Coast to Coast Solos?

Thanks - yeah, it is the same K&B and I have made clear to them I do not want to go on their OTR fleet because of what I have read here - however they have a dedicated fleet in Chattanooga for Pilgrims Pride - local SE runs, home several times a week, but openings only come up once or twice a year and I haven't been in position to get one yet (that's why they ask me to come on board OTR).

I'll def see if I can get more info on Kenneth Hite - sounds like he has the right work to offer, now if he is only looking for hands ... ! thanks again.

 

Thanks, talked to him today but he doesn't really have that freight base anymore - runs mostly Iowa west and back, and Iowa to Florida. Also starts pay on the short end at 32cpm expecting several weeks out between home times - I passed.
I may hold my nose and talk to hometown USXpress just for convenience sake. Read something recently that turned me off to the idea of running Heartland out of ATL on their SE regional fleet.

Could be enjoying AAX a little more if I didn't hit a blizzard or highway shutdown every time I'm in the NW, LOL! (sitting waiting for Snoqualmie to drop the chain restrictions right now so I can pick up freight on the other side of the pass and head for FL again).

 

Yeah, I've been in touch with just about all the west coast outfits but they dont hire out of Chattanooga (Mays, Interstate, SRT, GTI). Trick is finding a smaller company with decent pay, and I hate to be stubborn, but with 15 years in (half of that in reefer) 32cpm buys you a steering wheel holder and nothing more. I won't work to keep your freight on time, I won't press forward in bad weather, I won't touch freight, I won't talk nice about you to my friends, LOL! They want to complain about a driver shortage then they can either pony up the extra 5-10cpm in pay or they can put up with drivers treating them as a revolving door. Get over it people, the recession is winding down, the economy is picking up and either you grow a pair and charge higher rates, or you tolerate putting your reputation in the hands of unemployed newbies who are clueless about the OTR life.
(sorry, lonewolf, that was brewing for a while, LOL!) Thanks for the input!bb.

ps - olhand, yeah, we discussed Severt early on but the team hiring rules me out.
Am still in touch with Storey as well as a mattress manufacturer up in Shelbyville, TN. that runs the SE and TX. Too bad none of the other manufacturers are hiring, its a tight job market to get on with them (Little Debbie, Frito Lay, LazyBoy, Shaw Carpets, Mohawk Carpets) and I keep my apps with them updated every 6 months.

 

I noticed an outfit running the long haul lanes to the NW on my last trip east :
Buel Transport out of Chesnee, SC. They currently have an ad in careers in gear (search Florence, SC Buel) for solo drivers in the FL/SC/NC/GA/TX areas. Have no idea of pay, their website is pretty basic and you have to contact them. Nice trucks!