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subzero--Unfortunately, you live outside my hiring area. I would say your best bet is finding a small company that is willing to look at your potential instead of your past. That being said, I don't know what exactly you pulled in the past. I think everyone needs to remember that your past is like a tail that follows you around. Things will come back to bite you in the #$$. I often find drivers that quit working for a company because the feel they are being screwed over. While I am sure that there is a fair amount of "screwing" that goes on out there, I always listen to these things with a little apprehension. If you are telling me about how your previous employer screwed you over, I am hearing difficult employee. My drivers might be upset with me on some days, but realize that overall it is a good job and they have to take the good with the bad. I am sure there are some people who will read this and feel that I am a typical company owner that has no regard for their employees. In fact, nothing could be farther from the truth. I have been to their weddings, funerals, birthday parties, etc. My point is that people need to take ownership of their lives. Could your experiences at these other carriers have been better if you would have been more flexible? Have you ever heard the old phrase that you catch more flies with honey? Could you have been a better employee, on-time more often, unloaded Monday morning with hours, etc, etc, etc? You should be looking at the real reasons why none of your jobs seem to be working out. If you look at it objectively, I will bet you realize you were a big part of the problem. So keep looking for that company to give you another chance. When you find them do everything in your power to be a great driver from their standpoint. If you read this and can't understand/agree with me, I would stick with the factory job because trucking really isn't in your blood.

 

Bobric--not sure what you mean by a freight company...most people use this term to refer to LTL companies (YRC, UPS, FedEx, etc.). We most certainly are not this type of company. If your husband is interested in being gone for 5 days at a time and hauling ag & const equipment, bld mat, steel, etc. Let me know where you live & what questions you have about my company. Maybe it would be a good fit.

 

One of my senior drivers loaded in Calvery City, KY today. He was talking to another driver from a large flatbed outfit out of AR. Apparently, this company needs drivers sooooo bad they are offering a $3000.00 recruiting bonus. This driver had 15 years in with his company, and was making .36/mi (for flatbed work), and got around 1500 miles each the last 3 weeks. My driver just earned his 2 Million Mile award with us. His base pay is .45/mi. With OD, RGN & stop pay he is averaging over .50/mi. He likes his weekends off, so he averages around 2100 miles per week. We were laughing that if we worked for the other carrier, we would set up a booth in the parking lot of the steel mill and stick to recruiting.

I wonder why they are having a hard time filling their seats????