Calex Express....My New Home!

Thanks for the answers to my questions. I do appreciate it. I try to keep apprised of what "good" companies are offering for pay and benefits (after all, you never know when you may need to look for a new job).

The only thing I see lacking in this company (and correct me if I am wrong) is compensation for sick days, personal paid days off, holidays, and break down pay.

Other accessorial pay such as pay for EVERY stop and every drop/hook is also pretty commonplace.

The best carriers (usually union ltl companies or private carriers hauling their own products) offer the driver higher mileage pay and extra compensation for the above.

I believe even with the union give backs the pay offered is about .10 cpm higher than what Calex is currently offering.

I will keep Calex in mind if I should need an alternative driving job. Heck, if they raise their pay and bennies package up I may even be persuaded to apply sooner.

 

i will be happy if i dont have time to clean it due to running my ### off.. it is showing its use has 724,000 on it but i came up 81 north towards ny after getting my load in mt top at 65 up and down those hills runs great....going to auburn,ny for 6:30 am delivery then prob to rotterdam after that... decided to stop at the flying j and meet my wife and kid for dinner reset my 10 and roll then... good luck with the root canal john... i think i passed gary heading into the industrial park when i was heading out...

 

working the weekend this week... deadheading to shipper & then doing a quick double run with a direct store delivery. must be im doing something right if i keep getting these high profile runs. its nice that i can keep running & getting that mile number higher. it will definetly make for a nice check... everyone else have a great weekend! be safe

 

well truck is officially in the shop for the 1st time.... have to get head lights checked out, vibration in the front end & other small stuff.... hopefully this is the only time it goes in for unscheduled maintenance.... have a good weekend every1!! drive safe

 

Hey JB, enjoy the time off, aside from the root canal. I do believe summer has set in in Florida, it's about 95 right now up in T town, the heat is just styphling, not so much humidity just pure heat, I can only imagine how hot it is down in your neck of the woods. Hopefully things are still going well for you over there, we're kind of getting in to our slow season right now which is never fun, just means more hours but it only goes for a few months, nothing like getting up at 2:30 am on a saturday to haul a load of leon counties finest municipal waste But hey if it were easy everyone would be signing up, enough from me though, "keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your #####"

 

i have to go to trimark up in attleboro, mass. and was wondering if any of you guys have been there yet and coud help me out with directions called but no automated directions.. thanks if you can help i was going to take 84 to 90 to 146 to 295 to 95 looks like the most direct route unless someone knows a better way

 

hey rhino.. take the 295 in ri to 95s in mass... i believe its exit 2a that you want. should be route 1 south. take that around. go under the overpass. you will see a mobil on your right, turn right there. follow it around & take the 2nd entrance on the right. they open at 6am. to leave you go to the right. looks like you are going the wrong way but your not. follow it around & go under the overpass. after that, go left before going behind the building. stay in the left lane & will see the turn to get back on 1 north/95...
will take about 2 hrs to unload... piece count & driver verify

 

most direct route is 84 to rte 6 in hartford, to 295 north, to 95 south