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80/20 Rule

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by FireInTheHole, Sep 4, 2011.

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  1. Sep 4, 2011 #1
    FireInTheHole

    FireInTheHole Bobtail Member

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    I am new to this industry but I have been around for a while. I have been reading posts here for two days and something just came to mind. It is my OPINION, in any industry, 20% of the people go to work, work hard, put up with the daily bumps in the road, and just get along with people, and work hard......they get 80% of the work done. The other 20% of the work gets done by 80% of the people who complain, cry about life, a bad boss, a bad dispatcher, a bad mechanic, a bad HR person, a bad day! and it is my opinion that 80% (or more) of the negative post here are by those people who just need to shut up and put their nose to the grind stone, thank GOD they have a job (unless they prefer unemployment) and GET ER DONE as Larry the Cable Guy would say. Just my opinion, worth exactly what you paid for it.
     
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  3. Sep 5, 2011 #2
    Big_Al

    Big_Al Medium Load Member

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    Spoken like a true Swift driver.
     
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  4. Sep 5, 2011 #3
    workinman1962

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    You will learn fire just give it time... :yes2557:
     
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  5. Sep 5, 2011 #4
    lostNfound

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    I think it is more like 20% of the OTR companies are decent places to work... but it could just be me. :biggrin_2559:
     
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  7. Sep 5, 2011 #5
    Big_Al

    Big_Al Medium Load Member

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    You got it figured out. Thank God only 20% of us know that.:biggrin_2553:
     
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  8. Sep 5, 2011 #6
    truckerdave1970

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    20%???
    :biggrin_25513:
    More like 2%!!!
     
    truckerdave1970, Sep 5, 2011
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  9. Sep 5, 2011 #7
    Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    Might be a student and might be a Swifty, but there is something to what he says.

    OTOH, there are just as many POS companies as there are POS drivers. So there is validity to that point as well.
     
    Injun, Sep 5, 2011
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  10. Sep 5, 2011 #8
    CondoCruiser

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    Update this thread a year after you get hired Fire. I bet your thoughts change.

    You'll be crying your first $100 paycheck. :)
     
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  11. Sep 5, 2011 #9
    Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    Unless he understands that it was just how the loads fell into the pay period and the next check will be a good'un. That happened to me a lot.
     
    Injun, Sep 5, 2011
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  12. Sep 5, 2011 #10
    Big_Al

    Big_Al Medium Load Member

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    Actually, the mega carriers only make up about 40% of the trucks out there. The medium to small carriers are usually better places to work too. Big companies sweat the small stuff because of the economy of scale. A company with 10,000 trucks can save a pile of money by turning their trucks down and micromanaging their drivers into a coma. A company with 10 trucks won't even waste their time.
     
    Big_Al, Sep 5, 2011
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