My experience with USA truck and some general advice

I have a new FM again...He is supposed to be permanent. The other one I had was just a fill in until I got my new one. I emailed him the other day to let him know my schedule for the day, so when he came into work he would know where I was and will be at what time. This was at 04:00...@04:45 I got an email response back from him. That night he was still emailing me # 21:00...He definitely tries to keep communications up.

As far as deliveries go, I am always there way early unless they put me on something that is impossible to be there on time. I always send a message and inform them if I will be late.

I get decent miles and pay stays where I want it most weeks, but I have sit every single weekend for the past 8 weeks, not including my hometime.

Got a load the other day to bring home, and I was supposed to be home for 3 days, but the load has to be there on Tue so I have to leave early. Sucks, and I tried to get it changed, but never heard anything back.

 

i dont get why guys have to sit all weekend.Its a holiday weekend and i have worked every day.I have worked here two times now and have never done a restart while out here.

 

Your an exception to what appears to be the rule. I've never seen such a disorganized mess in my life. No wonder the exit gates stay full.

 

Update on my FM, and my hometime this weekend. I am still here for the extra day that I was owed. My FM all day yesterday communicated with me through email, while at home on his off time to get someone to come through and get my load so I could get my other day home with my wife. My new FM is awesome, and hope things stay this good.

 

I feel you there...No one has the answers either

 

Well I don't know anything about them except they keep on and on and calling me....lol

 

Trying to keep the incoming pipeline full I would suspect, the exit pipeline seems full and flowing

 

if you don't like an answer you get, talk to saftey.
Or try and talk to your FM's supervisor.
Ask the operator for you fm's supervisor.

I just asked to switch fleet managers. Mine kinda sucks. He just never has time for me. I always feel like i am bothering him, so we don't communicate much.

 

My guy is good, the fm is not the only one involved here. I know I sound like a broken record, I keep trying to figure out the internal workings there in Van Buren, its like OZ.

 

The day you figure that out, is likely the day you quit...lol