heard they are notorious for keeping their drivers under 8 hours. This obviously isn't true for all areas, but it definitely was true for all of the areas I lived in.

Compare your benefits. My carrier pays several dollars less than everyone else in my area, but they shell out $14/hour worth of health insurance per employee. If you can get a better deal with FXF this might be a much better selling point than your current gig. Trust me, the older you get, the more this becomes a critical component of your compensation package.

FXF is probably one of the most stable companies in the LTL alphabet soup. Most drivers on here have been with them forever.

Chose wisely and know that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Or it might be in your case. Good luck.

 

Biggest downside is having to come back as a new hire and starting your benefits again. If you've only been there for two years, it's one thing. But if you have a bunch of tenure and are at the top of the seniority board with a bunch of vacation time, it can be a surreal experience starting over.

 

Sounds like my old gig at USF Reddaway. Routes were assigned by competence and not seniority. It's a stark contrast to my current gig at USF Holland where you land a bid based solely on seniority.

Looking at your situation, you don't have a whole lot invested in ACT, so putting in an application is as good of a choice as not

Best of luck mate.

 

O god. Come work for us for a week. We will assign 10 people to do the work that needs 4 drivers. It's absolutely ridiculous.

 

Here is something you don't see everyday. I am at a shipper dropping an empty trailer and picking up a loaded one. I roll up to the gate shack and both of the guards are outside smoking weed. Like legit puff puff pass. And they were just staring at me for almost a minute when I go "uh yeah hi, could I please get some service". Then one of them gets up and fumbles through some paperwork and picks out a pile asking me if that looked like mine. "Uh huh, yeah, the company name on the pro sticker looks a lot like the name printed on the side of my truck".

Unbelievable. Have people really just hit the point where they don't care anymore what they do at work?

 

To provide more context. This is after hours on a Friday while everyone at the plant is gone for the day. Shipping office left the paperwork with guys working third shift.

It's like this everywhere. I mean, not to this extreme, but I get crap service everywhere I go. Both at customers and even fast food places to grab a quick bite.