Current Health Of LTL Industry

I don't blame him, I wouldnt hire anyone without all the endorsements.

I will get all my endorsements on my own. It was more of seeing something new and only 3 miles away. I don't blame the manager I wouldnt want to hire anyone without the endorsements either. I said I will stay with my current company and get my endorsements and come back in 3 months. But he still said no no no we can continue. To me is pointless if we will have to do the whole process again in 3 months.

 

Yeah same happened to me, i got my endorsement for hazmat cleared during the first week i started since it was already in the process. They said theyd cover the cost. Asked a couple times about it, they said, "oh yeah, we will get on that." Never got paid out but the couple hundred bucks isnt a big deal compared to what im making so i didnt push it.

At least im not in washington with their stupid ### 500-700 dollar hazmat cost.

 

Not sure I follow. What part takes 3 months? At worst, the Hazmat background check could take a few weeks, but everything else can be done in a day.

 

I can agree with that. It took me three tries, but I think I found my home unless I go full time OTR again, which I don’t know if that’ll happen or not again. I have a set route, know where I’m going pretty much every day, same truck same trailer same dock. My customers have gotten to know me, and a few trust me enough to drop in their place if they’re not there, so I got that going.

 

None at all. Only time I get another truck, is if I take another route or my truck needs a shop visit.

 

The most honest statement I have read on this site. Lol!

 

Saia as well in the Midwest as extraboard guy. Few times I only got 4 days. Which is fine because I still made good money. I have been running on average 2600-2900 miles a week. Freight seems pretty steady. I can't complain, being home everyday and only averaging low 50 hours a week for the money is pretty nice.