Disregarding MVR, why don’t you work LTL?

Maybe 6 years ago I applied at Saia. Was currently a local driver making $16.25. I believe they would pay $21-23 an hour. I had the best resume you could ever hope for.

10 years accident free
No tickets
Clean background
Associates degree
Driver trainer
Letter of recommendation from ceo of Fortune 500 company
Letter of recommendation from trainer at saia

First interview I was 1 of 32 people. Second interview I was 1 of 9. I didn’t make a 3rd interview.

Now I drive for myself OTR. I take 12 week long vacations a year. It’s better than LTL.

 

Personally, I don’t want to go to 15 different customers each day. This is to say nothing of how some places are not designed for tractor trailers.

 

Because they ain't hiring where I live and I don't want to move to wherever they are hiring.

Also, I can make 6 figures doing no-touch OTR and avoid having to slipseat a nasty truck...or paying out of pocket to commute in traffic everyday.

 

They won't hire me, or I would consider it. Their benefits are top-notch. Though the ones I get now are too.

 

I have way too low a boredom threshold for LTL.

 

Yeah boy! Doing the same sheet, day after day. Sounds fun

Feel guilty all you want.

And i want to drink a beer in all the lower 48.

 

I'd rather slipseat a truck everyday than slipseat a nasty toilet everyday.

 

I've been in a few nasty tractors at my last local job that smelled like they were used as toilets. The roaches that infested some of the other tractors knew to avoid those.

 

If you are grossing anywhere close to $2400, you are linehauling, in which case you are most likely home every DAY, as in doing night runs.
I know there are the rare daytime linehaul exceptions.

 

A lot of people don't like the hours and unpredictability. If you start out on the extra board and on call, I don't care how "good" the job is, not even close to everyone is going to make it.

LTL is paid well, but it's hard-earned. Especially in the beginning.