How's things?

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by McUzi, Jul 23, 2023.

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  1. snowbird_89

    snowbird_89 Road Train Member

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    You still driving?
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I think he was just pulling our chains.
     
    MACK E-6, Jul 26, 2023
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    Silly me.
     
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    Over at Saia, we’ve been running strong all year. I just got off the extraboard and secured a run. We just got a raise top pay is .783 & $31/hr in my terminal. I couldn’t ask for anything better. They always asking for volunteers on weekend. So life is good here.
     
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  5. McUzi

    McUzi Road Train Member

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    Things have been pretty good for a bit. I've been out of the truck for about two years now, give or take a few months in either direction. I'm half a week into a two week notice where I'm at now, and after that I'll be away from trucks in their entirety within IT/Cybersecurity. Most importantly my son has been pretty stable short of a couple long term set backs. All in all, I'm doing better than I deserve.

    The pending doom with Yellow/the UPS contract/Florida water hitting 101degrees made me think of everyone here :cool::cool:
     
    McUzi, Jul 26, 2023
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    McUzi Road Train Member

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    IIRC that location you ended up at was a little more insulated than most due to it's passthrough, right? It's wild I haven't been near LTL topics for a long time and I overheard a FXF city driver at the dock talking about how hard its been to make eight hours.
     
    McUzi, Jul 26, 2023
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    It turns out nothing is a sure thing with this company. Myself and many other drivers had the rug pulled out from under us. I took a transfer and it worked out alright.
     
    jmz, Jul 26, 2023
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    Sheesh, I wish you guys could take some of my hours. I wanna work 40-45. Not 60ish
     
    jgarciajr40, Jul 26, 2023
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    Over 40 is for the birds
     
    McUzi, Jul 27, 2023
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    I'll run 14hrs a day 5 days a week if it pays the bills! California is expensive..
     
    plynnjr92, Jul 27, 2023
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